Cyberdevil's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Drow Ranger Pencil Drawing]

Man you must have pretty fun biology classes! It's a nice sketch, smooth and neatly shaded. That bendy arm looks a bit weird though. Is this part regular pencil and part ink? Or two pens and part pencil? Nice sketch!

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LemKuuja responds:

Thank you!
The outlines were 0.5 ballpoint inking pen. I think Uni or something idk.
The shading was with a 2B Pencil. The make up on her face was made with a blue dry ink pen, not so great for drawing, but I didn't carry any drawing equipment at that time, and I really wanted to finish it so fast!

[Explicit Treasure Island]

Out of the two posters posted this one's a definate favorite! The background isn't just a texture in this but actually serves a purpose, both acting bones and delivering a subtle subliminal marketing message on what to expect from the movie (?). Colors are clear and contrast nicely, though the black text in this doesn't stand out as sharply as the yellow one. How would it look in white? Or with an outlined wooden texture? Also applicable to the text at the top.

For the skull the contrast is almost too sharp between background and text, and still the coins almost seem to be floating above it. I feel the text should be the focus (the title I mean) but as it is the coins and the OG logotype seem to be the foremost layer, the skyll and text the second, the background text the third and the background (which btw - I think would look pretty awesome with an overlay of the skulls from the other poster - maybe faded so they're barely visible) last in line. How about hiding the coins in sockets, encapsulating them in glow/inner shade? And fading the text?

Overall it looks great though, the forms are nice as is the placement.I see this one has a subtle border too, but not sure it serves a purpose. Is it better with or would it be the same without it? How would it look if it was just a bit transparent so it didn't cut the outer text? Nice work!

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Decky responds:

And cheers again mate.

[Implicit Treasure Island]

Are those white borders supposed to be there? If they aren't left-over canvas (which is the impression I get) it seems odd they'd outline only the sides and not also top and bottom of the artwork, they work better by the pattern, but with the black box at the bottom it's a real sharp contrast that ends abruptly. I feel a white frame all the way around would be better if they are meant to be there, or with some form of fade at the ends, maybe placed behind the bottom box?

The image itself is clean and stylish. I like the seamless background texture especially, and the occasional blotches of coor that make them seem to fade (could use some more of that). How everything: backgrounds, images and text consist of only two colors is pretty neat, and the text is easy to read; the fonts well-fit for the motive, especially the lower two.

Zoomed in the circular one it seems a bit blotchy, but when you view it from a distance - as I suppose it is meant to be viewed - it looks perfect. I like the effectual swirling stain of black and the pirate play in style of the stereotype sign character. Only thing that looks a bit out of place is that hat, with the dark line at the top. How about using the same line thickness as for the wooden peg? And maybe a more obvious shape?

The OG logotype at the top looks good zoomed out, but if you go in for a closer look it's incredibly pixelated, I'd think a vectorized version of that would work better, and while you're at it, how about cutting out the background block and just imprinting the insignia on the background, in white or with outline? Or not, could be good as it is in clearer form... could be aligned a bit more to the right though.

I'm wondering how this would look with some more effect along edges and characters, maybe masking in textures, using subtle glow or gradient shifts? For optimal effect! But the minimalist approach isn't bad either. Nice work!

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Decky responds:

Cheers for the review mate :).

[Turret Troopers]

I like these humanly weaponized vehicles the best, feels like the grittier parts of the sprite array even if the mechs all have awesome designs. Smooth; stylish. Keep it up!

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[Mecha Steampunk Robot]

This one looks like it's moving backwards too, though in the game I guess they are backing away from you all the time. Feels strange seeing it like this without the moving canvas though. The design's awesome. keep it going!

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[Eskimo Hunter]

Haha, this is awesome, the hood flapping, the feet trotting... backwards?! Really does look almost like they're peddling backwards, didn't notice that in the game. Nice detail on that axe, icy breath and everything.

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[Tank Miniboss]

Reminds me a bit of the NG tank, wonder if there's any intentional inspiration behind it? It looks nice and smooth, though the wheels stop spinning for a while just before the fire booms. Keep it going!

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[Zombie Tramp]

Stylish work!

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[if i could get my way]

Looks pretty good! The character art's nice, though I'm not sure I like that single ray of purple in the background fully so much. How would it have been with a more subtle texture, multiple lines, or just black? Keep it going!

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