Phronemophobia's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Makafushigi adventure]

Considering the expressions you frequently add to your characters, I really should have noticed the Toriyama influence in your work. Guess I was too focused on your Sonic content and assumed you probably drew most of your artistic inspiration from its media.

ICam2k responds:

I have plenty of inspirations when it came to idealizing my style actually, although it would take me hours just to write down the reasons for the whole process, not just expressions but the linework, the colour usage, background planning among other fundamental elements. Plus revisiting the said media definitely did the trick since growing up allows me to get a better look of how these are made in terms of production value and the teams of people working on them. In return, this made me appreciate them more. Makes you stop and think about why you liked these pieces of media in the first place.

[Aristotle]

I had a similar professor for my Anatomy/Physiology and Biology courses back at college. Came in wearing flip flops and a poorly-buttoned shirt. Would sometimes bark at people in response to their questions. Drew silly stick figure people on the board to help visualize discussion points.

So, this is what happens to Dr. Shrunk when he becomes an educator? Is the tongue always sticking out? I hope it's always sticking out. Even when he's being serious... while the tongue is sticking out.

[Blue Dog Finally Takes the Gold!]

That is kind of terrifying. Had a friend who raised a pair of Schnauzers so the big eyes and wide jaw loaded with large teeth scares me. The fur looks less like hair and more like a collection of worms and those ears belong on a bat. Oh, and the paws are... well-trimmed, actually. It's difficult to get a dog to stay still to shave the fur around their feet. Do you own a grooming table with straps or did you create a dog who is very well-behaved? Either way, this piece is so overly stylized that I should hate it, but, since every part of it is committed to that, it works. All those aspects I mentioned are exaggerated in such a way that it forces a viewer to pay attention to it. Think... masks in a Greek play, for example or display pieces at an outdoor art festival. Ever been to one of those? When you're surrounded by other talented painters, sculptors, jewelers... etc, you have to be a little outlandish with your stuff to grab the focus of visitors. I still have a pair of ceramic coasters from some overly-friendly lady and a dragon light switch made by a guy named "Mahana" from over twenty years ago who only got my money because they each stood out in their own way. Here, I could totally see your design on a shirt (kind of a basic idea, right?), or, even better, as one of those stained glass suncatcher decorations. Seen those before? Most have those elaborate designs with bright colors... beautiful stuff.

Anyways... five stars. Noticed a few others I follow here also posted art recently and your work caught my eye first. That alone says something... to me, at least.

ShellySunshine responds:

Hahahaha, I was trying to reference off real Schnauzers, but then sometimes I forget to look at my reference photos every now and then, and go all willy-nilly. Oh well, I try to have a little fun with my art.

I guess I created a dog well behaved because I couldn't shave a dog that wouldn't sit still and behave either. I had Shih Tzus and those were difficult to trim their hairs. I then had a Pug, so hair wasn't a problem.

Never been to a Greek play, but nice story!

Thank you for your feedback! :D

[Flow through]

Your depiction of this *squints* ...duck gives it an ethereal look. I guess that is appropriate for a legendary duck, right? Makes it seem more elusive and mysterious. Kind of wish you included the Lugia art in the initial description that inspired you to create this, but that's on 2020 Cami. No turning back.

I saw the first movie and thought it was not great. Never gave me the incentive to check out any of the ones to follow it. Thankfully, my friends seem to have felt the same way about Pokemon. I've been forced into movie marathons because one friend or another was so passionate about a series that they'd visit my home after work and have me sit down in front a screen for 2-to-4 hours every Tuesday night until we watched every film. Wait, how many Pokemon movies are there now?

