SeeD419's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Lay off the coke, Garfield!]

Not bad

It's not bad, but it does have issues. It has a very scratchy style to it, which isn't bad, but certain perception things are wrong. The legs on the table look like they were drawn wrong, the door doesn't seem to be large enough either.

Coked out Garfield was drawn pretty well though, and it is a bit humorous, but I was a bit disappointed to see that the text in the bubble is cut off. You didn't type what it said in the author comments either...so...if that's supposed to be the punchline I don't get it.

Overall an okay drawing. Could have used some work on the perception for sure, or maybe even some color. Would have been nice to be able to see the whole image.

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Blue-Dolphin responds:

The text in the bubble was "Hey, everybody's already doing it!" it's not as much of a punchline as it is an explaination.

[Marine Dance]

Hmm

Well the concept was certainly interesting on this one, but I'll have to say that the quality of this one doesn't look so great. It does look like low quality paint, either/or the texture was taken too far.

The painting idea certainly was good though, and it looks like two whales swimming underwater to me.

I'm surprised that this got frontpaged - I mean I'm happy for you, but of all your works I wonder why this was chosen. To me, it just looks like there's some quality issues with it...My overall opinion is that it's still a great painting, but I've seen far better from you.

Keep up the great work.

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Hacsev responds:

I would repeat the above response. You're are tougher in your criticism, but I can tell you admire my overall work and expect high quality output at all times. Thanks.

[Ikebana - Totem]

Nice

The color variation is good in this one, and it also doesn't seem to have the 'screaming white' problem that I described last week in a couple others. This painting doesn't really jump out at me with anything in particular like most if not all of the others have. It almost seems to be outlining something very large and round, but I can't quite imagine what it could be.

It's still very interesting to look at nonetheless, I just can't seem to make anything out of this one.

Awesome as usual.

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[Fred]

Not terrible

It's not terrible really, but not that great at the same time. I love the colors you used a lot for this, and the wider lines for the ghost seems fitting. Your drawing certainly shows that you have potential, but at the same time doesn't really reflect a lot of effort in my opinion.

If you look at the larger image, there are plenty of parts where color overlaps lines that it obviously shouldn't. In a finished product, I wouldn't expect that to be the case. Other than the fact that it sorta screams amateur, the picture isn't too terrible either. Keep at it.

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up-a-notch responds:

Thanks

[Nuclear Holocaust]

Meh

While your effort is admirable, it seems like there's a ton of stuff missing from this to make it overly interesting, and I can spot some parts where there are discolored pixels still in the image. It's good for Paint, but really if you wanted to make something cool you probably shouldn't be using paint at all...

The buildings look okay, and to be honest the flames look great. The smoke cloud is legit, and the burning debris is pretty convincing too. The problem I see is the lack of space usage. Most of the image is a blank green field, which is just an odd setting for the tall skyscrapers to be in. I could see if there were roads and people and cars, but it looks like some buildings in the middle of nowhere.

The sun was a nice touch, but the rest of the sky looks rather barren. I think some clouds would have been nice, or maybe some more smoke from the explosion. It's also a bit confusing what is causing all the chaos. There's a huge explosion to the right of the buildings, but I'm not really sure if that was a bomb or a fallen building. I don't see any planes that could have dropped the bombs, or any roads for a terrorist to have reached the city. It could obviously use some more art to give it a better theme in my opinion.

Overall what you have here looks good so far, but seems to be lacking a lot to make a complete picture of a nuclear holocaust. Keep at it though.

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1DRock13 responds:

Yeah, you're right. My only motive fr the effort was pure boredom. I made it months before i decided to post it.

[Gay adventures at youtube]

It's okay

As far as the comic goes, I honestly can't follow it. Someone getting mad about trolls? There's really no punchline or clever humor to it that I can see...or a real plot of any kind. I suppose the 'not gay' button was a bit funny, and to be honest the drawings aren't terrible really, just doesn't look like you spent a whole lot of time on it, and it's not colored either.

