Oddlem's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Meeting]

It's a huge treat to zoom in and look at all the details, looks great! In a way, I almost feel like this being greyscale is ten million times more impactful than a good majority of other artists' colourful pieces just from the values alone. Great moves, keep it up, proud of you

MagtiraPaolo responds:

is that an h3 reference? haha also thanks for the review

[Madness Combat -Demon Tricky]

God dang, those values are clean af. I love the use of monochromatic red, looks real nice to look at especially with all of the detail included! I also wanna give props for making the mist arm match up atomically with it's corresponding muscles instead of going to lazy way out and just adding mist in random directions.

Overall, 10 out of 10, two thumbs up, and a firm handshake.

DeimosArt responds:

thank you so much, id love to hear more from you

[NG Modern Redesign]

I gotta say, I really really like this design. Combining the portals with the bar at the top would be really nice and make everything look more smooth, and I love how the placement of movies and games would make them stand out even more and make everything look less cluttered. I do think that showing icons with supporter icons would make it look more homey, but I'm not much of a graphic designer so it's probably best to take that out anyway.

I don't really have much to say since you elaborated a lot in the description (which is absolutely not a bad thing) or anything to give feedback for aside from non-objective stuff.

Will responds:

Thanks Oddlem! I could definitely find a way to sneak some Supporter labels in there.

[Odyssey Jinx]

Before I talk about the art itself I just wanted to mention that I couldn't stand the dialogue they gave to everyone in Odyssey. Felt like they were trying to hard to make the jokes land if that makes sense. x: Still a fun gamemode, but boy did those player tips in the loading screen make me wince.

That aside! I really love the way you coloured and shaded this, it looks both simple yet detailed at the same time. I like how the reflective lighting wasn't too overdone yet still makes an impact-- really brings out the whole thing. Also sidenote, those messy braids are A+. Suits her really well, 'specially since I don't think she would take the time to make sure they're organized. lol

I feel like there could have been a bit more done with the background (though the colours chosen on there are pretty nice and fit the colour pallet on Jinx) and that her right forearm is too short, but overall I really like the mood in this piece. .w.

Aleriy responds:

Thanks for taking the time to review my artwork ^^ really appreciate.
Indeed, I could have done something else with the background, although in the beginning it was not planned at all. You see, I was just going to do a sketch of her, but since I liked the way she looked, I began painting and adding more and more details on the shading and lightning. Next time I will try to add more details to the background as well ^^.

I am so glad that you like it, and that the picture conveyed the mood I was trying to achieve.

[Renin is Upset]

I absolutely love the way you render out hair, it looks so smooth and shiny. *w*

rehdah responds:

Thank you so much!

[Young Noble]

I just wanted to say that I LOVE your painting style! ;o; All of your colour choices are nice and toned down giving it a subtle, melancholy feeling to it, and the character is adorable as heck. >u<

Great job on this mate :D

Hammaliel responds:

Ohhh thankyou!

[Death and Morte]

I'm in love with the linework on this <3 The colours are fantastic as well, and I really like your use of blues to make it feel mysterious.
The only thing I think could be improved on is the shading. I feel like if you used more intense shading, it really would have helped improve the tone of the piece and give it more depth overall.

But besides that, great work >w<

cryonidae responds:

Yeah , I didn't really did do much with the shadow and stuff , thanks for the tip :D

[Jacket]

I respect the non-neon hotline Miami art.

In better specifics, I love how you did the background with the trees wilting. It's really fitting with the subject since it helps give it a feeling of uneasiness when paired with a chicken man. Nice job man! :D

SlowlyRot responds:

Thanks for the response! This is actually one of my first pieces that contain a background, so I'm glad I'm hearing good feedback on it so early on!

[teiko]

I love the depth in her hair, as well as the colour pallet you chose. The rendering on her clothes looks really nice, too. .w. Though, I think her mouth looks a little off; seems like it's going to far up and so it doesn't really align with the nose.
Other than that, nice job on this. :D

DisGermanGuy responds:

Thank you for the review =3
yeah... the moment i finished this drawing i saw the mouth mistake too. =/

[Hero and pet design challenge]

Dang son, they're both cute af. :D As a small nitpick though, the fairy doesn't really contrast from the main hero as much as hero/sidekick duos usually do. But on their own, their designs are really interesting (especially the hero's weapon).

Kitkaz responds:

Thanks !