Cyberdevil's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Christmas]

Such an awesome-looking cat! :D So full of wisdom and wit, with such a profound yet cat-like pose, and as if he really was a Santa he looks like he was something up his sleeve, too... assuming it's a he because of the beard, btw, though not so telling otherwise.

Love the sparkle and shine on the three too. It really seems to radiate a seasonal spirit and warmth, and zoomed in... it's interesting how simple blotches give such a great effect. Even the beads shift color, and fade out in such an authentic way. Both fir and fur looks natural, glow, lighting, simple shading, texture... even subtle details like the traces of snow/frost on his knitted sweater. Keep scrolling up as I write the review; notice new things.

Seems so simple, but so polished. Nice work! Very Belated Merry Christmas too!

-cd-

Kaolinn responds:

Ugh this is by far one of my favourite comments I ever received :) Thank you so much for being so eloquent and taking your time with listing what you liked. It's humbling and supportive at the same time and it just makes me want to paint more :) thank you thank you thank you <3

[Newgrounds in Metroidvania 3]

Sooo many sprites! No matter what I comment here it doesn't feel it'd do it justice. :) Amazing amount of work, and so much to look at. Don't recall if the last one was the same, but it's really like a museum too this time, which you take a tour through one pixel at a time... my favorite parts are most definitely the P-Bot Chamber and Tanks, though so many other both informative, comical and cryptic showcases around the building. The text just below the ground hmm... wonder if that's something it might be possible to decipher? Secret code? Also, seems you say 2 weeks in this description, and 2 months in the other one. :O Wonder which one's right? Looking at how much there is here I'd assume the latter, though holy shit that's a long time.

Definitely one, if not the, highlight of this year's pixel artistry! Happy Pixel Day!

-cd-

ScepterDPinoy responds:

Thanks. I'll update the description asap.

[katherine GD]

Aaand one with a rocket instead of a sub, in the clouds, with a Sphinx. XD Not sure what these are all about but looks good...

-cd-

[gd images........]

Looks a bit like the yellow submarine but... not yellow! I like the style. Strong silhouettes, bevel and texture... guess it's a logo for something? If not really curious what it portrays! Not bad.

-cd-

[Level Up!]

A mighty icon in pixel form! :D Snake not related to the level up procedure? How about the frog? Snail? Fish in your lap? Maybe those obstacles that need to be overcome to reach the next level, that keep seeping into the background, distractions, excess tasks, such stuff...

Really cool you actually made programs to make parts of the image, don't think I've ever heard of such things being done in the name of art before! Though the Mobius in the examples seem a lot more uneven than the one in the picture? Tweaked further before export, or modified in drawing after that...?

Love the texture, text and cubes in particular - all the orange stuff really stands out, and the centerpiece in its impeccable mobius frame... though think it would've been all the more pompous in gold? Also seeing as it seems like it's supposed to stand behind all other layers, it's a bit strange the floor actually goes in behind it, think it would've been perfect either as a gateway in the wall or as something floating in front of all... if so maybe with some form of pixel disturbance/effect to show the hovering.

Other than that: looks amazing! Great attention to detail, and fun to see the revisions it went through before its final form too. Happy Pixel Day!

-cd-

Zanzlanz responds:

Cyberdevil! Hey thanks man!

It's hard to articulate my decision to add a nature part of this, but it's related to the idea that when you take away the things that hold you back, you can be brought to a more peaceful, natural state of mind. I find feeling improved often goes hand-in-hand with this. Maybe this is not relatable to everyone though :)
On his feet are slippers - like bunny slippers. A fish would be super weird I think! :D

Yes the mobius things I linked to are re-coded shaders - an offshoot experiment. The original is made in Flash and looks like this:
https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/draw/62a0f25e1b55098aa299ffda01ff33e6
I just love making spinny things, and the challenge to make it in a shader was enticing.

A gold mobius frame would be nice as well, I agree! It was originally suppose to be dragons haha, but I thought I was starting to get ridiculous. In the end, I wanted it only to link the void to the background, so I chose to make it more of a transition than an object.
I would have liked to animate this piece, which would have helped with the effect you're talking about, but man I already spent too much time on it hahaha! Plus I wonder how would I animate the frog hovering there. x)

Thanks so much again! Happy Pixel Day to you too!

[Pyro Jack]

Such an awesome glow in this one! So green.

-cd-

[Praise the Switch]

No idea who these dudes are (well except for Mario), but they look like entertaining dudes! One with four eyes and one with none, and the typical nemesis-relevant color scheme even though they make it seem like they're best of friends. Smoother sketch.

-cd-

[Another Sip]

Such a fascinating trail of heat, and sun rays playing in the dim lit room, her leg dangling like a pendulum... such an ambient scene! Pixel perfect art and atmosphere.

-cd-

gatekid3 responds:

Thank you, I'm glad you think it came out well.

[Samurai Helmet Spin]

A pretty cool loop, though it looks more like those horns are just traveling around the ball than it does the whole thing is spinning... and form seems somewhat strange for it to be a helmet... otherwise cool stuff!

-cd-

SardonicSamurai responds:

Yea I feel the same; though I'm not sure how I could properly achieve the effect. :(

[Chocolate Pirate Bunny!]

Aaand in color as well! Supremely sunbunrt and sandy. Line work feels a bit pudgy sometimes, but shading and color really adds in character somehow. The flag... somehow feels like the most refined part, simple as it is. Nice piece.

-cd-