Thetageist's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Papyrusssss]

This drawing is cute and I like the atmosphere! A few tips: I feel like the tilted perspective of the drawing is a little bit strange. The scarf looks a bit stiff, like it's standing up on its own - look at reference images for how scarves generally look. Also, I like that you're using text and speech bubble lines that will stand out from the background, but I'm still not entirely sure about this one. It might be beneficial to experiment a bit with different styles of speech bubbles to see which works best. Otherwise, nice work! The light effects in the background are cool!

LapisTheWolf responds:

TY :)

[Pixel Day 2021]

Wow! Congratulations on making the very top of the front page!

I love the adorable little animation with the Tankmen and the wisps, and the woodland environment of this picture! Very magical and relaxing.

Just a question - how do you do these pixel artworks? Do you start out with a sketch or plan, or do you just jump right in with the pixel drawing tool? You and other pixel artists I follow have given me the inspiration to possibly try making pixel art again, and I need some tips :)

maruki responds:

Thank you for your kind words! Yes, I always start with a sketch, sometimes more than one is needed, and then I scan it and pixel it by hand using Aseprite.
Please do so! Making art because you want to is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself.

[Party animals]

Happy birthday! *PFEEP!*

This is adorable and I love it. It's amazing that you can make these huge pixel art drawings and then you also have small icons that still look so good despite the lower amount of detail! And the color changing backgrounds look so smooth! Great work!

Ioruko responds:

Thanks a lot, as always a pleasure to read your comments!

[YOURE NOT TRYING HARD ENOUGH]

If anyone here needs help, I will give this guy a flying punch in the face.

Jokes aside, sadness is okay and a normal part of life. It's not healthy to be sad 100% of the time, but it's equally unhealthy, if not worse, to expect to be happy 100% of the time, or to expect long-term mental health problems to go away instantly if you just "try hard enough". Getting better takes a lot of time, effort, self-monitoring, and even strategizing, in many cases with help from a therapist or someone else who knows a great deal about how mental health works. But even a small positive difference is worth it. Take care of yourselves, y'all.

And as for the art itself: I quite like how you wrote the speech bubble, as well as the menacing red filter and the yellow replaced with red in Sol's design. I've probably said this already, but I should try using filters like this in artworks.

anewworldfool responds:

:] he sure is a dude. also ty lol i like slapping filters on stuff B]

[FloweredPromise (SjälTale) - LapisTheWolf]

My statements I made earlier about blurry backgrounds and the heart glow on Sans both apply here. Nice drawing otherwise!

LapisTheWolf responds:

thank you :D

[Liars]

That is a really cool premise. Can't say anything about the drawing that I haven't already said in previous reviews, but I have already sent more recommendations of your book and stories out!

nashotobi responds:

sorry, I missed this one. thank you! also, the book will have a hardcover! we just reached the goal

[Sans beingg cuttee]

Your drawings of Lapis just keep getting better! Sans's fingers look a little bit noodly, but otherwise, nice work!

LapisTheWolf responds:

TYSM

[Tear (SjälTale Sans) test 1]

Hey, your backgrounds are improving quite a bit! I also like what you did with the heart necklace there. Great work! And I've put this on my "stuff to look at" playlist so I can read your story later.

LapisTheWolf responds:

aww tysm!

[friday night doin ur mom]

Your trippy cartoon aesthetic goes well with this character! I like the even glowier creepy eyes. They intimidate me even more than how they look in the game.

Angiedollhouse responds:

awaa thank u!!! <33 evil eyes ngl

[YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO]

My thoughts are best expressed in a Queen song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjW5bWwR0cs

Love the POV drawing though! You should draw some more just to spark some fun interaction in the reviews, haha!

anewworldfool responds:

damn he is a good man and 4 what. also hes simply just smug