ShangXian's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[#513 Pansear]

Wow, I am amazed by the overall composition. I am truly speechless to notice how the highlights combined with warm colours give a feeling of enchanted wood. I like how the warm-coloured sunlight (a sunset?) seems to comfort Pansear's sad feelings. A gentle caress in the shape of hues, blending colours and highlights. I also love how each material is realistic, you can see and mentally sense the texture of rocks, grass, bushes and even water. Water and those shiny effects of the light and its interaction with matter is my favourite part of the background.

It feels so natural and realistic. I find this painting inspiring for me in terms of backgrounds. I am not that good with them and looking at this shiny gem really inspires me. Keep it up!

[Happy memories]

May I say that this artwork gave me a warm feeling of affection and love? I explain myself better. When I first saw the image I thought the creature was about to lure the poor child with a toy, but then I read the story and got compelled by its narrative and unexpected nature. I didn't image the creature was the father but I got happy knowing how the story evolved. I like how the initial narrative, combined with the visual effects (shades, hues, brush strokes, etc.) gives a gloomy vibe that evolves into something wholesome. I like how the father speaks through actions and actions speak louder than words many times. This piece reminds me of the trope of the Benevolent Monster and now I wonder the backstory of these two chracters.

I would like to see and explore better their stories. You did a really superb job both visually and on an narrative level.

Serafin-corpse responds:

Awwww, thank you very much for your comment and thank you for taking the time to read the story, I really appreciate it, when people comment nice things like this it really makes me want to continue making these types of drawings with back stories.💖

[🎪 Jax (The Amazing Digital Circus) 🎪]

I simply love the way you rendered him. You caught perfectly his personality through expressions and vivid colours. I love the chromatic aberration effect in the first version, it gives a nice touch of retro. The background is spot on, it gives the same feeling the original series gave me: a world full of wacky adventures that hides something more sinister or mysterious at least. Nice job with shading and highlights, they are vibrant and are eye-candy. Keep it up!

[Winged Fox]

I love the fairy tale-like vibe the composition gives me, starting from the colours of the background, the soft and warm hues of the sky, the strokes on tail fur and details of the wings. I see there are two versions, I like both but the second is my favourite one due to its vivid colours that render the image more defined and sharp. But besides this I like it a lot. Nice job, really!

[The Man in the Woods and His Loyal Companion]

I just love how the use of fluid movements on the fox blends nicely with the perspective that conveys the feeling of elegance and grace. The warm colours give this carefree vibe and what I like the most is that how the fox's snout is pointing out the sun as if it indicates the road to a new future or hope.

I also love how lighting and highlights along with the angle where we see the scene give a sense of gentle and orbiting movements. I admit that the entire composition gives me a nostalgia vibe when it comes to the forest and background. It reminds me of those adventure videogames I used to play when I was little, a period of absence of worries.

Really superb job!