Havegum's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Happy Valentine's Day 2011]

Heads

The heads are pretty big. Other than that, the shading looks a bit too de-saturated - a bit too gray.

TheAmused responds:

Yeah, wasn't really going for realism... sort of a deformed art style.
And There is a black background indicating they're in the dark, so I used desaturated colors; also to set the mood.

[TEAM]

Clean up the lines

The shading is pretty much spot on, the details are fine, but the lines are all wobbling, so clean those up.
Also what's up with the sketches at the side?

JFDP13 responds:

They are ghosts. Fallen friends.
And yeah, lineart isn't as clean as could be, but this time i liked that wobbling effect :)
Thanks for the review!

[Shaymin Valentine]

Lol!

Looks sweet! The texts perspective is off though ...
Happy Valentines day!

[Chicken Congee - Modernized]

Drool

This looks absolutely delicious!
Keep at it, love you bringing an unique spectrum to the art portal!

Ironchefgriffin responds:

Woo! Thanks, I'll try to have one dish every weekday for the next couple weeks!

[Will you be my Valentine?]

eh

breasts are gigantic, and the background looks half-assed.
I think the shading on the skin looks too dull, perhaps try to use a darker shade.

[venus valentine]

eh

I think the eye is a bit out of place, it's not really fitting. Also, I'd like to say the head is pretty big and the overall anatomy's pretty wacky, even for chibi anime.
The red background colour kind of stings my eyes, so I suggest changing that.

supersexybeast responds:

it's supposed to be out of wack. it's how i roll. :3

[dark ambiance]

This is just the concept?

If this is just the concept, that artist you're making the cover for must be pretty damn happy for having you draw it!

[self]

The colours

The colours are delicious!
I love the hue shifting! Are there any special tricks to it, or is it all about feeling your way to the right shade? I'd love to know!

I think it'd look nice with a simple background though, even if just a simple shadow.

Sashura responds:

the hue shifting is done with a gradient, but you can definitely achieve the same effect with blending close colors. thanks!

[Wish upon a Venomoth.]

the grass

the grass looks very thin, and the shapes of the characters are pretty basic (streched spheres), I suggest modelling something more advanced that used different textures and materials.

pupuhugr responds:

This is pretty much the worse excuse for a 7 I've ever seen. Have you never seen thin grass? I'm looking at a whole bunch of reference of it right now. And yes, I obviously know these are basic characters, I modeled them. This was a fiber fx test and an sss test on the wings. Even the most basic of things can have a beautiful purpose havegum.