LittleLuckyLink's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Cold Lover]

This one! I love the colors here. Absolutely stunning composition and very thought provoking. I love the background textures, and the "bokeh" effect that it looks like you emulated somewhat. The piece, while giving a sense of intimacy, also seems to give off feelings of uncertainty, morose, almost depression or exhaustion. Maybe that's just me projecting.. The color palette definitely doesn't look like an easy one to tackle. With the warmer and cool tones lies room for conflict, but you've gracefully managed to weave them together almost seamlessly.

Keep it up!

Jarrodjvandenberg responds:

Thank you; It was an odd challenge and I so appreciate someone noticing that. Thank you very much!

[American Hero]

Lmao look at all these "front page police" who came out of their caves to try to dictate what gets featured on the front page of NG. People who contribute very little to nothing to the website, no surprise there. These reviewers keep linking a photo they're saying this picture is traced from, but they're not going to go through any other art featuring video game characters in their iconic poses claiming that they're traced because they don't have a political agenda to puff themselves up behind. Are they going to look up art of animals and find the exact reference photos they used?

First off, anyone with eyes can probably infer that the picture being constantly linked was used as a reference. To devalue this work based solely on that is a very cheap and shitty way to express how upset you are with people demanding basic human rights. I know that's what it's about, too, because no one else has managed to provide criticism that isn't fueled by their own bias or ignorance. Obviously, judging by the rest of Jarrod's work, he knows what he is doing. He is a very talented artist. When you're dealing with a specific person doing a specific pose, there unfortunately isn't much room for creativity in that specific part of the work.
That being said, there truly isn't too much to this piece. I think it works well on its own, but I feel like more could have been done with the background or maybe other icons or symbols could have been in the background. I get what you're going for with the simplistic look, though.
I like what you did with the shading and lighting. The brighter parts of his body seem to have this "glow" that I can't really describe. Aside from that, there truly isn't too much to say here.

All lives can't matter until black lives do.

Jarrodjvandenberg responds:

Thank you so much for this; I did use a reference, I never said I didn't lol. Traced is funny, but appreciated, given how challenging this was.

I couldn't agree more, all lives can't matter until black lives do.

Regardless of the front page police and people who obviously are going to be pissed, it's an honor like no other to be featured on the front page and I almost passed out backwards because of it.

[Self-Portrait - Twin Peaks]

Awesome! It's so great to see traditionally created artwork on the front page. This is very well made, and I love that you can see the canvas texture when you zoom in. At first, due to the lighter tones, I assumed this was watercolor or perhaps mixed media. The shading (and formation) of the hands looks great, and I like which colors you chose to use as shading. The background and the glowing aura also tie a nice bow to this piece- keep it up!

SketchMeNot responds:

Ah! Oh gosh oh gosh, thank you so much for your wonderful review and kind words! (>///<) It means a lot to hear how much you enjoy this painting as it was definitely a challenging piece for me (>o<) Getting the colors to look bright and neon-like with oil paint proved to be kinda hard haha. Thankfully, I was able to buy some different pigments that worked well that weren't too crazy expensive!

Thank you again for your lovely critique! I'll continue to do my very best! (^w^) 💕

[Glance of the dark]

This is so cool, and so very well made too! I almost don't even know where to begin. You did great with all of the smaller details, such as the dirt and grass in the foreground, the textures on the wall, and the dust in the tunnel itself. The lighting here is also impeccable- it keeps a good consistency and actually feels warm to look at, especially on the ground near the caution sign. I also really like how the lighting takes what exists outside of this piece into consideration- for example, how certain brighter areas on the ground could easily line up with light shining through the leaves of the trees above.
Something about the angle of the blue pipes seems a bit off, but it's not distracting from the rest of the piece. Overall, fantastic work!

Sabretooth2611 responds:

Thank you so much for your review, it helps me a lot to improve. Yeah, I was fighting with those pipes for like an hour or two and then gave up XD

[Drive by Night]

Absolutely stunning. The colors yield an almost-photographic quality. I love every aesthetic present within this image, light rain, windmills, night, empty roads, etc. I really like how subtle, yet present the rain is. The movement of the foliage is also remarkable. Great work, as always!

moertel responds:

Thank you so much! I wanted to draw the kind of rainy night where you have to squint your eyes and focus really closely on the street lights to notice the rain drops. Really happy you noticed the small details <3

[Peaceful Night]

Love it! It captures a very relaxing atmosphere. I love the color and detail in the lights, as well as the reflections. The only thing that stands out to me is the moon- I feel like it should be a bit brighter.

HeavyPxls responds:

Yea I was thinking to make it a bit brighter but I thought it might get annoying in some way. But thank you very much ! Glad you like it ^_^

[Great, and let me tell you many people say Verry Best In a Big Way, Leader]

Sesame Street's word of the month is: "Virtue signaling!" Like Jesus fuck lmao people learned this term and now they can't shut the hell up about it. Pfft. Whatever way to invalidate someone's opinion, I guess?
Anyway, funny stuff! Great work on the shading, especially in his skin tone. His comically oversized tie is a nice touch as well- keep it up!

SuperPhil64 responds:

Thanks! Glad you like it. Virtue signaling is such a useless term. Especially since accusing someone of virtue signaling... kinda signals your own values. Except in a roundabout way so if you call them out they can just default to "I never said that/I'm just tirred of that PC bullshit"

[HEAVEN GIVE ME SAY]

Knew it! I saw the icon on the front page and I clicked really hoping it was Harry from SH, and it is! Great work! I love the coloring, shading, and the use of barbed wire wrapped around everything. Have fun with SH2, it's probably my all-time favorite video game.

Ruedefaux responds:

Thank you! I feel like I don't see Harry a lot compared to James and Heather. Mind you, I don't have any personal connection to James or Heather just yet since haven't played those ones, SO we will see~ But Harry went through like three dimensions for his daughter, he deserves art >:c

But ahh! Thank you~

[Ancient city]

Very nice, and super immersive! The lighting really brings this piece to life. I can almost put myself in this landscape, feeling the cooler air in the shade, then walking forward to feel the warmth of the sunlight shining through. Not to mention, the land itself is fascinating. My life would be complete if I could find someplace like this, with the ocean, woods, staggering rock enclosures, etc. Great work!

Sabretooth2611 responds:

Thank you so much for your comments! I appreciate the time you put into writing those :) It really means a lot to me

[A Night in the Woods]

Stunning. The spirit of spring and summer thrives here. The soft color palette gives the whole piece an even flow, with just the right amounts of contrast in depth. Great work!

moertel responds:

Thanks so much!