J-qb's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Spoon of Doom]

I dont want to laud you either

but like ash, You did outdo yourself on this one. There could have been a bit more shading on the face, but That is kind of difficult with the way it is cropped. The color in the nose should be a bit darker. The smoke (although it works) isnt really convincing. smoke is terribly difficult to draw, but I think you could have made more of it. The beans could have use stronger shading too (greater contrast, to make those details all a bit more clear. Also: the beans like awefully pale, and the saus looks awefully orange...

all in all, well done

Luwano responds:

I guess, I should try to be more "brave" with shading, because the most common response I get, is that the shading could be a little stronger. I'm overcareful probably and I'm always blending everything together.

I was actually thinking of cropping another part of the chin and most of the nose and draw the mouth even bigger and more intimidating.

You got me there with the smoke. It was some kind of "last minute" decision. But otherwise the beans wouldn't have looked like they were still hot.

I looked up some references of the beans you use for baked beans and they are actually almost white, so that's why I ended up with that pale colour.

And yeah, I could have made the sauce look more viscous and probably add more red to the colours.

Thanks for your review, I'll try to use some of the advice, especially on the shading.

[B.E.A.N Unit]

Great

Great work man, definitely your best yet ;)
I love how you did the metal, really shiney, nice reflective blue.
I think you could have made the orange laser(?) thingy a bit more intense if you had used a darker shade of orange, and then more white in the center. Lovely shading on the "belly" and nice work on the blue jetpack flame.
It would have been great if you had cleaned up the linework a bit more e.g. on the feet. Also, I dont think the background really fits. I would have liked a bit more industrial look to it...

Ashman responds:

yeah i wasnt really feeling the laser kinda thing and what it should actually look like, and the lineart i kinda ignored once i got to colouring so its a bit sloppy in a few places, but hey, what ya gunna do, thanks qb

[Two girls one slasher! Page 1]

I opted giving this a 0 because I feel neglected

but then again meh... Nice lines, some anatomy issues (small body in third panel) teeth too much forward in the fifth panel (actually that whole face is a bit weird). I like how you introduce the cliche setting.
My favourite panel has to be the first one; the framing, perspective use of black. just seems of another level than the other panels. nr.2 and 6 are okay too.
I dislike how the center parting between the 3/4 and the 5/6 is a bit differently placed.

Lundsfryd responds:

Aaah.. That's sweet.. I will be back real soon, then we can catch up :)
I can't do anything but agree with your points. The character inconsistency is the worst part I think. The problem is that I decided to do three mediocre pages instead of just a single good looking one. That was a dumb move. (I will just respond to all your comments here). The second page is also my favorite. The boogyman is quite funny in my opinion, and it was a simple solution that saved me a lot of time. And i actually like the smooch-font. So that one I was happy with. Again i agree with page 3. Everything but the Rick Astley drawing sucks. But I was out of time. Thanks for the feedback, J-qb = AWSOMENESS!! :D

[Tea Time!]

Brilliant

Great composition and perspective, Beautifull colors. Points of improvement: The smoke from the pot could use a bit more definition to make it stand out a bit more. The same goes for his left hand; Im not really sure what it is doing, it would have been cool if it had been holding a teacup.

AbominableGod responds:

yeaah i got lazy.

[Morpho]

Wow

very nice! interesting composition, great use of color and great shading. I would have liked it if the transition from the pink/purple to the light blue was a bit more smooth. I think the big black area on the left wing is a bit to big..

Bryony responds:

yeah i probably shouldn't have interpreted the wings so literally. one of my first times using watercolour, so i'll learn.

[Panzer]

Very awesome.

Unlike anything I know from you; which only strengthens my believe that I havent seen enough of you lately...
makes me sad.
anyways, a cool drawing; nice shading/texture. its got a lot of character.

what is it that makes all rhinos look sad...

Lundsfryd responds:

Thanks man .. It sucks being away. Hopefully I will find a pot of gold soon so I can buy a new computer.. I think they look more like they are bored really :P

[Electrified]

and how!

nice work chomper! the claws could have been a bit less boneless for my taste, but I guess thats your call. otherwise great!

TheChomper responds:

Aw, thanks a lot! :D

[Golden COW]

...

Hwey, I won the last cow...
the desert one... I won that one..

TurkeyOnAStick responds:

Didn't remember! Just listed the 5 that I do.

[Aint no rest fo' the wicked]

It aint all that bad

Seriously, you took a hellova hard subject to draw... what with all the folds in the robe, bones are way harder than youd think too....
it couldve benefited from a bit more effort in the anatomy (his torso is too tall, arms bend weirdly).
It would have been cool to actually see his hand, but I guess sceletal hands are a p in the a to draw.
the scythe blade is a tad big for my taste.

Id suggest taking an easier subject if your going to practice these things.
Just practice one thing at a time. e.g. by making grayscale drawings... that way you wont have to bother with color.

Daverom responds:

Bones=bitch
Folds=bitch
Hands, let alone skeleton hands=bitch
Yeah I definitely go quite a bit over my head when it comes to painting, which is why I continue to never do it. Gonna try some grayscale for sure next time.

[Flock.]

Love it

I absolutely love this piece, beautifull imagery, and skillfully executed.
Some points of critique concerning the hands though;
his left wrist could maybe use some more definition (im not an expert on anatomy, but it looks a bit swollen to me at the moment)
His right hand seems to have two thumbs..?
The "black" areas could be a bit more evenly colored (or rather, in the same direction). there are some areas where its almost about to get messy.

Ne7ers responds:

Well spotted! I noticed the two thumbs the other night and was hoping no one else would manage to pick it out. The only explanation i can give for this is that when i was piecing together the bits of paper i must have overlooked the alignment, resulting in two thumbs. I hate to dwell on images too long but i might have to do something with it in photoshop if it annoys me too much.

I usually keep all of my work very tight, so much so that i was starting to get bored and dread creating some of my ideas just because of the complexity, so this is a stab at a new style, and in some parts i have purposely aimed to be loose and messy, with tighter areas to pull things together.

And finally, that right arm... I noticed something slightly wrong with it from the first draught sketch, i took the whole ''ill fix it later'' approach. What a pain in the ass its been.