xi-eonling's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[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)

[Henriette]

wooaa the vibe is immaculate 😳😳 not too threatening but neither reassuring -- more like solemn and composed yet vigilant ♥
the wolves look just the right amount of fluffy and her hair flows so nicely. i love the minimal dark forest framing as well.

also how have you not been scouted yet!!! that's criminal >:0

Viilt responds:

AAAA Thank you so much, that is very sweet of you and I'm happy the illustration managed to give the right vibe from her ♥

I'm pretty new to NewGrounds (as an artist), so the scouting is something new for me ♥

[tarantula girl]

very neat! it does feel unpolished or maybe rushed in a few ways, but the character is pretty expressive :D definitely has the energy of a dialogue sprite.

SchnelTheGreat responds:

:> shall i start posting more art?

[Mizore Ito (Misery-chan) - Ephemeral]

shs-sh-she 😳
i always really enjoy seeing art of her in my feed <3

SketchMeNot responds:

Aww oh my gosh thank you! (^w^)

I'm so glad you enjoying seeing her! She's my precious baby ✨(>◡<)✨

[vespula]

anthropomorphic bugs!! yesss
the design is so cohesive and stylish. the wasp elements are so clearly readable and well-translated/transformed into the silhouette and all the shapes. intimidating yet elegant ♥
the inked, scratchy Pastel Games-esque style works so well for this too.

i'm surprised you haven't been scouted yet. people will definitely love your art here too! ^ ^

xlallistar responds:

omg thank you so much! im glad you like my art and buggies! ❤❤❤❤❤

[Amelia]

aa i love the colors! like soft crystalline auroras,, then again, this sort of style is one of my absolute favourites.
it all feels quickly painted in, almost effortlessly; yet the shapes are quite clear, like you knew exactly how much to render and where.

amazing work!!

CuteNikeChan responds:

wow!! i really appreciate it!! that's so kind of you, i'm so glad! ♪ (❁´◡`❁)

[gif]

so small and cute ;; what will they draw,
the character design is very sweet. natural, lowkey cottagecore, pleasant! the square eyes are quite the art style choice.

on the technical side, I can see imperfections (like areas unfilled with color due to the lineart, color differences between the two frames, the redraw feeling casual rather than purposeful) -- it would be interesting to see more like this done with more polish, and possibly readapted to the center and given a background if meant to be uploaded as a standalone gif. the potential is there!

I can totally see this at the bottom side of a video, stream or banner. it looks like that was the idea though :D

orangemilkshakee responds:

Thank you very much for the advice

[cat astronaut]

cat astronaut where will they go

this feels spontaneous in the way it was sketched+rendered... like spur-of-the-moment inspiration. I love that ♥
the mix of clothing/design aesthetics is very charming too. I wonder if the head covering just represents standard astronaut uniforms or actually is/incorporates the look of a hijab. is this an OC? I'd love to know more!

I really look forward to seeing more work of yours :D

gelatookiyo responds:

planet of cats! to serve them sushi ฅ'ω'ฅ thank you so much for your kind words!♥ the head covering is actually a hijab ^o^ yup! it's an OC, I didn't give her a name yet ‘︿’ thanks a bunch! have a nice day ≧∇≦

[Ghost]

t-tini....,,
these are so adorable!! they'd be so cool as stickers, custom keychains or fridge magnets.
I'd be curious to see how it'd look if the shape of the border was more polished/felt more solid and deliberate... you definitely have the skill+aesthetic eye to pull that off imo!

nice work ^ ^

Cakejem responds:

Aww, thanks! I keep that advice in mind next time I draw

[Palmeri is Online]

woah :O that's such a sweet aesthetic! so detailed. the rough traditional (or traditional-inspired) lines really deliver that intricacy.

my favourite elements are the star-eye top-center, those strange tube-bell things opening into the circular clearing top-right and the whole leftside section.
the latter is nicely broken up in geometrical sections; it reminds me of a tarot card-carved stone in front of a sculpted pillar... I love it.
OTOH, I feel like some other elements clash against others, making it feel less cohesive than it could have been. I see, for example, the idea of the intestine-looking things and they look very cool on their own, but surrounded by the little squares and the beehive/trypophobia(?) section (also very cool!) it feels like there's too much crammed in one spot.
but this shows the variety of things you're able to create in this style. I'm curious to see more.

if I had the money and was looking for something of this aesthetic, I'd so commission you for something like this! :D

Palmerieye responds:

damn, thank you so much for the more in-depth analysis🙏, i hardly ever receive this type of comment.

When i originally made this collage, i was really just focusing on making it the most visually dense thing i could make with my drawings at the time, so yeah, looking back, a lot of areas are not really that cohesive, like those low opacity eyes on the right side and overly cramped, low contrast things on the bottom right.