Sabtastic's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[HS - Bow and arrow]

*cracks knuckles*

Overall, this looks really awesome! I've been itching to write a constructive review for a while, so please excuse if this comes off as un-needed or pretentious in any way. Just trying to offer some helpful insights and refine my critique process.

Perspective - The horizon doesn't quite line up straight across the picture, but that could be because of an un-even terrain, so not a huge deal.

Foreshortening - Seems stunningly accurate. Every feature looks perfectly sized, and nothing looks too big or too small in relation to its placement.

Outfit / Character Design - Pretty neat since you were going for a futuristic military outfit. It compliments her nicely. Maybe needs a little more protective equipment, though? Not sure what I'm saying, but when I picture a 'military' outfit, I think of a plethora of tools and equipment to fend off threats and potential combat. At least an arrow quiver?

Composition - Nicely centered - can't say anything negative about your choices.

Light Source - Her hair is the only thing that is bugging me. It should be backed in a bright outline, because the sunset it directly behind her. Technically speaking, it would probably be blocking any sunlight from reaching her face, too.

Background - I really appreciate that you put so much detail into the background. Most people just cheap out and do something thought-less or simple. Kudos for making it interact with your character!

Linhishyra responds:

Au contraire, thanks a lot for the review, that's the idea behind a community, I agree with your thoughts (specially the one about the quiver which I totally forgot XD) I thought that blocking all light will make it look too dark or plain in colours, but you are completely right, thank you very much, and I mean it, since it comes from someone with real knowledge ove this things.

(The only thing I found pretentious was the knukle craking, but may be just because it scared me XD, JK, LOLed about it)

Read you around Sab.

[zombie Samus]

OMG YES <3

Why hasn't anyone done this before?
Lovin' your style in general. You have a knack for zombie grunge.

What kinda markers did you use for this one?

dommi-fresh responds:

awight sab haven't been on ng for a while nice to see the veterans are still about!
i used a fine black pen and water colour for this little number.
glad you like it

[Soviet Tankmen]

Very inspiring.

Awesome job! You've out-done yourself, yet again!

I now have this urge to try out for the 2013 calendar.. :P
I can imagine that the feeling you get when you're holding your own artwork in published form is pretty groovy-- When do we usually start submitting for that, anyway?

Nekow responds:

The threads usually open up around september over at the forums. Can't believe you haven't submitted anything over the past years!

[Gonzossm]

Dear sweet mother of pearl...

GONZO!! D8>
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HIM!?!

[Skyrim]

FUS RO DAH!!

Grats on the frontpager! I'm glad we've got someone with your talent contributing to the art portal! It's also nice to see some Skyrim fanart that obviously a had a lot of time invested in it. Great job overall. I really can't find anything negative/constructive to say about this. :)

I'm especially lovin' the way you've painted in the burning embers in the dragon's breath.
It looks so realistic!

5/5 10/10

[SOPA - I CAN'T HEAR YOU]

Pissed of Canadian:

I don't think the people pushing this bill forward have a clue about how much they're f**king with the world as a whole. I live in Canada and I'm just as pissed about this act (not to mention the Protect IP act). It's going to affect everyone, and they have no right to mess with something so global.

Anyone reading this, go look up SOPA videos on youtube. You can do something about it, even if you don't live in Texas, or the United States. If they get enough negative feedback from other countries around the world, maybe it could serve as a wake-up call.

Kudos for using your artistic ability to raise awareness about this issue, man. Nice work.
It's a powerful image.

[Shore Winds]

Beautiful.

I love your use of lines to portray the movement of the wind in this one. The eye follows a nice semi-circle path, and seems to cool over the tundra-like plane as it twists counter-clockwise.

Btw, I just happened to drop by your page because you told me so on NG's frontpage. lol
I'm glad I did!

[Awakening of the Conscience]

Awesome stuff..!

Nice work! What type of medium did you use for this? Looks like... acrylic?
We're doing colour theory in my intro level Art course right now, so I can really respect such a nice range of colour. They're so hard to mix precisely!! </3

I like how rather than just using a boring, solid black near the bottom half, you give it life and three-dimensional shape with some hints of blue...

Again, nice work! :)

[Sunken Well]

Very nice.

This is too cool...!

The texture in this really makes it look like something that belongs on the back of a leather jacket or something. Great design!

Just out of curiosity, what type of filter did you use for the effect?