The first frame is quite funny, with the kid bitching for 10 minutes, because we've all seen that a million times. The end is the most confusing really, I just don't think it was done very well at all. The kid presses enter? Then searches? Then uploads something? Don't get how that owned anybody really...So the ending could really have used some work.

Overall it's an okay drawing I suppose, but as far as a clever theme or punchline, I'm not seeing it at all...

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[A Duck!]

Her again!

Jeez, she is just everywhere isn't she? I played through a whole game with her, and I think I've reviewed 3 drawings of her as well, lol.

This drawing is interesting, for a start. I too originally was wondering what the deal was with the perspective. I'm no artist, and this is way better than I could ever do, but I will say that the perspective here is quite confusing. It's easy to think that she's a giant because nothing really has depth to make you think the mountains are far away. I'm going to assume this is mostly due to the fact that the ground is a straight line for as far as we can really see...

I don't really have any complaints other than that. Your style is quite interesting. I like the zombie duck in the water, and the lillypad. Other than the perception issue, the background looks great, and the crazy purple sky was an interesting idea.

As for my comment earlier, I don't mind seeing this character more either. I kinda like her actually, and the crazy places you draw her.

Oh, and thanks for uploading a HUGE illustration! lol. Keep up the great work.

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Merol responds:

She is? I've just submitted another drawing of her, and you didn't review it. Maybe it was fanart? i'd love to see it if it was!

Those are small rocks and they look very close to her because they are!
I think what makes it confusing are the trees, they should look to be more far away.

Glad you like her.

THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR REVIEW!!

[Ikebana - Night]

Wow

This one I actually like quite a bit.

The top of the painting to me looks like outer space, and then down a little bit further I see a medieval demon like figure mostly brought out to me by the red.

The interesting thing is when I scroll down I get a completely different feel by the lower half. It feels very tropical and tribal to me and almost looks like a tropical tree over a hand made ceramic cup with tribal writing on it over a small fire. Almost feels like a small tribe in a tropical environment. The ground looks sandy and I think I can make out a native sitting next to the fire waiting for his meal to be cooked.

The only thing I noticed in this one as well is that the white is a bit overpowering, but only once you see it. The problem I'm experiencing, is that once I see it, I can't unsee it. I keep noticing the bright textured whites in the image. It almost looks like static on a T.V.

Awesome overall though, keep up the great work.

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[Ikebana - Sun of Ikebana]

Very good

This one certainly looks like a flower arrangement to me. As usual, your method of abstract art is seemingly flawless. The colors used are very pleasing to look at.

Not your best piece, I wouldn't say, but still very good. Something I wouldn't mind having hanging in the bathroom. I love the textured look, and the emptiness in the top right corner seems totally warranted.

The way the white seems to bleed through is interesting, and almost seems a bit overpowering, but adds an almost 'glowing' feel to this one.

Very good as usual, keep it up.

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Hacsev responds:

You must have quite a large bathroom.

[Flathead Lake]

Impressive

When I look at this, the first thing I see is a nice nature scene. The more I stare at it, the more I'm impressed because I start to realize all this is...is a bunch of colored lines. When you study the picture, it looks sloppy really...just sloppy brushes without real precision. However, it's interesting what you did with pure slop, I must admit.

The colors you used strike me well, but as far as attention to detail, there wasn't much here. You used rather large sized brushes, and make a very general scene here. Good -yes. Amazing - no.

Overall the fact that this is even something discernible as an image of something is impressive to me. Something like this makes a true artist, in my opinion. It's sloppy, and you can see where each and every stroke was still - but also see a scene, which I think is neat.

As far as personal tastes go, I would have like to see something with more attention to detail and precision, but I still admire the style you've used and the digital painting that you've created here.

I look forward to seeing more of your work - keep it up.

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Joshsouza responds:

Thanks for the review! I will try and detail more but it was already night time when I made this so when I woke up, I was kind of lazy and just added a couple more things then wrapped it up. Yeah, when I started noticing how sloppy it was, it was kind of weird. I might use a different style next time I make ipad art. But thanks so much for the review. I really appreciate it.