TurkeyOnAStick's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Happy Machines]

The Epiphany Chasm

Nice background glow.
Colours are great.
Could do with more features in the background.

THAT IS ALL. Bye now.

ImpendingRiot responds:

Thanks Rob. Yeah, I wimped out on the background :(

I appreciate the review :3

[Wish You Were Here]

Whey House Rewire

Colour's good.
Robot design's good.
Background is excellent.

Could do with something more in the foreground, however. At the moment it seems like two different pictures - the robot pic overlaid on a futuristic city. It may be worthwhile thinking about the location of the robot - outside the city, ground level of the city, on top of a roof, and provide some simple device, such as a lamppost, fence around the balcony, etc.

[SEEK & DESTROY]

Tokes & Redeyes

I like the shape of the main bot and its legs. I also like the juxtaposition of it's smooth perfect shape against the robot that it's obliterated.

However, the pic could really benefit with the addition of some simple colour, and the rear foot would be angled downwards, since the other toot suggests the viewer is looking down at the ground.

[AVAT round 1 - deadly robot]

derp

Great details. Rib cage, spine, this fella's got a body to die for.

I don't share Lego's opinion on colour, I think the solitary pin prick of red is fine. But, bearing in mind this is the only source of light in the pic, it could be brighter. Also as a whole, even if I think this robot is locked in a closet (thinking about where the light switch is), the pic could be brighter.

But, as I said, body to die for.

dommi-fresh responds:

cheers turkey

[Cigarette smoke yeaaah....]

ciggies

The arm's my favourite part (as it should be), especially the shell like parts surrounding the cables, and the joints at the shoulder and the elbow. The eye, nose and lips are also at a high standard.

My problems tend to arise with the angle clash between arm and her body - she's positioned at a 3/4 view, whilst the joints in the arm would suggest we're looking at a side elevation of the arm. There's no twist in the shoulder or the upper arm to accomodate this change in angle. The other thing is the arm hides up her ribcage, which looks a bit distorted. The closest boob is hiding under the arm pit, and the base of the rear boob looks like it lines up with the lowest rib.

Ignore the length of the criticism, however, since it's a great starting entry.

[Archaic Winds]

aight

Refreshingly good.

I can see three different areas in this: ruddy brown, white and dark emerald-green. On their own their colours have been mixed well (particularly on the white, which cleverly merges with some blue and red), whilst as regions they don't clash. Yet their shapes leak into each other and brings the whole piece together. I get the impression I can see a boat being pushed away from the land by the wind.

My only crit is to do some more, maybe with a thicker medium which accentuates your brush strokes.

[Cosmic Hawk]

Oh joy.

Fractals.
I wouldn't mind so much if the majoority of fractal submissions produced some remarkable structured patterns or shapes.

'Cept this is another case where somebody has shoved some random values into Apophysis or another program, farted out a pic, then submited it.

With a poem, of course, because you're a serious artist!

I'll give you kudos since it looks like an eagle, in the same way that you take a photo of a cloud and it just so happens to look like something.

[Robotic Postapocalyptic]

yawks

Good grief Kami, you're quick off the starting line for the Robot Day art contest! That's a hefty standard you've laid down.

Liking the metal exoskeleton that covers the glowing endoskeleton, and the blank monitor faces makes me think they lay down the law (probably their own!) in this post-apocalyptic setting. Can't comment on your technique since it's tight in this pic, and I'm impressed you had the focus to get it all done today.

Kamikaye responds:

Wow thx ! I drank a whole bottle of icetea and had a striking idea after reading Tom's newspost. Sugar can be a drug.

Im glad you like it !

[Dreamquest Ghasts Hunt]

Interesting

This Lovecraft novella is one of my favourites, since it's an epic trek through the Dreamworld and it's chock full of creatures. I saw your Randolph Carter pic yesterday, and I was hoping you'd have a crack at visualising some of the monsters.

You haven't disappointed, and you've painted it well as usual. I think the lighting on the ghasts could be less brilliant and more yellow to fit in with the twilight lighting of the scene, but I'm being pedantic to excuse an otherwise glowing review.

If you plan to make a series of these paintings dedicated to the story, I'll be looking forward to the results.

ItoSaithWebb responds:

I actually have more and will post them in due time plus I plan to paint more however I have been told and have found that people do not respond well or at all when I throw them all out at once. Just before the Randolph Carter piece I do have the Ghouls from the Dreamlands though if you missed that one.

Glad you like the work.

[The Beasty!]

Interesting

At the moment I can only guess why this guy is chained up (space criminal? a fantasy "area 51" creature), nor why he has those tendrils over his body (umbilical cords? cables for a lizardy-hive mind?)

9/10, but I'm being miserly, since I can't fault it other than being personally excited to see a completed one. Let me know if you ever decide to put it through Z-brush, or put some textures on it. Would love to see the end result.