HankDeVries's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Biro Danny]

Not terribly untraditional but you executed this really well. The portrait is nearly flawless, even before you consider the fact you just used an office pen! I'll toss you a recommendation for the art portal. Keep up the good work!

KJayB responds:

Thanks! Yes it's definitely not the most original of ideas for untraditional, but I actually made a sculpture out of newspaper before realising it was 2D only. So this was my slightly less motivated entry.

[Malcolm Smith Portrait]

Easy 5 stars on this one. You can tell you put a ton of work into this. The folds in the shirt looks completely natural, and you got a really finished look on the table top. I don't know who Malcolm Smith is so I can't speak for the accuracy of the face but I'm sure you did a good job with that as well haha! Keep it up. I wish I had the patience to spend that long on one piece.

BrandyBuizel responds:

Thanks so much! I'm glad the amount of time shows through.
In regards to who Malcolm is, he's just a friend with a very paint-able face.
Thanks again for the kind words :)

[Dragon Meeting]

I knew this was you right when i saw it. I think I've seen your work somewhere else. (Twitter maybe?). Anyways, great job with this, the poses look pretty cool! I do think it would pop out a bit more if you thickened the linework, but little things like that come down to preference.

SentraTheDragon responds:

I have put pictures of different stages on my DeviantArt account and then shared it with my Twitter account. I also recorded my progress and put it on YouTube.

Thanks you for the advise on this piece. I always love to hear what I could improve the next time.

[Robot]

Great job! There's a ton of variation but it's all coherent! I just wish you wouldn't have mirrored it. It ends up looking a little flat that way.

Zherei responds:

True. This was just a warm-up sketch though, so I didn't want to spend too much time on it.

[Calmness]

This is awesome! It works so well that I didn't even notice they were pencil shavings at first. The splattered bits of lead are a nice touch as well. I hope you get featured. Best of luck!

BekiRu responds:

Sorry, I just noticed now that someone wrote me :O (I'm new to this web site)
Thank you very much, you're so kind. It makes me really happy that you like it. :)

[#UNTRADITIONAL (wings of glass)]

This turned out really well! You used a lot of interesting methods but it all still looks coherent. I especially like the texture of the glass. How did you put it on?

One thing I would change is the way the hair hangs on the left side. It seems to be a bit higher than it should. It's not super distracting though. The piece is still amazing!

Best of luck in the competition! I hope I can think of an idea worth trying, cause the theme is really unique this month.

inkdogcomic responds:

Thank you for your feedback :D and for the nice rating ^^
If you also compete in the competition, good luck :D