Horripilated's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[BG04_FriendOfMine]

Very nice

I really like how light and airy this is. The only comment/criticism would be that the lower line of the bed looks a little slanted in that the end on the left of the screen appears to be narrower than the end on the right. That line could lso benefit from being made a little bolder as well I think, and the side of the bed nearest the foreground should be in shadow if the window is the only light source. Likewise, given the direction of the beams of light, the end of the bed on the right should probably be lighter rather than darker, and the shadow from the curtain on the right would probably be more defined.

In terms of perspectve, the line of the back of the chest of drawers doesn't follow the one set by the top of the bed, so it looks as though either the wall is very uneven, or there is a chunk missing from the back of the drawers.

Sorry if all that seems so critical, just trying to be constructive with it though. Otherwise, I live the way you've shaded the folds in the bedding and the curtains so delicately and realistically. And I thought the lines of your character in your other recent submission were very clean and crisp. I shall have to look out for this flash submission. :)

manuelberja responds:

thank you, i will reconstruct this background. a nice help from you.many thanks!
do you mind sending you a PM after submitting the flash. thanks!

[Walk of the Mammoths]

Detailed much?

I love how you can look at any part of this image and it may appear to be an obscure curly bit, but then you follow it and realise it's a horn, or a limb, or the straggly leg of a smoke-horse-thing. I wish I had the patience to produce pieces with such rich detail in them. Reminds me of a mythological version of Giger almost. Keep up the awesome work :)

Jakubias responds:

Thank you really much!

[anime style background]

Nice and dreamy

I really like the details in this; the highlights in the path, the shading in the tundra at the sides, and especially the way you made the clouds look fluffy by using complicated shading to show the light.

The only criticism I can really give is that the hill in the background looks too plain. The path automatically draws your eye to the centre pont of the canvas and when it gets there the greeny blob is a bit of an anti-climax. I appreciate it's meant to be in the distance so it's difficult to really put any detail into it, but perhaps try some bold, clashing shadows, or perhaps some vague lines that suggest vegitation or animals?

Otherwise I really enjoyed letting my eye wander over this piece, excellent work. :)

kiiryu responds:

Yeah, I probably should have put in some more detailed trees. or maybe a cliffside.