Mightydein's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Custard The Christmas Dragon.]

This picture has a lot of obvious influence from dragonall.

The background reminds me of king kai's planet.

The dragon looks a bit impatient and is waiting for the red headed girl, ball of yarn and floating monster to make their wish.

The shadows on the ground in the shapes of it's object is an interesting subtle detail.

The two planets in the sky and cloud formations appear to have the most detail.

A good solid drawing but a bit more extra polish in the shading, lighting and shadows would have been perfect.

Keep making those brand new drawings and slow down if needed.

- Mightydein

Bertn1991 responds:

Thanks, Mighty!

I didn't realize you were a Dragon Ball fan, then again who isn't these days? I've seen every episode of Dragon Ball, DBZ, and even GT. This doesn't really pertain to anything, but I'm pretty big on Dragon Ball, so I'll take a Toriyama comparison any day.

I wasn't going for a King Kai's planet look, but now that you mention it, it is shockingly similar.

I love the observation you make about the girl making her wish and the dragon being impatient. I honestly hadn't even thought about that. I just kinda drew my mind without putting much thought into what was actually going on. I guess doing things that way, the story is whatever you make of it.

This doesn't have anything to do with anything, but the planet is Earth, but in my own fictional universe in which all of my drawings and animations take place. The two bodies in the sky are two of Earth's three moons.

Thank you for a thoughtful review. I fully agree with everything you mentioned. This was the first time that the bulk of the drawing wasn't done in MS paint, so much of it was me experimenting with new things like shadows. And this again has nothing to do with anything - I don't know if you clicked on the full sized image, but this drawing is ENORMOUS.

Anyways, thank you very much. I'll keep on trying my very best, if even just for my few, but very awesome fans :-)

[Pete, Mint, and The Watermelon Patch.]

I really like the more subdued colors in this picture.

The coloring on Pete and mint look great.

You can draw a small shadow under the necks of your characters.

Sometimes your head will cast a shadow onto the neck.

This drawing looks more polished than your usual yonder ho drawings.

I really enjoy the coloring of this piece.

I would recommend having the hair and leaves move towards the same direction.

I cannot tell the direction of the wind in this picture.

I enjoyed this new picture and look forward to seeing you try new things.

Keep drawing.

- Mightydein

[Nightmare]

Your cat's name is Nightmare.

I seen this character somewhere in an episode of Yonder Ho.

Not much is known about this cat.

Nightmare is obviously a mysterious creature with some potentially interesting history.

Would it be possible to reveal more aspects of this character?

What is his origin?

Is he a creature from hell?

Is he good?

Is he bad?

Looks can often be very deceiving.

Some types of dangerous animals are actually very cute.

Dangerous animals like nightmare is not a very cute cat at all.

He has sinister look to his eyes.

I like the usage of different lights and shadows.

I really love how you use shading to enhance your simple drawings.

Bertn1991 responds:

Nightmare may look scary, but he's mostly harmless. He's like Bowser; sometimes he's the bad guy, and sometimes he's out playing golf or racing go karts with everyone. Okay, he doesn't really do those particular things, but you get the point. I suppose I could put him in more episodes, sure.

Thank you for your kind and thoughtful worlds : )

[Year of Me]

That Cat statue reminds of that one thing from Samurai pizza cats.

The cat is a bit fat and almost looks a bit like buddha.

The background effect reminds looks about average standard.

I would treat the effect like a source of surrounding light.

Surrounding light would effect the shadows very differently.

I would like to learn more about this cat.

- Mightydein

Bertn1991 responds:

He's based off Maneki-neko which is a figure in Japanese culture seen as a lucky charm. His name, Year of Me, is a reference to the Al Stewart, "Year Of The Cat."

I thought the background effect looked nice. It's simple but the bright red with white adds deep contrast making things stand out and seem brighter than they really are. But you're right though, I could've done the shading a bit differently.

Thanks : )

[Breeze]

I assume your protagonist is standing in a sideways direction in the sunlight.

I noticed you are now using different colored outlines.

The grass looks great; However, some tall blades of grass in the front would add some additional polish.

Your drawn outlines are also effected by the lighting and shadows.

The colored outlines and shading combined help with creating a cool lighting effect.

I already mentioned stuff about how the environment effects your character.

The direction of the sun would effect how the shadows look.

I like the shine effect on the girl's hair.

I love how you designed the sky in your drawing.

There is no wrong way to draw the sky because the real sky is constantly changing.

