octopus58's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Roses, Roses, and even more Roses.]

I really like the style of these! The outlines are nice and vary in stroke size, and are also tinted towards the overall hue of the image. I also like how you shaded, especially around the eyes. The hair shading is really cool too with the light blotches to kind of emphasize hair direction and shape. Great work, keep it up :D

Okidou responds:

Thank you so much!

[Tiny Town (part 2)]

That's really cool! It seems like you have a very interesting asset pack going here. The sprites look very well made and cohesive, they all fit under the same theme in this picture. I forgot what the opposite word of plain is, but there's just a lot going on here that makes it feel more "real" and natural kinda. The structures of the buildings are also very unique and creative, so the scene becomes instantly more enticing. Great job, keep it up :D

[Kamen Rider Ichigo Redesign]

I haven't seen this character before but I love how you drew him! The proportions are very well made for a humanoid character, and the armor is also very cool and unique. The colors are really nice and remind me of power rangers or transformers for some reason lol. The way you drew the helmet is also very cool! Keep up the great work :)

PM042 responds:

funny how you mentioned power rangers because this comes from the long running tokusatsu series series Kamen Rider. This design is based on the first rider, nicked named Ichigo by the fans.

[Nightmare Elf (Art Fight)]

I'm sure the person you drew this picture for was very happy, because this looks really cool! I don't know what this style is called, but it reminds me a lot of flip note from the dsi. I find it the most interesting how you used blue to shade the red hair here, yet it still somehow works perfectly fine. It's so unusual but the fact you made it work is extremely impressive! Love it, keep up the awesome work :D

Oretal responds:

Thank you so much yo! This comment makes me feel very happy :)

The hair was probably the hardest thing for me to figure out so I’m happy you commented on it. Glad I could reach into the style of old hatena.

[Tengu Man]

I never played megaman 8 but I really like how you drew this guy! The style looks like its straight from a comic book cover, kind of like a render. He has such a cool pose, and I love the shine and shading you gave to make him look metallic. The slight texture on him is also really cool and further enforces that comic feel, and the background is amazing. Keep up the awesome work :D

[resolute]

Lmao this is random but I love how you drew it. Sonic legit looks really good here, and I love how snarky you made him. Also the outlining style is pretty neat and I like how you shaded his mono eye thing. Plus the background thing is just funny. Great job, keep it up :D

[1263]

Wait I know this guy!!! It's magical eeh from that soviet cartoon "Ух ты, говорящая рыба!". Loved this thing, especially when it was referenced in the Tavern cartoon made by the same animator years later. I never thought I'd see him just randomly drawn on newgrounds but I love it, especially how you drew it too! I love the hard outlines, the slightly muted palette, the posing, and just the overall feeling you created here. Plus, huge props for actually catching him in a still position because he's always changing in the cartoon lol. I love this so much, I'd love to see more :D

[kobeni]

Woman

[Sonic Pixel Art???????]

This is very impressive for a first try! I can definitely tell it's sonic there, and the colors you picked out were very nice. My only suggestion is to somehow find a better contrast between the subject (sonic in this case) and the background. If you look at the middle, the blues kind of blend between the water and sonics head. And also the background uses somewhat lighter colors, but towards the top you have these darker mountain colors that kind of clash and kind of separate from both the subject and background. But other than that, I think this is really good! Keep up the awesome work :)

Scripticks responds:

Thank you for the advice and the compliments! I’m not very good with backgrounds and everything but the main subject, and this was no exception, so lil’ explanations like yours really helps. I’ll be thinking on your neat suggestions.