TurkeyOnAStick's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Happy Birthday Dani :D II]

Colours and design look great.

Really can't comment on the rest of the pic, since the light bloom from the background obliterates the character. More so than the watermark slapped in the middle. From what I can tell, her head is snapped back painfully.

ZakkVanBurace responds:

Thanks for the review.
I must put the watermark in the middle so nobody can steal the image. If you don't like it then it's your problem, but I'm tired of people telling me that it's annoying, because I can do nothing about it.

[Ryll Noma - Welcome Aboard]

Whilst I like the background, I got an incredible sense of déja vu, wondering where I've seen this pic before.

.... then I realised that a few of your submissions are the same character concept, not remade, slapped on a different background. I find that pretty dull, since she's carrying all the same gear, the same pose, no interaction with the scenery ... yawn.

johngoldenwolf responds:

Thats because I have a tendency to work a character concept up, then work up a background after.
But while I'm working up the background I slap the concept on a temp BG in order to get the character image out for others to critique, to gauge response.
I know it's kind of annoying, I just never have a complete concept when I start. Usually it just a character concept.

[Zebra]

It's looks like you're aiming for simplicity, but I don't think it has reached a good level of refinement.

This is quite difficult to critique without having a go personally, but I'll give it a try:
- The silhouette is a bit off for me, since I would have expected more length to the body, the horse has a massive rump, and the back legs are angled backwards for some reason.
- Are you trying to describe the shape with interesting lines, yet generating as few areas as possible? If so, I would probably get rid of the ear, and align the rear of the next with the front of the rear leg.

Personally, I would try to generate the shape of the horse as simply as possible, see what lines and areas are generated, then break apart the huge white areas by slighty reangling something, or adding a feature.

I also hate the animal you chose. I don't get what a zebra has to do with white shapes and black stripes.

[Tzeench daemonette]

It's an alright character concept on its own (decent birdlike features and pose), but it doesn't seem very Warhammer Chaos to me.

Being careful to criticise it and not force my opinion on you, the other Chaos daemons look more sinister and have corrupted forms. This character, whilst I can except you'd want an elegant birdlike form, does not look very evil or scary. I'd probably adjust the expression - either giving it a vicious snarl, or give it sunken eyes.

I would give you 8, but I'll give you 9 in case my score is tainted by personal opinion.

Cenaf responds:

thanks.
Well first of all im pretty aware that this drawing is a step aside from WH4k setting, since Tzeench, Khorne or Nurgle doesnt have any daemonettes in their demon army, only Slaanesh does. So the work is mostly inspired by WH4k not that much fan artish.

[Alduin x Ridley]

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Looks great, yes. Story book illustration standard. Nice swirling action, and an interesting angle on the whole scene.

Add more details to the dragon head and pterodactyl, and you'll be super-cool.

Lintire responds:

I'm still getting used to this whole painting she-bang, but I can certainly try detailing!

[Little Dragon]

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Simple and effective, looks great.
The eye seems out of place, and the wing muscle (the one connecting it to the body) looks more like a lump than a functional joint. The texture on the Chinese symbol could be a bit toned down, since it's merging with the dark outline.

['Sup?]

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Great details,
Great colours,
Great dragon design.

Bit too standard a dragon drawing for me to fall head-over-heels, and I would prefer some suggestion that the landscape has become moulded by the presence of the dragon (roosts, flight damage, etc) but you've done a great job.

[Docks Dragon]

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Unfinished, but what you've presented is good. Dragon looks like a marketed sack-of-potatos than the noble beast other people tend to paint.

Tidy up the left hand side of the painting, and we'll talk.

... also add colour.

[DRAGON!!!!!]

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Great dragon lineart, can't fault it. It's a shame that the overall image just screams "unfinished!!!" for me.

[Dracobass]

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Good stuff. Some of the outlines and shapes could do with some tidying up, but it's a decent pic, with a decent pose on the dragon. If the outlines are intentionally messy, then they're not really adding anything to the image.

I find the text in the background is a bit lost, and could do with some more contrast.