HeartisttheArtist's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Rival: Old Friend, Current Enemy]

Ever since I saw the original character sheet, I was super inspired by the Rival’s design and story. I’m a sucker for a lot of the traits in his design DNA—your attention to detail is what made me like him so much in the first place, and it’s turned up to 11 here.
I can’t thank you enough for sharing this character, and for liking my ideas for him enough to directly implement them into him. It’s such an honor to see that I’ve had such an impact on a character I love!

MetalDoom responds:

That attention to detail is something I try to implement into all of my character designs, even those that are simpler than the Rival's here.

And it is an honor to have someone as talented as you love a character I've created. I can't thank you enough for the support and love you've shown not only for this guy, but for many of my OCs and work in general. It's been big help for me.

[JACK vs. JEN]

I’m certainly intrigued—looking forward to finding out what makes their rivalry so intense!

MetalDoom responds:

Ooohhh, well, I think you might know enough to make a pretty reasonable guess. Still, I'm excited to get more into it eventually!

[Wonder Woman & Harley Quinn (Happy Birthday Heartist!)]

I couldn’t have asked for better art as a gift, or for a better friend to make it!

citalopram-overdose responds:

No problem man, hope you had a great birthday!

[Peridot vs Pearl]

You know, I think I’m gonna go with the less obvious option.
I’ll pick Pearl!

citalopram-overdose responds:

Wouldn't expect it any other way

[[Comic] Cool Shirt]

You absolutely nailed both Zack and Valerie, both visually and as characters. Without even having Valerie talk, I might add! Makes sense that she'd get along with Carol. And going to Hot Topic and getting upset when nobody else there is as into edgelord bullshit as he is peak Zack. I couldn't have asked for anything better. You're a legend for this!

MetalDoom responds:

Super pleased that I got them down so well, especially in terms of characterization! They're both such good characters and I'm happy I was able to do them justice here. You're the best, bro!

[[Comic] Normal Work Conversation]

Interesting that Carrie's kneejerk response to Jen opening up like that is so snarky, and that Jen's response to that is to play it off with a joke. Says quite a bit about each of them, and shows your talent for character writing!

MetalDoom responds:

I really do think that Carol genuinely doesn't realize just how snarky she comes across as sometimes. While obviously she said that with a bit of sarcasm, she was also making a genuine (and rather blunt) observation. Like, yeah, that really makes sense now that you've mentioned it.
Regardless of Carrie's response, Jenny probably would have deflected anything she said with a joke anyway. That's just the way she is.

Thank you so much for your praise of my character writing! Appreciate that a ton.

[Chelsea Carny as BloodRayne]

This looks great, Chelsea looks sexy as hell in this outfit! The muted colors of the background really makes her pop. I'm looking forward to seeing what other costumes she wears in the future!

MercKaiju responds:

Thank you! I can't wait to dress her up for next year. It's gonna be fun.

[(Old) Chelsea Carny Character Sheet]

Ah, I'd been hoping that we'd eventually get to see something like this! Chelsea is a bad bitch, and getting to learn more about her as a character is a blast. I hope we get to see stuff like her pistols, as well as her abilities in practice!

MercKaiju responds:

I'm really looking forward to sharing even more about her, and you'll definitely be seeing her in action soon.

[Ronin]

My dude!
This is so badass, I can’t thank you enough for it! The texturing, the shading—you knocked it out of the park. I couldn’t have asked for a better present!
You’ll have to let me know when your birthday is so that I can return the favor!

MercKaiju responds:

Glad you like it! I originally wanted to do a more dynamic piece with Ronin, but I settled for something simple instead. I had quickly realized that I really need to practice drawing male anatomy. I still enjoyed making it though. Your characters are great and I'll definitely be drawing more of them in the future. Anyways, I 'd like say happy birthday once more. Hope your day is going well. I wish you nothing but the best. Take care!

[Black Pegasus]

The colors you picked look great, they really pop against the paper! They’re practically glowing, it looks super cool.

RubystarSage responds:

Thanks so much. I'm glad you like this piece. 😊☮️🌼🌼🌼🌼