AwesomeSaurus's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Random Profile]

I really like this

I really, really do! Great style, I think you used an excellent sense of line weight, and your coloring is almost cell shaded, but blended well, if you can see what I mean. The lighting is warm and well done, and the colors you used are spot on! I would definitely like to see more stuff like this, maybe some complete characters instead of just busts. Props to you M-Vero, you make me wanna draw more!

Daverom responds:

Yes, draw! Draw like you've never drawn before!
Also yeah, this was mostly practice, I'll probably upgrade to full bodies later.

[AustinsSticker pack]

Love it!

Your usual style is nice as always! I really like the sun and moon, you should do a full piece revolving around that, it'd be badass! This are great stickers, keep it up man, you know I love your stuff!

UnderARock responds:

thank you sir, I think I will make a sun and moon brawling one of these days :D

[WDA - Brackenwood band]

My God.

This is brilliance in a way words cannot describe, but I will try my best.

I like absolutely everything about this, the fact that it looks palpable to the the touch, the great choice of light sources and their respective colors, and the overall theme behind it as well. You have a great sense of contrast in this piece, I really enjoy the dark and gloomy feel. It's almost as if I can actually hear the music they are playing in my head! Your ability to choose colors based on how they would react to said light sources, and the curvature of the character's features gives this an incredibly realistic feel. I envy your skills and will continue to look out for other submissions from you!

Katatafisch responds:

D: thats so nice!!! you seem to have looked at it really closely and long, i cannot thank you enough, its a great honor for me

[Ray Charles]

Stippling. . .

Is badass! One of my all-time favorite techniques (on paper). I had never thought to do a digital-esque type, so inspiration was acquired from your piece and I thank you. As for the whole minimizing photoshop problem you are having, you can always save the picture to disk, and open it in a new window in PS, or even print it out to reference from. Although the way you did it is probably a lot better practice.

Anyways onto the actual piece. I really enjoy the colors that you chose for Ray's scheme. Very moody and emotional, with good contrast. His expression is really great, and you got really detailed with the wrinkles, which I think make it that much more realistic! A very nice work, especially for an hour, very impressive!

Only problem I have with it is the excessive space on the left, but it could just be the look you were going for. I definitely want to see some more stuff in this style!

J-qb responds:

Thanks... you have to be one of the best reviewers on the art portal!
It was quite a new challenge for me too, the stippling. Funny thing is it doesnt work at all like normal stippling works... you draw lines in photoshop, but it turnes it into stipples.
The reference thing was indeed kind of intentional... I dont want to rely on heavy referencing too much, Id rather develop a good eye.
As for the space on the left;
a] Composition-wise it would be logical to have some empty space on his left, because that is what he is looking at.
b] I might have made his shoulder to short, so that might add to the impression of excessive space
c] I`m using this as a desktop background, with my icons on the left ;)

[Starforge]

Holy cow!

This is fantastic in every way, glad to hear it let you free up a bit. First things first though, are we supposed to be seeing a sort of transparent giant person in the light parts? Whether intentional or not, I think its truly awesome, it looks like it is a person with their hair like flowing down (I see the head starting to the left of the flare)

Anyways, I have always loved your work, and this one is a new favorite for sure! I'm amazed you whipped this out in 2-3 hours, that is really impressive! Your choice of cool foreground colors contrasting to the reds and oranges of the background are intriguing, and really eye catching!

I was wondering if you could possibly let me know some of the brushes/settings you use, I still haven't found ones that really feel natural to me, It would really be a great help!

Once again, amazing work, I will be looking forward to more as usual!

Kamikaye responds:

Woa thx for that dedicated feedback. I always love to read interpretations and things ppl see in my pics. I didnt notice the person up to now :D

[Cyclone - Doubles 9]

voluptuous-ness

Mmmmm what a babe! I could never think of a good name for my girl, maybe Twister since yours is Cyclone :D Anyways you did really great on this my friend, and I can't thank you enough for your effort and hard work into our Doubles contribution!

Henry-nougat responds:

you are sexy

[Blam and Protect]

Great team!

You guys freaking aced this doubles, it looks real polished, and the theme is great. I really like the characters and the concept of your duo, showing them doing their civic duties. The arrows hitting the force-field are one of my favorite aspects to this, probably because it gives it that "realistic" look, like it is really happening!

The beasts are pretty cool as well, though I would have liked to see some really messed up looking creature being smashed to bits with that hammer too, and maybe they would be protecting someone/thing? Doesn't matter, its totally kickass how it is I'm just thinking too much into it. Sorry for wall o' text, but you guys really showed what doubles is all about, great job!

Daverom responds:

Walls of text are no problem to me, I appreciate it when people actually take some time to review something.
Thanks, Saurus

[Secret agent]

Sweet.

Very nice as usual! I like the colors you chose, they all complement each other very well, keeping it relatively unsaturated.

All I can say is: the poor guy! Look at how tired he is already, probably pissed that he's a low-level security guard or something, haha!

Keep it up good sir, I like what I've been seeing!

UnderARock responds:

haha thats awesome, he is supposed to be a security guard

[I AM the Senate]

Typical Karl.

As to be expected of your skills, this is a quality piece! I have always liked how you add the appropriate amount of detail in different areas to draw the viewers attention where it should be, and really accentuate the detail by comparison to the other parts. I enjoy how creepy he is, just like the character in the movies.

My only qualm with it is I don't know if its hiding, or perspective or something, but he seems to be missing a finger on his left hand. Not a major flaw, since it took me a while to notice it, and I could just be seeing it wrong. Almost looks like he should be holding a glass of something.

The color scheme is perfect, and the bits of greenish brown on the neck are a superb addition to the normal skin tone palette. Well done like always good sir, your eye for color makes me so envious!

LaserKarl responds:

Thanks man! Felt great reading that.

I was thinking about that finger aswell. I spent some time getting some kind of working posture with the hand, making him look a bit more deviant and bizarre, but not making him look retarded. Haha. The last finger is that little lighter area under the "last" finger.

[Calender Crasher]

Excellent!

You really can't appreciate this as much without the fullview. Really loving the little details on the texture for the crasher's fabric, and the dragon's scales/skin, quite impressive! Your use of perspective and depth using the castle in the background works really well also.

To have some crit, the lightning isn't really doing if for me for some reason, I think it may be how they look around the arms, but its nothing major that really takes away from the piece. Also, the background being red as well slightly takes away from having the crasher "pop out," but I know you were going for a darkish/red/evil sorta theme here, so its all good.

Looking through your other work, it is blatantly obvious that you are improving, and this is definitely my favorite of your work to date! Keep at it!

J-qb responds:

Thanks, And I agree, the fullview works better. Lets just hope it gets in the calender, where all those details can really be appreciated ;p
About the lightning: yeah that was an ass, I originally had it only around the mace, but that looked stupid because there was too little of it. Having lightning powers is not really something you can show in small details... Red background; Yeah I guess so, but indeed this was how the picture looked in my head (atmosphere-wise) so I wouldnt change it. Although I will keep it in mind for the next time.
Thanks for the comment, and the crits.