Cyberdevil's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Lost Soul]

Sweet! I mean, terrifying. :D I decided to do a search for Doom art today, and it turns out this is actually the only game-related art there is, though there are four pages of paintings tagged the same. I suppose I'll give this one a thorough review.

Compared to the lost souls in the game, this one is fairly different. The only real similarities are the blaze of fire and the menacing appearance. Well, of course the skull-shaped cranium with two horns and irisis that burn with evil intent, but it doesn't look at all as it did in the original games. Nor does it look like it did in the remake (the third one). I can't get the nostalgia out of my head so the originals will always seem better to me, but this is an amazing rendition of an old classic. If they had made the game now, and went with the old hellspawn designs, this is how I hope it would've looked.

The skull isn't just really detailed, with a hue that both flows and darknes, and enforces the threat in the 'face' of the skull, but it also embodies the notion of evil. If evil could have a face, this is it. It's not just the jagged teeth or the horns or the darkness in the eyes, but the very features that define the face. Background seems a bit rushed compared to the lost soul itself, and the bottom left feels too... blank, but it's certainly burning. If you ever feel like having fun with the cyberdemon concept, that would be truly awesome. ;) Thanks for a great piece of art!

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[The Interviewer]

I suppose this is made by JebbaL then? Nice typewriter! :)

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[Chameleons]

Oh hey, I stumbled upon another chameleon submission! As with the former, this one really conveys happiness, even more than the last since they both have their eyes open (and mouths btw) and really seem to be smiling. The glow is still there, but this time there's plenty of surrounding sparkles and effects as well. It's a nice addition! Keep it up!

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[Lage Lind]

Woah, this looks so much like a photo. Hard to believe it's not! Really great art.

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[The monster who found a flower]

Haha, if I hadn't read your description I'd be looking at the art thinking that the monster is admiring the flower, jdepressed because he can never be so bright, humble because he's standing beside goodwill, sad because the flower will wither away and die... or something. I swear that flower looks like it's dancing btw. Really a nice artwork!

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[Shooters]

The way she's aiming that gun and looking the other way it looks like she could shoot somebody by accident. Nicely drawn though, the character with clear shading and bevel and the background fuzzy like a wallpaper. Hey, maybe it is, maybe she's standing in front of a wall with a motive! That's what it looks like. Anyway, great character!

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[3D Lava Lamp]

It looks like those bubbles are just floating around in air and not in liquid at all, and they're not combining either! Where's the lava! It's a nice lamp though, nice effects.

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[The Calm Before]

Looks almost like a photo! The sky is a strange shadw and the end of the water (where it goes dark blue) seems a bit unnatural, but the ground is just perfect, and the nearby sea looks so inviting. Nicely done!

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krissalus responds:

I totally agree with you about the water and the dark spot in the sky. This was done a long time ago and I wasn't really sure what I was doing at the time, but I'm glad you like it all the same. Thanks for the review!

[Meiyo no Senshi]

The shading, lighting, contours, etc are just perfect. After looking at a bunch of sketchy art it's weird seeing something so clean, with no fuzziness or anything, yet a lot of detail packed together into the work. The end of the sheaths for the swords, the golden plating and the handle especially really shine. Only strange thing in the picture are the fingers, they seem so long somehow. Otherwise, it's a work of art! I mean not just literally. :) Keep it going!

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[Martini]

The style of coloring makes me think of the clip art that you could use in Word back in the day (maybe it's still there, I haven't checked lately). It's refreshingly abstract, and the liquid really looks like liquid from the topside, as it if has a depth. Strange how such a mixture of color can resemble reality. Nice one.

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