ShadenLines's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[PAYDRT #1]

Very cool. For someone who's "never drawn...really much at all" you're off to a hell of a start. The style is perhaps slightly too cartoony for the plot, but it works. Your real strength is in your storytelling, & perhaps in your worldbuilding. PAYDRT is as much a commentary on our hypermediated gig-centric society as anything else, & I love it. _So_ relevant. Decent inking skills, too.

[Quadruped Mushroom VI]

Cool. How do you sell your art? On Instagram or...?

DonaldLPatten responds:

I sell them at art markets and at galleries in Maine

[Boollseye]

It's cute in a weird sort of way.

Obviously it is one of a lineup of characters followed by a fandom I've never been part of.

Kudos for painting the piece in trad media. There aren't nearly enough of us old-school artists on here...am just glad to see another one.

Riger44 responds:

Its a fun design!

Yeah I agree more peeps should do trad its a much more engaging experience, despite all the advantages of digi it just doesn't hit the same.

[Tiffany Ember Color w swatches]

Cool. This is the third piece I've seen with color swatches...must be the new trend. I kinda like the self-referential aspect.

Zilu7 responds:

Really?

Well color swatches are useful for anyone who might want to use them. Also its fairly common in the character design world I am told.

[Clock Day 2024 AD]

How do you animate those things? Is it with a GIF Converter kinda program or...?

Yosos responds:

I use Aseprite for animations. It’s great for pixel art and has a lot of features. You can also use Pixilart or Pixel Studio, but they have issues like too many ads, problem with saving your previous art, and problems with longer animations. Aseprite is worth it if you’re serious about animating.

[gabby doodles]

You're off to a good start here. Work on unlined paper & improve the lighting for your pics, & future pieces will surely be better.

The girl has thunder thighs, which is a plus. Also... *cue Sir Mix-A-Lot track*

zeeteem responds:

i get what ur saying, i usually do draw on blank paper but this was just a school doodle

thanks anyway

[Fury Road [2K24]]

Wonder if a background would add anything to it... But yeah, it's great overall. You caught the savagery.

CobaltRogueX responds:

Thanks! I was mainly using the actual scene as reference and the only background was the sky itself, which wasn't much darker than the light blue I put behind him. I also wonder if it would benefit from aome creative liberties though.

[mindflayer windup animation]

That's quite a fast-draw technique...

I can't help but think that normally, she must be _very_ uncomfortable. Especially when she's sitting down.

snotrat responds:

good thing she floats!

[the volleyball of power]

After reading the caption, the dialogue is less surreal now.

Also, with a title like "the volleyball of power" you could make a great animated clip if you play it right...it would surely have to be A-rated, or at least M.

Maxwell-28 responds:

Nah, there's no need for such a high age range for a death that can easily be censored. For example, the ball could hit the boy while raising a large curtain of sand and, when it comes down, reveal that he has the halo (so he has been killed).