GnomeZome's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Mita & Rob]

"Whoa this is coool~" -Me, out loud, when I first saw this full piece.
It's interesting because sometimes a really development and design sketch impresses me way more than a fully painted canvas.
Maybe it's because it more raw and unguarded intentions of the artists, or it's just the innate eagerness of look forward to the possibility of eventually polished and perfected piece, fleshing out the bones.
I am very impressed by how readily you conveyed both of their personalities, but also how clever you where in contrasting them in height, pigment, experience and gear.
With that said, you can also see how they compliment each other as part of a team, and giving them both different equipment hewn from the same chitinous armor is subtle marking of alliance.
Thank you for making this.

TheTenk responds:

Thank you for the thorough response!

[Phosphophyllite]

"Keep Your Hands Off Lustrous"
The dramatic pose and nicely busy background give this a very similar vibe to the opening of "
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken", which is a series I heartily recommend, but try not to watch it all in one day.
A final note on the background, was it intentional to have it resemble fletching?
I know Phosphophyllite and her fellows often have arrows sent there way, so it's a bit menacing in that sense.
Thank you for making this.

SkyHawkins responds:

Thanks for your review!
I watched Eizouken while it was airing, in fact. The opening definitely served as inspiration.
And as for the background, the arrow pattern was intentional. Good eye!

[Wood Birdy]

Oh that is so cool!
The woods to dark for it, but this ripe for a joke about balsa wood gliders.
I love the details, you put in, it really made the piece have a lot of depth, and it's just gorgeous.
Way to flex on a commission.
Thank you for making this.

SizzulReal responds:

Thanks for saying~!

[Haast]

Nice glow up.
I definitely like your work on musculature and skintone, but I am very impressed by the difference of atmosphere, background and the play of light and shadow.
You also conveyed emotion in a way that is very human, or real, while still using the emotive stress lines, in a way that synergizes well.
Thank you for making this.

cashumeru responds:

thanks so much putney, thats exactly what i was going for. back then i used alot of simple bg and focused on just drawing the figure, so i wanted to use my newfound knowledge to push it with more colors and overall composition; muscle knowledge def helped me nowadays!

[Draw this again: Warhammer 40k]

Nice gains!
for your efforts one of my favorite segments of 40k lore:
"
The door opened. I stopped. Beyond it, orks lined both sides of the corridor. They had been watching for me. The moment I appeared, they roared their approval. They did not attack. They simply stood, clashed guns against blades, and hooted brute enthusiasm. I had been subjected to too many celebratory parades on Armageddon not to recognise one when it confronted me. I went numb from the unreality before me. I stepped forward, though. I had no choice.

I walked. It was the most obscene victory march of my life. I moved through corridor, hold and bay, and the massed ranks of the greenskins hailed my passage. I saw the evidence of the destruction I had caused around every bend. Scorch marks, patched ruptures, buckled flooring, collapsed ceilings. But it hadn’t been enough. Not nearly enough. Only enough for this… this…

At length, I arrived at a launch bay. There was a ship on the pad before the door. It was human, a small in-system shuttle. It was not built for long voyages. No matter, as long as its vox-system was still operative.

I knew that it would be.

Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka awaited me beside the ship’s access ramp. I did not let my confusion or the sense that I had slipped into an endless waking nightmare slow my stride. I did not hesitate as I strode towards the monster. I stopped before him. I met his gaze with all the cold hatred of my soul. He radiated delight. Then he leaned forward, a colossus of armour and bestial strength. Our faces were mere centimetres apart.

My soul bears many scars from the days and months of my defeat and captivity. But there is one memory that, above all others, haunts me. By day, it is a goad to action. By night, it murders sleep. It lives with me always, the proof that there could hardly be a more terrible threat to the Imperium than this ork.

Thraka spoke to me.

Not in orkish. Not even in Low Gothic.

In High Gothic.

‘A great fight,’ he said. He extended a huge, clawed finger and tapped me once on the chest. ‘My best enemy.’ He stepped aside and gestured to the ramp. ‘Go to Armageddon,’ he said. ‘Make ready for the greatest fight.’

I entered the ship, my being marked by words whose full measure of horror lay not in their content, but in the fact of their existence. I stumbled to the cockpit, and discovered that I had a pilot.

