Mordoz's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[All Starter Pokemon]

Moo

Derp-alicious!

-MD

[Alt Concept: Guile]

Reeks of Awesomeness

Now that's one very protected kid!

nice work!

[Poker Dragon]

Oh this is very good.

I can tell that perhaps you draw dragons more than anything else. I am a dragon lover, myself, I have drawn many when I was in school, hat and skulls, my two favorite things aside form women lol. Eventually I included them into my work as well.

But poker, I never thought of that before, Dragons and power somehow seem fitting, with dragons being classically thought of as crafty and calculating creatures. Its only natural they would be a kind of card shark. Er, dragon.

The art stands for itself, the color choices are nice, overall design is simple yet detailed enough to convey what is needed for the message. I like the details on the dragon very much.
This would look great for a tshirt, Perhaps consider it.

Nice work indeed. One of my favorites of yours.

5/5 10/10

[skull and wings]

nice design

I enjoy this design. It looks like it could be suitable for a detailed logo of a kind.

I do notice that it is hard to see. so the only thing I might change it line thickness. Which is no biggie, just go over it again. Its a good design. Like a tattoo. Although I might simplify it a bit with a single line instead of the double lines between the flower and its surroundings..connection it all as one may help the over all look to be more clear as well. Though I can see what you were going for in doing that, this design may not be the best thing for it to work right.

Cant really argue wit the skull since it was intended as a cartoon look. So blah blah blah again, if you want to make it look realistic, then reference. otherwise I really don't mess with an artists preferences, only technical skills

this gets 5/5 9/10

[the black and white dragon]

Black hole sun-dragon?

Oh ho now! Yet another vastly different style! I do enjoy this particular style myself. it is a somewhat more modern and western take on the old Japanese prints.

The action is a little confusing but hat is due to the wriggling the dragon is doing. That is very typical of Chinese dragon art as well. I was meant to confuse to a certain degree, allowing the viewer to feel uncertain yet awed at the power of the creature.
Nice line-work and details where they are needs most and less where they don't add to the work at all.

A dark sun? just under it a symbol only you can know and the initials of NK . Obviously your nicknames initials. Indicating it a very personal piece. The art needs no addition since it is already very busy looking, yet it lacks background. Perhaps just add a short explanation of the meaning it has for you and explain what NK is anyway, for those who don't make the connection due to not bothering to check out your name, yeah people can get lazy that way. lol. That would complete the understanding and help give the viewer a greater appreciation for it rather tan just confused.

A truly awesome work 5/5 10/10

[wonder ship]

Cute and fun!

haha now this is cute and fun work. A departure from your usual serious works. Just plain fun for everyone :) Would make for a nice sticker for all ages :) good work there.

Very little shading, only on the wing talons? But it is better to have too little than too much. Eventually I know you will balance that as you keep at your work and practice shading more.

As i saw in one review you said you prefer it with lots of empty space. Unfortunately it is considered wasted space in most cases and detracts from your art by creating an emptiness that clashes with the art itself...perhaps to have both of best worlds, allow the clouds or a secondary set of clouds to slowly fade and stretch outward to the sides , top and bottom to help bridge the gap so to speak and allow your work to look more complete rather than distant.

5/5 9/10

[mecha]

meanacing and brooding

Not much to say about this one other than you are playing with many different styles and seem to be learning from each on your own. I look forward to seeing your final look that is uniquely yours. Good work over all.

The only oddity I notice is perhaps a imbalance of top and bottom. Slightly top-heavy. robots or mechas are usually built to show a balance, a "thickness" of form to seem heavy. Unbalanced characters tend to seem weak over all. So perhaps a slight wider lower part would correct that perception.

Shading need little work. Maybe study real world object like construction equipment sitting in the sun at the time you want your mecha to be depicted. Practice drawing such parts in that light.. Also it looks to be hanging in mid air. a floor, dirt, metal panels, whatever may help lend more weight to the character, become more threatening looking. (Dirt or grass, slightly depressed into the ground, a very effective yet subtle look) Perhaps ever so slightly hunched over in form. adding to the illusion of great weight, therefore power. Like a great tiger hunched down like a spring, the potential lethal force imminent.

Like all of your mecha art, looks to your favorite anime mecha cartoons for guidance ..freeze-frame some shots, just landing, ready to take off, mid-stride ect. You can learn a lot from that. Taking a new look at animation can help with still art work, by giving it POTENTIAL motion makes it seem like it could leap off the page and harass the viewer lol

Ratings: 4/5 8/10

[Level 13]

Shaving razor girl

Looks like yet another different style,. Nice to see you playing with various ideas there.

Good pose, likely to be recognizable blacked out in silhouette.

I have noticed you do like so many who are beginners, in that you hide the hands. Not to worry almost everyone does this when starting out! I have done this many times. You may wish to push yourself beyond your comfort zone and deliberately practice hand drawings...DO basic, detailed and cartoon versions of whatever hand you don't draw with. Using your own hand as a model is better than any other reference, except perhaps a girlfriends hands. The whole arm looks to be in an odd angle, with the wrist twisted sharply . Again, try looking to a real arm in that position and see what the limits for the joints are and how the skin folds and wrinkles. Start with skeleton (the basic stick figure) to get the position right, with circles for joints, then move on to next layer of the outline..then the rest.Draw the skin wrinkles and joints..all that even though your figure is simple. Especially in anime an artist Must learn realistic human drawing before moving on to the less realistic anime or other cartoons. This went for Disney as well. Increase your skill with realistic drawings, then go back to the unrealistic. You will find your skills to have improved drastically and you will see more options and ideas form. Then you will be able to put real personality into whatever you draw.

You may want to consider an additional layer for shading to let it look less flat and more alive.

This one deserves a 5/5 9/10

[a normal mecha]

nice styling

Your style seems to shift and vary. This is a GOOD thing. It shows you are serious and enjoy art and you are finding your place for your own distinctive style. VERY good sign. Too many try to only copy others, which is ok for learning, but they don't grow from that and you end up with sticks or "madness" styles..stunting your own creativity. You do your own thing. VERY GOOD

Proportions look a little odd as does the position. I would suggest actually creating a stick figure layout to get the basic position then adjust that rig rather than starting over if it looks off. That's what the stick figures are for, that and basic understanding of animation as well. Then you build on top of that once you get a posi9tion that looks good. then you'd do an outline of the character, then trace over that and fill in with black...making sure the figure looks good and as a silhouette as well...again Photoshop can be used for this as well if you wish (or any of the freebie art programs out there)

You style on this one is simpler, therefore easy to read and is most suited to a animated design rather than just for a still figure. Perhaps study the poses military use and other anime mecha use and copy those poses. Especially professional photographs of soldiers in poses, or on the field. Often the Japanese animators and artists use much reference in real life to help bring life to their work simple as it is in style. All professional animator5s do this.

you get 5/5 - 9/10

[Tommy little bastard]

nice

Interesting piece. Mechanical is hard to get wrong, but to me the pose looks a bit odd. Perhaps a different, more distinctive angle would help. In Photoshop, try turning it into a silhouette but adding the fill filer all black then see if someone can make out what it might be. if they cant, then I'd suggest making it at an angle and pose than can be easily recognizable even if all blacked out. That tends to help your work become more dynamic and its another typical practice with artists in class. silhouettes are important for helping to develop overall form of a figure.

Rating of 4/5 - 8/10