Soapbubble's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Baby Branden]

Real improvement

I have to say, it's been pretty amazing seeing you improve over these last weeks.

This might be your best thus far, tied with King Jasper. It really looks good, you've got the shading worked out much better, and even though there is at least one corner on the top of his head, I really like what you did here.

The mouth also has that seam that I've seen in the other works of yours. The glasses are pretty well done, but I'm not sure why the right eye glass has the rim sticking out like that. Maybe you could've done something to make it look like there was actual glass in the glasses?

The background is simple, you could maybe have put him in a nursery or something like that, but I realize that that would be very time-consuming, if you were to make that in 3D as well.

You could also make the shirt look more prominent, right now it just sort of glides over into the skin. A proper collar that sticks out a bit further from the neck, maybe?

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PlusPlusKid responds:

this was actually made far before super creep and after the adventure dude, but he still remains my favorite :)

[Manga Hilarity]

Can't say I get it

Is it that it's lame how in Japan, a stomach rumbling isc considered funny? If so, I get it, but I don't really find it funny. That's probably just me.

Either way, the setup of the comic is pretty good, and the drawings are far from bad. They don't seem to be very planned though, doesn't look like that much work went into it. The shading is okay, but it's not gradual and looks somewhat off.

[SOLD OUT Soldier Hoodie Print]

Nice motiv

It's a very cool print for a hoodie, absolutely. Can't find much I'd like changed with it.

I like the idea of it. i'm not sure whether you want to make a statement back to the hippie days, against war, or if it's something else, but I do like the combination of flowers and guns. Always liked that :P

The gun seems to look just like the real thing, you know, apart from it being cartoony, and I really liked the font you've used.

The lighting seems to be a bit off, though, like there are multiple light sources, and you could've done with some better shading.

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valicety responds:

Thankyou very much for your input ^^ i'll do some cleaning up on the image and sort out the shading and lighting before i show it to the designer :) you've helped that one step further and for that, im grateful.
Secondly, im so glad you like it :) honestly, there was no motive or statement behind this picture ...... i was asked to produce an image as described and this is what flew from my mind. But its great to know that people are having such positive reactions to it :)
Thankyou again

[Portrait of a Woman]

Well-drawn

Should've done it on proper blank paper, as I feel the lines kind of ruin the experience here just a tad.

It looks really good. Anatomically speaking I'd say the face looks nice, everything is placed right. Hair is big, but looks good, lines are nicely drawn. Only issue I have other than the lines is that the eyes seem a bit off. Her right seems to be a lazy eye?

Bryony responds:

Yeah I'll probably do a proper one on plain paper. Her droopy eyes are part of the style, maybe I went too far.

[Fantasies.]

Oh god

I can't say I've ever had that fantasy. Or anything even remotely reminiscent. God.

Really like your style for these cartoons. It's all a bit looser than regular strips, maybe due to the fact that you don't have squares? Uncertain.

Either way, the drawings tyle is really fitting for comedy comics. ANd I love the punchline in this one.

ToonHole responds:

Oh Soapbubble. We don't need to lie. Don't worry, I won't share with anyone

[Glacial Still Life]

Feelings

I'm not sure how to review these "professionally", if you want, so I can only write what I feel when I see it.

I for some reason feel this is a bit colder than some of the abstract art I've seen from you. The cubes seem cold when compared to the surrounding, probably due to the colors, I'd say.

I do like it, but I feel it could be a bit more intense.

[Valentina]

Very nicely drawn

Hoping for your sake you had a model for this :>

I think you did a real good job with the tools you had. Anatomy seems pretty much correct, and you did great on the shading with the different types of gray color.

Her face does look a bit weird, though. Eyes are off, and mouth looks a bit thick and compressed.

rickygonza responds:

i know what you mean but you have to actually see why her face looks thinned out
because she is slightly turn to the left To face the camera which would make her face appear as it is.

[Sadi and Zeppelin with Paledog]

Very cute

I like the cartoony style of the piece. It looks very cute.

I especially like your shading on this one. Your colors are pretty nice too, the palette you've used fits the style of the piece.

Looks like you forgot to fill in the eyes of the girl on the right, maybe?
I'd ask for something in the background as well. To fill in the blanks, if you wish.

nalem responds:

Nope. I didn't forget to fill her eyes. Zeppelin's eyes are just like that. They're filled with hatching.

EDIT: Aw man, how rude am I? Sorry I didn't do this sooner. Thank you for the nice comments! :)

[Pressure]

Deep and dark

This looks a bit like a practice sketch.

It's dark and deep, somehow looks like a woman pressured under layers upon layers of something. It's obviously an emotional piece, I'd guess depicting the weight the character is carrying on it's shoulders.

The dark colors you've used and noise in the background really emphasize just that. The character itself however is very roughly done, looks like an anatomical sketch or something like that.