Alegroth's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Factory Shores]

Ultra simplistic but sooo much atmosphere! Reminds me of an old 2D scroller game called Fear or something like that. However, this looks like a modern equivalent with some nice puzzle solving baked in. WE can sense that the tower in the background is our destination, still there is some ominous with the foreground and it is clear that there is a puzzle here we need to solve. Very nice depth, yet keeping some tension! Even the crane, which is probably stationary, makes me believe that it will start to move at any moment and hurt us. Really cool. I've ranked this 4.5 because there are some perspecitve challenges. E.g. the handrail is smaller on the upper platform than the lower. The tension in the ropes defy gravity a little since the arch is strange but otherwise a really nice moody image :)

BoRKman responds:

Thanks for the reply! I can agree with the ropes (Its supposed to be wires but) are a bit strange and handrail is smaller and so. But hey. We all begin with something. All we can do is improve and practice.

[Link Vs Darklink in the Water Temple]

GASP! After seeing this I just sat there with my mouth open for like 3 mintues just enjoying the image. It's not that I am a Link Fanboy. Never even played Zelda but this image is soo cool. The perspective, the drama, the coloring, the poses, all soo good! In addition, due to the stress in Link's face countra the shade version you can tell that this battle is not going well. However, what impresses me most is the perspective! I've tried to do renderings from this angle and it's a pain to get the forshortening and everything else to work and you my friend, nailed it! I can't really fault it other than I'd liked a more dramatic background to fit the scene. It might be that the background fits well with the scene from the game but being a newb without that knowledge I feel like more could have been done there. Perhaps some dramatic clouds at least? Amazing work!

fabianlpineda responds:

I like to do this kind of perspectives in my animations. It is really difficult, that why I choose them, to improve my drawing skills.
And the simply Background is because in the game you have to fight with this copy of Link in a room like this, just a wet floor, a tree in the middle and a white background; and ok, the gates. That's the main reason, and the other is that I don't have time to make elaborated backgrounds :D. I'm an animator.

Thanks for the comment!

[COTM Jazza - LVL cap 99 - Kung Fu Panda]

Wow! I don't know if I need to say more really... but I will! ;) This image is amazing, not only does it look like the animated movie, it brings it to the next level with the obvious jade weapon that was common in that age. Next, we've seen Poh(?) have that helmet/hat in the series but here it is part of his outfit. The fact that he is practicing against the SKY shows that he's reached the level of master (level 99). Master Ugwey (?) would be proud ;)

Execution wise, as I said, the rendering looks like the movie almost. The pose, layout of the piece, colors, etc. are all top-notch. If I didn't know better I'd say this is a randering for a poster for Kung-Fu Panda 4! Amazing work!

ParadoxArt responds:

Thank you very much for your kind words Alegroth :).

["The Individual" - Oil on canvas]

My jaw just dropped like an inch! Wow that is amazing. This does NOT look like a canvas painting but an HDR photo. The atmosphere, with the girl, I can almost feel the autumn cold and still there is her facial expression. At first I thought it was a smirk, but then I looked again and sensed fear. What has she seen, sensed that we do not see in the image? What is causing this... dread? The more I think about it the more I want to know, the more I fantasize, the more afraid I become! Excellent! An amazing piece. My only wish is that you had added some contrast after you had transitioned the image to digital format as the photo has desaturated it a bit (I assume) such that the blacks are now a bit too light grays. However, this is nitpicking as the piece overall is beyond... amazing! Well done.

Best regards,
Dr. Emil Alégroth

Furious-Monkey responds:

Thank you for the thoughtful reply! There's definitely something out there, scuttling around in the leaves. She hasn't spotted yet, but it's making too much noise to be the wind.

I probably could have bumped the contrast up a little...but sometimes when you do that, you lose the medium tones. She's kinda pale as it is...

[Shrek - The Brave]

I don't... wha... what is that? huh? This image leaves me laughing and puzzled at the same time. I love the mix of the orcish WOW style with Shrek! However, what is the weapon he's using? ;) It seems soft, yet... well... What is going on here?

