Phronemophobia's art Reviews on Newgrounds

["Change is a virtue"]

Depending on the situation, change is a necessity or a luxury and I'm noticing it is becoming more of a luxury as I grow older and struggle more with adapting. Change is scary, but the thought of not being able to change in the future seems more terrifying.

MoeAnguish responds:

Personally, i liken being stuck and unable to change to practically being 3 feet into my own grave. Because being any way for too long (although that varies) can and will reach a point where you suddenly drop the other 3 feet down and can't ever go back.

[One knows to push forward]

Marina: "...and someday a loud gremlin half your size will somehow manage to pin you down and make you her partner."

Younger Marina: "Should I be scared?"

Marina: "Only if you forget the safe word."

ICam2k responds:

Had to hold my breath from emitting a loud laughter. This almost comes close to DBZA territory.
(technically Marina is the one who followed Pearl around when they met on Mt. Nantai and blurted to her "let's be a band!" in her limited inklish, so it's actually the other way around lol)

[electabuzz]

"spent the majority of my time on here today stressing about machine learning and having my art stolen, and then i ultimately gave up on trying to do anything about it because i quite literally can't."

I suppose you could look into Glaze and Nightshade. They would turn your art into AI-recognized works but would essentially "poison" the learning process for those trying to steal it. Wouldn't stop them from doing so, but I believe it would delay the process and make it more expensive. Can't vouch for their effectiveness (I'm not an artist), but it might be worth looking into if the end result is turning your talent into cursed treasure for those trying to steal it.

"anyway, here's the one-hundred twenty-fifth Pokémon"

Yes, and it's interesting to point out that which version this is, since Electabuzz has strange variations that depict them with four, five, or even six fingers on each hand... or maybe it's just me who finds that intriguing. I don't know.

Overall, it's a nice little piece of fan art. Not as appreciated nowadays as it was before the inclusion of the Electivire evolution, so I'm sure all of the, like, dozen fans of Electabuzz around the world will be elated to see their striped sweetheart receive some much-needed love from soon-to-be-world-famous artist Toggle.

[Strawberry Clock Toy]

The thought of any member of the Clock Crew providing therapeutic comfort is mildly humorous in its own right, but it's also a clever idea for Strawberry in particular. I would like to imagine the leaves are silky soft for an alternative texture to fiddle with, too. (Crown sold separately)

"I’m not sure if Strawberry Clock is a Newgrounds OC (I mean it’s somebody’s OC) like the Tankmen (?)"

I guess it would be more accurate to say that the King of the Portal is a mascot, rather than an OC, of the site. He wasn't specifically created for NG. It just kind of happened thanks to the success of B.

Great to see you participating in a collab, SS. Getting your name out there... making some friends... other stuff. I'm jealous that you managed to isolate your hopping around to different parts of the image itself. Whenever I struggle with something, I tend to walk away from it entirely to distract myself with either a video game or another task.

ShellySunshine responds:

I can see that.

That's pretty fair. Interesting info about the creator, for sure.

I appreciate it! Well, I had to walk away from this a few times, but I'm too stubborn to give up sometimes. Hopping around helps with keeping the quality consistency of the image. You don't want to hyper focus on only one area, then get burned out and the rest of the areas aren't up to par.

[Azure Assault]

Kind of badass. Reminds me of those spells in RPGs that summon a powerful being but the player only gets to see the upper part of the body as the attack happens.

Ferrohound responds:

classic JRPGs god summons go crazy

[loverboy]

Was he struck with a powerful love boop to the snoot or is this one of those nosebleed moments commonly seen in anime?

Ferrohound responds:

Bit of rough love for a poor bruiser

[Xen Headshot]

The eyes look nice, but the expression is neutral and there's no body attached. Not sure what Xen is all about.

Ferrohound responds:

Glad you like the eyes, I drew and colored them first, everything else came after u_u

[Cushion]

I don't trust this dog. She's got the look of someone about to ask for a huge favor. That or she got into the trash and is trying to act cute to avoid being punished for making a mess.

Ferrohound responds:

she does look quite suspicious haha

[Something]

All sorts of experimentation here and I kind of want to look up comparisons of art done with walnut and with linseed but probably won't. As for those 5 things you want to change, if you don't get around to it, I hope they are ideas you can still push forward into the next "Something" you create.

[Thus we called... Order]

Smollusk's creation is a little interesting to think about, though I'm sure this has a much stronger impact on those who played Side Order. I do wonder if this means Pearl is considered the father.

"I vouch for feedback a lot more, "give out some comments here if you want to talk about it or even fave it if you-" I LIKE TALKING OK"

We do have a BBS for chatter and I'm sure you could try starting a few threads with the hope of more textual interaction though you could also post more of your thoughts and ask questions and so forth on your profile. Your "news" doesn't have to actually be personal news. I think I'm a relatively uncommon responder to content. Most don't offer a lot of conversational back-and-forth remarks. It's generally a list of things liked, disliked, and suggestions. It's simple, straightforward, professional... ugh, dull. Still, that's how a lot of others prefer it.

Thank you for making this "sparkly." I don't like sparkly as much as I like colorful, but I am a fan of both... and dogs. A shame I can't find more art of colorfully-sparkled dogs.

ICam2k responds:

According to others who did play the DLC, I can confirm that it is certainly the case.
I've been imagining Pearl making dad jokes everytime she raps around Smollusk, just substituted with "mom" while usually spending or talking with it the most whenever Marina is out to work. She's also way more upfront and energetic, so she certainly comes accross as the "dad". lol
Ah dang, I just now realised that forums/topics are still a thing here on Newgrounds (honestly shouldn't be surprised given this site's age, not many sites nowadays seem to use these sure, but it's still embarassing on my part lol). I think I might consider doing that whenever stuff of interest comes to mind, assuming that some of these wouldn't bore others. Nonetheless, at least I now know that I don't have to do the "journal approach" on the wrong section now, so thanks!
Dang, that's got to be boring. Then again, I suppose people don't have much to say from what they intended or take the easy way out when saying things, but that's just me.
Me neither admittedly, but kind of had to in order to sell in the context of this short story and the virtual nature of this character. I personally like glitter owls, but they're pretty much nonexistent, so I feel you.