Wardsmith's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Magic forest]

I really appreciate this piece of artwork, and I'll tell you why. It looks like a game that was designed to make its graphics pop as though any screenshot you take could be a painting, and in the process of getting to this point, it *doesn't* go overboard. An example of a non-indie game that achieved this is Rayman Legends.

What do I mean by "overboard"? It's that in so many 2D indie games that intend to be beautiful and bright, somebody decides that the palette should be saturated with primarily ultra-bright colours and that lighting/glow effects should be everywhere. This is why I hope to see a new game that looks like the Magic Forest mockup some day. Everything in Magic Forest is balanced, and the attempt to go high-spec succeeds. It ultimately creates a beautiful-looking picture with visual clarity. Overall it's a very appealing image with good colour theory and good lighting.

Phoenix849 responds:

Wow, this is a lot of praise, thanks a lot! Rayman Legends has one of my favourite 2D game graphics to date, and is a big inspiration. I'm definitely planning to push my skills further in the future.

[Herald x Maple: Dragon laying pt. 2]

Nice art style, but man... girls are just getting bigger and bigger. The trend grew exponentially one minute while my eyes were closed.

Cobatsart responds:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUpKaG9qtWo

[Evil bee]

Very well done. I'm glad you figured it out.

zoyer responds:

Hehe thanks for the help! :)

[The Hobo]

It's Old Man Willakers!

Fizzento responds:

is master roshi

[Mutant Green Castle Crasher]

Nice but,

his armor is green?

UltraPitchFork responds:

Glow in the Dark Mutant Green Special Edition Castle Crasher

[Intensity]

Unbelieveable

This is AMAZING. How the hell did you make this? Its on my desktop (centered is best) too and i'm wondering how long it took! Its massive too! God i wish i was that good. Your picture looks better than as if philip straub made it!!

MeMB responds:

Wow, thank you! I'm glad you like it so much. :)

I made it using Photoshop. Seeing how I did this more than three years ago, I'm not really sure how long it took me, but several hours would be a good guess.

Thanks again!