Ferstofus's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[1754]

I liked the curves and smoothness of your shapes and the shades of color you used (and/or the filter if that's what it is?) but I think the use of hatching for light/shadows and textures doesn't fit well with it because I think it steals a bit of attention from the things I mentioned, would've appreciated other techniques for these details (like just filling the shades with dark color or drawing the minute details for textures, etc). Exceptions are the hatching with gray lines on the handcuffs and white ones on the hair, think those are subtle enough imo.

But your colors are so good. And irregularities on your lines also fit well I think, now that I payed more attention to them. And I think the background was a good choice, straighter lines and the black contrasting with your curves and the yellow/orange to create contrast and emphasis on Noelle, nice stuff.

Also, she looks cute to me and that works well with the colors and shapes, I think.

Overall good stuff, thanks for making this.

[Melancholy Hill]

Great tridimensionality, though I find the emphasis on the manic face with the effect of guiding the viewers eyes to it a bit cliché. I'd suggest to guide just through her body, maybe ending on her arm, but the focus on this face like that feels a bit forced to me.

Also good use of light/shadows, liked the colors (think could've also worked with one or two more sharing predominance with the orange, by the way) and I think there was room for more textures though the way it is looks great too; just some ideas.

That's it, great job!

[PICO DAY '25!]

Great linework, pretty expressive on the curvatures and edges; I felt it conflicting a bit with the light/shadows though, as in I see a contrast of thick lines and light in the faces of Darnell and Pico which feels random, I'd probably suggest dimmer lighting there since your lines look so strong to me.

Also cool shapes on the car, though I'd suggest a wider color variety on it to highlight them, the way it is now makes it harder for me to spot them.

But overall, pretty nice! 9/10

[Contract Rush: Mission Sin]

Good job on the use of red and the light/shadows, I liked the latter on the jacket specially. I feel that the shapes of the characters are so different (thin/edged/tall vs roundish/short) but nothing was done to highlight contrast or use it somehow (e.g. corresponding backgrounds, or maybe full-shape shadows, idk). Any background would probably help too, 'cause there's a contrast between the black and the red that feels not deliberate also. But still, cool stuff. 8/10

[2025_HankJawRedux]

Great use of light/shadows and colors, the former bringing emphasis to the region above Hank's chest and the latter for the contrast with specially the clothes. I really feel like the textures of the skin and jacket are a bit overworked however, too much detail making it chaotic/polluted some. And the shapes of the left arm and neck feel thin for no reason to me, I feel like these proportions call atention to them when other details seem way more meaningful to the piece (the eyes, teeth, spikes, weapons, ghosts...). But regardless, thank you for making this. Keep drawing! 8/10

[Air Superiority II]

Great dynamism with the view angles, the light/shadows and the forms. I also loved the smoothness of the lines and the shapes of the planes and the edged and concave shapes of the skulls/clouds. However, the red's contrast and emphasis of the cockpits' windows feel neglected to me, as if it were gratuitous; some added details in red on the planes (for example) could harmonize it with the dynamism. 9/10 for the underused red's effect.

Dafteeeer responds:

Thanks for the feedback! Apreciate it... If you look at my other artworks you'll see that there's too much red. In this one, the lack of red has a purpouse... I'll Just say "wait for the colored version" c:

[Isabelle hard at work]

I find the gradient effect of the lights too disparate from the roundish shapes, would suggest trying a different lighting technique. And maybe you could add some more color variety besides the abundant shades of white and brown, there's the red ribbon (and toolbox...technically) but I think it's too little. But overall, good.

[Level 30!]

Great choice in the lighter shades of color, think it greatly adds to the atmosphere of the piece; same goes for the thinner lines. A background perhaps would have been nice. Hope your friend liked it!

[Tusks]

Good use of lights and shadows, although I feel it could be better. I'd suggest adding one or two more prominent colors beside the pink, black and light blue that already constitute so much of the picture. And perhaps more shapes beyond curvy ones would be nice, though I commend the depths/forms. Yeah, pretty nice.

[Banana Rumble]

Good use of bright colors but man, those shapes need some smoothing. Could also improve a bit the lights and shadows, though it's not bad. And I'd suggest using smaller balls and/or bigger spacing between them on the bottom part of the background, just because it looks so good but kinda hard to notice.