Artiscally, the image is amazing given the medium you've used. The shading, coloring, armor design and execution are all top notch. There is a depth of view due to nice shading but I'd love to see some stronger contrast to give even more depth (Rationale for 4.5/5). Overall though I must say that if I'd depict Shrek at level 99... this is it! Amazing work :)

DIWAKAR responds:

Thank you Sir. Glad you Liked it.
I really enjoyed drawing it.

[Peppa pig lvl 99]

Haha, my daugther (3 years old) loves that show and I don't remember the main character ever looking like this ;) Nice rendering though, especially with the media you have used. There are some anatomy issues, for instance her feet are uneavenly large, but the shading and the concept of the piece is great. Really funny so I thank you for the laugh. :)

Sshire0 responds:

thanks m8 :D
I will work harder at my anatomy
btw hope your daugther would like "adult" Peppa :D

[Aphrodite]

Dat lower lip! Really sensual picture. Makes me think about Leia in the 6th (?) starwars movie with that bra though. Otherwise an amazing piece. The skin is nice and smooth and the shading in terms of brush quality with emphasis on the face creates an natural focus point on the face! I love watching images that manages to do that since I myself struggle, A LOT, with what to detail and what to not detail. In general I detail too much, which leaves my own images quite flat. Therefore I am always excited to see someone that has mastered this trait! Awesome work! I will definently look more at your works :)

LukeF responds:

Wow, Thank you so much again for the kind words. I've never seen star wars but i do see he resemblance i guess :D

For me when trying to have a focal point be prominent, I find it useful to have most the details around or in that area. You can also line up lines in objects to point towards where you want the veiwer to look, for example in this piece I curved the clouds towards the face.

Thank you so much again, Im so happy you like my work.

[Adrift]

Wow, this was really cool! The quality of the brush from the face down is really well executed bringing the focus of the viewer's eyes to his face. Especially does endlessly dark, yet glowing, eyes! I also love the atmosphere with the tears and the tearing of the charecters shoulder. I also like the face mix of famale and male lines. He would be what I define as "metrosexual". Hence, somewhat attractive and feminine even though being male. Very nice. (btw, I'm very straight so that comment was purely objective ;)).

Over to exectuion I think overall the image is great, as I said, the quality of smoothness with the grainer brush on the body gives a natural and well thought through focus-point in the face. I just wish that you'd added more color to emphasize the glow in the eyes and where the body meets the water. Otherwise I have trouble criticisizing this. Realy cool. Well done :)

LukeF responds:

Thank you, That's so nice of you to say all that, I'm so glad you like the piece, It means a lot.
I agree, A bit more colour in those areas could've worked out well, though I tried to keep it dark and bit melancholic.

[Level Cap]

Really cool image! The artstyle is remenecent of the show but buffed up. I love the young fry and the cowardly Bender in contrast to Lela. The perspective is what really does it for me though! Love these upwards perspectives, primarily because I can't do them myself. I also love the homage to the old movie and gamingposters with women clenching to the leg of some hero. This is sort of the inverse of that ;)

My only wish was that the image had been brighter, now it's a bit dark to the point that you can almost miss some of the detail like the robot devil even. I guess it's an intentional choice to capture a mood but still wish to have been able to bask in all the cool details a bit easier.

Anyhow, really cool image, well done :)

Araiguma responds:

Thank you, i made some changes to the bottom part so it should be a bit more visible now.

[BUZZIN]

Not sure if there is a reference I'm missing here but I don't care. This work is awesome! The strong colors versus the contour is really powerful and you can't quite tell what is going on with the man but something sinister seems to be a foot! Nice mix of abstract and interpritive art. The only thing that keeps bothering me is that smudge above his noose. Otherwise I can't really fault this. Well done, please do more! :)

YakovlevArt responds:

hehe, there isn't really a reference here to get. Just that I imagine a constant low hum or buzz with this amount of screens in front of your face. Also I was inspired by the Kendrick Lamar song "YAH."

I'm glad you like it though. This was done with a loose use of the lasso tool and swift brushstrokes. I really liked the accidental accuracy of the face profile and felt the little smudges and "impurities" kept it alive.