itsabluebanana's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Eirawen]

This is a really nice artwork! I'd say the only thing that sticks out to me is that Eirawen's hair blends in too much with the background; the back lighting on the hair isn't bright enough to make her silhouette distinct enough. The dark color and shading of her hair also makes it difficult to see the line art on it.

KEKIIRO responds:

Thank you. ^^

I'll def make sure to watch the lighting a bit better and try to keep the linework more clear.

[Gazing Forward]

Excellent illustration, really like the pose, the color choices, and your coloring style. It really reminds me of those beach/ocean illustrations for the startup screens of some Kingdom Hearts games.

Slimygoo responds:

I def had the kingdom hearts title screen on the mind when I made this hehe

[Rot]

Very nice illustration, really like the color choices here. The values chosen for the highlights in the character's hair and dress help a lot in drawing attention towards her.

KEKIIRO responds:

AA TY. I think I could have pushed the values more to be honest now that I'm looking it over again, but I'm glad what's here worked.

[I'll go wherever you go]

Excellent illustration, colors and rendering seem to be on point for the most part. The only thing that bugs me a little is the position of the character. If they're meant to be the point of interest that contrasts the sunset in the background based off the rule of thirds, then it feels like they're a bit too close to the right edge of the illustration.

MicroBihon responds:

ooh a valid criticism, that not what I see everyday, thank you! ^^
Yea the guy is a bit zoomed out. Im prolly not aware because I was tryin to do something (can you see a hidden character on the illustration? wink wink). Not to mention I did this with an intent to be a thumbnail for an Osu map (the songs doesnt have art afaik) so I prolly kinda failed to scale the image hahaha.

What bugs me too is the placement of the title. Awkwardly sandwiched between two clouds lmao. My Marketing self would have scolded myself if I saw that lmao. Ill try to fix that lmao

the image before this also had a mistake if you can spot it lmao ;)

[For Caddy]

Really like the vibrant color palette in this illustration. If you're looking to get into animation more, then I suggest delving more into the concept of timing and spacing. For example, the blinking of the eyes here can be delayed a bit more, so that it looks more realistic.

arkoirisangel responds:

Thank you!! I'll definitely do this next time :)

[Yooo what the Pam doing??]

this confirms that pam is an egg

Sangiez responds:

Funni little eggdog

[Melon! Froggy Juice Drink Label]

this is a good sequel

KEKIIRO responds:

hehe thank you :3

[smoll BOOTS]

I think the pose can be improved a bit in terms of line of action. The character's torso is pretty straight, but she's raising her right shoulder. If you make the torso lean to her right such that it makes sense with her raised shoulder, it should improve the pose and the overall shape language.

I also think the word "boots" is too packed together in the dialogue box; the "T and "S" are hard to interpret at first glance.

Quenek responds:

Thank you for the critique, will definitely keep it in mind

[Mikoto Urabe]

The colors are pretty, but I'm confused on the overall perspective of the artwork (unless that was intentional). The inward curvature of the buildings towards the sky, the outward curvature and rim lighting on the railing towards the viewer, and the neutral orientation of the character are suggesting me three different perspectives that go against each other.

EDIT: I think going for a more accurate perspective wouldn't have hurt because the color choices alone make the artwork visually interesting, but to each their own.

Bacun responds:

Was on purpose, went more more visual flare over accurate perspective, gives it a more otherworldly vibe

[Animation practice]

This is cute! I'm not sure what goals you're aiming for in this loop, but you could slow down the head bobs a bit and add an in-between on the eyes blinking for a more realistic movement.

DocNG responds:

the gif as actually supposed to be slower but for some reason it sped up on newgrounds lol.