ShadenLines's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Two Minute Poses VI]

This is wonderful.

I'd thought of posting figure-drawing practice pieces too, but didn't think they'd get much attention. Guess you proved me wrong...gotta find a model now.

Did you stick to lines deliberately? If not, then next time consider adding in some shading to describe the model's form a bit better.

DonaldLPatten responds:

Each of these were two minute poses so I only made line drawings. I focus on shades and tones when the pose lasts longer. I’ll be posting more soon.

[Smiling Ceramic Mushrooms]

So you're growing a colony of 'em, eh?...cool.

What substrate do you use, wood chips? Or maybe grog from low-fired stuff?... But seriously, they're cute. And since they're all sold, you obviously make some winners.

DonaldLPatten responds:

Thank you 😊

[Yellow]

I'm just glad to see someone else reading a real book, in this hyperdigital attention-challenged era.

You could've added a bit more depth to the picture, either with a but more detail for Yellow or with less for the background. It's good overall...admittedly if you painted this with markers, fine detail might be tough to achieve. I also like seeing this as it is in trad media, instead of being done entirely in MS Paint or some other program! Keep it up, man.

[Bianca & Katie]

They're cute... I see you take photos of your work, too. You might want to put a light on the right side so you don't have those cast shadows on one side.

If I was close to Deer Isle, I would check out the school.

DonaldLPatten responds:

I should get a better light set up. Haystacks is a great place. I’d recommend going.

[The Road]

"He knew only that the child was his warrant. He said: If he is not the word of God God never spoke."

[Fanart - MLP. Feathered Phalanx]

A good illo overall, though a bit cluttered for my taste. On the other hand the Spartan furries _are_ in a phalanx, so of course they'll be close together...

For anyone else who arrives at this page: as the OP said, "300" is not true history; even the fight scenes are pretty unrealistic overall. As always, if you want to learn all about what really happened you need to find books written by reliable historians, & read them thoroughly. But for a basic intro to Thermopylae, the following YT clip ain't bad:

https://youtu.be/BmFNoQkN23w?si=6S2bJrCRRAVSuH8-

[The Coarse Curse Episode 1 026 - 030]

Okay, now it's getting funny.

[The Coarse Curse Episode 1 015 - 020]

"Godspeed, Fiyo"...

If Kevin J. Taylor ever reads this, he'll love it. If you've been reading porn comics for long enough, you know who he is.

[Happy New Year 2023]

An excellent way to start the year, indeed.

[The Blood Trail Rabbit]

And here I thought the man-eating rabbit in Monty Python's "Search for the Holy Grail" was scary...*smh*