Galneda's art Reviews on Newgrounds

['WE CAN'T HELP HIM']

This made me realize, GenoSamuel's been taking a break for so long that I almost forgot about Chris Chan and what they're up to these days. Feels good to not be up to date anymore, but I checked out of curiosity.

According to the CWCkipedia, she's got a girlfriend now, apparently. Sightings are rare, but when people see her, she's with this super short girl who looks like a kid but is actually apparently in her 30's, and they're hanging out a lot. They aren't posting insane shit anymore, so I guess it's working.

Anyway, good for them- I hope they can live the rest of their lives in privacy.

Erebboi responds:

My theory is that she's wrangling him in whatever way, but hope that I'm wrong

[Jet Force Gemini - Star Twins]

Probably the one game I rented the most from Blockbuster. Never owned it, but I played the fuck out of it.

This whole piece would fit right at home on a poster.

[Get lost, Loser!]

Iconic rival, that I wish they did more with.

As a kid, right around when webcomics seemed to be at their peak, I had written a fancomic where Mega Man and Bass teamed up to stop an unhinged Dr. Wily plot, and it pretty much lead up to the cataclysm that kicked off events that started Mega Man X.

I was diving into everything Bass & Treble I could get my hands on, and I remember being so upset that there was so little content on him. He was just so cool to me. This art captures him and his robocanine perfectly.

A fun one to do would be their fusion, where he's black and purple with giant mech wings!

DreamsBellArt responds:

Thanks for the compliment!
And I totally agree, he didn't get enough of the spotlight or a complete story.
I did consider drawing his fusion as well! I will see if I have the energy to do so in the future maybe

[Zaku_II]

That's pretty sweet. Love the Newtype stylization, very synthwave.

Would've been just a teensy bit stronger if that extended foot wasn't chopped off at the bottom of the frame.

If this thing was isolated as a fullshot, on a black shirt, I'd wear the fuck out of it. The Zaku IIS was one of my earliest successes in combat with general type mobile suits in Battle Operation. It's got a soft spot in my heart because of it.

[Knight leaving the battlefield]

*slow heavy metal music playing in the distance*

For a digital painting, that texturing that you did made me do a double-take. Had me going "you sure??" How did you achieve that effect, where it looks like this was actually tangibly painted?

If I had to guess, Clipstudio shenanigens- but I am curious about the "how"

[SIN ROOM!]

Quality! Outstanding detail, and I love the idea, lmao

DeathRayGraphics responds:

Thanks! I considered creating a whole comic book based on this.

[Apple Ghost Redux]

The wife and I think this is extremely cute. Lookit that lil baby

[An Impeccable Sadness]

I resonate with this. I've been there, even at that age of 19. This piece of art is complete, because the incompletion is a part of this.

When I sketched stuff out like this, I would quickly delete it, because I gave power to what I thought people's impression of me would become my reputation.

My advice to you, as a 35 year old man, as a fellow neurotic artist that dips and dives in and out of depression- my advice as it pertains to this art piece, is never delete this submission.

You will grow as an artist, as a person, as a romantic, everything will change. This website will change. You may go away and return years later to rediscover this piece.

And you'll look upon it with wiser eyes. You'll look at this face that you've drawn with a soul that remembers exactly where you were when you drew it. You'll remember that spaghetti, and the environment you were in where you ate it. You'll remember the ceiling or wall that you stared at as you tried and failed to sleep.

And you'll smile. Because this is a marker that you can measure for your own growth. You'll smile because it got better.

That need for connection is human. It's only a matter of time that someone recognizes that you have a lot of love to give, and it'll click into place when Real Recognizes Real.

A newfound meaning to pick up, when I say goodbye by saying "Keep it real."

Keep creating. Step away and reset every once and a while, kick your feet by walking around the block.

And if you don't feel like doing that, and you wanna chat, my inbox is open at any time. Feel free to message me, man.

TheBestBroster responds:

Hey, I really appreciate your thoughtful comment. :)

And don't worry, I had no plans on deleting this. I want to share myself with the world genuinely as a human being, not just my highlight reel.

And I do like what you said about the possibility of looking at this years from now. I like the idea of being 30 or so, and coming back to look at this as a wiser, more mature person, and being thankful I did not give up.

You saying it is only a matter of time is also incredibly comforting to hear, thank you. :)

[The Princess]

Holy shit, thats rare.

[Vile]

Hell yeah, dude. What a menace.

Gold foil has a really satisfying gleam to it, and I REALLY dig this red underlighting you got that bounces off his arm and his belly and legs. It really helps sell, not only the antagonistic nature of the character, but that metallic reflectivity.

At first I was looking at that arm thinking, "Is that red bit on the forearm the light bouncing off of his knee armor? That's nuts!" But then I realized it's coming from a red light-source, as indicated by his feet.

I wanna see this dude in action now, humbling the hell out of X on his first day on the job.