Galneda's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Cactus Castle]

This is really inspired and cool. Makes me wanna dive into what the Cactus Kingdom and their inhabitants are like.

Spitballing ideas, take em and run

The Court of the Desert Flower
The Knights of the Prickly Pear
Maiden Succulent
And the White Mage of Aloe Vera

All thriving in living structures that make up a kingdom of sand and rock.

AAUGH there's so much you could do with this, and I am on board for all of it.

[the dragon and the unicorn]

I love your style. The underlighting on that dragon is particularly wonderful. Environment is cozy and on-point. I vibe with the peacefulness.

[Tech Potpourri]

That is some fine and fragrant potpourri

[PoisonIvy]

Feels like there were two reference models used at different sizes, one for the upper body, and the other for the legs.

From the torso up, she's got wonderful features. The skin crease at her armpit, surfaces that have been sun kissed, great highlighting, shading, and immaculate color choices for her hair and face. The lilt of her costume tantalizes like it's going to peel right off of her breast is an especially fine choice of costume design- keeps it classy while referencing the classics.

Perhaps it's due to the position of her arms, bent and pulled to the background, it only emphasizes the disproportionate length of her legs. This is all well and good, being a legs man myself, but this is where it feels like two different models have been merged into one. The tinyness of her only visible foot only further draws attention to the length of her thighs, and how her calves taper down to a narrow ankle.

The frame chops off the other foot, but based on the curvature of the boot at the bottom of the frame, it appears as if the extended leg is shorter than the fully visible leg.

All in all, she is beautiful, and I'd have her painted on the side of a sturdy tractor like a WW2 Bomber's nose art. In my opinion, the piece would have been stronger if it showcased her fully, without chopping off anatomy with the edge of the frame. She could only benefit from calve muscles that matched the training the rest of her legs would've endured, and if there were similar details graced to her legs as her arms were given. Legs that long would have the muscular indication of that quadriceps line going down the side, even if it was a subtle lighting difference.

[Rush]

Could've altered up that head a little more so it stood out from Rusty's iconic visage, but the original looking parts stand out very strongly! The head being nearly 1/1 Armored Core VI hurts my score a little because I would've loved to have seen something more dedicated to originality- HOWEVER, this is a commission, so this is likely to spec to what the client wanted.

Easy follow, I wanna see more of your mech designs!

["DURANDAL" Hi-Speed Arsenal Frame]

I wanna see this thing sprinting down a highway. Model kit, when??

[its me]

Give him legs! He deserves to walk and dance!

[some food painting exercises]

I don't know what the hell that middle right thing is, but I do know that I want it in my mouth.

The powdered sugar on the bottom left one reads phenomenally well, like...there's no mistaking what that's meant to be.

The little holes on that slice of cake also does so much to imply texture.

I feel like middle left had to be the hardest to nail, and the top left almost suffers from its simplicity...I can't tell if that's supposed to be a slice of fruit or a gummy that's fruit shaped.

Even still, brilliant exercise, well done!

[Jani dressed]

She's a cutie! I love the floating bun, and her overall hair shape is fun.

Catinyt responds:

Thank you!! x)

[Explaining Bwomp (2024 Ver.)]

Thicc superiority gang here. Out of everything here, I think I'm most impressed by the double speech bubble having that gradient effect so that it behaves like two actual bubbles combined.

Text reads nice and clean and the art is comprehensive. I'd love to pick your brain about your process for organizing and executing dialogue and information in this format.