Phronemophobia's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Now off to work!]

Love the second panel. The side glance from the Cthulhu-looking guy after hearing the first rule made me smile. Tried to figure out which name in your tags belonged to whom and was, once again, reminded of how much better your depictions of Splatoon character look compared to the in-game versions. Would not have guessed "Garris" for him. Looked like a "John" to me.

ICam2k responds:

This is a bigger honor to see someone like you claim that I depict these character better than the Big N does. Seems a little bit bold though. I mean, there are official 2D illustrations for the bands and for the splatfests. Surely I'm not THAT good here?
Joking aside, I think Jerry would make more sense than John. (wait I'm still joking though)

[No more fishies + Ay!]

As much as I love the images themselves (especially Big Man's big thumbs up), I absolutely have no context for what the joke is.

ICam2k responds:

Big Man's thumbs up is a sacred at all times.
As for the joke itself, it originated from the line BigMan made during Deep Cut's introduction in the Hero Mode in S3 where he uttered "Make money! Get fish quick!". Somehow my mind correlated to the fish as "citizens" because well, most citizens are fish creatures, the evolved ones at least. Meanwhile Shiver is an utter miser, as evidenced in that she kept putting high payment requirements everytime someone commisions all three of them to make a song advertising a product/place, and when she went with Team Money for various Splatfests... twice. Her favourite hobby is counting money even.
The splatfest's theme at the time was " Same Ol' vs. Bucket List vs. Save the Day". Shiver positioned on Same Ol' while Bigs was the Day Saver. I think you can do the brain work from there.

[Alone Time]

This painting puts me in the mood for a poppy seed bagel. More importantly, what is that lovely little animal poking its nose from outside the tub?

Fabulous-fishstick42 responds:

I used to have a cat that from some angles looked like he had a human nose, loosely based on him

[All in ears]

"found out that unlocking Vector requires Pockys. Now I wonder why~"

Well, you see, as a typical crocodile, Vector gets a little peckish. An effective way of luring him out would be to provide him with a sizable meal. He's a big guy. He needs a lot of food... a dozen pocky, a few chao, and throw in a nice workout session with Gemerl to help burn off all those calories. Afterwards, they can both go visit Wario and Waluigi on Yoshi Island to paint some eggs and then go "Say hi to The Eggman" afterwards. Easter's all about togetherness! ...probably. I don't know. The important thing here is that Vector looks great and so does his colorfully-scrumptious dinner.

Happy "late for some while appropriate* timing for some" Easter to you as well, Cami.

ICam2k responds:

Oh wow. And I thought Vector was a pig guy, but this changes everything now.
You have enlightened me. Now I'll have to scout for the 7 stinkin Wario looking pockys. ('-')7
Happy late Easter for the for god knows how many times I've said to you too, Phronemophobia!

[Squid Game Meme]

I have not watched Squid Game, but I'm guessing people don't get proper rest.

[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]

How horrifying. Who thinks of Roger Rabbit standing straight up with his arm raised as if he's about to ask if he can go to the restroom? Terrifying dead-ass stare. I mean, yes, he looks very much like the character. I won't fault you for that, but where's his personality? You lobotomized him, TiS. Make him look zany, passionate, overly expressive... animated. Don't get over an art block. Bust right through it!

Tisbore responds:

Sorry I failed you. Lol. I’ll do better next time.

[Origami Mantaster]

Mantaster? Man Taster? Why are you feeding men to the Splatoon idols? I didn't know origami was a thing in these games since I assumed it was all underwater and paper doesn't normally fold well when it becomes wet. It's, uh... you know. It's mushy.

I figured Big Man was added to be a sort of mascot character for the idols, but it seems like he is the glue of this team (at least according to your artwork).

ICam2k responds:

Did I say that I only feed men? Eh, it's kind of like a decorative thing seen in the Sunken Scrolls (the collectable in the hero mode campaign that hold some lore tidbits) like the stickers. I just thought the paper ray looked adorable and built on that idea when I started drawing this.
He's kind of both in a sense that he actually has a life going like running a dancing school and being the EDM background composer for the band. That being said, his "mascot" like look is the reason why he's a second favourite of mine despite some people insisting that he's more than that. I don't think it's a detriment really. He just feels unique from the others.

