GnomeZome's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Commission - Gwynn]

Ooooh this is cool.
You know I don't often have a good mental reference for "hill dwarf", and I think you captured the idea of that culture quite well here.
Like not a lot of metal, but still obvious craftsmanship in the gear, and the consistent "fishbone" pattern throughout Gwynn's gear is a nice show of their culture's artistic sentiments.
Color wise I like how the warm browns and shock of red hair balance with the greens and blues, and the ibis on the shield is quite stylish.
Thank you for making this.

[Subscribestar Announcement!]

yo, good hustle, but the link is broken.
for those curious, this is the good link:
https://subscribestar.adult/corromon
and I pm-ed the artist as well.

Corromon responds:

Ty a ton man I was uploading these late last night and goofed up on the link so ty for the fix!

[Mori Calliope]

Nice work!.
I would say if you wanted a good warm up that is not to far out of your comfort zone visually;
Lio from Promare.
For a little more of a push one of the very muscular Jojo bros.
I would say the most challenging for your style might be a middle age dirt bag type like Jet from cowboy bebop.
You have a great sense of poise so it would interesting to see what you do with a character like Jet, or maybe a young punk like yusuke urameshi from Yuyu hakusho.
Thanks for making this.

[Upgraded]

"Weird flex but ok"
I actually really like this, as it is quite stylish.
Blue and red can have some excellent contrast, and I think the backdrop has a balance of stylish detail and innocuous worldbuilding (at least modernish setting).
The Merch her self has a as solid outfit and a fittingly chaotic mismatched armor set which helps build a lot of character, even before her cackle.
The outline is a bold choice (heh) and I think you where right to use it to help with the definition, but I wonder about making it the same color of the energy that sparks off of her, so it has more of a quality of energy aura, though perfectly intense as is.
Thank you for making this.

Xlyphon responds:

Thanks a lot for the complete feedback, the flexing really didn't convince me either, and i'm glad that the aesthetic can be easily interpreted. I appreciate that you like it!

[ghost]

A watchful friend indeed.
With all those eyes I wonder if they are the type of spirit that needs to be observed to be empowered.
Like each of those red eyes is a moment of fear they caused, or some such.
I like the design alot, it seems very fluid in what in can do, and you grounded it in some interesting elements of body horror with the scars, gaps and eyes.
It also clever to have the open rifts/eyes contrast the skin/primary eyes, as the red/black clashing with the white/blue gives a unsettling impression of a fraught existence.
Thank you for making this.

[Bapanada]

Hah, I guess it makes sense a map maker would already have found his chest and booty.
She was one of my favorites in the game, in part of this throw away line from the old bug in the town square about how hard it must be for her to get in out of the shop.
I like to think team cherry was making a joke that she was so in love with her husband she was willing to bend over backwards for him.
In any case, nice work with that soft blue white sheen that pervades alot of hollow knight.
I think a few well placed shadow might have made the thicc a translate visually, as the chest could just be read as an odd abdomen at a glance, so maybe a bit of underboob shading would clear that, but over all I think you nailed the visual tone.
Thank you for making this.

[Lain]

Very nice.
One of my favorite parts of lain is as she is mentally drifting into the net her home also physically subsumes to tech and wires, and the wirr of fans and steady chug of coolant pumps, and i think you really captured that overwhelming blossoming of silicone.
The general and pervasive radiation of of power lights, and vacant screens plays very well with your choice of conflicting greens blues and purples, and frames lain's own taciturn blankness quite well.
Also, did you hide something from the show in the monitor behind her.....it is blurred but familiar.
Thank you for making this.

[[ANIMATION] Hand catching a coin]

That's flip'n awesome!
I like the coin going through a superstar flash as it turns, and the fair of the hand catching it and take on the rainbow aura are nice and subtle but give a great vibe.
This is a solid FP idle animation, but also skillful work on the hand and clever to make quick cooping motion more of a solid wedge shape opposed to separate fingers.
You definitely show you can render the individual digits, but I appreciate the skill in the choice to be efficient.
Thank you for making this.

Jectoons responds:

Thank you very much for your kind comments! I am glad that you like it. The rainbow stuff occurred to me as I was coloring, trying to make it look more interesting, hahaha.
Cheers!

[Penelope]

"cheer up butter cup" - meant with kindness
I like how honestly sad she is in this piece, like not cartoonish walling, but a true chuck of bitter.
little things like the cast shadow the tight thin eyebrows, lilted eyes, and non effort from covey an deep mood that I can really respect the craft of.
Thank you for making this.

[Isahelle]

hmmm, wholesome demon mom.
I purpose as the name of the cafe either "Can't get no" or "rolling stone" as she and her folk where unable to get service and her name, Isahelle, means "god is satisfaction" and it seems she had enough trouble finder her own satisfaction in other places, she made her own place.
Also I think made some economical choice in making Isahelle a nice frame but not worrying to much about the back ground detail, and she is the intended focus.
On that point thoughm I not sure her sight lines line up with the background, but if you made her levitate, a possible ability, it would help remedy that.
Then again your setting might be too ground for that kinda thing.
Thank you for making this.