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[Beatles Crossing]

Definitely not your normal style

This is a cool picture. I've never seen any pixel art from you, but for a first time this does look quite impressive.

As a picture, this looks good. The clothes were drawn very well and like sixflab, I think the mirror effect compliments this quite well too. Still, it's my natural instinct to nitpick on small details, so that's what I'll do right now :3.

Firstly, I think that the space between 'THE' and 'BEATLES' was too large. Maybe it's just me, but I think making them a little closer to each other would look better. Secondly, there are a few pixels which aren't filled in (can be seen when you increase this to full-screen mode). Not much of a problem, but it does make this look a little rushed. Finally, the feet have room for improvement, especially the feet of the third person from the right, i.e. the one in grey. The clothes, hair and hands were all drawn well, so it's a bummer to see the feet drawn so strangely.

As a recap, this doesn't have many problems, and is a nice change from your usual style, but the three very small details which need a little work in my opinion would be the position of the title, the feet and some pixels not being filled in. Keep it up, and sorry if I didn't make any sense. This is like the quickest review I ever wrote :P.
8/10

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up-a-notch responds:

yes ringo does look weird also...my normal style is next

[Surprise]

Decent job!

Sorry for... never... reviewing any of your submissions. I tend to write more audio reviews, but I'm abroad right now and can't listen to any audio so I'll review some art. As for the submission, it's well done. It doesn't seem like you spent enough time on the little details, but as usual your style works well and all in all it looks good.

The colour scheme is fine. I think the bricks could be a little redder but other than that minor defect the colours were chosen well.

Shading could be better though, especially since I see no shadow behind the burglar, and considering that there's a light shining on him, I'd expect quite a strong shadow behind him.

The lighting is good around the outline of the burglar, but other than the outlines there's no lighting in front of the burglar which is weird. Maybe you could put the burglar's right arm in front of his face as if he's shielding his eyes from the light. It would definitely make the picture look better and more realistic.

When it comes to the textures, they were quite plain, really. Maybe that's your style, but I still would've liked to see some creases on the bag, and better brick texture in the background for sure (some rows of bricks are thinner than others, there are no chips in the bricks, etc...). Some creases and folds on the clothes too would be nice.

Having said all that, the picture itself is drawn well. While the concept isn't too original, the burglar looks cartoon-ish with a nice drawing style to him. However, there are a few small details which need work. The money bag is hanging unnaturally from the burglar's arm, the burglar has four fingers, the tie is not symmetrical, the spotlight isn't a perfect circle, the face expression should be more surprised and the ear looks weird.

I understand that maybe these were on purpose because of your sloppy style, but I definitely think that fixing the defects I pointed out will make this look better, and that's the aim of an art submission, right? To look pleasing to the eye or look interesting. Also, maybe you should give the burglar a burglar costume, although that's personal preference.

All in all, this is a good submission. The sloppy style is interesting and works well. All I'd ask for is fixing the small details here and there. Try and make the piece look more refined and detailed while still keeping your unique style on it. I think the result would be impressive. On an unrelated note, this picture reminds me of Metal Gear, particularly at the very beginning of the first one when you're in the helicopter bay with spotlights moving around the floor. Only difference is that you're not holding a money bag xD. Anyway, keep up the good work!
6/10

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up-a-notch responds:

this picture was going to be a cop at first...then I thought it should be a robber...but before that it was luis...

[Land of the Walking Plants]

Interesting idea.

This is drawn very well, and you have a pretty cool idea. Like all other submissions there are some good and bad things in this, but it's an all around good drawing. Nice job.

The colours you chose were great. As Haggard said, it's nice that you had a variety of different colours and not one or two boring colours. Didn't understand why the sky was orange, though.

