IamNoOneSpecial1's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[[Logo Design] Writing-Themed Logo Dump!]

There's three things that kinda bug me about the upper logo:
1) The feather looks too stiff and symmetrical; it doesn't quite look feathery.
2) The star, gear and shield are out of line; the gear should be in the center and the others in between. I guess you did that because of the feather but it still doesn't look right.
3) The overall shape of your logo is already a shield; why add another shield?

PS: What's that colored arc thingy supposed to be/present?

About that pencil logo...
Well, I know now that it's supposed to be a pencil thanks to the description, but looking at it without... well one could easily see it as something else.

Thetageist responds:

I guess the pencil’s one of those over simplified logos that everyone hates lol

I think the colored arc is fire? But I’m not sure why it’s where it is.

Man, this is old, but I doubt I’ve gotten any better.

[Soul Flame]

Hmm... Since you have a light source right in front of the character I'd say you need very dark shadows, and highlights.

Looks like you had trouble here with the hands... figures; those trouble me as well.
Little trick I do... the palm of the hand is a rectangle, the fingers, aside from the thumb, I "carve out" of another rectangle or half-moon shape.

Lastly... I think some line variations is needed here: Thick Lines for the overall outline, medium lines for the big details, and thin lines for the little details such as the embroideries.

Thetageist responds:

You nailed the three things I find hardest to do. Directional lighting, hands, and drawing with tiny brushes.

[Daklil]

At first glance this doesn't look too bad...
On second glance there's a bunch of stuff that needs correcting/improving.

First things first... if you color your artworks; keep the lineart and the colors on separate layers, keep the lineart on top and set it to "multiply" or whatever equivalent your art program has.

That way you won't get those ugly white borderlines.

Speaking of lines... for the... guitar strings you should have used a line tool to ensure that the lines would be straight.

The eyebrows could be thicker.

Some small but necessary details are missing; the strap of the guitar/banjo, the left thumb

[Banjo-Kazooie]

Nice to see these guys again... shame that they kinda just "vanished..."

[Roller Coaster]

Talk about cheating...

[THE TWO MIMES]

I think this artwork here could use more contrast between the characters and the background; the characters don't quite stand out properly.

[PIZZANO]

The lineart could use some variation... other than that I find it odd that your character has irises that have no color.

[VHLEM AWESOME [OC]]

Overall your alien looks fine... the only thing that bothers me a little that he's missing a little something special... something that makes him truly recognizable and let's him stand out among other alien characters.

Vhlem responds:

Thanks for the feedback, I’ll keep that in mind for the future

[Wes and Rui]

Umbreon and Espeon as your starters... sounds like the best Pokemon Game ever to me!