Ericho's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Tricky]

It's weird because it's strange to see your own artwork of these characters seeing as how there have been so many variants of him. What did ever happen to that Tricky the clown meme anyway? I guess it was just a meme that became discredited. But I digress, this is a great picture and deserves to be admired. I like how you get the fingernails down so well. I don't know if any character in your flash has had those.

It seems to be just like what fingernails would look like on your characters. I thought this was just going to be a regular a zombie, not Tricky. It's also great how you play off the negative space. You don't see him without his mask much. I just noticed he didn't have his mask on.

[P 12 (ROBOT DAY 2010)]

This is another one of the best art pieces I've ever seen here! I have just been hitting the jackpot in terms of great stuff to review! What amazes me is how good the art and detail are. Every single part of the robot's body is wonderfully designed with a unique part. I don't even know what most of these mechanical parts are. All I know is that they all merge together to create a beautiful image.

All of the hard work and effort you put into this was well worth it. I love how the robot is holding up a rose. He is himself a great looking machine created by man, but he still is amazed at the beauty of the rose which nature created. I guess mankind will never be as good as creating life. The detail is drop dead gorgeous and simply fantastic. It makes you realize how wonderful our world is.

[Killbot]

This may be the first time I saw a drawing from you where you did not have a character that appeared in a later work. Of course, maybe this guy will eventually appear. It looks like you were probably going back to your Madness Combat style with how he was drawn. It does look like he has the same floating hands that the characters have. He does, however, seem to be a creative creation in his own right. He kind of reminds me of the title characters from the "Predator" movies.

I like how he has those bazookas mounted on the tops of his hands. The skull is a nice touch too. He almost looks birdlike in his appearance as his head kind of has a beak-like shape to it. Even the background is done very nicely, particularly with how it plays against him. Be sure not to miss your signature in the lower right hand corner.

[One Hell of a Clown]

Woah, and I thought the Madness picture featuring Hank was awesome, but this is even more fantastic! What I really love about this is, again, how well you use the lack of color in some areas. There are so many things going on in this picture, even if it doesn't look that well detailed at first. I noticed how it looks like there are some silver things on the lower right hand part of his cloak. It's unbelievable how realistic you make this character look. It took me awhile to even notice that was a Stop sign.

I love the way Tricky has that flaming red hair. You'd expect that from a clown, but here, it's just presented in the most unique and vibrant of ways. He definitley is one hell of a clown. The way he's so demonic in appearance makes him look even more like he's from Hell. The body proportions are fantastically realistic in this too. Even the strap holding up his mask is awesome!

[Ask Jeebs]

I think this is the best art piece you have ever created. I guess the main reason I liked it so much is because it's something out of the ordinary for you, but still great. It's funny, because there has been some confusion over what the character's name is. He's been called Jebus or simply Jesus. Hey, back when Wikipedia had an actual article on your awesome series, grrr. I guess he's most likely to be named Jebus.

It's amazing how much depth you can create using only one color. The use of negative space is absolutely flawless. It's stuff like this that makes me understand why you are so popular. I notice there are two more heads coming out of Tricky's head. Speaking of which, I haven't seen much of the original Tricky meme on this website in a long time. The coat's awesome too.

[I.V. 9]

Woah, I thought you were done with this, but I'm glad I was wrong! This was a great art piece because it perfectly shows off IV in a red background. It looks nothing like the previous stuff did. I always appreciate it when people try to put new perspectives on things they've already done. I think my favorite part might be the white spot in the upper left hand corner. It's amazing how much you can do with those sketches.

It's great to see how many shades of red you can make in this picture. I would probably give it 5 stars if the girl was hotter, lol. Anyway, this is a great picture because of how well you treat your character. It makes me wish she would appear in your later works. You've definitley shown you can do great stuff.

[I.V. 5]

Well, I guess this is the last of the IV pictures. I'm surprised people were able to submit so much art stuff in only one day. Well, it was worth it to see all these pictures. I really appreciate how she sticks out from the others by having her arms spread. You really get the idea that this is a big, strong character ready to kill people. The two guns fully spread out looks great too.

I noticed she has a green thong on. I don't find her that attractive, but I find it funny you would actually do numerous pictures of a female character. The colors are all wonderful in this. I especially love how you see so much of her body, even if it isn't her front. Your signature is cool too.

Krinkels responds:

Yeah I got a thing for powerful, violent female characters. I really need to apply what I did here to future work, the expressive posture, and all.

[The Little Box of Madness]

Dude, I can't believe I never stumbled upon the art portal version of this! I remember this as being used for 2010 Madness Day. It's unbelievable how you can see how it's so awesome in itself and it must have taken forever to put in every little detail. There's so much going on, you can go on forever describing how awesome it is. I love how it looks like everything has been compressed into this little box and then it's unleashed. Some of the things aren't even heads.

They look more like green blobs, although that could be part of the bodies. I think my favorite guy is the one zombie in the right corner. He's so zombified he even has another zombie head coming out of his zombie head. There's some more people like that. It's like these guys are reproducing asexually, and seeing as how there are no females in the MC universe, that actually makes sense. The tentacles are great too.

[I.V. 1]

Oh, now I understand. IV is the name of the character. I was a bit confused by the title, because I thought you were talking about a level that the character was at. Like her being normal was one level, but her slowly turning into a cyborg (or being revealed to be one) was another level. It's interesting to see stuff you did without the intention of animating it. It kind of makes you realize why people submit stuff to the art portal in the first place.

Why review stuff when you could just review the cartoon or game it's on? I like how you show IV from all different angles. Hey, in Italy, is she called four? Hee hee. Joking aside, this is another great picture probably because it shows her wielding a large gun, which is what your characters are known for.

[Angel of Mercy]

Sweet! This is another one of those great Madness tributes and it works out so well because of the style. It's just great to see Hank (or whoever this is) just break out as something he is not. It's really cool to see how daring this guy looks as he's just flying around. You get the great sense that he's descending to some place to save someone. Saving someone was never a bit part of the Madness Combat cartoons.

I like how there's so much detail put into the wings. It looks like you really took a lot of time to put in the detail for every single feather and none of it looks out of place. It even looks like his hands are coming out of his wings somehow. It almost looks like it could be his hair. The blood is great too.