It was Commander Rogge. His mouth was parted in a scream, but there was no sound. He had no vocal cords any longer. There was very little of his body recognisable. He had been opened up, reorganised, fused with the ship’s control and guidance systems. He had been transformed into a fully aware servitor.

‘Take us out of here,’ I ordered.

The rumble of the ship’s engines powering up was drowned by the even greater roar of the orks. I knew that roar for what it was: the promise of war beyond description.
"
May your red ones be ever faster,
Thank you for making this.

BlankEye responds:

Thank you!
That was a cool read, too! Kind of creepy to imagine an Ork smart enough to speak properly, to be honest! Even creepier to imagine that of all the countless Orks, it had to be Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka!

[¡Dia del Vino!]

I have heard this effect be called "Mind Wine" before.
I think especially in cultures with strong traditions people often feel more open, and social when alcohol is served even if they do not partake, but that is just my personal observation.
I am actually really excited for this series you are working on, because I really enjoy learn about other people's perspectives through simple and honest art like this.
Thank you making this.

[Vtuber Persona Challenge]

Admittedly dumb question;
If they are a mime, how would we know the sound their voice?
Overall well composed mix of Parisian and rubber house sensibilities.
Also the the eyes are quite expressive which makes for a good mime.
Thank you for making this.

ovelhadogelo responds:

Believe me: Even I know how we'll discover her voice. Perhaps there are more "intimate" methods of finding out, if you get me.~

Besides all, thank you very much for your feedback and everything you said. It means a lot to me, I'm truly grateful for everything you typed, mainly about her "eyes" since it's something I care and dedicate myself a lot, and I hope I can bring more content of this type, hm?

[Gunblade Cleric v1.0]

Oh, iteresting.
The use of red and golds gives this a little bit of a Megumin from konosuba, energy, especially that style/color of hair, but I really like the energy of this piece.
The little heel side Chimera, the etched runes seething with power, and the cocky countenance framed by a suiting fur lined leather jacket all add up to making this quite cool.
Also your use of the energy's arch as a framing device, balanced by the dead center red sun, is extremely eye catching and clever.
I would love to know more about your work, and direction you took on this.
Thank you for making this.

HenLP responds:

Thank you for the elaborate comment.

Most of the elements at play here are based on characters and interests the recipient in question adores. That's pretty much it, really. As I've done with other similar gift work, it will likely be tinkered with in the future.

[Roof-hopping (Colton Crux page art)]

Wow!
Back in the 90's, I am not 100% sure it was Todd McFarlane, or another of the spider man artists of the time, there was a really strong trend of showing the characters kinetic motion by having similar after image progressions in a single panel as you do here.
It worked particularly well because the character, Ben or Peter, would often speak with them selves, and having multiple speech bubbles from different positions of the same person helped give the thought process a sense of motion.
Frankly speaking, this is, infact, a devastatingly beautiful piece.
The far skylines's rain echoing obscurity, the deep darkness of each solitary window, and the magnificent details from the conductor's amazing mustache, to the neon show girl, to the weather vanes, and just the little cat observing it all in the fore ground window.
Thank you for making this.
(I will check out the book when I have a chance as well.)

nashotobi responds:

thank you for this in-depth review, I love it so much! as an artist, I rarely get anything past LIKE, so it means a lot to know it made you want to express it so well. I love your description of the mood. I've worked so hard on it that I can no longer see past the mistakes I couldn't fix. But reading your words assured me that it indeed has value and As I pull away I may still become happy with it in the future.

[The Wandering Pyre]

What a interesting golem.
I wonder if the witches act as kindling, or perhaps part of it's base components are a bundle of witches brooms.
It definitely feels like something an Alchemist would construct, seeing as they evoke natural phenomenon and might have a great resentment to witches meddling.
I still deeply enjoy your longstanding meme of flame and fire through out your work.
This piece especially reminds me of some Buddhist thought best summed up, in this case, by modest mouse:
"Everyone is a burning building, with no way to put the fire out."
Thank you for making this.

jouste responds:

man the witch brooms as kindling is SUCH a cool idea. I'm also a big fan of Modest Mouse so really appreciate this critique! I still gotta get back to your message. I do do commission creature work for sure!

*highfives