Cyberdevil's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Isometric Pixel Gaming Room]

MS Paint! Woah. Man. Impressed. Didn't think such pixel-perfect work was possible with such a medium. The shapes aren't all perfect - wonky Pikachu on the wall, the one antenna, the ZELDA text, but overall really kept that perspective. I'm thinking the TV screen could use some sort of depth, or curve, or light reflection to make it look less like a poster, but... that's pretty much it. Impressive stuff!

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[Friendly]

Course still really digging these portraits too! Bright and beautiful. So open-eyed and clear there's almost... something deceiving about those eyes. XD Mysteries like with the Mona Lisa in those details, with the yellow and green too... and an expression that seems up to the viewer to judge. Smooth form with the hair, great form and tone, and everything fades so easily into that background. Some blotches above the one eyebrow, but overall so close to perfection. Nice work!

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Kaolinn responds:

You always find so much in a painting when most of my thoughts were "don't mess up 3/4 view, don't mess up 3/4 view..." I feel like you should be the artist here :D Thank you so much!

[Myth]

Such a bright and imaginative piece! :) Really brings you into a new world; one that lies beyond our earthly gray... I like the design of the dragon, ornamental headpiece, and spikes that almost seem to float into the air - the whole creature seemingly seeping into existence, a part of cloud, of the mind, maybe, brought forth by the imagination of the little girl on the mountainside. Always appreciate a clash between small and gargantuan too, and this definitely has that clash! Imaginative, soft and beautiful, all with pastel-like tones. It feels like if any image would define the fantasy genre than this could be it. :P Conveys both the mood and motive. Hazy like a dream...

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Kaolinn responds:

See, again, you should be the artist in this one!! Because I thought about making a non-lizard looking dragon so it turned out like a barbie horse :D :D

There's a beautiful piece written as if it were the story behind this piece, I'll link it in author's commentary if you want to give it a read!

[Falling man]

A man falling over the mountain... and a man standing underneath it, looking up at the falling man? The same man? It's a strange transition... and it can't be the same man, can it? Falling from such a height. The darkness is profound, but the figure at the bottom really baffles. Love how it all fades away otherwise. Wonder if it would've been better with only darkness, or maybe a different world waiting below, something beyond the life he seems to falling through. Big question though: where is he falling from? Why is he falling? He seems to be falling above a peak rather than from it... really interesting piece. Maybe he's really rising upward, flailing around, abducted by an UFO just above the edge of the canvas...

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[The Vagabond]

Such a creative and intricately detailed design! :D Awesome work.

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[oil study]

For some reason this whole picture looks oily, like the style attempts to portray the medium used. :) Perspective's a bit oddly angled, and not sure what that background is, but colors and human form (except the hand) are good otherwise. Nice work on the colors.

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[The Red Baron]

Such an impressive piece! Such power. Such prowess. Such a beast... so much unlike the real Red Baron but can't complain about that, this would've been a spectacular one. :) Great work on the glow and texture in particular. The cape doesn't seem as smooth as the metal seems metallic, and the sword seems dulled and thick, but apart from those minor things: so awesome. Real Warhammer style.

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[Mermaid]

A good-looking mermaid! :D Feels like a motive that'd do well as a tattoo too. Smooth and detailed. Looks great.

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[Scarier Than Slender]

Batman's scarier than pretty much anyone huh. XD A comical but fear-inducing portrait nevertheless! Smooth forms, good contrast... the text fits the motive too. I wonder if the edges wouldn't have been better not so blurred, even if that does give an impression more of 'darkness' than something obviously material. I just feel it would've kept the style, overall. Been cleaner. Good cover though! Nice work.

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[Oil rig]

A pixel perfect design! The oil rig in itself looks like what you'd expect from a pixel piece, with the square but intricate forms. Architecturally rich, neat, intriguing in the distance - but the background really brings the piece to life! Impressive work getting those pixel waves to resemble real water like that - and the reflections - with the sunlight brooding in the distance.

I almost didn't notice the fire to the right at first, though. It seems a serene scene more than one of chaos, but maybe that's intentional? The calm before the storm. A couple boats in the distance. The sun setting. The rig dim but full of life... and then it all begins! Nice work.

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