Clouds can be drawn in a million different ways.

Clouds often come in multiple colors in a single cloud.

I have never seen a pure white cloud.

Some clouds have silver lining, mixes of purple, grey, brown, red, ect

The best way to draw a cloud is by creating different mixtures of colors.

Your clouds look very cool.

You are getting at creating poses for your drawings.

Your girl is standing with a subtle lean.

Her standing looks a lot more natural in comparison to your past art portal submissions.

I would like to see more of your simple drawings placed in multiple different types of poses.

Dynamic poses can be learned from trail and error.

This new drawing is a step in the right direction.

I look forward to your new work.

- Mightydein

Bertn1991 responds:

A five star rating? That must really mean something coming from you. Thanks! She's based on an old drawing I did a few years ago. You can actually go back and look at some of the animation tests on YouTube for Yonder Ho and see her.

I think the grass turned out okay. I get no points for realism, but I think it looks nice. You're right, some taller blades poking out in front would've looked nice. Some flowers, too, maybe.

The sky has always been really easy for me to draw. Like you said, it's pretty hard to mess up the sky. Though, I often just use real photographs for skies in Yonder Ho. Sometimes the actual sky can be difficult to distinguish from a painting or drawing so it usually fits right in with cartoons. Courage The Cowardly Dog did that a lot. But yeah I'm glad you like these clouds. I did make these.

I thought it didn't fit or personality to stand perfectly straight. I do have trouble drawing different poses to be honest.

Anyways, thanks for your review!

[Christopher Walken]

The actual Christoper Walken has some of the same features as your drawing.

That man in your drawing has a giant fore-head.

The actual Christoper Walken does have a large fore-head but not to the same degree.

You exaggerated his forehead by a lot.

Christopher walken has very squinty eyes and I love how you included laugh lines in his face.

The pose is actually kinda boring to be honest.

I would like to see you try doing more dynamic poses with this drawing.

I personally struggle with working out the poses in my own pictures.

Draw a stick man version of the pose first if it helps.

Build onto the stick man by adding more details on top of it.

I seen other animators advise others to draw the forms before adding details.

Just do whatever works for you.

A background could liven up the picture a bit.

Perhaps walken is posing for his driver license photo.

He could be standing on a launching pad before his rocket pack activates.

Use your imagination to create interesting poses with your drawings.

I will have to do the same and take my own advice.

Do another Christoper walken drawing but with a more dynamic pose.

As always; I look forward to your new work.

- Mightydein

[Pungent Squid (Splatoon)]

I love your usage of colors.

The girl has a great pose.

The girl has a very cute design.

I like the sketchy look for the outlines.

It's a cool drawing.

[Bioboost Armor: Guyver]

This is a very imaginative drawing of the guyver firing a laser from the control metal in his head.

That big blast looks more like the mega smasher effect.

I love the entirely unique twist placed onto your Guyver drawing.

The coloring looks great.

I love the Guyver's pose.

I love this Guyver picture.

- Mightydein

[The Lady in Blue]

I love your multiple shades of blue used in your picture.

The background uses multiple shades of purple to create the background.

You used a limited range of colors in multiple shades very effectively.

The drawing looks cool.

- Mightydein

LightningBolt13 responds:

Ah, thank you!

[Cleocatra - Workout Attire]

Your cat is dressed up in some extremely loud colors and her style of clothes are highly absurd.

The cat appears to be getting ready for a work out.

The cat has a very unapproachable facial expression.

I notice a few shadows applied to certain curves and places around the cat.

The cat's fur had different shades of white; However, her clothes are lacking some shading.

Sometimes the clothes on your back will have combined shading with the body.

Blending a different shade of color will create a more convincing looking shadow.

I like how the cat was given a different color for her eyes instead of the standard white.

Actual cats often have interesting eye colors distinct from humans.

A cat's eyes will often glow in the dark.

You did a good job at closely observing cats to assist with cat drawings.

Transfer those same skills of close observation onto your human drawings.

Observe your subject and carefully pay attention to every detail.

You might miss certain details in your observations but practice makes perfect.

Keep making those new drawings, music and animations.

- Mightydein

Bertn1991 responds:

Oh, guess I forgot to shade her clothes. Whoops. But yeah, thanks for giving your thoughts! I appreciate it as always. You know, I've seen some pretty bad reviews on this site, but yours are always well written I must say; and whenever you have criticism, it's constructive and helpful. Thanks again : )