Amryn's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Environment practice]

Wah this artwork is crazy good! It is so detailed! The tree is absolutely gorgeous and it has so much depth. I find it so funny that the setting is so serene and then you look closer and see the sign 'go away'. Brilliant :P

Thanks for the tip, I'll checked James Julier's youtube channel real quickly and it looks great. I'll take a better look when I have more headspace~!

Phorgwizard responds:

Dang it, I accidentally deleted the rest of my response xD

Hope you get better soon :) He's really fun and relaxing to follow. Thanks for the compliment and kind words! ^^
and I'm a hermit so I thought I'd put in a hermit touch hahah

[Medusa]

Woah that's wicked! Great composition and so many details. I'm impressed!

mattjazz2000 responds:

Thanks XD

[Sunnie (Trade with coopaiscalling)]

Cool work! I love the casual pose and that smile. He looks very handsome haha. I love how you drew the hair! What kind of brushes do you use? You have a lot of texture going on <3

Phorgwizard responds:

Thank you so much! <3

I used the 6B brush on 'vintage sketch pad'* for drawing, coloring, smudging and erasing all on different opacities and strengths. I shade in gray and smudge a lot on the first layer (set to normal) then layer on soft light and multiply layers, and finally I use a normal layer to add more highlights/shades/detail :D

There are other brushes that I use, however not on this piece, the set is called kolormarc and it's by 'True Grit', you really should try them, they're such a game changer!

*(comic paper set from 'True Grit' but you can mimic the texture by creating 2 layers: One black and one white. On the black, use a medium gray and create some grains-they should be barely visible- and set that layer to 'screen', on the white layer, do the same but with brown ochre and/or light brown and set it to multiply, place the black layer over the white)

I hope this helps <3

Edit: the company is called 'True Grit', sorry, I'm scatterbrained xD. 'Rusty Nib' is a set of gorgeous pen-like brushes that they also sell :3

[An emergency call]

Lovely work! I like the soft colors and it's an interesting composition.

[paintober day 8]

Gorgeous landscape! Lately I notice that when I browse in fresh I often end up clicking on your art :D

JonathanPT responds:

Hopefully ill be posting every day this October. glad youre enjoying it. tho the paintings arnt my usual content.

[Feeling Small]

Sorry to hear you're going through a tough time. I'm glad art helps you! If you need to talk feel free to message me!

As for the art, great work! It evokes sadness and loneliness very well. I find it interesting that you kept the background white. When I draw sad pictures I usually end up with a dark background :P But the way you drew it shows the dark lines around the character, adding the gloom!

TheBestBroster responds:

I'm glad you like the art :) I wanted to keep the bg white to contrast with my lil rendition of me. And thank you for the offer to message you :)

[Forest Elf and her Kitty]

Woah I've had this artwork as a phone wallpaper for years. I'm so happy to have finally found the artist. You're absolutely amazing at lighting (I've also taken a look at your other works). Did you follow art school or something? Just curious!

Sorry to see you are no longer active here. I'm going to follow you just in case you log in again :P

But yeah! Fantastic work <3

[Inktober day 6: Trek!]

I love this! Such beautiful scenery with a ton of detail. The atmosphere is lovely and I wonder where they are traveling to. Perhaps the city in the background ;) You're good at drawing plants! I'm faving it!

soco-oh responds:

Thankyou! Plants became my happy place to draw <3

[An iron god[Commission]]

Woah this is amazing! I wonder what the lantern-weapon thingy do. Looks like some kind of magic!

The coloring is fantastic <3

[PAINTober Day 1]

Another tower! The stones are beautiful. I love the subtle differences in colors. I'm currently working on an art piece with a small stone wall. It's good to see how you draw something similar :D

The cool background really makes the tower stand out.

Good luck with your Paintober challenge! I think it's amazing that you're challenging yourself! :D