Phronemophobia's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Lazy Afternoons]

Ah yes. Normal socializing outside on a bench. Wouldn't know anything about that... or having friends, but I imagine the experience is a wonderful one. I wish they had feet or hooves or whatever because the bodies seem half-finished. I love everything else.

Ferrohound responds:

Would Recommend, though it's been a very very long time since I've had a stable friend group to hang out w/ irl especially during the daytime lol
I do remember I did try drawing feet on them and felt eh at the time so I went that route but for the followup winter piece I'll see what's up

[Different goals, same personalities]

Odd to even need an excuse to draw Eggman. Every iteration of him is its own form of perfection. The added text didn't really add anything or make it feel less "plain empty," but it wasn't all that necessary, either. Art of an Eggman of any kind (with or without that pesky hedgehog) carries itself.

ICam2k responds:

You know what? You're right. I can pretty much draw Eggman anytime without having to explain myself and people would just take it as is.
Awww, but I like putting teeext. :( (actually thank you for that, because I often tend to have trouble coming up with something to write on, so if anything, that feels more like a neat suggestion rather than a nitpick)

[[ Gift ] Pepper]

Pepper isn't a particularly unique name for a dog, but is certainly more appropriate for one with orange fur. I love the headband, too. The design reminds me of a chocobo, as well. Overall, it's really cute. I'm positive Ava is proud of the gift.

Ferrohound responds:

Ava was very happy indeed! I'm also a sucker for pets named after food and condiments lol

[Splashing forward]

I don't know enough about anything to suggest any better pairings between the trio and the weapons, though I do love the idea of Big Man casually dumping ink on the ground with a bucket and falling into the mess to reenact Mario Sunshine. It's a shame he's not as excited about it as the other two seem to be with their weapons. Then again, wouldn't Frye be the one to shoot arrows from atop her eel cube thing while Shiver would brandish a sword while riding her shark towards the player? Note: I did just look up these boss battles.

I also went ahead and looked up the two maps you mentioned. They look far too similar for me to appreciate one over the other, but just searching for MM brought up a lot of player threads expressing their dislike of the stage, so I'm going to play it and safe and assume I would have enjoyed SS more, as well.

Overall, it's familiar territory for you. Nothing surprising to look at. All three look fantastic and the background makes me think about Skies of Arcadia for some reason. Five stars for that alone.

ICam2k responds:

That's okay, you don't have to know everything, you just have to follow my art and everything should be smooth sailing (although I suppose there's that website that Nintendo put out that covers up most the franchise... most anyways)

You just pointed out another good part about him (he's another favourite of mine if you couldn't tell). A lot of people deemed his fight too easy compared to his peers (even easier than Shiver), but I say that depends on what upgrade you have available. (I would tell you that because I once replayed the hero mode without any upgrades whatsoever because I felt like challenging myself and that impacted the playthrough... a lot, there was one time where I felt I was locked at Frye because of how stupidly chunky the eels where when I tried to ink them and she kept switching up attacks so they never stood for too long)

That's exactly what I initially thought about them when I was thinking about their main weapons, only to find out that they're swaped out. Their Tableturf cards (yes, that's a mini game) and palletes from Side Order further comfirmed this fact. I supposed the devs did this to make them stand out more. There where posts I've seen that further illustrated this reasoning, like how there's a bow called the Yumi that was used during the feudal period of Japan which I found interesting, although I couldn't ones for Frye's weapon.

Eh, I just went with MM because it seemed easy to draw. Granted, while I don't tend to have that problem, I reckon people were genuinely annoyed by this map because how commonplace spawncamping was. Namely how it was too small and had paths that where too easy for the opposing team to sneak in. (even though I feel Hammerhead Bridge was the worst offender, but I digress)
Had no idea that the background reminded you of Skies of Arcadia because I haven't heard of that game until now. Now I'm interested.

[Pepper... Man... Show it seems]

Can't say that I get the pun... the pepper pun. "Too perfect to be a Pepper" would have been a great slogan for Pibb to run against its rival's "Wouldn't you like to be a Pepper too?" though.

Should have known you'd eventually do fanart for a game inspired by Wario. Should have also known that it would be of the boss who fights like classic Wario. It's an excellent game.

The strong expressions of Pizza Tower's characters seem like a perfect fit for your style. Phil here is a shining example of that. If anyone among that bunch thought they deserved their own show, it would be Pepperman.

ICam2k responds:

I've had the feeling that pun's reference would be too obscure for many so I might as well break in. There's an animated show released in the late 90's called Pepper Ann by Disney. Saw a video reviewing the show and noticed the title... and then made the connection that only seemed funny in my head. (although I feel like I've seen some snippets of the show when I was young, the art style felt a little similar when I saw it, but I don't know what it's about though)

It was bound to happen. More Wario, the merrier, even if the garlic gobbling fatass wasn't the main star. The characters still sold it enough for me. (I also think the Gus'n'Brick sections where legit the most fun parts of the game)

I might come back to this as long as I can think of better funnies, but from now, I'm gonna need to take a few practices to truly nail down such styles like this.

[Unwarranted meeting]

I suppose this was meant to be. I went to look up these two and even the wiki highlights the similarity in personality between them when I read a little on Gnarly Eddy. Going by what little I read, Nails likely would have been at the foot of Eddy, rather than on his head, though I guess it would be quicker to travel if Eddy carried him to Flow's. The lack of a background means I am not sure if one is visiting the other of if both merely ran into each other while out and about. The void allows the viewer to make up their own scenario, I suppose. My guess is that Flow is looking to borrow a model for her wares.

