CrabbWalker's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Reductive Charcoal Mannequin Study]

Very nicely done. This is a style I haven't seen you use indeed. Everything is much thicker and fuller- full of value in comparison to some of your other drawings. I like it, makes me want to break away from my usual cartoony style and practice more real life!

Sabtastic responds:

Thank you! C:
Man, such a nice review.

If I ever work in charcoal, 90% of the time, this is the technique I'll use. I can't keep things neat and tidy to save my life when it comes to art, and I prefer working from light to dark, so it helps IMMENSELY to just let go -- throw down a ton of charcoal right away and then start cleaning up, lifting away charcoal from the start.

You should try it out! I used powdered charcoal to cover the paper, vine charcoal to sketch everything out because it's very eraseable, a kneaded gummy eraser to clear away charcoal and bring out the white of the paper. From there I think I may have used a tiny but of white conte chalk to highlight the very last, whitest parts.

[[011] Spirit]

Dat composition. Very strong diagonals, and the cropped top of the head makes for an even stronger compo. The sand running from the statues orifices gives a good sense and more powerful atmosphere of the area.

YakovlevArt responds:

oh yeah- you're totally gettin' it :)

[Shadow of teh Lawl]

It's as if teh Lawl is like Helios (I think that's the right lore)-- his very presence changes night into day wherever he looks, and back into night upon looking away. Would be a very, very cool concept to dig into!

Kel-chan responds:

I LIKE IT!

[AlienWear]

Good stuff as usual. If there's one thing I've always liked about your drawings, is that you're one out of a handful of people that build thick characters. The artwork itself reminded me of Outkast's artwork for ATLien also. The design is great, but I also think that the backgrounds could definitely be worked upon more to enhance what is already a well designed character :D

MysticSkillz responds:

Thanks Crabb, trying to get back to my original way how I use to draw woman. And I admit backgrounds aren't my strong point, but I'm going to start getting more into doing them more often. ;)

[An offering]

The lighting in all of your works so far have been amazing! It has an airy quality about it that's different from the way other people apply lighting to their works-- perhaps your secret lies in the very intense, and sharp saturation of certain spots that makes it stand out even more. I like what you're doing themefinland :D

themefinland responds:

Thanks a dozen CrabbWalker! I haven't thought of that myself, that's something I have been doing for so long that I suppose I don't pay much attention to it anymore, heheh, but I am glad that you can spot little unique tid bits in my art which I haven't given any thought myself :D

[High Elf Star Priestess]

Great, sharp detail. One thing I've noticed besides the beautiful color scheme and head design, is the extended neck - I like that little part. What I love most about this painting is the texture work on the head gear. From afar, we can't see it that much, but upclose, it's amazing :D

RussFairchild responds:

Thank you. Ya i looked for a while for long neck reference, something i always thought elves should have, and then i found a photo with the pose and everything and was like Hallelujah!!! lol

[Wilde Lieferung]

Santa's version of a Bugatti. 5/5 for such gestural movement with each of your characters, and also the beautiful way you lighted the entire scene. My favorite part, is perhaps the most simple- it is the use of the silhouette for the reindeer.

VytautasVencel responds:

Thank you, mate :)

[The alley]

NICE colors, spot on! Like dude said 2 comments before me, very noir like. Instantly transported me to his place.

P-cate responds:

YAYYYY, im glad you liked it!!

[Welcome to the Afterworld]

Brilliantly executed. The focus point and the title of this piece gives it that umph. Awesome cityscape as well, very neutral toned throughout, with some saturated lights spread pretty evenly through the picture :D

YakovlevArt responds:

Thanks a lot. Color balance and saturation, especially in these neon/cyberpunk scenes is something I've actually been focusing on getting better at and I'm happy you've noticed it.

[Vintage Spice]

darn right that's vintage spice XD

Nice wide range of colors that glow across her skin. She truly feels like she's part of the painting, not just an imitator of her surroundings :D

Dahlia-K responds:

thankyou very much for the kind comment ^^ <3