Troisnyx's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Could you Imagine....]

Right off the bat, I've got to say, your sense of colour and composition is amazing. You have a great bit of chiaroscuro going, and it's very pleasing to look at. Definitely something I think I could learn from you.

My complaints have nothing to do with Hallow's body. I am all FOR plus-sizers. Rather, for me, what sets apart a furry piece (or any piece for that matter) from the rest is the amount of life in it. Hallow is meant to be a fox? A wolf? When canines are interested in something, their ears prick up, their eyes dilate and their tails wag, do they not? Perhaps illustrate the movement, the life, in the drawing. Try not to make it static. A soulful drawing will easily stand out from the rest.

Also a slight bit of nitpicking, but what is she sitting on? Lying on perhaps? Posture practice is something recommended to every artist, myself included, and I'd like to extend the invitation to you to try it out.

All in all, good piece, but there are still some kinks to be knocked out. Perhaps be my accountability partner of sorts when it comes to colouring, and I'll help where I can for posture. I don't so animals, but now might be my time to try out some.

3.5/5.

Killerwolf1020 responds:

I agree that it does look off with her "leaning on nothing" (lol) but that's how I drew the pose. I did have a "table" or "box" drawn in for what she was leaning on but I wanted the picture to feature just the character and no props other than the clothes she wears.

Hallow is a werewolf (wolf). My foxes (that I don't draw often) I try to give a different face shape (rounder for artic fox and narrower for most other foxes) and a shorter narrower muzzle and a leaner build.

Hallows tail is up as to simulate a dominant posture and slightly happy. Wolves typically raise their tails to assert dominance but as she is also anthropomorphized, it could also be inferred that she is doing it to not just posture but wave it like a little red flag saying "look at me."

Thank you for your input. It means a lot and I will do my best to give my pictures more life in the future ^^

[Castle Park's Logo]

Everything looks nice, but I don't know if the font (for the type) actually fits the rest of the picture. Still though: the castle clock tower thing was what caught my eye, so kudos. ^_^

Decky responds:

Thanks for the review.

I used a san serif, fine font for "castle park" & "centre" because I wanted it to feel fun, modern and clean, the same reason why it is all in lower case. As for "arts" I wanted a different font with a little bit more artist flourish then the other text but still fairly clean.

[La mer]

As someone who likes Claude Debussy's music... great job. The impressionism isn't lost on this, the colours are playful (as I find a lot of his pieces to be), and it looks simply beautiful.

P-cate responds:

thank you so much!

[NGADM2014]

Oh gosh yes. Very well done, but very hilarious too (Tankman holding a triangle, pfffffft XD). I am very, very much looking forward to this year's NGADM.

Artist-Lost responds:

It should be great. Last year had some amazing talent come through and the competition is only hotter this year.

[Justice Guardian Deity Remake]

It looks a lot more accomplished now, though I must ask, what about the details on the sword, or shield, or whatever it is he's bearing?

My only qualm with this is how the shoulder belt things appear; they appear to me as less detailed than the rest of your piece. Lovely to see nonetheless.

4.5/5.

ZaneZansorrow responds:

I decided to redraw him doing something, and that something happens to cut off the weapon he is holding off canvas. Composition wise, I decided to focus more detail to the center and that is why the weapon and shoulder belts are as is. (though the lack of weapon detail is probably me being lazy, maybe there was room to add some detail without drawing the attention away)

Thanks for the review :3

[Virtual plein air 9]

I can read on one of the sign boards, 'wo ai ni' -- I love you........... um.

That aside, lively piece of art. Masterful.

wartynewt responds:

Haha thank you! that was a hidden message for my girlfriend :p

[Holst's The Planets]

Very reminiscent of Age of Empires, Civilization or games along these lines. Reminds me of a Final Fantasy X-2-esque credits background, too. I like the mythological references you made; nice work!

Nothing I could gash points for, except perhaps for colour balance -- but it does depend on what this background is used for.

5/5.

samulis responds:

Hey, Trois! Nice to see you around! Thanks for the review, it means a lot. :)

Unfortunately I don't have great monitors and I absolutely love over-saturated reds and yellows, so I'm not that great at that part.

[So Sail On]

With a little bit more definition of detail, this is the kind of thing I would see on an album by Enya, or a medieval-sounding album. Think, a little bit more vigour on the waves, a slightly bold ship, a bit more movement in the hair -- it looks like one side is being carried by the wind, but the other isn't. The colours, however, are divine. I normally would associate use of blue and yellow with pieces like this, but you changed this for me.

I really like this concept very much. I might even try to derive something out of this, with your permission. No, not artwork -- but music!

4.5/5.

SourCherryJack responds:

Thanks Troisnyx, I agree with you on the hair thing her hand was originally going to be there like she wad blowing a kiss but when I did the watercolor wash I forgot about it and tried to salvage it, it ended up a mess and I covered it with hair. Thank you on the colors, blue and violet are my go to colors I'm happy you find my use of them to be divine.
You may use this as a base for anything you may want to do, no problem. As long as you send me a link to it.

[Cat's Shadow]

I like this -- it's very simple, very powerful colours, and gives off a late 1800s'/early 1900s kind of feel. Looks almost like a theatre poster, if I do say so myself!

SourCherryJack responds:

Thank you, that's exactly what I was going for. I just finished Bioshock: Infinite and Dishonored so the time period and style were sort of fresh in my head.

[Maiden of Eden]

Beautiful! I like her dress, her general look and even the shading you did on this thing!
Just wondering.... are you thinking of a background for this? It could help make or break the setting she's in.

Safst3r responds:

It could be interesting, trying to make a background for this picture I mean. Although I did want the main focus to be on her alone, hence the black. I'll play around with it a bit though, to see what I can do with backgrounds because I am pretty rusty at that haha XD