ChronoNomad's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Magnolia]

I love the strokes and textures that you've combined here. The magnolia blossoms really stand out in stark contrast to the branches and background. A simple yet effective technique which gives the focal point a lot of depth. The darker background elements almost seem to swallow up the subject of the painting, but there's just enough variable contrast to follow the path of each individual branch. Some almost seem to expand beyond the image due to your subtle manipulation of chiaroscuro.

Very nice work! I will be looking forward to seeing more from you.

shouGawa responds:

Thank you, ChronoNomad! My favorite artist is Edvard Munch and I painted this in imitation of his light layering, weathered style. I adore cloudy grey days for their contrast with the trees. I feel it brings something of the spirit into what is before me!

[...kick ass and chew bubble gum. (Roddy Piper tribute)]

Hell yes. This is exactly what I thought of when I'd heard the news. He'll be way too busy kicking ass in the afterlife to rest in peace. Awesome tribute.

deathink responds:

Thanks a real lot my man!

[Gay marriage is so gay!]

Jealousy! Of course what he really wants to say is, "Are you gents up for a threesome?"

Excellent bit of satire, DeathInk! I'm sure that some feckless homophobe will complain sooner or later, and I'll be chuckling over how butthurt they are. ^__~

deathink responds:

I am that feckless homophobe. I hate the gays especially gay women. Just thinking about them naked, touching each others hot sexy boobs, licking them, caressing them lovingly. All sweaty and sexy spanking each other... mmmmmmmmmmm. IT'S GOTA STOP!

[Iceberg]

This makes me feel cold! Which is kind of nice since it's hotter than blue blazes hereabouts. But hey, what I love the most about this is that you painted it for a local cancer charity. That's awesome.

Ceevro responds:

I do many charity pieces. I don't have a lot of money to donate, so when charities come bonking at my door, I usually offer to paint them a picture that they can sell/auction/raffle. They often end up getting way more money for the paintings than I'd get if I sold them myself.

[Spider-Eye]

Just your friendly neighborhood skyline watcher. The skyscrapers are awesome, and the ripples look tres cool. Loving the perspective used for the bridge, though it took me a moment to really get a good sense of it. Very nice!

[Blue Moon Guitar]

Holy crap, dude. How do you make those tiny pinprick stars and get so much small detail with spray paint? This totally reminds me of that old poem about the three lads who sailed off in a wooden shoe. Art and nostalgia, two of my favorite things. Well done. Hope you made some green on the job because that's professional grade.

Ceevro responds:

Spray paint art is the one art form I've done that's more than paid for itself. I can give people genuine, original art for half of what they'd pay for a crappy photo print at IKEA. They like it, I like it, they save moneys, I make moneys, everyone wins!

[Autumn Stroll]

I love everything about this, Ceevro. Like most artists, you are clearly talented on a number of levels. And hey, isn't this also the CD cover image for To Be With You? I'm sure that it is... Anyway, great job. I've seen Spray Paint Artists doing their thing before, and it simply amazes me. To get such detail out of a half dozen rattle cans is bloody impressive.

Ceevro responds:

Yeah, I used it as the CD cover art, so as not to be stealing images and bustin' copyrights an all that. The thing about spray paint is that the skills aren't all that different than with oils, the pace is just much, much faster. With oil, I've spent tens of hours evening-out a simple background. With rattle-cans, the problem is the opposite. I spend 30 seconds on a perfectly even background, then I have maybe ten minutes to manipulate it before it dries! It's just a side-hobby I picked up when I saw a dude doing it in Mexico. I thought it looked cool, and I loved how quickly it happened. Time was why I stopped working in other media.

[Kung Tai Ted Vs. The World]

This illustration is amazing in so many ways, but...where the hell is Popeye's corncob pipe!?

[Tangled]

Great tribute art!

I really enjoyed the film and found the personality of the characters to be very refreshing, too. Your image really captures the overall style well, and it would have been cool to see it animated in a traditional way...though the CG was phenomenal.

My only complaint here is regarding Pascal. He doesn't appear to be actually looking at Finn. It might have worked better if you had drawn his lower lids rather than the upper ones, and then had his eyes looking up and left towards Finn's eyes. Like this Pascal just kind of looks bored or annoyed rather than suspicious. His head also looks a tad too angular.

Finn and Rapunzel look essentially spot on to me. The forest background is nice and totally unobtrusive, and the subtle blue highlights add a really nice touch. Great work!

Hyptosis responds:

I never responded to this, but thank you so much for all the feedback! Here I am 10 years later, thanking you. Because I'm bad at the internet.