xi-eonling's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Pen and Wash Park Bench]

your environment art is so lovely ♥
i want to live in all these places so badddd

[Alice's Outfit rework]

super cute outfit ♥

[Magician Ref]

you have such a lovely style ♥ there's whimsy that reminds me of Mogeko / Deep Sea Prisoner...... and the character design itself is so charming!! essential and to the point! i love the vintage palette as well.

your honor... he's our idiot 🥺

[Taggers party]

SLUDGE LIFE MENTIONED RAHHHH !!!!
i love both games so much, and this is such a cool tribute. from the perspective, super fitting with the games' TV warp effect, to all the little references (like even Buns from the SL2 demo??).
also i love Ovni up there, like ":D".

amazing job ♥

[Luxi with the sparkly spirits of hope]

i absolutely love the brush strokes, and how they're at their most textured around the face and what i assume are the glowing souls ♥
they look a bit like dandelions, which is a lovely touch.
the surroundings feel dark and ominous in contrast. and the fairy itself seems to be crying,,. it must've been a sweet and melancholic sort of story. i love the vibe a lot!
also i'm so weak for those eyes. so prettyy 😭

NERINERI-NEEE responds:

Thank you so much for your kind words! (^з^)-☆
They made me really happy to read!
I am glad that Luxi is well liked by people!
Also for little clarification, she is not crying, those yellow streaks are common birthmarks of her species! (*^ω^)
And the sparkles are memories of the souls, their final guide and key to the great beyond.

I am still working on her story, perhaps soon in the future I will show the sanctuary of the souls and other characters. o(^o^)o

[PROTOTYPE]

i'm getting like, a mix of... futuristic ad, album cover, visuals that would show during exposition of some nanotech-signal-nucleus-type technology in a 3D animated tv show, ice/crystal sculpture, close-up of waterbending in action... very neat.

it is somewhat messy and saturated with details that maybe could've been placed with more care for the overall composition (eg. making everything lead the eye towards the Item™ a la Fibonacci spiral). but i've gotten carried away with adding details like that before, so i'm guilty here too haha.

all in all, cool vibes! would be cool to see more :D

SomarioTheHuman responds:

A very good way to describe this style!
It's called metalheart, a graphic design style that emerged in the late 90's and early 2000's, you can read more about it here:
https://cari.institute/aesthetics/metalheart

It's true that the composition is a little messy, it was my first time doing a metalheart piece so i was very much experimenting and not really keeping track of what i wanted to make. But it was a fun process.

There's also alot of really talented artists that have alot more experience with the metalheart style, like the members of Kaybug Kollective: https://kaybugkollective.newgrounds.com/

Thanks alot for the compliment, im still experimenting but i'd really like to make more metalheart pieces!

[jet set radioooooo]

the OG jet set girlies + kogane-cho sunset ♥

[frye AGAIN AGAIN !!!]

FRYE LIKER 🙏🙏🙏 you draw her so adorablyyy ♥♥♥

[valley city]

the white really does shine!!
i love the design of the aura around the castle, and the framing of the entire piece is so cool ♥

[Dark Hay Lin from W.I.T.C.H.]

OH WOW so smooth and professional ♡
i absolutely adore the hand. anatomy, perspective, animation, everything. the slow buildup, the smear, the body subtly following, then the wind flow of the rest,,, i don't see any settle frames at the end, but it works even without!

it's been a long while since i've seen any W.I.T.C.H. content. i still haven't watched the cartoon, but it might be about time haha
anyway i absolutely look forward to more!! 🛐

KENYYAA responds:

Hahah, thank you very much! This is just an animation for little darkwitch challenge. There are not too many frames in it, because the time for the challenge was limited. But I tried to do well, put my soul into it

I highly recommend watching the animated series and reading comics. I love the atmosphere of this work

And i already have an animatic for the next animation. It will be quite large. Someday, I hope, in the future I will take up this case)