"actually went out of my way to disassemble it and clean its parts from dust without thinking about getting help (which was scary btw, I kept thinking that the whole thing might fall apart if I pressed the brush even slightly)"

I had to do that with adding thermal paste for my PC once. Terrifying because I had seen my younger brother bend the pins on a computer he was tampering with years prior and I was worried I would make the same mistake.

"Would you be surprised if I told you that I'm still using that same laptop. Even NOW. AND STILL FUNCTIONS just fine. (with a few drawbacks of course) Might be the luckiest portable electronic I've ever owned."

Never owned a laptop but considering how many times I watched my old man leave his in places where dogs could stomp on it or how he'd always have it opened near the edge of his bed or shelf, I am guessing it's rare for one to last long. For me, it's an iPod Shuffle that has continued to function after years of use. Even now, it's what I listen to during clean-up at work or whenever I'm doing yard work. Apple used to make some excellent products.

ICam2k responds:

Now that you mention, it would've been better to draw Gnarly Eddy dropping Nails on accident when he gets caught off guard by Flow. But at the same time, snails to stick on other things thanks to their mucus, so idk which one works best.

Stuff like this is terrifying in general. Motherboards, hard drives or anything that includes pins are so complex yet sensitive. It doesn't help that the components are pretty small too. Even with the intent of fixing can lead to the thought disaster because of the possibility of screwing one particular component that might be essential. Most of us often have to be really be careful about that. I can already imagine the hurdles the people went through when inventing these.

I actually use a lenovo with an amd-fx. Kind of a standard laptop. I've heard others mention about the AMD chips not being as good as others, but it work just fine for me. As for anything Apple related, it's the iPhone (although I used to own Samsung Androids prior to this), but the reason I even got it was thanks to a good friend of mine gifting me with it. It may be version 8, but it still runs pretty good. That's the main one to play my music on and watch videos when I go out.
Even my brother has one, so I guess we twin.

[Ring Ring Ring]

Me: "Awwww ye! Sonic on his way to a special stage!"
Also me: "Awwww ye! Missed an emerald. Time to reset the game!"

This is a wonderful tribute to Vector's sidekick, Sonic, but now I'm curious about these other anniversary pieces you mentioned... this bonus Cami content you've kept to yourself.

ICam2k responds:

Hate that bonus stage. Absolute definition of trial and error. (doesn't help knowing that it got added in last minute during the development of Sonic 2)
Ask nicely and you shall receive. :)

[Woohohoo]

Alright. You got me. I haven't played Wonder so when I saw you added Yoshi on Mario's back, I thought that was a thing. I looked it up to discover the opposite and that he's an invincible "easy mode" choice alongside Nabbit, as well. A shame you can't just switch between those features for everyone to allow players to use their favorites.

I think the concept is neat on a first playthrough, but I am unsure of whether or not I would still find Wonder charming once I've seen all the wackiness. Mario games are generally quirky anyhow, but it's not their selling point, so it worries me a little to buy it. Elephant that spits water doesn't sound like a mechanic that can carry this title's price tag. Plus, I have no interest in playing with other... people.

Man, I wish this art was true. Yoshi deserves to be carried around for a change and Mario's expression here is perfect.

ICam2k responds:

Well here's a surprise for you. I've yet to play the game too. I technically made this doodle by the time the game got revealed, purely as a joke because it was funny to think that the dino would get to be the rider for once... on the plumber even. Role reversal pretty much, except less weird.
I'm still thinking whether I should buy the game too. Although mainly because there are other offers out there that peeked my interest (gotta hold my wallet to make my choices you know?)
Still though, it does look quite intriguing. Not once did I see any videos or even screenshots from it that could be spoilers either, so I might still be able to play it blind.
I think you could still play the game alone, I don't see why Nintendo wouln't provide other options.

[To be like you]

Is this suppose to be your idea of a prelude to the story of Splatoon 3? *looks up Veronika* Dafuq is a Splat Tim?

The backgrounds are fine. Not sure I am spotting the issues who are, since nothing from them really stand out in comparison to your delightfully expressive Veronika and fish pal thing. Small fry? I love the interaction between these two. Usually, an artist doing the occasional strip will minimize the panels to emphasize the few moments that they really want to highlight, but you got each one being represented with two or three panels apiece. Makes the entire thing much easier to play out in my mind as I don't really have to fill in any gaps.

ICam2k responds:

You don't know who SPLAT TIM IS?!? That's it, I give up, I'm leaving this place permanently, I can't deal with this constant ignorance anymore!1!

Pretty much so. Or it could be a small excuse to show more attention to the cape that Veronika wore once. (seriously though that's seen in the character customization part and NOWHERE ELSE)

Now that I'm looking at these, yeah. I still think there are a few rough spots here and there, but they seem to have turned much better than how I initially thought. Same with the panels too. Comics like these are usually pretty hard to nail down, so I gotta thank you for that.
A small fry is pretty much a smaller variant (annoying to deal with but easy to take down) of the Salmonid species, which are only fought in Salmon Run. Give a look at these crooked beings, they're look goofy in a rather terrifying way. Their whole deal is that they're a barbaric army who vow take over everything they see, and also, they literally don't mind about dying whatsoever because they regard that as "part of the cycle of life" and use these weapons to make themselves look "tasty". Pretty appropriate.