Cyberdevil's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[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-

[bunny bewbs]

Seems like you did have a few others. :) Though the new one's the first with A rating, as far as I can tell! Form sure has been refined over the years too. Good sketch here, but not all as refined as the new one.

-cd-

jessejayjones responds:

Thanks man! Still got lots to learn! ;)

[Ria 2014 - 2018]

She sure has changed! From black and white to color, to 3D, to these even more 3D-like lines in color that have become like a trademark of your style, all the while simplifying and refining, and getting smoother and smoother... interesting too how every other one's from the side, and the other's from the front. Probably a pattern selected for the montage, but if not: cool coincidence.

Interesting to see the change/evolution in a line like this! Nice work(s).

-cd-

AGG-ArtistGamerGal responds:

Thanks for the great feedback. I so appreciate that you see our desire to create our own unique style with use of color! It means a lot!

[Powergirl]

Feels like a whole lot simpler rendition of that one girl with the power this time, not on the same level as the full-scale variant from a while back, background especially, but not bad!

-cd-

[B1]

ice character art, smooth typography and background fade, though would probably have looked better if she continued on to the bottom of the canvas... either way looking good!

-cd-

FitzroyHK responds:

thank so much really appreciate!