Ericho's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Mastermind5 poster]

Well, it's way best December, so I guess this never came to surface. At least you got some good fanart out of it. I know I am somewhat familiar with this image, but this is the first time I've reviewed it. I think there's a similar thing I saw. Now, I remember, it had something to do with Nazis, which I originally thought this girl was. It's just that I associate that stuff with sadism.

The use of red was great in this. I can see some influence from people like Kol-Belov and Pikanjo. I'm not quite sure what the "TS" stands for. I wasn't even thinking about The Swain when first looking at this. Figures you would work with him.

[Contra high res]

While I didn't think the first one was great, I think it was still better. I think it's pretty interesting how you took a design that I was not that familiar with. Of course, I don't really remember much about the characters from the game. It's just the first level most people are familiar with. Again, it looks a lot like he would in official artwork. I was going to say official fanart, but that would be an oxymoron.

One thing I don't like are his purple lips. I think it's a tad too feminine. Of course, maybe that's how he supposed to look. It was cool how you showed him firing his gun when he didn't in the picture. It was an improvement from the original.

[Celes highres]

I feel kind of bad for not knowing more about this character. I'm a freaking huge nerd, dangit! That being said, I have seen other contest entries like this. I guess the only reason I didn't like this that much is because you have a character I'm not familiar with. I have at least heard of this character.

Was that sprite really the only thing you had to work with? There had to be some larger official work of her. If not, then I think this was well done. This really looks just like she would look like in fanart. At least I recognize her from Final Fantasy.

[Jungle Girl]

Here is yet another cool and unique picture! While the midriff is bare, you don't seem to focus as much as attractiveness as some previous pictures. I hope not, she looks pretty young. I especially love the awesome designs or tattoos she has on. It gives off a great sense of adventure. Then again, nearly everything in this picture does.

The shadings with the backgrounds is freaking awesome. The shadows are flawless and you understand how this character is in the sun. Bear claws are always cool. There are some little flashing colors in the background too. I imagine they're supposed to be leaves?

[Awesome]

This reminded me of Dinosaurs Comics. It's a pity I didn't like this as much as everyone else. I think this could have used color. It's a good image, just not a great one in my opinion. Raptors are dinosaurs that are so freaking awesome, you can do anything with them. I like the little bits of dust and dirt flying around everywhere.

When I think of awesome, I do think of dinosaurs. It reminds me of that April Fool's awesome game a few years back. Claws are something I've always thought looked cool, like dinosaurs. Maybe the two go together? It could have used a background.

[The real TMNT]

It seems only natural I would run into a comedic picture you've drawn. This is great. It's strange to make a realistic envision of what mutant turtles would look like, when mutants can basically look like whatever you want. You did a really good job in that area. I love how goofy Splinter looks. The veins and shadings are freaking gorgeous.

I can't even recognize your drawing style. You seem to always have something new for every picture. I think Michelangelo is the one who reminds me the most of a real turtle. He's hunched over the most. Of course, mutants aren't supposed to be realistic.

[Girl with gun]

I thought this was going to be something Pokemon related. The things on her breasts looked like Pokeballs. I am kind of disappointed it wasn't. That doesn't take away from the fact that this is an awesome picture. You just don't seem to be as interested in making hot women as someone like Pikanjo. Then again, maybe Pikanjo just draws better looking women.

The colors in this are freaking gorgeous. I was wondering if this was something made for Valentine's Day. There's such good emphasis on shadings here. It seems like there's little dots all over the picture to make it look authentic. It's like you actually painted this.

[Food Food Food]

This is a pretty disturbing picture. I'm guessing the overall format was supposed to be ironic. It didn't come that way off to me. I do think it's a good one, because it's quite well detailed. I think you even wanted to make it look like the food fit her body typer perfectly. It looks like the sandwich could eat her!

It's somewhat sad to see someone doing that to themselves. I guess you don't have much else to do. The blue background seemed to contrast well with the foreground. It might not mean anything, just an observation. That's a big stick.

[Girl Trooper]

While not as good as some of your other pieces, this was nice to look at. I don't think I've ever seen a female stormtrooper being depicted like this. I think it has come across me at certain times. It was mostly just done as a joke in those instances. It's great to see a really sincere picture like this. There isn't much of an attempt to oversexualize it.

With more armor on, this seems to be pretty practical for this kind of uniform. The background is also very cool. I'm not sure where this is supposed to take place, probably in some Expanded Universe land. She looks a bit confused. The pink colors have good flair to them.

[Ulala Dancin']

It was really cool to see this. I think the only flaw was that you should have made it so that you could make the image bigger. I tried enlarging it, but it didn't work. Is that supposed to be human version of Amy Rose? If so, it's done quite well. It's nice to see a gif being used as an art submission.

It seems like every part of her body is just flapping around everywhere. The shading is done masterfully well. You get the sense that this is someone lost in a funky jive. I'm fairly certain that was the intention. The colors are a nice touch.