TurkeyOnAStick's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Gathering]

Oh wow, I love everything about this. Not just the kaleidoscopic look, but the cool colours all coming together into a warm middle. Inspirational stuff.

AKS9 responds:

thanks for the nice comment mate

[First Boot]

this is my favourite flood pic, since nothing wins over more than a picture that sets a scene well. I think you've come far with your paintwork, and it looks like you're able to do the kind of brushwork that LaserKarl used to do.

Will this be an entry to the jazza contest?

Havegum responds:

Thank you very much!
And yes, it'll be my entry for the Jazza contest. I got some solid feedback I'm gonna work on applying those before entering

[Just for you babygurl]

Looks warm and squelchy!
I like the finger-whirl patterns you've got going on in the heart. You've got a very scrappy style going on in the picture, although I'd prefer some even spacing between the lines on the heart.

My only other comment is that I think some of the yellow from the walls should be reflected back into the heart, especially in the shaded areas. That's the one thing that bugs me.

P.s. Happy post v-day, jack!

SourCherryJack responds:

Thanks for the review, TOAS, much appreciated. I definitely agree with you on the point of having the yellow reflect onto the heart itself, even if I had put more thought into the background from the beginning I still probably would have neglected to do that; so thank you for bringing it up so that I can take that into account for future drawings. Also taking another look at it, I do agree that the lines having a more even space - or even just more consistent spacing - would more thsn likely benefit the readability of the heart's shape.
Thanks again and Happy post V-day to you too.

[Augustus Valentine]

Pro-
That white hand is really striking, I love it! And the pink-blue palette works really well. The angle is really interesting, but I was wondering why you'd favour drawing bold blue pants instead of a groin shot? I like the sound of gumby's comment about your use of brushes, btw.
-portions

DieterTheuns responds:

Too much pink, needed a "central" point. Would've been too brute for this picture too.
The brush thing is super valid.

[Hooked on you]

... Weirdly well done, Luw! The textures on the worm are superb, and I'm fascinated by the detail where the hook punctures the worm.

I think my only quibble is that I'd add a touch of lighting to the shaded underside, since light gets refracted underwater. Maybe some rimlighting too. Commendable job, old bean!

Luwano responds:

Good point, I didn't consider that. I got to check out how it would look if I just try to add rimlighting as practice on a saved WIP. Thanks for the tip. I also like how the texture came out, especially since it was rather simple to draw it.

Gotta admit, I almost forgot to draw out a proper part where the hook leaves the worm, it was just an erased roundish hole around 20 minutes before the deadline. :P

[Logan Nathan Grey Quickie]

I'm not going to be overly critical on this point because from your description I'm sure you're aware of this: it look's like one of your woman, except with a male body.

But I'm commenting on your response to crylic96:

You're practising, that's fine. But you're "trying to improve skills that are unrelated to it, like anatomy or lighting". Referring to this picture, it's just a static pose with top-down lighting, which hasn't forced you to do anything crazy with the anatomy (and even then his front is just a series of boxes, which isn't lifelike) and the shadows are incredibly basic - you haven't even attempted to demonstrate any shape on the trousers.

Good job on trying to draw a male figure, but otherwise I'm saying that you don't push yourself out of your comfort zone enough to develop as an artist.

[Unrest]

.... Ok this pic is pretty damn gorgeous, with the pixel used clouds, colour palette an' everything.

[Charlie]

Nicely put, Lunds!

Lundsfryd responds:

Thanks - WTF is wrong with the world!?!?

[the painter]

Just to clarify: is this you painting the image, or you're taking a photo?

leflip responds:

yes i paint it, my wife took the picture !)