Jazza's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Epicscene]

Oh how considerate of you to add the skulls just for me! haha. I'm glad your pushing your boundaries, I'm sure you're leaning how hard color can be to work with, especially considering the ambition of your lighting! Be wary when painting in your colors of using black - black is not a natural color. A shadow on or inside a yellow or blue object is not black, it is a darker shade of yellow or blue, and to paint black over top in many cases, is jarring to the natural feel of the colors. Your piece holds its own fairly well in terms of its composition - the balance of where the viewers eye is drawn and how the piece is laid out is neat and compliments the image and style. The painting style you have going on here lacks solidity, the edges are somewhat unrefined, but inside and on the outer edges of the shapes/characters. Don't be afraid to have some hard edges and contrast where they're needed. Overall you're doing really well! Keep up the effort, and thanks for sharing your work with me!

Randombarimen responds:

After i did this piece a went hard at work to improve. Things are looking good again and i am half way through a piece that i am pretty happy with.

[New Dante]

Nice work! The character is well proportioned and colored, and the image well balanced. The image lacks shading and depth, and would benefit with the addition of some kind of environment, that aside you've done well, keep it up!

dangmaster responds:

thank you very much for your response^^

i am really glad you told me what i lack^^ so i will try work on the elements you pointed out.

[Horizon: Elliot Versus Ambrose]

The character on the left is much more interesting, better proportioned and more dramatic and visually appealing pose. The weapons look cool as well as the clothing, though the forms could be more solidly proportioned. That aside you've done well, I hope you continue your re-invigorated passion to draw again, you have potential, keep it up :)

CrimsonReverie responds:

getting things in the right proportions has always been a tough one for me, but thanks so much for the feedback and the words of encouragement! ^.^

[Rosalina]

Simple but clean and well drawn! The simplicity is actually very complementarity to your style. The colors balance well and everything is simple but effective! You clearly have some skill! I'd like to see how you go wit something a little more ambitious. Keep it up :)

sylvrn responds:

Thank you! I'm planning on getting a tablet sometime around Christmas so I hope to draw more then. :D

[Zombie Brand]

VERY cool! Fantastic pose, lighting, color, linework, the only thing lacking in this image is a dramatic environment. That aside, you've done amazingly well, I'm very impressed. I'll add this piece to my favorites. I love how well you did with this pose and anatomy, though the shoulder muscle on his right arm is too long, but that's just me being picky. Keep up the great work!

Dakuto responds:

Thank you so much for your comment and adding this piece to your favourites, I feel honored!
I have never been good at backgrounds and this is something I really have to work on, and I will!
Just as anatomy.. Anyhow, thanks again for the comment and keep up the great video's and art!

[Fire-Heart]

Lovely tone and composition, the blocky style is refreshing and works well, communicating visually only what it needs to, bu very effectively. The colors balance well, and the face of the woman is clear and well proportioned, the whole piece is visually interesting, my only worry is that it does somewhat remind me too much of a cutout photoshop filter. Otherwise great work, keep it up!

ShinAmeD responds:

Thanks a lot man :D it really means a lot that you liked it :D
It's not a photoshop filter i did it with many other shapes like triangles and rectangles i wanted to try something new :) i will upload my other Portraits and photoshop work
Glad you liked it :)

[Emotional]

A very very nice painting style, smooth and crisp. The eyes and hair look particularly good, and the skin has a great tone to it. The image is quite simple overall, but its execution is great, you should be proud!

iMattyJay responds:

Thank you Jazza I really appreciate it!

[Frost Astronach]

Very well done, the icy frost effect looks great and your painting has strong solidity and great image composition. Keep up the great work!

Snakebreath responds:

Thanks! :D

[Pump]

Atmospherically fantastic, really stylistically unique and well pulled off. You image composition and use of color is great. I don't understand anything about the image or its purpose, or what it's communicating, but I feel like it's not something I need to know to enjoy it visually. Really admirable work, keep it up! You're really showing your improvement off!

Revolutsia responds:

I never, ever try to communicate any sort of deep meaning with what I draw. Its always just a case of "This was fun to draw". No deep meaning otherwise.

[Last Man Standing]

A fair effort! The atmosphere established is good, nice and dark, and your image compsition and framing is really great. Your characters could improve their figures since the proportions are somewhat unbalances, and the shading could be cleaner, but overall you've created a nice rich piece here so keep up the great work!

Snakebreath responds:

Thanks! With summer beginning I've made my schedule include at least an hour of figure drawing everyday, hopefully I'll improve my figures :D