DannyP's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Comas]

Nope

"Took about 10 minutes in flash :)"
That about sums it up.

GenericJosh responds:

Hammer Hammer Blammer Blammer Blammer

[Victoria Concept]

Almost there

Indeed, the pen tool has helped you create clean lines here. The body's proportions and such are all good.

The foot to our left is a bit of a problem. it looks kinda like it's ona bit of a side view, but it's too close to being in line with the other foot, so one would think it should look like a front view instead. That brings me to my next suggestion, which is sort of the same thing.
I think you have a good grasp on how a human body should look (or at least a female body). Seeing your "Nekos + Yuri" picture, I just think you need to work on drawing breasts better; they look like they're on a weird angle in that picture. Anyhow, I think your next big step as an artist is to make your art look more like art. I used to have this problem, too, and I still do have this problem a little bit. I could draw a picture of a person, but I couldn't make it look like it had life, like they were really trying to do whatever they were doing in the picture. It looked more like they were forcing a pose. Anyhow, that's something you need to work on. In this case, what you would do is have that leg on the left end a bit higher. You should make it look like it's in the background a little bit if you want it to be on a little bit of a side view, it would make the picture look like it has more depth. It looks like you were trying to do that already, but you still made the leg go down too far.

But even after you get the hang of foreshortening (or whatever they call it), you need to make the characters look more natural/relaxed and also draw backgrounds. I think the Art Portal wants complete pictures, not just character designs and such. If you add real backgrounds to your pictures, they'll look more like art instead of just drawings. I mean, drawings are art, but art is more complicated than that.

Darkbrand responds:

Thanks so much DannyP, your reviews are always welcome, since they are always awesome.Thanks again dude =D

[Still Awake]

Good, but arms need work?

The hair and toy shelf are pretty awesome. The books that are stood up don't match the angle of the shelf, though. The details in general are quite nice. What's that ruler thing to the left for?

The arms are bothering me a bit. The arm with the bear has the shoulder lower than the other, so I'd think that arm would also be lower... but it isn't. It looks like it reaches to around where it should if she was standing properly. If that arm is supposed to be bent, it doesn't really show (at least not in comparison to the other arm). The arm to our left looks too long to me; I think the wrist should reach to around in line with the bottom of the crotch, plus this shoulder seems a little bit raised (though it should probably seem lower than the other shoulder with this pose).
Also, the hands look a little small. Just a little.

Good overall, but there's still room for improvement.

NikkyRawrs responds:

Many thanks for the criticism. I'll keep them in mind.

[turtleco cutout]

Neat

I like seeing art that's more than just art... though I suppose the amount of details and such as art aren't too amazing.

turtleco responds:

I guess you are right, it isn't a very complex or detailed drawing, but its a cute little cut-out for fun.

[OnionsXD- ~ PopArt]

Nice stuff

Indeed, the colours and crazy stuff are pretty interesting. However, even without strict rules, those stars are bothering me with their imperfect shapes. They're close, and it's fine to bend and twist them a bit, but methinks their lines need to line up. You could draw a typical lazy star shape in one stroke and then erase the inside lines after or trace it.
The green shirt could maybe use some fold(s), maybe not. Nice stuff, makes me wanna try it out.

OnionsXD responds:

I agree with you on teh stars I drew one spike and copied it five times and treied to make a star out of it. I didn't think of using the line tool which would've worked better. The green shirt coulda used some more detail including a fold or two. Thanks for the review! They always make me feel so giggly inside! :D

[Arch]

Cool

He looks cool. The sword's design is quite sweet. The shine on the armour seems well done. Other than the lack of background, there are two things about this picture that bother me, though.
The first is his foot that's angled towards us. It just sorta looks to me like the little toe side is bigger than the big toe side, though I'm pretty sure they're the same size. I would maybe try to have the big toe's side planted more firmly rather than curved up a bit like that at the sole. It also seems that foot's heel goes farther back than the other heel, which might be kinda awkward/perhaps impossible since that leg is closer to us everywhere else.
The second is that I think his crotch might be a little low, but maybe that's just compared to my style... I personally try to have the wrist in line with the bottom of the crotch.

WildArch responds:

Yeaa! Big reviews, been a while.
But you're probably right about the feet , I thought it was okay if the heels were both at the same level of height.
You could say it's in my style too since , the proportions i'm using comes mostly from preferences while keeping tabs on what they are supposed to look like.

[Cross Yo Eyes!]

Awesome

Getting my eyes crossed properly was pretty tricky, but well worth it.

Tip to anyone having troubles: Hold your index finger downwards in front of you. Align it with the top of this guy's hat. Bring your index finger around 4 inches from your face. Look at your index finger and only your index finger; if your index finger is "doubling", you're not looking at it enough. Keep staring at your index finger until the blurry figure in the background looks like they're sorta glowing, then try to look at his eyes. You'll know if you did it right. If not, try again!

brettamatowski responds:

Chicka yeah! So glad a select few people can actually get it to work without a Stereoscopic Viewer to help. I guess I trained myself as a kid in order to do it easily. I suggest NOT painting while cross-eyed. Ouch.

[Art Portal Bot]

It's pretty good

I don't really like how the robot is all the way to the left rather than centered or something. My eyes go to the center immediately and just see the background lines as the main focus, which is perhaps also due to the contrast caused by the white that's mostly only around there. I somehow didn't notice the title at all and I was about to say "It's cool how it's some sort of art robot", haha. It doesn't have that Mega Man style the other bots have.
This probably doesn't matter at all, but I just gotta point it out. Isn't this a cyborg instead of a robot?

amyrenee responds:

Thanks, and i guess he is a cyborg but he is still part robot

[OnionsXD BAMF]

I personally don't like it that much

I don't really like this sort of cartoon style where limbs are stretched and bent like noodles. I think the background is almost interesting... I like the circles, but I think it looks too plain as is. I think the skin's shading needs to be more noticeable.

OnionsXD responds:

Hmm....that's the second time somones ever mentioned not liking noodle arms but I see them all the time on cartoon art...I kinda agree the background may be a little plain which is why I'm looking up popart right now so next time I'll have more ideas to put down. and about the skin? I can kinda agree. SO thank you for the advice!! ;P

[The White Family]

Good

For the person in the back, I think the rear arm looks shorter than the other and that the pose seems a bit unnatural. The upper body seems like it might not match the legs there. I also think the eyes look too close together. You can normally fit one eye's width inbetween a person's eyes. I mean, there's an angle to work with there, but I still don't think an eye would fit. The only other thing I don't really like about that person is the details in the ears; it's not very convincing.
I think pretty much everything else looks quite good, especially the background.

LinaInverseFan responds:

I had more issues when drawing my wife than anything else. As you pointed out, her pose made things overly complicated, because it is unnatural. However, that is the pose my wife wanted to be drawn in. I tried my best to both draw what she wanted, and to do so correctly.

I have heard others make criticisms about her eye. Angle and perspective made things difficult for me when drawing her. I will take this mistake as a lesson, and try to not do it again in the future.