Ericho's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[robos]

This was a pretty unique attempt on your part. I think the best part about it is how everything has a pretty distinct design. I appreciate all the different colors used. While you could have down some more with shading, it's still nice to look at. They somewhat have similar faces, but different designs. I think that's creative.

I don't know what that yellow guy at the bottom is doing. This picture itself is pretty non-sequitor enough for me to not really care about it. There are a couple of nice shades in the background. I especially like the pointed shapes. Not sure what that mishmash of bubbles is.

[err.. Pumpkin Pirate?]

This was a pretty weird picture, but I also think it was a really cool one. It mostly works because the concept is so original. I just really like the pot he's wearing. Well, I guess that might count as part of his body. Vines remind me of tentacles or spider claws. I have always been a fan of those kinds of things.

I may have not submitted anything, but this actually reminds me of my own drawing style. It's mostly because of how he lumps his feet on the ground. I've drawn characters like that. I also really like the grainy background. It's a very good picture.

[VectorMania]

I know quite a bit about vectors. It's just that I don't have Flash (or whatever it is I need) to actually create something. That being said, I'm glad you had some fun with this. I'll watch the YT version of the speed painting eventually. I actually think the background is probably more interesting than the actual face. It does a good contrast.

It seems like he's wearing a headband of some kind. It could almost be the Candy Kingdom in the background. There's just a good use of lines in this. I hope to see more of this. It does give off the sense of mania.

[Space Bar Patron]

I think I may have seen your work before. Or maybe it was just that I saw whatever inspired you on this. This seems like something that would be part of a political cartoon, just without the labels. Speaking of which, how come you never see political cartoons on the art portal? I guess they're not popular anymore. It's weird how that guy has a black nose.

The lumps on his neck almost seem like feathers. He looks like he could pass for an ostrich. I don't see how he's a member of a space bar. Then again, pirates could be in space. Really, anything can.

[Growth]

I am surprised this doesn't have as high of a rating as some of your other things. This seems to be a nice experiment you were working on. I don't know if this was meant to be a metaphor or anything, but it's really cool. I think my favorite might be the strawberry with the black tentacles. It seems I like black tentacles for some reason. I like how humble the characters look in this.

The green plant almost looks like something from the Mario games. Of course, I don't think it's spitting fireballs. It's cool to see these random objects just fly around. The random faucet in the ground actually does make sense. Experiments are great.

[stone cold]

I think this is a very cool picture. It seems like you're doing a lot of different things with the theme here. I think for the most part, you're saying how cold this woman is. She almost looks part alien or robot with that some glowing eye. The red clothes make it look like she has gills of some sort. It's hard to tell the difference between her boobs and arms.

Was that supposed to make her look sexual? I think the silhouettes are done quite well. It looks like her hair could be made out of snakes like Medusa. The men seem pretty distorted by themselves. In conclusion, it's a nice picture.

[YourBodyIsAWonderland]

Well, it came off as endless fun to me at least. I thought from the title it would be like a sliced up cadaver. While it does kind of resemble that, it's actually just a mishmash of body parts. It's still awesome, though. It seems like I can see a bit of bone sticking out. I love the dopey look on this guy's face. My favorite part might be the middle finger on the top of his head.

It's hard to tell what the background is made of. This is best viewed close up. This guy has the hairiest eyes I have ever seen on anybody. Of course, that's probably just his armpit hair or some other unpleasant hairy area. You made something really unique here.

[Shade Anime Style]

I found this to be a very nice drawing. While I can't recognize the character that well, it's quite nice to look at. Yeah, I'm not familiar with a lot of what you're working on. I really like how you convey some different emotions with this. It doesn't make much sense to me in the long run, but it is nice. Is this meant to represent her aggressive side coming out with the slashes in the long glove?

Maybe she just found it and is trying to make sense of everything. It certainly is done in the style of anime. I think the eyes might be a little too big, though. Did you know that large eyes in anime were inspired by Donald Duck comics? The background also has some good texture to it.

[Choconugget]

I imagine the choco used in this was supposed to refer to the character in this being actually a nugget dipped in chocolate. At least I think that was the intention. While not one of your better pieces, it's still nice to look at. It seems to be kind of different from you. Then again, you were only just starting in your art submissions. You remind me of LazyMuffin in this.

I think it's because of the use of the black dot eyes. Dang, that is one big black outline. I like how the hearts are semi transparent. Maybe this was meant to be a kind of cold snack because of the winter setting.

[BowserKart_HD]

Yeah, I see more and more submissions that are like this. I think this is one of my favorites, if only because I'm such a huge Mario Kart fan. I'm fairly certain I remember the sprite design. I appreciate you paying tribute to such a classic series. Did you guys all have art pages on other websites back then? There was no art portal.

I'd love to see entries from a contest made now that we have one. I especially love the expression in Bowser's eyes. He's just so stupid looking but still menacing. There are even some really nice things with the background. I can see that's a rainbow, but it looked more like lava at first. There's some great shading here.