Ericho's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[invaded]

I personally don't see what the real appeal to this was. At least, I didn't understand why it got such a high score in comparison to your other stuff. I still admit this is a nice picture. I think the main reason people like it is because you built up some good tension with the eyes in the background. It makes you wonder what it's going to be like when these guys all come out at once. I do think the designs weren't that creative.

It still had impressive things, like how you manage to do good shading and shadows with things that are completely black. You'd be amazed what you can do with the color gray. I guess this is an interpretation of what the aliens in the game look like. They don't really like that much like aliens to me. It's still a decent thing.

[alien shoobashob]

Woah, this is one weird picture. I can't help but think this guy appeared in one of the Alien Hominid games. Then again, seeing as how popular you are with games, I pretty much assume that any character represented through your work showed up in one of your games. I like how cartoonish this picture is. It's one of the better recent ones you've made. Well, technically, all of your submissions were made on the same day.

The funniest bit is probably how freakishly big that guy's forehead is. It's like the giraffe equivalent of a forehead. I thought the alien was standing next to a flat screen computer at first! I think this is the first time I recall one of the alien guys actually having hair. It's nice to see a cartoony gag like this too.

[Those Purple and Yellow Demons]

I guess it's a bit strange to call a picture something "experimental". Whatever the intention was, this certainly turned out very nice! I think the best part about it is how there are so many snowflakes in the foreground. I can tell a ton of effort was put into making them. Even if it was just copied, it's still a fantastic touch. I honestly didn't think people could come up with any more original designs for these characters, but you did!

This is "Dad 'N Me" creator Dan Paladin's favorite art piece! I can see why! The skull on Dad is probably the most realistic looking one I've ever seen on him. I like how P-Bot (or some robot) is in the background. It seems to imply that he's the next guy whoever wins this is going to go against. Even the ice cracks are cool!

[horntoad]

From the title, I thought this was going to be a parody of Hypnotoad or something like him at least. It still turned out to be cool. I was wondering why you made this because it doesn't seem to have anything to do with anything you've ever made. What matters is that it still turned out to be a good picture. I like how there's a lot of good use of shadows, especially around his eyes. Or is that meant to be what his skin actually looks like?

I have never even heard of the animal orbs in the Castle Crasher series before. What's wrong with me? While not one of your best art pieces, still nice to look at. I appreciate whatever time and work it took into making this. The black outlines look a bit too dark, though.

[robot vampire]

I think the notion of a robot vampire even existing is funny. I do kind of wish this had some action in it. Now that I think about it, I guess being a robot probably wouldn't create THAT much of a conflict with also being a vampire. It's just weird to imagine robots sucking blood. I like how the regular robot has that flathead design. Come to think of it, most of your designs are like that.

I guess it's just more notable here in that there isn't a lot of detail in his hair. It's a strange atmosphere you've created, with how everything is green. I hope this did well with that band you were talking about. You probably could have done without it being shown in "widescreen" though. I like how the robot just crashes through his coffin.

[peacetank paper cutout]

I have to admit this is really cool. Granted, I don't think I'm going to go out myself and print this, but it's the thought that counts. It makes me wish that someday you would release that Peacetank game. At least you gave us some great artwork to remember it by! It was pretty clever for you to use instructions that wouldn't be shown on the final product. It's not really an art piece in itself, more of a toy.

Of all the stuff I've seen here, I think this is the first of its kind that I've seen. It's weird to see its body parts all stretched out. It will of course, be all worth it when you get it. Hey, you managed to get some marketing out of something you never made! Okay, you won't really make money off it, but it's still cool.

[the blue knight!]

Just when you thought there couldn't be any more bad*ss poses the knight could have! I know this is probably irrelevant, but blue is my second favorite color, next to orange. I like he's just shown doing what he's supposed to do, break ice and destroy things. The shadows are nicely done too. I think his depiction was a tad more realistic than most of his appearances. It's great how a wide variety of colors is used for his armor.

I can see why Dan Paladin likes this one so much. It doesn't try to be too fancy or anything, just depict a character being awesome. It's great that he has a pretty grim look on his face too. Everything has just been with these guys. The blue color scheme works really well with him.

[FBI agent]

I kind of thought this was one of your lesser drawings. It may be because it's just a generic picture of an FBI agent. The coolest thing about it was probably the four gunshots next to him. It just seems like something that would be better done if it was shown in the actual game itself. Still, I have to give you credit for making a nice picture. It's not dirty or sloppy or anything.

I like how you got in some good shadow effects. What is there is pretty well done. Everything seems quite symmetrical which you always want to do in artwork. It appears as though he's in a tall building. That's what the shadows seem to indicate.

[Necromancer Plushie]

Dude, I truly have not played the games enough because once again, I don't recognize this guy! Oh well, at least I'm introduced to something truly awesome! This is fantastic because you have this little plush doll that has such a monstrous appearance. I think he has the longest head of all the "Castle Crashers" characters. That MUST mean he's strong. It's weird how this photograph is taken from an angle.

You don't see that a lot in pictures here. I think you might have done this in order to make him look more intimidating. You did in fact succeed in that. It truly looks like his head is bigger than the rest of his body. Even most big headed drawn characters don't look like that.

[alien hominid and fat kid]

I have to admit, I never even thought of that kid as being fat. I guess when you compare him to the alien, he does kind of look like it. So wait, Alien Hominid is in fact the name of the actual character? I really didn't know that. Well, I guess people just call him that for simplicity's sake. The art in this was as good as any of your other pieces.

I like how the picture focuses on this cool energy ball. It looks more like a weapon than a powerup. The background is also nicely detailed. When you've reviewed as many things as I have, you always look for every single detail. I like how the powerup glows off on the characters' bodies.