Zhon's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[i like drawing because it makes me forget about myself]

This is some pretty mindshattering quality. I feel like I'm straight up staring at a screencap from a 90s sci fi point and click like Homeworld or something. Good stuff.

codrea responds:

'mindshattering', that's a word i'll try using more often
thank you for the compliment, much appreciated :)

[P.F. Hypnagogia]

You know... I think what I like most about your art is that you employ a lot of techniques found in much snootier veins of the art world, harkening to art nouveau and classical elements at times, yet you don't flaunt it, and weave it into your subject matter and style without clashing. I don't know if that's what you were going for, but either way, it's awesome.

deathink responds:

Thanks for noticing man.

[Luce and Emeric]

This gives me huge Final Fantasy vibes. More like Dirge of Cerberus actually.

AntonOxenuk responds:

Awesome, thanks!

[Eye of the Tiger]

This is awesome. Can I ask what the surface is? It looks a little rougher than normal paper. Just curious. You did a great job with rendering the texture of the fur, and the eye looks fantastic.

My only criticism would be that the composition is very mid and bottom-right heavy. There is no visual interest or weight in the top left corner. Without making a point to do so, my eye doesn't even want to wander up there.

IceMasterX responds:

The paper is probably mix-media, I didn't check -.-
This drawing is probably also like--how should I say this--I'm still learning to draw, so it's me improving as I'm drawing it, I guess.

Thank you for the feedback, Zhon!

[Cubos: Cubone + Gyarados]

Nice. Shading is pretty believable already even with the rest unfinished. Good tight form too. If anything I'd say the face could look more contorted in anger/aggression - it's a good start, but the detail just isn't there for it to look really mean.

Welcome to Newgrounds!

IceMasterX responds:

Thanks! What do you mean by the rest unfinished?

[The Crow]

Love The Crow. One of my earliest memories of watching a movie (I was 3 when it came out, but we had a pretty slammin VCR back in the day so y'know).

Excellent drawing sir.

Shapes in the body are vaguely reminiscent of bird forms. Intentional?

deathink responds:

Thanks man.
I was going to make the bottom into birds, but while painting I kinda forgot about it. Maybe it subconsciously worked its self in.

[Pyramid]

I like the painterly style. Is this concept art? Or a standalone piece?

RonnyChem responds:

Just a standalone thing I did.

[Hania Zdunek]

My favorite NG singer drawn by one of my favorite NG artists.

Sweet deal.

It lacks line width variation, which is a bit offputting for me, especially considering your other work, but I <3 it nonetheless.

[Robot Cat]

Pipes, this is awesome. I really dig it. Somehow I am getting a bit of a Castle Crashers vibe from it. If you're looking for constructive criticism, the only thing I would suggest is to push the contrast on the head itself - a further range of light/dark values would help it feel more dimensional. As it is right now I feel like it's stuck between 2D and 3D.

ech0tan responds:

Thank you! I kept trying to push it farther, and then felt like I was doing it too much. So I'll work on that~

[Condescending Mirage]

So, after seeing this and coming back several times over the past few days, all I can think of is that the younger one's question could mean more than it does upfront. As in - stop waiting for success and go out and grab it. Which turned this from a depressing image to a hopeful one for me. But now it's depressing again because I realize I'm too lazy to do that.

Sigh.