ICam2k responds:

Actually it's a cormorant. A weird big pretty looking cormorant. I know what I saw.
Really wish I could know what made me do this. That's how it goes.
The first was alright, although that's probably because I watched the japanese sub instead of the english dub, because they seemingly changed the dialogue for some reason. The rest after that though are kind of mediocre (with some minor exceptions like Heroes and Deoxys... and Giratina if ever slightly because of nostalgia bias, that was THE first movie I watched actually), pretty much some extra 2-hour Pokemon media to consume, so I feel you. Oof, that must annoying to deal with something like that, as much as I get the passion.
If I remember correctly without checking the wiki and going off my memory, probably 21. (with 3 being reboots/AUs of Ash's adventure starting off differently for some reason, one being Detective Pikachu and the last one is a 3D remake of the first movie... for some reason)

[Snowed In]

Welcome back, TiS! Glad to see your art, but don't push yourself if it might hurt your wrist again. Hopefully, you're at 100%. I was thinking about you while watching a friend do a randomizer of SF1 a few months ago.

Snow wasn't really a thing until the third game, was it? Maybe I need to replay the first two, but I can't remember snow or snow-themed enemies. Seems like a missed opportunity for more variety.

Tisbore responds:

Thanks buddy. Nope, no snow maps on SF1 or SF2. I always wanted a snow map though. I still haven’t played SF3. I plan to play sometime this year.

[Off the days]

This reads like a One Piece gag so I definitely approve of it. Other than that, it's just more of cami's usual high-quality Splatoon art. Excellent Pearl appearance in the second panel and every expression in the last panel is delightful.

I, too, ran out of storage on my Switch long ago and ended up deleting too much stuff, including pictures of Tingle in Hyrule Warriors. I might have to go back and take more. I only bought the Switch because of Tingle.

ICam2k responds:

Barely know One Piece, but the panels/shots from the manga/anime are absolutely stellar looking, so I'm taking the compliment anyways.
It's always neat to go all the way out in comics like this, especially when you're saving THE best for last to throw out a bigger punch to the reader/viewer.
Had to look out Tingle from that game until my memory jogged when I realized that I've seen these pictures before. I had no idea how good the guy looked which is kinda scary. lol

[Let the clothing do the speaking]

Risukuma doesn't seem as into it as the other two. Picturing a scenario where Ringo and Maguro just thought they'd coax him into normal clothes for a change since every outfit I've seen him wear always has some degree of enthusiasm behind it. His cutscenes leave me believing Risukuma is the type to prefer doing everything with gusto unless others are around to help tone it down. Still, the casual attire looks great on him. Looks like he just rolled out of bed, too. Adorable. Ringo, meanwhile, only looks odd because of how often I've seen her holding an apple everywhere she goes. It's as if a new piece of fruit just grows out of her hand every time she gets rid of it.

I hope the other Puyo games get officially ported to Steam or whatever new console comes out cause your emphasis on Fever and 7 make it a tad disappointing that only the oldest titles, Champions, and the Tetris Crossovers seem to receive any ongoing love nowadays. You should use your worldwide fame to pressure Sega into releasing a collection of all the non-Tetris Puyo games. Set it up with an excellent online mode, of course.

ICam2k responds:

Idk, he sure looks happy to me. He kind of kills with that shirt. heh
I knew she was a live tree that pretended to be a high school girl and not the other way around. People thought I was crazy for that! And Maguro is a live tuna in a boy costume. He hides fish eyes under the pretense that they'r too "beautiful to look at" and only Ringo is part of that facade. It's a conspiracy!

I would love to, but others before me already did that years ago (I'm talking decades) and that didn't seem to work out, so I don't think my cool art would be any different unfortunately.

[Why is she so cool?!]

I don't know the details, but Marina is a cyber god or something? Just casually bringing AI beings into the world just to have them go wild? I thought she was an idol who dedicated her life to her music... and Pearl. I didn't know she dabbled in creationism, as well. Dang it, Cami. Why are you so insistent on making me learn about this game's lore and characters? Smollusk seems really "marketable." I'd be surprised if it wasn't turned into merch.

Happy Marina Day, I suppose. (Do all idols have a day?)

