octopus58's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Mixed Results]

I really dig old rendering style looking stuff, and this really reminds me of that! Besides the actual aesthetic being done really nicely, the actual composition is weird and cool too. Like why is there a random tree in the middle of a lake surrounded by mountains, what's the pillar in the bg, and what's with the portal over the lake? It all makes it so much more interesting without feeling out of place at the same time. I love it a bunch! My favorite thing might be the portal ring itself and the world inside it. Amazing work, keep it coming!!

[KIRBY CHARACTHERS]

These are amazing, I love them all! Your style is very cute and charming, and the palettes you chose are very nice and fitting too. I also love the lighting/shading work you did, it looks perfect. My favorite is Dedede because of how outlandish he looks here lol. Keep up the great work!!

[ship]

Feels lonely, but I think that's a good thing with this kind of picture. It just inflicts curiosity of what's on that ship and what is it doing, what's the planet down below, etc.. The design of the ship is also cool, and same with the little extension in the front with the three smaller extensions. The background is simple and very fitting. Keep up the great work :D

Spingular-E-Zorkman responds:

aye i didn't really go overboard with the amount of things in the picture it's more or less just a quick little blob i did out of boredom

thankye though

[Scorpion offering you a slice of pizza]

Lol this is awesome, I rarely see anyone draw him with his mask off (and not actively killing someone). The depiction is really cool, especially the way you drew the skull with the shading through the fire and the colored outlines. It fits with the rest of the style while having a creative way of showing something engulfed by flames. The actual subject of the picture is pretty funny too! Great stuff, keep it up!

[foward smash]

This is a really cool picture, especially the posing you decided to give ROB! I don't think I've ever seen anyone draw his holder/carrier things as separately moving arms before, but its a very nice change of pace and a pretty creative idea. The red skin is pretty cool, and in general the way you drew the dynamic movement in this is also very cool. Like you made it very obvious he just got out of a spin attack through all the blur lines. Great stuff, keep it coming!!

[Drawtober 2023 - Day 31: Halloween]

Lol this is both spooky but also a cute character design :)
I love the dynamic posing, and especially the action towards the top of the picture. The projectile splurging is very realistic too. The design/style/palette combo is also very unique and just feels great to look at. Just very nice stuff overall, keep it up!

BastianConst responds:

Thank-you so much for the lovely comment and feedback. I greatly appreciate it :)

[glow creatures]

Cute :D
I like the variety of creatures you decided to draw here, they all have interesting design touch ups and look like whole new creatures in general. The shine is very well done on all of these, and the golden to red color palette is just simply majestic and beautiful! The posing on all of these is very cute too, and also shows a lot of personality for each. Keep up the awesome work!

[cloud cities]

Such a beautiful composition! First thing that strikes me is the simple palette of mostly blues is so beautiful, it kind of fits perfectly for stuff like night time, clouds, magic, etc.. The building silhouettes look very cool in the forefront of the very big and detailed dragon, who kind of looks like a protector. The moon in the BG is perfect, especially with the positioning, and just gives this whole image a calm and magical feel. Amazing and beautiful stuff, keep it up!!

[New Rivals Sprites (10/29/2023)]

i feel nothing but disdain

[boys bound]

the boy on the left looks so cute omg <3