PaddleTone's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Hotline Miami]

Grroovy! I did enjoy the insane acid trip the first game went on.

[Wilson Swimmin']

Nice to see you over here. I'm sure you'll be scouted as soon as you post four images. I did recommend you for the art portal though.

CriminalKiwi responds:

Thanks for the support =) I'm still rather new to how Newgrounds works but eventually I'll post the four pieces required.

[Beach Mode Shantae]

I love the mesh of cel-shading and painting styles! It really makes the character pop.

My only real gripe/nitpick is the right hand going behind her back looks a bit awkward to me. It creates a tangent mixed with foreshortening so the arm looks like it’s coming toward the reader but the hand goes a little behind her.

finalcake responds:

I always wondered why the hand felt off to me lol

Thank you for the feedback!

[Gremblo]

The nose knows and the texture is a nice touch too!

[smile]

I'my only taking off half a star because I had my head close to the screen while it was loading and this startled me!

Nice work, dude!

[Space]

Jebus! The out of focus glass and grainy light really sell this piece!

[Tracer]

The colors are very well done and the figure has very nice proportions. Unfortunately, I believe the image is held back because it lacks any dynamics. If you look at the line of action, it's very stiff and straightforward. This makes the image very boring and plain in my opinion when it could've been curved to show more emotion and movement out of Tracer. Still, the attention to detail in the armor and the light effects following her are a great touch. Well done!

BadTyke responds:

Thank you for the feedback! I agree the pose is rather stiff. Fluid/dynamic poses has been one of my greatest challenges.

[Leohunter]

Nice stance, simple but lovely lighting, and a good matching color scheme. The biggest thing that holds it back in my view is that the artist did some great texture details for the clothes and weapon, but the fur and mane details could have used more of a touch-up in my opinion (e.g. too many small tuffs of fur along the face, knees, and abs that could've meshed better with the rest of the fur). Overall, a great piece, though.

Stach responds:

Thank's! I will try to do the best!