CumminHam's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[SkullGirls:_Valentine_01.6]

Not bad at all man. Keep at it.

[Super Mario - Harriet]

Really nice!

[Pixen - Ring the bells!]

Very Hypnotizing.

[Extra Terrestrial Jungle]

all and all its really well made. its composition could be better... its serviceable as is however i feel it could benefit alot from having some contrast for a focal point.\
perhaps some sort of alien structure that would draw our eyes to it. or maybe even some large rocks or cliff sides.. some waterfalls or lakes... .or maybe something in the immediate foreground like some vines hanging to the side or maybe the back side of some creature to spark interest.... something to break up the tree lines....

it seems like you were intending for the two large trees to be a point of interest but they are too much like the surrounding scenery to really make this image pop.... i feel that if you were to put something of interest in the trees this could work.... perhaps some primitive nests perched up in the branches.

idk... as it stands now there isn't really any point of interest here for our eyes to rest.
dont get me wrong. its a great render.....

i feel its biggest issue lies in the fact that its just not that interesting to look at as is..... you say its an alien planet but nothing shown here is too terribly different from our own blue marble... by definition it isn't too alien to us. nothing from a composition stand point draws interest...

it is technically Good.... but it needs something else to make it Great... i hope that makes sense... i really hope im not coming off as the wrong way.

Carr77 responds:

No, you're not coming of wrong at all. Thank you for your comment! Yes, I agree, there would be fun with some sort of point of interest. It was made for a TV show, so I mainly followed the directors wishes and the script, but maybe I should build up on it and change it. Re-create a similar forest with something more interesting inside of it, as you say. We'll see :)

[Wedding Peach]

excellent!. my only criticism is that there isn't enough contrast between the foreground, mid ground and background.... making it difficult to determine what each element is.

in general this would be a bad idea but if your going for a kind of dreamy/ fantasy vibe then this lack of clarity would work to your advantage.... it kind of works here.

Really good stuff either way! :)

[Zone-tan]

Really nice! i like the soft warm light coming from the left.

[Stop it, I'm blushing.]

Really cute!

[Cuphead - Cala Maria]

you really need to break out of your comfort zone my friend.
all of your work has the same proportions, same pose, same anatomy.
you've found yourself a little groove to rest in... its one your fairly Ok at.
but, I dont think your going to get much better like that.
Try more poses then just the standard pin-up pose.
Try to be more specific with your anatomy.
and probably the biggest thing that would help you is to try and do realism.

but other then that its really a nice piece.
keep at it!

DreamEclipseWolf responds:

I drew this off of hype so kinda rushed yeah.

But at the same time, i can't drastically improve in one post, i will try new things like poses and stuff.
I have plenty in my sketchbook, but they are not in a state that i like.
but for my anatomy, well thats still a thing i can improve on. definitetly agree on that.

Thanks for these critics, shows that people really do want to see me go further.

[Kate Anderson]

in general you seem to have an idea of what your doing.

you really need to work on your gestures and anatomy though.

but your drawing here seems to have a good line of action! it helps draw the focus to her face... the only i feel it could be better is if the flame was also doing it.

i have a strong feeling you will grow to resent this character as you improve XD ... it reminds me of one i made when i was starting out.

but anyway! keep at it Draw every day!