octopus58's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Sunflower]

The depth of field in this one is amazing. I don't think I've seen this effect replicated in paintings much, so it's very beautiful to see how you did it, and how freakishly accurate it is. Awesome!

EduardBey responds:

Thank you for noticing the dof. I absolutely love dof in paintings, and theres many ways of acheiving it I definitely want to practice it more.

[Sunflower]

I notice that you have 3 pictures in this series so I'll try to say a bit about each one (which by the way, all of them are amazing). I really love the pollen accent on this one, where you can actually see not only pollen on the sunflower, but also pollen on the bees legs. It's very accurate to how it looks like in real life and I really think the attention to detail is amazing! Keep it coming :D

EduardBey responds:

Thank you! They were really interesting studies, I tend to paint in blobs so I learned alot with these and still need to practice more.

[Sonic 30th Anniversary doodle]

This is overall a great picture. I love how the background uses the old retro sega genesis patterns and colors, and I really like the very stylized way you drew sonic. It's a great anniversary picture to commemorate with. Awesome work, keep it coming!

Jenuki responds:

Aw thank you so much!! Your kind comments means a lot!! ^^

[Hedgehog Evolution]

I love it so much! The way you colored them really represents each sonic era style very well. Adding bunny sonic was a great idea imo as he was a really OG sonic asset, so good on you for htat. My favorite has to be the way you drew classic sonic for sure! Keep it up with the great stuff :D

fl0pd00dle responds:

Thank you so much!!

[tricky]

Very cool interpretation of Tricky, I really like the rugged lines and hard coloring style. The face is very grimacing which is suiting for the character, and the teeth look pretty spooky. Great stuff, keep it up :)

Laserr responds:

thxxx!

[Guy with arrows in his shoulder]

This is a really cool sketch, I love how you made different shades by crossing lines more or less to create the illusion of darkness. The expression on the guys face is pretty cool, and its kinda funny that he's unfazed at the fact there's two arrows in his shoulder. I just overall love the composure, so great job, keep it coming :)

ssymboint responds:

Thanks you. I appreciate the feedback. :)

[Personal Project: Sonic The Hedgehog Diorama]

This is amazing! I love the texturing you gave the different objects, and the lighting you used for the scene. Feels very unique yet the image still feels very nostalgic for sonic. Great job, keep it coming :)

F117lionhart responds:

thank you very much!

[This is me]

Lol this is not bad at all for a drawing with a mouse, that's like borderline impossible

I really like this though, the shading style is kinda cool and I really like what you tried to do with textures like the pants and the shirt. I like the burn tool stuff you did to show facial features too, it's pretty fitting with the rest of the style. Keep it up :D

DESHIEL responds:

Thanks, I don't doodle much anymore, so I'm glad I managed to put this together in the way I did.

[CALM IN THE WILD 🎵]

This definitely fits the whole relaxing/chill feeling from lofi music, so I think you definitely accomplished what you were going for :)

I love the color choices, all of them make the picture feel very relaxing. The texture on some of the solid color also gives this piece a nice touch of detail and style. The way you drew link is very nice, but my favorite has to be the cute little Korok because of his facial expression haha. Keep up the awesome work!

Emmazapan responds:

Thanks, that's definitely what I wanted to do with this piece, represent the lofi tracks from Legend of Zelda.
Also, I'm glad you liked it. You can check all my other works that I have been doing this year in NG! :)

[Seaside]

Absolutely love the color choices for this, as well as the awesome animation! It took me a while to look through the whole picture to find every little piece that moves or changes. The whole thing also emits very peaceful and relaxing feelings, and reminds me of some shorelines even I have been to. I love it when art can evoke specific memories :)

But yeah great job on this, keep it up!

Kldpxl responds:

Thank you!