ChronoNomad's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Chimpo]

Damn, son, where ya been? Nice to see you back on the ol' NG stomping grounds.

This is one helluva fine render. Really nice textures and lighting, and the 3D model looks eerily lifelike. Opposable thumbs ftw!

[He Skip]

Snake!? SNAAAAAKE!!!

Very fluid animation, and the idea of a snake skipping rope with his own body is always fun. The floaty little top hat is a very nice touch.

A plain white background is admittedly rather boring, but at least it doesn't detract from the character animation. Good stuff.

[Pipimi Rough Animation]

Not too shabby, as process images go. Like Cyberdevil mentioned, there's a lot of detail that goes missing from frame to frame, and that's unfortunate. You should really take the next step by filling in those missing details and cleaning up your line work.

Don't forget that her feet are what keep her grounded, so their location should not be moving within the frames when she's standing still. Kind of an important detail, that. And hey, if you do work on this some more, I'd love to see a full-color finished version.

While it's obviously important to keep the main focus on Pipimi, even character artists need to spice up their empty space a bit. Consider adding a nice background environment for her to inhabit, as well.

Hey, maybe you're 100% finished with this and you've already moved on, and that's fine. But I hope you'll at least take these suggestions to heart for future reference. I'm happy to drop a little feedback on pretty much anyone, but work in progress (WIP) stuff will naturally earn lower marks than finalized, much more polished work. Excelsior!

[Study 01]

This is excellent, Troisnyx! I really like the overall style and all those little nuances, especially the bunched fringe under her clavicle. Since the character illustration ultimately takes up most of the frame, the lack of a background isn't even an issue. You've used a simple yet effective color scheme that is particularly eye-catching. The eyes have an especially realistic quality, as she gazes wistfully into the distance.

While this is indeed one of your most impressive works to date, there are still a few issues to address, so I hope that you can take a bit of constructive criticism along with the compliments. We can only learn through experience, after all, and the artist is often too close to a project to view it objectively. Hey, that's what feedback is for!

First off, the arm holding the bodhran beater/tipper looks a bit too long for her other proportions, and the fingers are bent at a rather impossible angle. And yeah, I know...hands are hard. Next, while this character's head isn't inordinately small, her face and jawline still don't quite match up with her neck, which could stand to be a touch less wide. As such, her ear looks like it's attached more toward the back of her head, rather than the side and a part of her face.

Continue practicing your illustrative skills and the sky's the limit. Best of luck in all you do, and oh yeah—Happy Saint Patrick's Day! To your health.

Troisnyx responds:

Duly noted for future reference, thank you so much ;_; Slainte!

[Doctober - 10th Doctor]

An excellent likeness of my all-time favorite Doctor, portrayed by the highly talented David Tennant! That said, I've really been loving your Doctober series, and am looking forward to the rest. Keep up the phenomenal work.

5 Sonic Screwdrivers out of 5!

JinnPixel responds:

Thank you very much, pal!

[Charl Mcgroove]

That is one cute af third eye cat! Nice job, man.

And he seems to have beaten that slowpoke Link to the Triforce. Burn!

deathink responds:

Yeah, I wonder what his wish will be?

[the punisher]

I guess klinikum hasn't been binge-watching Daredevil on Netflix...

Congrats on being Frontpaged yet again, man! Am I just supposed to write a short one-liner comment? Damn, I'm not very good at that. Suffice to say, it looks just like him! Loving the overall style and how appropriately beat up you made him here. Those angry Irish blokes really made a mess out of him.

JohnnyUtah responds:

thanks sir

[Sally]

So many references! I think I'll be the first one to name them all, though I'll admit, I had to really scan the old memory banks to come up with the one on the bottom right that's been stumping everyone. In fact, I think it was the first anime OAV I ever rented from Blockbuster Video back in the day... o_O

Final Fantasy VII, Akira (Tetsuooo~!), good ol' Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop, DragonBall Z, Ghost in the Shell, Tank Girl, Gorillaz album cover from Demon Days (silhouette version), 60 billion double dollar wanted poster for Vash the Stampede a la Trigun, Tokyami, NERV logo from Neon Genesis Evangelion, Jet Set Radio Future, and--last but not least--Ninja Scroll!

Sally's name doesn't seem to fit her persona, but that's what makes it fun. Epic scythe design, incidentally. Gotta love a well-made reaping tool. Strategic use of light, shading and shadow play make the imagery especially dynamic. You've got a real way with eyes, man. Love the simplicity of the logo and its message, very nice touches.

[Pixelday Submission]

Is that Guybrush Threepwood on the right? It definitely has a bit of that Monkey Island vibe -- especially with the, erm...monkey -- right there in the foreground elements.

Though I suppose it could be some other arbitrary pirates on a completely random island that just happens to be populated by primates.

I really like the colour palette you chose for this; a wide array of earthy browns, greens, and yellows, as well as a bit of strategically-placed purple. Quite appropriately adventurous and piratical, not to mention a fantastic piece of art for Pixel Day! Very nice.

BenjaminLefferts responds:

So... it's not supposed to be Guybrush. But I would not be at all surprised if I accidentally made it look like him. He probably found a way into my mind space while I was making this... maybe. Its hard for me to even think about pirates without thinking of Monkey Island :D.

But yeah, I was shooting for different pirates on a random island thing. :)

But anyway, I'm glad you liked it and thanks for your feedback!

[Newgrounds in Metroidvania]

I am in awe of the sheer pixelated badassery that is this. Love the way you added an interpolation effect to add even more to the retro feel. So many amazing Newgrounds references that it blows my freaking mind with a fully-loaded nostalgia cannon! :D

Thank you for playing! But our Tom Fulp is in another castle...

ScepterDPinoy responds:

Maybe I include some easter eggs on the kill screen font if you're trying to search for the latter quote you mentioned.