[evolution of wak]

So, his round body fits with his past of being gluttonous. He levitates, therefore, the legs are undeveloped... lack of use. Overall design is dragon-ish as to what you originally intended him to be. The only thing I'd question is the inclusion of heterochromia.

"i made him his own original species to make up for it (it has no name) that are known for eating souls" - If nothing else, there's always the simple label of "soul eater."

A monster regretting its own actions despite needing to do so to survive has always been a compelling idea, but I don't think most media does a good job of resolving the matter... usually killed off early or the situation is resolved with some form of deus ex machina. I'm sure Toggle has a strong idea for Wak already in the works!

ToggleDragon responds:

the heterochromia is useless and i added it 4-5 years ago to make him different. i would have removed it, but i like preserving old elements of redesigned characters, so it got to stay.

[Roserade Used Magical Leaf!]

It is certainly an eye-catching piece. So many colors and I love to see a less-appreciated Pokemon receive some attention. Your preference for a female Roserade is no different from how I only keep male Wigglytuffs though I typically avoided shiny versions as nearly all of them are hideous color swaps (as far as I'm concerned, that is). Any particular nickname you went with when catching one or are you one of those who hate naming their catches?

Magical Leaf is reliable damage so long as you opt for a Technician though I'd rather go with Spikes and the Natural Cure ability to make her an obnoxious threat for the opponent's team. That and I feel like an ability that favors low-power moves doesn't seem all that beneficial to a Pokemon with such a good special attack stat. On another note, I tend to forget that Roserade is also a Poison type. Wish there was more to her appearance to hint at that toxicity, but I do like the overall look. It's definitely one of the more charmingly-Pokemon designs that reminds me of the older games.

ShellySunshine responds:

I'm a huge sucker for less popular characters in general, and I'd say Pokemon is no exception. The Wigglytuff tadbit is really interesting too!

For the shiny tadbit, the originals for the most part are better, and I would say Roserade original and shiny are on par with each other.

For nicknames, that wasn't something I did in Arceus, but in Shield. I... can't exactly remember his name though at this exact moment! In general, I don't really nickname them!

Agreed, and it's too bad they pretty much they removed Hidden Power which was cool and useful for Technician Roserade as well. Nowadays, I go for Natural Cure (anything but Poison Point).

I wish there were more villains and the company in general utilizing Roserade's Poison-type part too. To my knowledge, there's only maybe like 2-3 cards that show off her Poison-type, while the rest is Grass. Only one so far was Volo and that's just a Cynthia in another universe. Everyone else seems to be a protagonist, but honestly I just get excited when I see Roserade used by a trainer or Roserade merch in general. Would you believe me that this Pokemon is a imp masqueraded Hellbore, pretending to be a rose? Pretty much ties with the Fairy Egg group and Poison-typing (and I love deep design lore like this)!

[Small cuts]

Lil Man with a teddy should be turned into a profile picture for the Switch account. I think the other two look better in the sketches. Nice to see a Wario again. Been a little while since the last one.

"baby mantas" - pups. They're called pups.

Not sure about a baby octoling, but a baby octopus would be a "fry" which is mildly humorous since we'd be typing about Shiver, instead of... you know, Frye.

ICam2k responds:

There's also the one in this illustration where he was in highschool.
Let me guess. It's because of Frye looking like a turtle and Shiver being an alien?
I do have a couple of Wario drawings made throughout time actually. Not really illustrations, more like poses. It would be nice to at least colour one though.
Got it, searched that up recently to be sure after being lazy for almost a year now. Thanks! ദ്ദി
See, now that's funny because there are already smaller salmonids that are called "Small fries" and both the salmonids and the octarians have a trade agreement where they exchange power eggs for the octo's machinery. Although I've some that state that female octopuses are called "hens" and the other being... "boars". That makes sense.