Joshsouza's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Tri-Stream]

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I thought you did a really good job on this and it is way better than the first one and I see some more improvements in the whole thing so I guess I will start. The colors went really well together and I didn't see any "alone" colors but nice signature that you put on the bottom and I see that you followed my advice there so good job on that too.

I really like the effects that were put into it but the signature font looks a bit off for the whole picture but it's not really a big problem but it looks like you put the loops around the line to make it look more detailed but it worked because without it, It would not look as good as it does right now. Overall I really like it and I am seeing improvement in your art and I definitely hope that you get scouted sometime soon I didn't see any really big problems so there you go!

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-Joshsouza

Flash-Gamers responds:

Thanks for the review!

Glad everyone is noticing that I actually take my reviews into consideration, and use them to my advantage.

Yeah, I remember that I had to make the sig alot smaller than I usually have it...had to improve!

Also I hope I get scouted too!

[Orbital Shift]

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I think you did another really nice job on this but I did see a couple of flaws but not that much in general so I guess I will start now:

I think the signature is cool and all but you need to make it smaller because sometimes it brings my attention to that then the picture itself and try using a different font because it didn't exactly fit in with the rest either but nice fog effect you put on it! I think the light in the middle was a very good idea because without it, I would be looking at the sig the whole time and just comment on that.

On another note, I really liked the background with white and blue lines going across. I saw lots of details in this and much effort and the lines DO orbit around the white orb a little! the were lots of effects in this that I don't really wanna list them and I was really fascinated by this.

Overall I think this is another great piece from you and I think you should keep up the work like this because you seem to be better at doing this kind of artwork so just keep drawing!

-Joshsouza

Flash-Gamers responds:

Once again, thank you for leaving a review!

Yeah, now thinking back I think I should've made my sig a little smaller....really takes your eyes away fromt the picture itself.

The font fits, because if you notice the pieces that aren't being pulled into the center of the picture are already disenegrating...which gave it a cool look in my opinion...which doesn't really matter I guess.

Thanks for the review, and on that note...I'm considering about maybe remaking this picture in the near future....(but don't kno when excatly)

[Stream Scene]

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I think the whole thing looks great but I might sound weird just because I just reviewed a freaking penis dragon. (lol kidding but i did review a penis dragon)

I like the whole effect in the background but why does it say ether on it? Is that like your signature or the name of a flash you are making but who cares really. I like the artistic effect in it to make it look fucking badass and the stream around the ether thing in the middle too. I also like all of the light in at and the font for the ether thing again. But I don't think you really need the blue lines on the edge because it doesn't really fit in with all of the other colors.

That's another thing, the colors are really nice with the shades of red and white and the random dots floating in the air to make this looks modern but I also like how the white lines turn into this fog thing near the edge and disintegrates. I really don't have much else to say so I will go onto the overall score.

It was hard to find flaws in this but I really liked this and I think you should keep this kind of work up and you might get scouted soon because this is a really good piece but there was really no need for the blue lines so you should take them out. Here's a 10 for you.

-Joshsouza

Flash-Gamers responds:

Thanks, the "blue" was apart of the effect I had to use to make the light in the bottom left side of the picture.

"ETH3R" is my signature, I don't feel like making a new account so just took it upon myself and changed my name from flash-gamers to ETH3R...sound cooler imo.

Thanks for the review, I can tell you took the time to really study this piece I drew!

I find this review helpful!

[purple castle crasher]

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I thought it was OK but seriously! It's RED! I think you should fix the name first of all but I have to say this is exceptional so here it goes:

I thought the shading was pretty good but the shoe looked a bit sloopy and pixelated when this should clearly look umm... clear but It kind of loooked like you drew it in 30 minutes and the blood should be more detailed.

I think there is enough Castle Crashers Fan art on Newgrounds by now plus DanPaladin and JohnyUtah Already draws them all the time so I had to take off a point for that but I say this IS better than most Castle Crasher drawing but you didn't need to show it off all over the forums.

Anyways, I think it needs a bit more shading in places and maybe detail the blood a bit more because that is just like making a stick with badass drawn clothes on with the best background ever.

I already put the RRC signature at the top so I guess I will skip it. -Joshsouza

lgnxhll responds:

thanks for the reveiw

[tiki]

Very Impressive

One of the best pieces of art I have seen for a while since Alvinhew's work. I loved all the detail and the shading was great! he colors were fantastic and the whole thing was filled with life! But is there some story behind this?

I thought you could work on the sun a bit in the second panel because it just looks like basic layers from the suns' rays. But the detailing was excellent and made the whole thing pretty fantastic.

The colors were perfect and fit in well with the whole thing which is another big thing I liked about the picture as well as the art style that you used in it. It was also very original because who could think of a tiki going to random places? Plus the huge creature on the first panel.

Overall it is one of my favorite pictures I have seen in the art portal so good job! I am hoping to see more from you!

lenkalamari responds:

thanks very much

i'm thinking of working on this a bit more cos the sky's been bugging me too, especially when zoomed out

[Golden COW]

Pretty Cool!