The concept is good and the picture itself is drawn really well. The plants look really weird but still look like plants, and there's a large amount of detail in the picture. Still, this picture has its defects. Firstly, I really can't understand the perspective of the picture. The plant in the middle looks bigger than it should be compared to the other plants in the background and the path unnecessarily widens, as Haggard pointed out. Secondly, all of the plants look the same and I would've loved to see some really unique and weird different plants walking around too. Thirdly, at times this drawing lacks use of a ruler, such as with the pipe thing at the top left. Fourthly, there's a plant on the right hand side which looks really flat. Finally, I think there's a little too much empty space in the foreground, which could have easily been fixed if you added a few more plants walking.

The background, contrary to the foreground, is extremely detailed, and I really don't think there's anything I can point out which needs work in the background. Good work.

Overall, this is a very cool drawing. A few nitpicks here and there make me give you an 8, but you're talented at drawing so keep it up. Also, sorry if something doesn't make any sense in this review. I'm in a bit of a hurry because I have loads to do and as you probably already saw, this review does look a bit rushed, eh? xP.
8/10
4/5

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Merol responds:

I think I screwed up on the perspective, damn. Actually, I don't know why the sky it's orange either, but the thing that bugs me it's the water, it should be orange too.
Thanks man, you pointed some good things (and your review doesn't looks rushed).
THANKS!!!

[Even trolls need a leader!]

Should be the logo of the NG General Forum :D.

Yeah, I can't really find much wrong with this. Most of the stuff that could've been better was already mentioned, so I suppose you get a 10/10 from me :3. Good job on this!

The colours are fantastic. The fact that all of the objects and background has bright colours while the trolls are all dark make them stand out more (just like a troll would stand out in a forum :D) and gives this picture a sort of comical feel. The shading was also superb, so nice job there too, although I would've liked to see a more fur-like texture on the trolls instead of the plain texture you have now.

As for the drawing itself, it's drawn extremely well, too. As I said, this has a comical and cartoon-y theme to it. The blankly staring eyes of the trolls and the open mouths give them an ignorant appearance, which was cool. The throne is also drawn well, and while I don't see why you didn't draw a floor, I think the drawing in this is flawless.

The background is cool, and as Coop83 said, the background colours resembled the NG colour scheme. Nothing wrong with the background either.

In all, this is a good picture. Since I can't find anything wrong with it, you get a 10/10. Keep up the good work.
10/10
Recommended for the Art Portal.

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Mabelma responds:

Thank you so much for the reccomendation, the 10 and for the great review. I am very sorry for boy having responded earlier, so please excuse me but again thank you for such a great review and as you say a fur texture would indeed be nice for those trolls, I'll try to ad everything you guys/gals said as soon as I can.

[Sly Cooper]

Hehe...

...I prefer your music more than your art xP. Still, what the heck, this is a decent sketch. You can see that it's drawn by someone who's pretty much a beginner at sketching, especially when looking at the buildings, but this still is a cool art piece :D.

Well, as the others have said, adding colour will really give life to this submission. Right now, the picture looks cool, but it's a bit dull. Adding a few colours will make this piece much more interesting and fill in the detail that is missed out as it is now. That being said, the shading was really good, except for that little nitpick Coop83 mentioned about the fact that you shaded in different directions. Other than that, the shading was impressive.

As a picture, this is pretty well-drawn. I was really impressed by how you drew Sly Cooper. His stance was excellent, and he looked amazing. Just one little thing, though: I think his tail looks rather weird. Maybe it's its angle: the fact that I'm expecting his tail to be hanging at a 300-ish degree angle and not sideways when he's flying through the air. Still, other than the slightly awkwardly placed tail, Sly Cooper was brilliantly drawn. As for the buildings, I'll say this without beating around the bush: they were terrible :P. Lol, what I mean is, the perspective of some of them were way off such as the ones at the bottom, and the lines were rough and as if they were drawn in a hurry. Ruler, much? xP. Also, I totally agree with XwaynecoltX about the lack of shattered glass.

Overall, I like this submission. It's well-drawn, and shows that music isn't your only talent. Still, it has a few defects, but practice makes perfect, so good luck with any future art submissions you might do, and keep up the good work.
7/10

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