HAL0GUY's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Iconoclasts & Momodora: Metroidvania Girls]

that style of yours is very unique. It just feels more natural. Colors feel like they are perfect for each other. No flaws just simplicity and that's what I love about your art, to begin with. It's just more powerful and more simple while great with every drawing. Would to see your style be implemented in a animation sort of

efejotart responds:

Thank you for your words! I like my pixelart to look colorful and soft but I also try not to go too crazy with the number of colours or sizes to keep them simple and manageable. That way I can polish them more easily. But I do like having a minimun body and head heights so I can find I pose I like and have enough space to detail their clothes and expressions, so you could say I have found a middle ground in which I like to work.

Since you asked, I do have a few animations posted on my Tumblr if you want to check them out: https://pipasdefranilla.tumblr.com/tagged/animation
Most of them are done with smaller or less detailed sprites, but I do aim to keep improving as a pixel animator with time and be as comfortable animating as I am doing these "still" sprites.

[The Light and the Half Light]

I would pay real money for a physical version of this pixel art. The detail is brain breaking

moertel responds:

Thanks so much! I do sell prints of my works over at https://moer.tel/shop, even animated ones. This one will hit the shop in 2-3 weeks.

[Attack of the Dead Men]

thats probably your best work

Scissors7 responds:

i am surprised at to how well this one did lol

[POV: mondays in Nevada]

was he doin?

PIXMAchine responds:

ehhhhhh..... killing? as always?

[A Pair of Axolotls]

why are they looking at me like that? They are scaring me

UltraBirbZ responds:

Just keep browsing XD

[Final stage]

I like it but you should have had more variety of the sky in the bland colors of the sky. Also, I would love more shading on the golden temple. Overall it's good but not your best work

HeyPixel responds:

Yeah, but at least I gained experience for future draws. So at least I will make a better job!

[Cortex Reaver]

so what you did is uhh. Start with the black outline of your fella. Then make the bland colors without the shading. Then you take off the outline and then you shade. But how. It does look like it's dithering but then there are just other pixels that are put there But then how do you know the parts you should and not shade. There is litterly a big change when talking about the machine and the lighting is complete insanity. Conclusion: I genuinely don't know. As a pixel artist myself who draws characters with simple shading caring more about the design I would not get this type of shading on anything i have made. Because it's seriously the most mind-boggling type of shading, lighting, and then just like HOW. I just don't know. The only thing i do know is that you didi use mirror so at least i got you there

BoJustBo responds:

Now why would I remove the lineart? This is pixelart, I can just draw right on top of something and it wont leave a trace of what was there before.

I think the main gap in your understanding is that of anti-aliasing.
I am working on a pretty comprehensive set of tutorials of which I have already uploaded two parts. Do check em out if you want to learn how I make my art.

[arkoirisangel :smile:]

one thing I dont like about your art is really the linework. It doesn't feel natural. But hey. Xin is still an epic gamer

Xinxinix responds:

Agreed! Ive been working with the line art more now.

I wanted to get better at poses and proportions, next is getting the line art to look more natural, and then hopefully getting around to messing with the coloring once Im a bit more comfortable with my linework ^^;

And then repeating the cycle all over again to keep improving :-]

[Teeth Apocalypse Müsnah]

how do you make this

BoJustBo responds:

Magic ;) Or you could read my tutorials to find out :P Two are posted, but many more to come.

[Some steamed eggs]

thanks. Now I realized how big his buns are

hunter-husky responds:

Hes hiding all that cake in his egg mobile