Phronemophobia's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Meditation Practice]

My Sisterly and Snooty villagers meditate together in New Horizons, but I've been told the personalities in each new Animal Crossing become increasingly respectful and friendly towards the player and one another. I'd rather see more charming interactions like this one occur than the sterilized community I feel like I am currently living in.

As much as I LOVE Hazel's expression in this one, Canberra proves her face-making skill by putting in the extra effort to dye her tongue green, walleye her vision (is that possible to do voluntarily), and inflate her own... head? She's suppose to be a koala, right? Maybe I need to keep an eye on her the next time I swing by the plaza. I don't want Canberra scaring Yuka and Judy off the island (at least until I've earned their photos, that is).

What is the make-up of your island? All girls?

FunkySquidd responds:

me too, man... I miss the older games' funny interactions where they'd sometimes argue. I like imagining the immature sisterly villagers annoying the snooty older ones. Would be so much more entertaining and funny

hahah yea Canberra's going all the way but she naturally looks goofy so it's easier for her. Her tongue isn't naturally green but I felt like making it so ^^ i could have made her head and body size equal to the other 2 but I wanted to exaggerate her to sell the goofy expression :D I love that you have Canberra on your island.

My island's villagers are Olive, Chrissy, Monique, Carmen, Canberra, Hazel, Tiffany, Muffy, Dobie, and Lyman who moved in today. Lyman's the 10th villager who I tend to get rid of for a campsite villager if I like them enough. Before him I had Ketchup, Dom, and the Rhino with a strawberry horn(got all of them at the campsite)
So really, it's 8 girls and 1 dude; Dobie, hahaha. He's an old man living on an island surrounded by girls. It's cute

[Doogus]

I'd say about a third of all Miis are of "indeterminate gender" while another third are probably better labeled as "indeterminate species." I've run into some goofy-looking Miis, but it's the low-effort ones that give me added incentive to win. If a person couldn't even put in the entire five minutes to design their Mii, then they need a two-turnip trouncing.

Not sure how I would feel if I ran across a Doogenheimer, but I'll be moving to Georgia soon, so I imagine there's a (very) slim chance I might come across one online hailing from Alabama in the near future.

Bertn1991 responds:

Right you are. You have to win when you go up against the default Mii Swordfighter whose name is just Matt. I had a friend growing up who was so abnormally normal that we started calling him Default. Maybe that was mean. He was such a kind soul and we all loved 'm.

Oh, movin' to Georgia? The kindest thing I can say about Georgia is that it's not Alabama, and the kindest thing I can say about Alabama is that we're not Mississippi. But really, Georgia isn't so bad. Savannah is a beautiful place to visit, if you're moving close by. Doogus and I wish you a smooth move. Georgia is fortunate to have you, good sir, nay, GREAT sir, nay, BEST sir!

[We can dance if we want to. We can leave your friends behind]

"You can dance! You can dance! Everybody look at your pants!" Muffy claims that she left to move to your island, but we all know it was because her friends can't dance.

I know she has a following, but I am not a big fan of fluffy Muffy. I blame the cold stare. Not a fan of staring... or pickles. Not a fan of staring at pickles. Is she doing that thing you kids call "vibing"? Is this a "mood"?

Drawing looks great overall and I appreciate the flower sunglasses. They hide the stare. The pickle stare!

FunkySquidd responds:

yeee she moved to my island to escape all her friends who got no rhythm to their step, hahah

aww really? I adore Muffy. She was one of my first villagers in New Horizons and I'm never getting rid of her. I love that she's a goth sheep. Yea she's just at Hazel's party, vibin'

Thanks!!

[Ball Bounce Exercise]

I was half expecting Hazel to scramble around on the floor chasing after the ball like Scrat from Ice Age.

You do this for class, or are you just in the artistic mood for movement?

FunkySquidd responds:

hahaha well sorry to disappoint you! Look forward to me making something similar to what you had in mind for a cartoon I'll make sometime soon.

For class! I was the next exercise after the flag one

[Nina and Hazel]

I'm guessing Nina refused to pay over ten bucks for a single Amiibo card online and decided to craft her own adorable Hazel Amiibo, but a true genius would go the extra mile and make her Hazel Amiibo come alive through advanced engineering (which I'm sure she tricked Coco into handling for her). Aside from one particularly odd-looking design, Nina has never had eyebrows of her own... or she does and plucks them clean. I don't know. Why wouldn't she favor an individual with more than an enough fuzzy brow for the both of them?

FunkySquidd responds:

I seriously thoroughly look forward to your comments to my uploads a lot.
They're my favorite part about uploading on here.
Lmao yea, that's a good backstory to this drawing!
Hazel could share some of her eyebrow hair with Nina, true.
Lol yea they never explained why Nina's missing her eyebrow in some of her designs

[Euphoria]

I like the positive message of the comic itself. People need to be able to love themselves in order to lead happy, healthy lives. The preemptive aggression of your comments below the comic, however, kinda sours that positive mood a little.

Fabulous-fishstick42 responds:

In my life I've gotten used to people being rude, so I tend to instantly expect the worst possible outcome. It's something I probably need to work on.

[Just a Plok]

At some point, I'd like to play the game. I watched a speed run of it over a year ago and thought it was charming. I just haven't had a good place to set up my SNES again. I do believe in-game Plok is a little chunkier than your own, but that just means he's been keeping himself active despite the lack of a deserved sequel. The music deserves more love from remixers, as well, though I do believe the soundtrack came out on vinyl earlier this year, so it's definitely not forgotten.

I'm surprised this wasn't your first upload to the Art Portal.
Surprised Poopy Paula wasn't, either.

Bertn1991 responds:

To be totally honest, the gameplay isn't especially great, but it's all so charming and absolutely worth playing. It's a super long game and I don't remember there being any way to continue after a game over. It's been a long time since I've played. And you're absolutely right, the music is where it's at. Considering the limited hardware, it's amazing how good the game sounds. I read about the vinyl release earlier today actually. There is hope yet for a Plok renaissance!

Also, I've used many different Plok images over the years and this one is fairly recent. Of course, I've currently got the masked version.

[Tangerina]

Well, ain't that just the cutest little mii! I would be honoured, if not honored, to stupidly roll into her Exploding Side Kick.

Bertn1991 responds:

She does have that move!

[Crash wiff Tawna]

Nice little quickie you got here. Tawna is one of those characters whom I think looks a lot better in fan art, because most of those in-game appearances of her are a little too much for me. She's slightly more attractive than Candy Kong, at least, and she's not obsessed with the thought of nougat, like a certain bunny. Maybe Crash is on her mind, because he knows where to go to get a free credit report. Who knows?

I appreciate you not overly sexualizing Tawna. Usually, that's all I find of her when I search anything Crash-related.

FunkySquidd responds:

Lol i agree. A lot of fans think the 3d models in the remakes are pretty hit or miss(mostly miss). Ahahah I'm not done drawing Carmen or Canberra >:)(funny comment)

That's mostly cause idk how to draw appealing sexy characters, yet...

[Flag Animation]

The flag looks good enough to salute, Funky. I just wish there was some color or background for it. What good is having a beautiful flag if nothing exists around it to appreciate how well animated it is?

I do hope this leads to a good grade in your course.

FunkySquidd responds:

Thank you! I'll include a background and character when I include a flag in a future cartoon ;) Thanks for always seeing what could be improved in my stuff.