Opabinia's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Sweet Sea Siren]

I did not know I needed to see a sea monster zombie. The colors are so nice!

[Allosaurus Bust]

You are so damn talented!

[A strange land]

Yeah, there are definitely perspective issues, problems with scaling, and no clear subject, but the lighting and texturing is really well done and it's clear that you put effort into this!

This could pass well for an intentionally surrealist piece. I have no clue what's going on, but it sure does look nice.

I recommend two things: One, building mockups of the scene you want to draw in Minecraft (provided you play it- maybe Gmod would work? My half blind Danish friend bought me it on Steam once but I barely played it), and two, having a look at some of EtheringtonBrothers' "How to THINK when you DRAW!!!" tutorials.

Building a mockup of a 3D background in Minecraft or other 3D games/software helps immensely with getting the perspective right. EtheringtonBrothers tutorials are also super good for learning to draw objects you're inexperienced with.

sincronikon responds:

Thanks for this review, and I agree with your critique! Mock-ups, yes! I've started to allow myself to do some minimal amount of photo-bashing -- a piece like this seems to take me ~20+ hours going from imagination alone, which is WAY too much for a concept / paint-sketch / surreal "thing" :). In my case, Fallout / Elder Scrolls seem to work OK (piecing together a warehouse now), but Minecraft could definitely generate great ideas too.

EtheringtonBrothers -- wow, so complicated and... fascinating! "Learning to draw objects you aren't experienced with" -- that's most things in my case :). I have no idea where to apply this info at a glance but will take it seriously and look into things more.

Thanks!

[Almod Cookie]

the shading on the hair is really nice!

[Echo - AF 2022]

love the pose!

[Laurel]

The shading is so nice! Long arm, but cute composition, cute shading, nice colors, simple but effective background

[Adagio Dazzle]

I like the colors! They're bright and catch the eye. The shading lacks contrast but otherwise looks nice.

BrendanDaley responds:

Really appreciate the feedback! It does seem to be something I'm struggling a bit with. Over time I have been refining my approach to digital coloring and I hope I can be more consistent.

[Ancient Oceans: Ophthalmosaurus]

Looks pretty realistic! :D

[Charizard Doodle]

What dinosaurs do you look at as reference for these drawings? I'm interested!

Fossilboy123 responds:

It depends on the body type and shape. If it’s saurian in shape, then I use a dinosaur. If you need more clarification, just dm me :)

[#304-305-306]

This is dope! I love your interpretation of the Aron line. Gen 3 is my favorite!