I was going to say short and sweet...
But I don't think "sweet" is the right word. I loved it. Would love to see a Reiko flash go a little bit longer one day. I can't knock the 30 seconds I did see. Thanks!
Reviews for "Reiko - Captive Audience"
"I see the beginning of a series!"
I see some Foamy-esque features in the toon, but that's really not a bad thing (Member Of The Fominian Cult! Whooo!). I'm quite glad that there's now a Reiko one because I am a semi-fan of her, too. Overall, not bad at all. XD
OK but....
I am a strong fan of Foamy and Reiko. I enjoyed this short very much but.... The Reiko I know and love, Her eyes are not that big in the comics. They are more slim and slanted and I believe it gives her a little more character. The Bubble eyed Reko in this short I believe would be better if the eyes were more true to her strip look.
nice.
I like it but im kinda used to the comic. granted this is nice and short like the comic itself i prefer the the detailed artwork of it not that this flash was bad. your artwork brought out the true grace of reiko whereas this kinda limited it. overall im still a fan.
p.s. what did i just write.
TaintedInk responds:
To each his own. Different artists have different styles, of course. For me it's interesting to see different artists' take on my characters. And to be honest my heavily-detailed style is somewhat difficult to animate.
A little explanation would be nice.
I'm bet you're already tired of hearing this, but I don't really understand why this is on the main page here. I'm sure there's something that I'm missing, or it's something I don't understand, so sorry about that.
I can understand using an already built-up fanbase to showcase a new project, bonus animation, or something like that, but to show it to people who don't know about it isn't really fair, It would've sufficed to provide some sort of explaination other than "Hey, the guy from IllWillPress made this~" and the character's name. And this little animation alone didn't really persuade me to google the name or visit the site, so I'll just leave it lie with whoever likes it now.
It looks like it could easily be done for a weekly sort of cartoon, or another thing along those lines (i don't know if that's what this will be, just saying). It's simple, yet elegant. I'd say to give a bit more detail in the background a bit more, but that may have been because it was zoomed in a bit in the beginning. The kid that looked surprised in the ice made me giggle. I suppose the music fit the scene, though I wasn't too sure of what it was going for. But I like piano-y music.
It gets a 7/10 (B-) from me, mostly becuase of the length and a non-explanation of the character, but I liked the art style for what it was, and the movement was smooth for the framerate. Good job.
TaintedInk responds:
I'm sorry. I guess I thought the cartoon was simple enough not to need any explanation. It was just a short but sweet little gag, and the giggle you got really was the point. So I think you understood as much as was needed, but I will expand the synopsis a bit if it will help.