GoldenYakStudio's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Final Piece 2017]

Wow. Just wow. That is fantastic. And such a unique idea as well!

I-C-Art responds:

Oh my gosh thank you! I worked really hard all year to eventually come up with this idea, it goes hand in hand with my other piece of a robotic red squirrel which all relates to the artists I've studied. The piece represents red squirrels eventually being able to live in most parts of the UK again as they grey squirrels took over. So the mechanical side represents the rising above and looking to the future while the decaying grey squirrel shows how it will no longer dominate the land - in case you were curious about the symbolism, very weird I know haha

[breeze]

I like the unique perspective of the view. I think it could use a bit more color variation, and a lot more contrast between light and dark. And maybe something the foreground, hang on. Wait wait. Hold up. You did this with a mouse????? Are you a wizard??

jermaine1995 responds:

Lol thanks, its my first landscape only painting, I don't have digital tablet yet so all my drawings are made using a mouse, just takes lots of practice thanks alot for the input

[Snow Fox]

Wow. Just wow.

SketchedDog responds:

I tried my best! Thanks! :D

[VIP Lounge]

Is that a burning giraffe?.......

JoannaChlopek responds:

Yep.
From Dali's "Burning Giraffe" painting?

[pressure]

Very clean linework. Works well with the almost haphazard coloring technique (if that's the right word). It suggests a strong story.

sneel responds:

thank you! that was the intent and i'm glad it showed <3

[Lurking Death]

I'd love to know the process you used to make this. It's very stylistically unique.

JayCubes responds:

If you use Illustrator´s blend tool right you´ll be able to achieve endless possibilities to make gradients, line blends and more. Just experiment with the tool :)

[Speedpaint #8]

I love the style. I'm not exactly sure what the message is supposed to be. I like the character on the right, glasses on an angle isn't easy.

Steamoti responds:

Yeah i know what you mean, this was just a practice painting, something to keep me on routine, but I guess I could put a little more effort into storytelling.

[Chun-Li (Alpha 3)]

Varying the hue could only help improve your already great character art. If the shadows were a bit more green, and the highlights a little more yellow (just for example() it would add to the realism. I love the smooth rendering of the skin. Good work

Vitor-M responds:

Thank you so much for the advice, I really appreciate it! I'll definitely keep these in mind.

[Butters character concept]

Is his name butters? I like the design. The shadow seems a bit sharp. It could probably benefit from a bit of a blur effect. I really like the unique sketchy linework underneath the color.

Garlic4608 responds:

Yeah, his name is butters LOL. He's based off a neighbors cat. He has his tail cut off and he's weird ass cat. And The shadow is a good point, thank you darlin'!

[Another self-portrait]

Interesting style. I think the background is slightly distracting, though I don't know if it needs more or less detail to remedy that. Although it's a "scribbly" style, the character still looks thought out, the background, not as much.

viqqah responds:

Thank you very much for your feedback! Backgrounds are something that's really difficult for me so they're always a challenge and never get the deserved attention. I'll try to give them more development in the next one!
Have a wonderful day!