Cyberdevil's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Angel]

Without the halo and wings I wouldn't have taken her for an angel! Angelic forms, but... there's just something about her... dark hair/undergarment? And the temptations lack of clothes, but still not entire lack of clothes. Stereotypes that angels wear white/blonde wigs of course, but that's the impression I get! Maybe if more people painted angels like this those preconceptions would all vanish. ;) Nice work!

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caitotino responds:

Thanks, i'm glad you liked it.

[VCK Here Man]

Without the description you'd definately think 'Here Man' was a name of a band/artist. Poster looks cool though, slick cartoony forms and efficient design. Nice work!

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Cosmiconionring responds:

Thanks very much.

[Ready To Go Out]

Now this one looks like what I imagine real art looks like! Stylistically fluid and incredibly realistic, in that way that some artworks seem to feel alive by how glow and shadow is applied even when it doesn't actually 'look' natural. Really nice work!

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swaenK responds:

I wish I had the time and space to do art work, it really is relaxing/fun/awesome.

[Furious!]

A real sell-o-fame cellphone superhero! Blue-eyed, suited and brutal, and... nameless? Wonder if she's a charicatyr of a real person or a ficticious contestant? Visuals are great.

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DeathRayGraphics responds:

"Furious" is her name. The comic is published through Dark Horse.

[Lurker]

A pretty atmospheric picture! The fear shines through in all but her posture... might be like Jack said about the legs being too spread out, or her leaning against the wall? I realize now that it might be supposed to look like she's trying to hide, but my first impression is it was more like a stand-off, she's just sitting there, as still as possible... but somehow she appears a bit more relaxed, physically, than the monster merits. Otherwise though, great work!

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ZaneZansorrow responds:

Thanks! Guess I really gotta keep in mind about posture in certain scenarios.

[Saturnian Archangel]

Another beautiful artwork! Feels like I'm running out of words describing these, but I like the giant perspective, and the way it makes the world look so detailed (and tiny). Though it's probably an illusion, it feels like human-sized individuals wouldn't merit such detailed scenery, it's like it's their to enforce the perspective... and does a great job at it! Masterful work.

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bryanwr responds:

Thank you! The feel of scale when comparing these giants to Earth is going to be a huge emphases in future pieces.

[Disregarding God's Warning]

It's almost like the story of Pandora's Box... with a twist. :) The visuals are incredibly detailed, all those demonic critters swarming from the 'cigar shaped mothership' (that part didn't really convey the mood IMHO), the gigantic interpretation of Eve behind them. Really appreciate the texts that come with each picture too, most don't have such elaborate descriptions into what's going on within the pictures! I do wonder a bit about the technique used to make all of these though. Is it manual? Crayon? Oil? I get the sense it's done by hand, but no idea what tools of the trade were used to do so. Would be interesting to know how long a work like this takes as well. Good stuff!

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bryanwr responds:

Exactly, the descriptions were originally intended only for myself while I was writing the script, but as I continued on I found that they were becoming more and more a form of literature in themselves, so I thought it would be a good idea to add them, and It has turned out to be a good idea. All of these are done digitally with Photoshop. Completion times vary from a week to a month.

[Earth's transgression]

In an alternative place and time... or maybe in a time before our time? The Earth seems like more land than water, maybe the side facing the moon that pre-historic continent that covered all, and the moon brand new and resilient, not but the rocky remnant we see today, civilication still hiding beneath its grey dust? It's an inspiring picture, inspiring and beautiful! Nice work.

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bryanwr responds:

It was thought that around that time, which was billions of years ago, Earth was still within the fourth dimension, and even may have have exited the fifth dimension not long before that. So in a sense it was in an alternative place and time. The reason I made Earth mainly land was because I believe in the expanding Earth theory, so I needed to include that element. The new Moon would help pull Earth apart and cause her expansion over the course of billions of years, and take her down in vibration into the denser third dimension simultaneously.

[From out of the great seed]

A fantastic feature of fantasy! The way that pillar rises makes it seem almost like it's a materialization in the middle of the mountains, not the swirling tornado of rage and energy that it is. The ghostly giants are a nice touch, and the description makes the picture seem all the more profoundly poetic! Both nicely written and drawn, all of it.

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bryanwr responds:

I'm glad you like it! Like I said, a lot these descriptions in the script I considered literature in themselves from their more poetic or narrative approach, but that's just how it came out when describing these scenes to myself.