Ahkihoun's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Plague Marine]

A minor detail that probably doesn't matter much, but I kinda love the cartoony style that you pulled off, while having a smoke effect from the acid that's not really the same style. It works though, and thats what makes it interesting. I'm disappointed with the size of the canvas though; I feel like it was cropped short of something that could have been a really sweet full body piece. But then again, I know I don't have much time for fan art in general, so I could understand.

Great work though, really enjoyed taking in the rust details as well.

Kkylimos responds:

Hello , thanks for the comment. Im self taught so i am not following any "how to" guidelines. The smoke is a bit different because this is how i "invented" drawing smoke :P And i think this is why it blends well with the otherwise "cartoony" style.

As for the canvas size there are two reasons why its small. First , i planned this to be a smaller piece , like an avatar or card design. As you said , time is always pushing and you have to set priorities. Also , and more importantly , i had a conversation with an artist i really admire and we were talking about his use of small canvases. Basically he told me that its fun to highlight a character enough to make him characteristic while also leaving a lot of material to the viewer's imagination. I was really tempted to try my hand on this theory and i think i am pleased :)

[Hungrrr]

Oh what a cool conceptual style. I really love the brush choices that you used, and the color palette is beautiful. Great for something quick!

[Flames of Sky]

So cool as always! I love the palette you used. These colors work really nicely. The perspective is kinda weird, and it would have been really cool to have more of a background to this, so we can see the scale of the dragon better; something you've done a lot of in the past and the results always turn out fabulous.

Regardless though, still better than anything I've spat out recently. Great work.

[How did we even get here?!]

Don't listen to siltop. They were too ignorant make a coherent critique.

Despite what the background is, I dont really care. The characters are well drawn. The front hoof on applejack is a bit odd, But I think its just because of how raised she has her foot.

Nice though, nice.

draneas responds:

Thank you! AJs hoof is raised too much I think, besides being in an awkward angle. I'm still struggling with the speed to be abled to draw something like that in 45-60 minutes. This was 60 mins and I still only got the outlines in as a submission.

[figet snarler]

I absolutely hate this piece. The style scares the living shit out of me; very reminiscent of ren and stimpy. However, I'm reviewing it BECAUSE it scared me. I like that it was able to get that kind of reaction.

I really do love your style of lineart, and how hard lined everything is. Despite the detail everything is noticeable, and the more you stare the deeper you dwell in the horror. The shading is also very cool. I do enjoy vector styled lighting.

Absolutely hate this. Well done.

[Crow Queen]

Its very evident you know your way arounda digital palette. I quite enjoyed this piece. The figure, the coloring, lighting, and shading is just really really nice. You using a soft brush with low opacity?

What I would have loved is an area of focus. I immediately go to her face, but its not anymore defined than the rest of the piece. I try and use harder lines with a higher opacity to make highlights really pop in an otherwise soft brush landscape.

Beautiful none the less though. I look forward to seeing your developments.

[Balcony]

This is indeed nice. Love the simple style. I like your highlights, but would have liked to see more defined shadows. I assumed it was a night piece, but I don't understand what would cause that kind of lightsource. Streelamps?

But hey for 10-15 minutes, this is good.

Endiment responds:

Sunlight actually.
Thanks :)