Cyberdevil's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[An Apple Core]

Such a simple piece, but it looks so alive! Everything flows together nicely, colors, glow, the shape of it all, it just looks perfect. I wonder about the blotches of green, if apples ever get that color, but it looks authentic here so... I guess they do? Wonder if you studied an actual apple while drawing this, or just drew from memory? Really nicely done this one.

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DragonKeeper345 responds:

The green was just to break it up a little. An old art teacher of mine once told me to add colors you would not normally expect, so i have tried ever since . Thanks for your input it is very helpful.

[Gandalf]

Really detailed piece overall, though there's something weird about the eyes... too large pipils, maybe? Or too linear creases around them? Nice work on shading; line-work overall though, looks good.

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DragonKeeper345 responds:

I see what you are saying about the eyes. This one is too old for me to go back and change, but if I could I would. Thanks for your feedback.

[Dario]

Of all your works so far this is probably a favorite. Character portrait looks simple enough, but it looks powerful too; a perceptible conviction more in the lifeless gaze and face than the fight-ready fists. Interesting effect with the background shining through too, like part of the character. Colors are somber; line-work just right. Looks good.

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Squiel responds:

He is a martial arts trainer and they don't usually start fights though they are used to them. The gaze tells he's ready. In this kind of works I like not connecting all the lines, I would say it is a little part of my developing style.

[Green Cosmo Horse]

A pretty interesting piece, this Interstellar Stallion! Nice shifts of colors, and a background with universal reach. Looks good.

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Squiel responds:

I didn't know that rapper! Thanks, though I've been told to fix the lighting. There is no clear source of it and it needs polishing. The background looks better.

[Sexy Marshmallon - Yu-Gi-Oh!]

lol, man, I'd never heard of the Marshmallon before this, but what an awesome thing/critter/character, whatever it is. XD Green background goes together well too, though not sure about the specks of blue. Keep up the good work

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Squiel responds:

The original design stands out of the other badass, powerful monsters in the series. Well, the background was just throwing colors one after the other, yes, it doesn't look tidy. Thank you.

[Mythological Illustration]

A sinister and shadowy painting this one. The characters float into each other like different worlds, and I wonder if there is a connection between them, or if they're there more to fill the canvas; convey the notion of impending doom and darkness? Nice atmosphere.

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Squiel responds:

It's a quite dark illustration. The characters are different pieces of the world they inhabit. The connection is not clear and there is no story behind it, just possibilities. Darkness is always there and doom follows. Thank you.

[Löwendenkmal, Luzern - Switzerland]

Wouldn't have guessed this was watercolor too if you didn't mention it! The background rock (very nicely chiseled btw, looks so natural) I can imagine, but the surrounding scenery really looks like pastels. Feels like you don't really get a sense of dimension in this one, how big that cliff really is, or how wide the water is, or how high the trees are... it all kind offloats together as a frame, I assume it's a grand view though, so if that could be conveyed in the image it'd be all the greater IMO. Otherwise: very nice!

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Squiel responds:

Yes! Many layers of watercolor. Thank you, the stone was tricky to paint. The foreground watercolors with very little water, that way, it is more opaque. The dimension and perspective were difficult, the lower part of the lion is about 5 meters above the ground and the lion itself is huge and between people and the wall there is a mini lake of about 20 mt wide. The name of the monument is Loewendenkmal, you can google it to see photos, here is one from further away:

http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/05/1c/eb/c1/monumento-do-leao-ou.jpg

[The Spirit and the Shoeshine boy]

An ominous onlooker in the background sky, shing down upon his real-life counterpart, the one in charge of the industry; exploitation surrounding? The innocent main character sitting beside the spotlight rather than in it, cast away into the world that was not his doing. That's how it makes me feel at least, wonder if that's the truth you choose to convey, or something different entirely? Another nice piece; interesting to analyze and look at.

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Squiel responds:

I forgot to include the link to the comic this cover belongs to (http://squiel.com/en/portfolio). The characters come from very different backgrounds and so, they are separated. You are right, the main character is at the margin, as in life. Thank you!

[Christmas dog fight]

That's a... weird kind of dog! And whatever little critter it is he's fighting? Interesting gathering of conlookers too, and the shadow is like a shape in iteself. The one thing I really like about watercolor are the slivers if white glow, so powerful on that caped character with a Pumpkin nose in particular. Nice piece!

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Squiel responds:

Thank you very much for the scouting! The idea was to depict Christmas villains. Jack Skellington's ghost dog is fighting with the Grinch's. Watercolors are my favourite media. They are jumping/floating and to convey that, the shadow should be strong too. Thanks!

[Spider-Man]

Interesting effect with the webbed pattern on the while background cityscape. Overall this looks awesome, and it feels like the excessive bloom just makes it more so. Gritty cityscape; shadowy Spider-Man, and the blood-splatter... for effect, or for action? A scene captured in the middle of a fight, maybe? Nice work!

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DoublexAA20 responds:

Wow, thanks for the awesome critique! :) You pointed out more details than I thought I put in there haha!