Jazza's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Tauren Warrior]

I have to disagree with the reviewer below personally, I think this is one of your strongest pieces and the large amount of time and attention to detail you've put into it have really come through! Your efforts in shading and painting have paid off a lot and I can only imagine how much you'll keep improving! I don't have much to be critical of with this piece, for what you attempted, you did a fantastic job. The colors and depth are great. I look forward to seeing how you go making original characters in more interesting poses, but overall, awesome work, keep it up!

theunderminor responds:

Thanks man, this made my d.. week :)

[Manamancers main screen]

The background and characters work quite well with each other. Their linework and color are a compliment to each other. I'd recommend practicing your construction work to maintain proportion, their limbs could be a little thicker and the're all in the same pose. They could also do with having some shadow under their feet, otherwise this is creative and fun and fits your intent well! Keep it up :)

Maras responds:

Thanks a lot for the review!

[The Governor]

I THOUGHT I recognized him, when I read the description I had an 'aaaaaah!' moment. I love the walking dead :) and you're right, eye patches do rock. I like your linework, normally I'd say something like recommend paying attention to keeping the lines crips and smooth, but I think the rough linework works in the favor of this piece. If anything I feel like it needs some shading, it's like there's this strong light above him but no shadow being cast. Anyhow, great character work, nice framing, good work, keep it up :)

Onikage01 responds:

Thanks a lot for the kind words, I'm happy you took the time out to comment! I'm working on Paint tool SAI and find it hard to keep lines crisp with it, especially with what I call my "Grit" Style.

As for the lighting, that was simply because I felt it lacked without some form of background.

If it's not too much trouble I may link you to a few more as I post them, I'll do my best not to clutter my inbox, you probably have a horde of messages anyway, and I respect you for taking on such a task!

[Rawr]

Haha this is cute! A nice mix of colors, the both stand out well and have strong silhouettes. I'd recommend practicing working with construction lines to be able to draw characters in various angles, it'll help strengthen your understanding of how to convey a 3D object in a 2D artform. Keep up the good work!

Omnomatron responds:

Thanks so much this really helps

[Guild Wars 2 Norn female]

I like your work here, the major downside to it is the framing of the image itself, It'd be great if you or a friend had a scanner you could use to make your pictures digitally accessible. In regards to the image itself, your proportions and pose are both very strong, its clear you have a good understanding of shape and basic anatomy. The armor might I add also looks very cool ;) I'd love to see this with a little more contrast and shading, perhaps even linework and color, but pace yourself, one step at a time! You're doing well, keep it up!

shioenix responds:

Thanks Jazza I'll try and I don't have a scanner right now so I used my phone and tablet

[LJC the gang]

Nice! I like your character work, they all look fitting in style and are framed together naturally, like that's how they normally look when chilling out on a weekend ;) Your female work is particularly strong. This piece and your pieces in general focus a lot on the characters, I'd love to see them interacting in some way, and put into a tangible environment. Great work, keep it up!

LivingDeadJohn responds:

Thanks a lot Jazza! :) Yeah they're all a part of a story I've been working on since 7th grade, I'm getting ready to do some comics and put em up soon! Thanks soo much for viewing, it means a great deal! :)

[Cyberpunk City/The Chase]

At a glance this is an extremely impressive and detailed picture! When I zoom in the sneaky truths are revealed, haha. There are consistent uses of (seemingly) stock photos that have been altered to work with the scene, and consistent use of loose flowing lines and brush stroked to give the illusion or detail. As a concept image for something like a sci-fi series this is a 5/5 perfect! As a solo piece of work, at a glance its brilliant, but the things which you use to trick the eye pop out upon further inspection. I'd like to see how you go creating something a little more from scratch with finer detail, its clear you have a great understanding of color and depth, keep it up!

YakovlevArt responds:

Thanks Jazza,

This is in fact a concept piece for a world I created. I was also, at this time, pretty new to Digital Painting, so i was excited to try all the techniques I saw being used by pros.
Glad you like it, and thanks for the awesome review!

[My Terrible Pico]

Did you use a tablet to draw this? If so, nice work, this has some clean linework. If not, I'm even more impressed, and think it should be a priority for you to get a tablet! ;) Nice use of color and framing, I'd like to see what you come up with if you spent some time on a picture and messed around with some details, this is a great start though, keep it up :)

FaKanza responds:

Wow thanks Jazza! Uh yeah I use a Wacom Bamboo Fun the original one from like 2008, I hope to be going to university for animation as I've always been passionate about it and the subject of art itself, if and when I get my new computer I also intend to splash out on a Cintiq or Intuos. I'm so glad someone such as yourself takes the time to respond to fans a lot even though you have projects to work on and rather "famous" on YouTube/Newgrounds etc. Don't Change! :)

[Demon hunter]

On its way to being a very impressive piece of work! I feel like you might have suffered from a common scourge to drawing in pencil, and that is the nasty smudging that happend as you slide your hand over the paper in parts you've already drawn. Here's a tip I used to always keep in mind when shading in pencil, I'd rip up a portion of a separate piece of paper and put it under the hand that's drawing. That way you can slide your hand around without exposing your drawing to all the oils our hands naturally hold. Another thing I think this image could use, is a litte definition through light and shade. Minimizing the smudging like I mentioned will help keep the light in tact, but when you approach the dark parts of the shading, make sure your pencil is extra sharp, and you're not afraid to be firm with it. You'll end up with a really strong contrast and it'll make your sketches 'pop'! Overall, you've done a great job here! Keep it up :) (gotta love blizzards art style. I'm definitely a fan myself)

vymnis2 responds:

Thanks for the critique Jazza, I really appreciate it! Although I do use paper under my hand, what you think is accidental smudging is actually meant to be a dusty background. I did it on purpose just the effect isn't as solid as i would have liked. Also the weak contrast is simply due to a bad camera. :( doesn't change the fact that the dust effect was done incorrectly and your absolutely right about that and as for the sketchiness of the demons in the background... that was caused by fatigue :T. After 28 hours spent on the demon hunter in the center I was too beat to put that level of detail into everything else. I'll definitely plan more in the future and do a few more practice sketches in my sketchbook before hand. Your critique really helped and is appreciated thanks Jazza! I look forward to your next video.

[Kida]

This is great. In this and your other works its pretty clear you have a great understanding of shape, and how light wraps around 3 dimensional forms. Not a lot of people exhibit that very easily, so that's a strong asset in your favor. I want to see what you do with color! I imagine your shading style would be very complimented by rich colors blending in light and shade to convey shape. And good choice of subject too, I think Atlantis is one of the most underrated cartoon movies. That and treasure planet. Awesome work, keep it up!

RichardLawrence responds:

First of all, thank you so much for what you said about my work. I think you are one bloody good illustrator, it's amazing how yoir work is that good, and you are a great inspiration as well. I don't use alot of colour because...i don't feel that confortable (kat von D style) But some times I try and I use colour while pating fields and objects, but with human parts...it looks better in black in white...i think. But know i'll obviously try and posted. Also...what do you think about the other ones?