m1kclark's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[{BT} Mondra Roder II]

Blue!

I like the lighting/colors especially in this piece. I once tried to do something similarly abstract (see profile), but it didn't have nearly the same degree of style: personal kudos for succeeding where I failed!

I'm wondering about those reflections. Is that a reflection map? If so what is it?

BenTibbetts responds:

Hi, thanks for the comment. Actually, Bryce renders its own reflections without the need for a reflection map, which is a useful feature.

[WRECK]

Batmobile?

It reminds me strongly of the Batmobile from the recent Christian Bale movies. This is 3D art, yes? Because the description says, "Illustration" Either way, it's a fantastic pic and I hope you make more.

Mohzart responds:

The main inspiration to create this vehicle was infact the Tumbler from the new Batman series. And the base of this image is indeed 3D, although I made a paint-over the 3D model and given the final textured model a concept to work from.

[magma lava imp]

Awesome!

I might have expected a deeper, brighter red somewhere, but this shading is still fantastic!

Mischie responds:

Thank you. I was looking at more references of cooling magma, than hot magma, to show more contrast.

[Fractal Freakout]

Fantastic

Excellent rendering, keep up the work in fractals.

(P.S. It would be just 5% better if you antialiased your image.)

Viamede responds:

i agree, low res versions of this look much better because there aren't any stray white pixels. wish i knew how to fix it :3

[Dynamic Room Robot]

Very Pixar

This is one of those really interesting shots where you double-think yourself into enjoying looking at it. I mean, we're not fooled: this is clearly a 3D model, but our minds look past that and become so engrossed in the characters and their actions that the medium is completely moot. The use of only four colors (white, grey, blue, red) in your materials is also very nice, and the models are actually pretty low-detail, but the image is still so captivating. I really like it!

dimitrikozma responds:

Thanks m1kclark!
I really appreciate your review. So complete and joyful! :-)

[Vintage Telephone 3D Model]

Woah!

Seriously, if you put a photo in the background, then I don't know if I would have noticed this was 3D and not a photo. The reflection map on the silver is great: really real looking. The only things that don't look exactly right (and I can't even say why) is the wood on the receiver and the cord. But the flaw is not so noticeable that I would have noticed with a good background. Awesome!

MarcyVF responds:

Thanks! :)
I hhave to credit Dave Davidson for the great awesome reflective material. But materials in 3D is really really hard! I don't know how I should have made the wood better. Maybe a clearer wood texture? Larger specular? Experimenting...

[Koyaanisqatsi II]

Fantastic concept

I like this piece a lot, particularly the idea. Excellent color contrast. The stark difference between the objects and the amorphous background.

One comment: you can see the polygons on the human figure. They should be smoothed out because, right now, they distract the audience and remind everyone that this was rendered by a computer.

gleegleep responds:

Thank you for the review. I'm glad you like this! And thanks for the suggestion about smoothing the human figure.

[{BT} Metal World]

I was going to say ...

that it lacked humanity. Then I read your description, and I applaud you since that was what you were going for! The grainy quality is really nice, and even thought the model is simple, the tone is well-considered and well-excuted. Great!

BenTibbetts responds:

Thank you!