ICam2k responds:

Was I trying to make others to learn the lore? I'm just a poor ole' girl with self taught artistic skills. I like to draw what I like! And for the sake of entertaining others. I'm not forcing people to learn the subjects within. I'm not like these "youtubers" who specialize on one thing or such. Just because I say I like Castlevania: Aria of Sorrows and people should play it doesn't mean that I... actualy, forget what I just said.
It seems so, but its "final boss" nature seems to prevent that. At least it seems to easy for others to make dolls of. (or plushes, Idk)
Happy M- hold on, you'll have to wait to say it for that incoming day this year.

[suffocate in confusion (sketch)]

It's not hard to follow at all. It's a fairly standard plot. - "Do this thing for your own good!" "Do I have to?" "Yes." "But I don't want to!" *80 minutes later* "Turns out I was right all along and better off not doing the thing I was told to do!" *credits roll and my friend wakes me up because I almost always fall asleep in a movie theatre*

I am very much invested in the Toggleverse and wish to see more of this wonderous world axe-wielding dragons. Also, axe. I love that. Everyone else is all like, "Swords are so coo!" NO! Axes are cool. Crowbars, too. You can a variety of things with axes and crowbars. Swords are just kind of... meh. So, yes, more Toggle and the axe that is used to help rather than hurt. It'll be a touching tale with Toggle uses axe to save a baby dragon trapped in some rubble and to chop wood for an elderly dragon couple who are freezing due to the winter cold but are too frail to provide for themselves. Thankfully, this axe is canon and not cannon, cause cannons, like swords, are not all that versatile. They just do the hurting and damaging and such. Not good for more practical things, like collecting wood and such.

Love the simple, yet effective facial expressions, by the way. It's not just the expression, either, because they own their own are very similar, but it's the way you have him angled in each depiction... head's always tilted downward to indicate a feeling of inferiority and uncertainty but always looking up at the other dragon who is clearly a parental figure or maybe a leader of some kind.

The only real negative feedback is that I wish the second-to-last shot had a little more detail to it. It's not as expressive as the previous images and certainly doesn't hit as hard as the final image.

While it might be easy to type, I do hope you find some peace with this conflict you've been experiencing lately. I'd like to claim I would help, but I'm obnoxiously neutral in many of my responses and I find that my practical mindset tends to irritate more than comfort those who confide in me.

Thank you as always, TD. Hopefully, there is more Toggle lore to come.

ToggleDragon responds:

you always have so much to say, and as much as i appreciate that, my thoughts are not nearly as organized as yours, and i am tired. to use less brain power and to save time so i can sleep, here are all of my thoughts in a nice little list
-the first statement was good to know
-i knew that a sword would be boring and probably unrealistic for toggle + i like that story idea, but realistically i would probably just look at them and go "who's gonna save them?"
-i love facial expessions, but half of what you said i didn't even notice until now. guess it was subconscious
-the second-to-last shot probably needed a face or something
-just existing, acknowledgeing and hoping the best is more help than i've done for myself the whole last year
alway appreciate the ones who care in a non-hurtful way (unfortunately, so many do that to me. it's dumb)

[Imitation is everything]

Everyone else makes sense, but I don't think Ringo should be in there and especially not in the middle. Ecolo took control Arle though. Maybe Dark Arle should be the central figure of the piece. RIngo, however, resisted their possession, didn't she? Granted, Ringo was still the protagonist, so it would make sense to include her in a Puyo Puyo 7 work, but I'd think she would retain her original appearance in contrast to everyone else who had fallen under Ecolo's power. I'm probably just overthinking it.

ICam2k responds:

Yeah, you're right. He seems to just be into possesing people and not like also having the ability to shapeshift as others in his own transformation mode compared to others in Puyo Puyo 7. Or just straight up creating things like in Puyo Puyo Chronicles with Rafisol (I think?) or that PP7 anniversary event from Puyo Puyo Quest (which we barely know of because it's a mobile game that's still region exclusive to this day). Although the whole "time-space warp" isn't exactly properly elaborated upon either, with the characters inexplicably changing into either the kid or the older versions in the mini/mega puyo modes. Nothing other than Sega doing the usual "look at what this game can do now!"