MalFromed's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Alfred]

"Hello, Alfred! Nice day isn't it?"

[QUEMULAGAIN]

Here to ruin my day... Here to rain on my parade... Here to stop me from staring DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN! How else am I supposed to make my eyes stronger, HUH!?

[Mister Rando]

His only flaw was having a heart so warm in a world so cold.

[43 - 2020]

I don't like sounding pretentious when giving my thoughts on an art piece, especially when I don't know or able to guess the thought process behind it. Something I would argue is important for understanding any piece of art. And while I do believe that every work should be able to speak for itself, I also feel that one can develop a more intimate understanding of an art piece by having a good feel for the mind behind it. Kind of like learning a language in a way. It's one thing to recognize the symbols and characters, however, it can mean a lot more when you can recognize how they all work together.

Anyway, this particular piece got my brain going, and seeing as I can't guess at its meaning, I can at least say what it makes me think of, that being lively places that have gone quiet and empty. Like walking down a once busy street at night. As you walk you notice how the streetlights both cast shadows on and bounce light off of things you wouldn't have noticed during the day, making the street seem more colorful and interesting than when the sun was out. Your attention is less focused on the drawings on the sidewalk and more drawn toward the broken glass littering the street. Another thing that came to mind was, walking through a busy household when everyone's gone to sleep. The lights are off, leaving only the light from outside to illuminate the rooms. Everything in the house is scattered about, frozen in time, patiently waiting for the family to wake up.

I've got little doubt that what I think when I see this is way different from what you thought when you made it, but hey man, I like it all the same. Keep doing what you're doing.

My apologies if this came off as a little hard to read, my brain is a little fried.

[Robot Drugs]

I don't mean to nitpick (as I proceed to nitpick), but I couldn't help notice something that irked me. There's a bit of inconsistency in the vector lines that I can see even without enlarging the image. The lines overlap, and I feel it could have benefited from a bit of refinement. If my assumption is correct, you were trying to use thicker lines around the curved ends of the pills to add a bit of depth, which I think was a pleasant touch. Another thing that caught my attention is that the shine on the red part of the uncapped drive is really spotty for some reason. Even though it probably wasn't intentional, I actually really like that. It gives the impression that the pill is not perfectly smooth. Like it's seen some use. Finally, like with your other work, good use of colors. I hope you don't see me as hating this as I find it simple and enjoyable.

[Slums]

Is that a Caterpillar in a Jar™? That has to be a scam. Everybody knows there ain't no more caterpillars crawlin' about anymore. Have you seen any? I have not. Just go outside. You will see in your heart of hearts that what I say rings true. And I hear you. "It's winter!" you say. Oh, so the caterpillars just magically became lazy? Nice try.

[Kirby's Dreamland 3 (old)]

Good taste, man, good taste. Dreamland 3 is such a charming game and has a wonderful art style, but it often gets overshadowed by Super Star. Don't get me wrong, Super Star is a great game, but it's just missing that aesthetic, you know? Sadly, whenever I see somebody talk about Super Star, they needlessly act cruel to Dreamland 3, for whatever reason. Anyway, even if this is an old piece of art, it's still pleasant all the same. The attempt to capture the art style is not lost on me.

Beatumpop responds:

Thanks for the review! and yeah I totally agree, I used to play Super Star all the time with my little brother and while it was a really fun game Dreamland 3's aesthetic always made me come back to it. The music in that game is fantastic too :)

[Pacman redesign]

Nice redesign! But those shoes... I can't think of a single person who would be caught dead in those except maybe a crazy homeless guy...

Adamas28 responds:

Let me guess, this crazy homeless guy is purple, huge, uses his middle fingers as claws and his name is Maxx?

[0_0]

Bugsnax, huh?

[Pumpkins: Charcoal]

Holy Moly! When I first clicked on this, I thought it was a 3D model! It's only when I looked more closely did I realize it was a charcoal drawing! Astounding work!

AKroesch responds:

Thank you so much!