Jazza's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Vindication]

thi- this is your FIRST digital artwork? Whoa, I'm blown away! This is both haunting and enchanting. The shading is extremely impressive and you NAILED the aesthetic. I like the smokey feel, and yet the central figure still holds her solidity really well. I'd love to see a little color in the background personally, but what you've got here is fantastic, keep it up! Your second is sure to be amazing :P

RussFairchild responds:

Thank you so much for featuring me Jazza! Really means a lot to me. I posted more of my art on newgrounds if you want to check it out, only if you have time though, your a busy boy! Thank you again, much appreciated.

[Vi the Sailorgirl]

I'm very impressed! Your attention to detail, and expression in the characters is pulled of really well! You have a strong understanding of shape and what makes a strong pose, and there's a lot to look at and enjoy in this picture, which I gotta say compliments the feeling of a MOBA in general (I'm a bit of a DOTA 2 fan myself hehe). The background is strong, but you're right, there's a slight clash between the central characters and the environment. I'd recommend using a more painted feel with the background, with less solid lines, or as least lines that match the color of the organic object they're framing (IE grey lines around rocks, green lines around grass etc). That way this solid linework framing your characters will stand out more, and the background will feel more cohesive in itself. Great work, very impressive! :)

SenselessSquirrel responds:

first off, thanks for taking the time! I personally dont play Dota2 all that much since Im used to all the small things in LoL^^ but I will surely try the painted background on my next "bigger" picture, thank you for the tip :)

[Self portrait]

This is cool! I feel like the linework could benefit from some pressure sensitivity, since its the same thickness all-round, did you use a mouse or tablet? Otherwise your character work and use of color is solid! I'd love to see it in an environment or with some other characters, but for a drawing exercise this is quite good, keep it up!

SweetDave responds:

I don't have a tablet. Well not yet.

[Flame Princess]

Nice contrast between the yellow and red colors - the linework could stand to be more refined, and i feel like the lady should be emitting some kind of glow or something, but overall this is nice to look at and captures the eye very easily, good work!

ShroudedAnims responds:

Thank you!

[Courtney Pin-up]

I'm pretty jealous of your talent! Your lines are extremely crisp, your colors are like looking at candy, and the form and figure of the woman is very enticing and well executed. I love your other work as well. I'll try and scout you to be on the art portal (hope it works) coz you've definitely got the chops - hell, I could stand to get a few lessons from you on female anatomy ;) great work :)

Mackie85 responds:

Thank you for your kind words, Jazza. I really appreciate that you love my work and that you could pass word along to have me scouted.

I also find your videos on youtube to be very helpful, too!

Cheers.

[Wizard]

For your first piece of art using your tablet and painting in Photoshop, this is very impressive! (not to mention ambitious!). I must confess that I too am a fan of the blizzard style of art. I have a few of their art books for some of their games. Anyhow, your use of color here is very well executed. I was particularly impressed with your attention to detail in things like how the skin has shadow show from where the clothing is against it. The saturation of colors is great too. I'd suggest adding some patterns on the clothing to break up the flatter areas a bit, but overall you should be very proud of this :)

Axonn94 responds:

Thanks Jazza, much appreciated :) Other people found many mistakes when I asked them about opinion but it just looks good enough for me :P Thanks for your feedback.

[ParaNorman & Coraline]

This is cool! I like the cutout style and the way the colors work well together. I'd recommend being careful when using this style, to be conscious of things like the white of the teeth and eyes being hard to distinguish from the color of their skin. Add some saturation and make the skin slightly darker, and I think you'll find the image pops out and holds its form a little stronger. I look forward to seeing how your style is conveyed as you create your own characters and environments! Keep it up :)

Shirkeh responds:

Thanks fo much for reviewing! I'll defiantly take all of that into consideration the next time I make a drawing :D

[Marshal Chris Derahd]

This is very cool! The piece overall is quite simple (in terms of shading and detail) but the composition and feeling of action is what is impressive here. Your central characters pose is very strong, and how he's framed and complimented by the other 3 things in the image, the fire in the backgrounds, the magic he's casting, and the army he's facing. You've done a good job portraying 'numbers' of enemies, when we only see 4 people, we assume naturally there are a lot more. Funny, how a lot of the time creating an impressive scene like this is more about how to trick people into assuming something is extremely big, without having to show it! Great work, keep it up :)

Garuhn responds:

Oh wow! Thanks, Jazza! :D Yeah, I've got too keep trying harder, I'm not used to shading and colouring >.<, but this post inspires me to keep at it! :D Thanks again! :D

[Halo Cortana]

This is very well done, I really feel like having some thicker darker linework would be really benificial to this style, like fine-liner/biro work. Your understanding of proportion shows through very well in this, I think this also lends itself to color very easily! Great work, keep it up :)

McDerpy responds:

Thanks so much for your respons, I will keep on and improve my skills. :)

[AlienSketch]

There's something strangely mesmerizing about this... Like I'm supposed to be scared for my life, but am drawn in by its (forgive the word) beauty. I don't know, maybe its the way there are defined areas in the middle, the focal points, but how overall the image has a soft tone and very delicate and well constructed lighting. Anyhow, the main thing I wanna see different in this is how it would look with color! Would it be red and purple, with thick dark areas and low saturation, to convey a murderous tone, or soft colors and cool tones to keep me entranced? haha. Fantastic work, keep it up!

MrSnuggle responds:

Thanks for the showcase Jazza, and for reviewing my art!
The indepth comment really helps me see what I have accomplished with my design choices.
Color is indeed the next step.

Thanks again and I can't wait for new tutorials.