Ericho's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[ArtContest: Girls with Guns]

It's been too long since I heard of that meme. You get a high score simply because of that. It's nice to see a cute little girl like that with a grenade and sword. Hey, I don't think she even has a gun. Of course, I've heard that Girls With Guns is actually a kind of film genre or something. She better throw that thing fast.

It doesn't look that much like a sword now that I think about it. It looks more a giant switchblade. That's something younger people use anyway. I can't tell what the red thing in the background is. I love your logo on the upper right corner.

[All Starter Pokemon]

This is probably the best thing you ever worked on. It helps because you get the emotions down so perfectly. I realize that there are so many pokemon it's impossible for me to keep track of them all. Besides, I'm in college now. I love how you have so many bodily expressions that are shown for these characters. I can remember all of the first three generations.

They'll never run out of new ones. I only remember Snugleaf because of an internet meme. I think my favorite is Chimchar with the banana. Hey, I do remember that generation! Even the background is wonderfully done.

[Suit]

I was also going to say that this looks like the Invisible Man. I guess it's hard to say that you look like something invisible. I thought this was pretty creative. As I have some art pieces lying around, I really thought this was a good use of negative space. He kind of looks like the Slender Man. Dang, that guy is probably the most popular thing online.

It seems like the arms are mouths. They're just bursting out to attack someone. That could also be why it reminds me of tentacles. I think Slender Man has tentacles at least in some incarnations. The picture looks all wobbly.

[TurtleTime]

Is it just me or does it look like that turtle has the nose of a dog? Rather, it at least seems to have the nose of some kind of animal. Anyway, I found this to be a decent picture. I can understand why it's one of your lowest rated ones. Of course, that's still pretty high at least in comparison to some bad people's works. He really does look cute.

I thought he was a ceramic piece at first. It does look realistic. Well, realistic in the sense that it looks like it could be a real life statue or something. I guess that counts as realistic? He should be near the sea.

[Monster]

When I first came across this, I thought it was going to be about pokemon. I guess it's just that there are so many of them I can just associate them with any monster available. Of course, "Yu-Gi-Oh!" probably has more in terms of number. I still really like this picture. I think its strongest attribute is how good the shading is. It's nice to see such a sketchy look.

It's interesting to see drawings that look so sketchy but have color in them. Some of the effects do seem a bit off. I think my favorite is 2. I like how he has a different eye design, but unlike 6, it's not just his whole head. It's cool to see the smoke rising.

[HalloweenArtContest07-Yoshi]

I could have sworn I saw this somewhere before, but whatever. This is a really cool picture because of how dark it turns the Mario world. It's not just something that's dark for the sake of being dark. The scenario actually somewhat fits the tone of the game. It reminds me of "Marvel Zombies". Yeah, they should stop with those.

It's weird how Yoshi has no arms in this. You would think it would be harder for him to kill Mario. Or maybe it was the Thwomp that killed him and Yoshi's eating his body. I noticed there are little penises in the corner of the picture. Classy.

[Immortality]

Wow, this is freaking awesome! I find it strange how you described it so much in the author's comments, but didn't really explain what it meant. I have learned to appreciate masks. This is because my mom paints and she worked on a mask for a really long time. I mean, actual masks in real life, not a painting. Painting on masks.

Speaking of which, we should make those here and submit them as art pieces. It seemed to me like you were thinking more about power than immortality. Of course, the two can go hand in hand. The use of colors is really good in this. Gold looks so well against black.

[Watermelon]

I didn't think this was as good as your other stuff because I didn't understand it. It's just a watermelon. Was there supposed to be some black joke with this? Dang, am I racist for assuming that? I imagine the parts on his lower body are meant to be his legs. At least he looks happy.

I think the background is pretty cool. It reminds me of these watermelons that were carved to look like they had teeth in them. It appears to be standing on what it also the background. It wasn't anything that great, but still decent. It's another different thing for you.

[lucha dore]

Dude, this is some gorgeous picture! I have no idea how to keep track of the winners of the art awards. In fact, you can't even find out the winners of the regular daily and weekly stuff anymore. I just loved how beautifully designed this was. Every single character has a distinct image. It's something you can just look at all day to find new things.

For example, I notice there's a lobster guy holding a pinata. I can also see cactuses in the bottom of the picture. I imagine it's all supposed to be Mexican based. Now, I notice there are scorpions as well. I want to go to Mexico just because of this! You're awesome, dude!

VincentGrey responds:

Thank you!

[Titmonster&Trainer]

Wow, here's yet another messed up picture from you. Was this the one that had the "A" rating? No, it's probably the one with the penis coming out of the guy's chest. The title implies it was meant to be a satire of "Pokemon". I don't really think it is, but it's still really cool. It's interesting to see this mishmash of boobs.

I can see a lot of different kinds in there. That must have been difficult to depict. There's some smaller boobs and then just a nipple. It seems like the guy he's standing on is see-through. He's pretty well designed too.