Sabtastic's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Using up our minutes]

I'm loving the message behind this piece. Reminds me of some junior high kids I used to teach.

Heh; jokes aside, this is a really great piece!

What kind of brushes did you use to get such a painterly, grainy effect? It's almost like salted watercolour--!

TurkeyOnAStick responds:

Thanks Sab!

For areas like the side of his head, I believe thats from a small speckled brush set to Multiply, just to touch up the image.

Otherwise for drawing the guy I was trying out a standard brush dualled with a speckled one. I wanted to try to have a pored texture but have a crisper controlled edge on the brush stroke.

[Haunted]

This is so cool!
Looks great on a T-shirt too!

I can't get over how well you rendered those glazed, haunting eyes. Dolls are such a naturally creepy subject to draw - perfect topic for Halloween. The horns are really nicely rendered as well!

My one gripe is the detail on her neck--but that's just my personal opinion. To me, the fact that the blood seems to be flowing up towards her head bugs me a bit. Stitches or cracks may have been a little more effective to differentiate the similar bloody smears/makeup you used near her eyes. Not necessary though.

You really have a knack for eerie/dark subjects...! It suits your style! From what I can see, you're a very versatile artist, too! All very quality stuff.

Keep up the lovely work. c:

[THE VISITOR'S REMAINS]

GORGEOUS...!

I'm curious to hear the explanation behind your choice of title here!

The intricacy and neatness of this piece really stands out to me. You've balanced the composition very nicely and I enjoy your subject matter because it's so beautifully macabre.

Great job - this would make an excellent print if you ever chose to sell it!

[Trick or Treat Mockup]

Awesome work here!
I love that you made a summon trophy of something Tom made up in grade 2. hahah

Overall, I can tell you put a lot of effort into this piece. It's so jam-packed with detail and there's a Newgrounds reference everywhere you could possibly look.

If I had to be absolutely nit-picky though, I think Tricky could be made to stand out from the background a bit more with an outline to match Tom's. Just my personal opinion, though.

All in all, I really appreciate all the references you chose to incorporate. The street-fighter/smash bros look of it all works really well with all the Newgrounds material you packed in. c:

Great job!

ScepterDPinoy responds:

Thanks. I agree with the part where Tricky needs to be in the foreground more where Tom Fulp is at.

[Lecrae's fire]

Nicely done!

CrabbWalker responds:

Thanks a lot!

[Pay Day]

Haha I love all of these - what do you animate them with?

[Shadbase]

Man, that sounds like the best type of commission ever!

deathink responds:

Yeah, I have some cool friends!

[Sabtastic Tankgirl]

SWEEEET! 8D

This turned out so badass! Look at all that detail!
What a way to incorporate Newgrounds lore/community, too. I love it!

Thanks for taking the time to make this. I really enjoy your traditional inks and all the detail you put into your pieces. Means a lot that you were willing to take a stab at a second piece after all the hub-bub that the first one caused, too. ;P

ALSO THANKS FOR MAKING ME LOOK 100x BETTER THAN I DO IN REAL LIFE

Keep up the great work~!

deathink responds:

W00t!

[Hyrule Warrior]

Beautiful! Love your use of texture and colour. Great portrait, too.

Brakkenimation responds:

Thank you kindly, Sab :)

[commission]

I love your commissions lately - you add a sort of energy to other people's characters with your style.

You've got some quality stuff!

clayscence responds:

thank you so much :D