I was surprised how fast you made this because I saw your Reemus picture a couple of days ago! Anyways, I liked the style of the artwork and how it was just in three colors. But did I see a nun chuck from the make your levels picture thread? Anyways, the colors were good too.

I really liked the colors in it and the whole effect in the thing like it just pops out from everything! What is really cool about it is that it feels like there is a lot of colors in it but ended up only having three but it is a pretty cool effect I suppose.
You get 5 out of 5 points for that too.

I have to say that it was original since the whole thing's theme is Creature of the week so yeah, there you go. You get 5 out of 5 points for that

I am pretty sure that taking a couple days making it took a lot of time and effort to make this. Plus a lot of effort into that two so you get 5 out of 5 points for that

I thought the whole thing was weird but funny and overall I like the style you used and the overall effort so yeah, it was pretty awesome so you got a perfect score for the whole piece and I hope you enjoyed the first helpful review that you got so you don't just have spam.

-joshsouza

TurkeyOnAStick responds:

Thanks for the long review.

To be honest, the colours are pretty much the same as JonnyUtah's, so there's no imagination there, and some of the weapons are darker (as a cop out).

But you can do a lot with a limited palette if they're used differently throughout the picture, such as strokes, what colours they neighbour and the area they take on the picture.

[Gift from the sky]

Cool!

I liked the style of art you used and I this card for someone but the lady running or jumping(I don't know) didn't really look right the way the legs were positioned in.
The hair had great detail and was good colors you used too when making this. You also should have made the "Merry Christmas" Text more bigger because it's pretty small right now.

I don't think this is rubbish at all and don't think that while drawing! I hope your friend will like it! It looks like a pretty decent card really but there are a couple errors in it but you HAVE to fix the leg and position it so it faces the man and I think that would make it look better. This picture is pretty creative considering that people don't post Cards on NG but overall, you should just fix the leg and the text and that's it!

ZombieMonkey responds:

I tried to fix the leg. Hope you like it :P

['08 Dodge Challenger]

Nice 3-D!

I thought the car looked pretty realistic but I think you should add more background than a simple bridge and the reflection on the side IS too strong but it's a nice little touch to put in Username on the car but I think people rated it kind of low because they might of thought it was a photo even though there wasn't any negative reviews. But I think it took a lot of effort and time to make it look realistic because it IS and I can't even make a 3-D sphere right but at least you got a pretty popular Forum thread about your art which is probably good for you and I recommend you for the Wacom Tablet if Tom Fulp excepted PMs with suggestions.

I see that you have improved on your 3-D art and you should join the Sketchbook collab for 2010 when the thread opens up. I think the background needs more things in the air or something more eventful in the background but I guess it is O.K. I think this is the best 3-D art that I have seen in a while but what program did you use to make this because I want to take 3-D art another shot with a tutorial at Youtube or something.

Overall I like the whole thing but when I look at it with my eyes looking because and forth on the car, it looks smaller like a toy for some reason but nothing that important overall but I like how smooth and clear it looked and the detail that made it look like a real car and If you used this with maya, could you please give me the link to download it or if it is free but If it costs money, then forget it but anyways, keep up the good work with your thread and art!

Kinsei responds:

A better background would probably make this piece. I get a lot of flack about not having any sort of BG on the majority of my models, so I thought I should include one this time.
I feel this is a solid 3D model, but not a great render. Perhaps I can get a better one up soon now that I have some major free time.

[WDA - golden kingdom]

Pretty Neat!

I thought this was a very good painting of a kingdom and what is hte Brackenwood Forums though? I thought this was pretty creative and looks like it should be in a frame for a good picture like this. :)

There was a big size comparison between the city and the field. It didn't look right because the city was too small unless it is very far far away then maybe it would look more realistic. I was suprised to see that there was no forest and isn't this a Brackenwood theme anyways?

I liked the volcanoes in the distance they made the picture look pretty cool and all of the smoke in trhe air. I liked all of the texture and the detail, including the small smoke in the city. Overall, I liked the textures and the detailing, I think you should work on the city in comparison, it looks wrong but other than that, good job!

Katatafisch responds:

first of all thanks so much for commenting ;)
the brackenwood forums are at adams homepage
www.biteycastle.com/smf is the address

youre totally right with the city, its intended as a small town in a huge landscape with giant mountaints
its not a brackenwood theme, it was just made in a competition at the forums there

awesome critique! thanks alot

[Copper Dragon]

Amazing!

Like Coop83 said, This needs a frame! This art was amazing and I am sure you put many hours into it too! The colors and the shading was very good and all of the imagination!I liked all of the textures on the rock and the ocean and the pillar that he is lying on!

The moonlight gleaming on the water was very artistic and realistic and all of the paints that you used plus the mettalic paints too made the picture very advanced and professional and when you sent it as a gift, I bet the person you gave it to must have been suprised to have such amazing artwork.

Also what Coop83 said, you should tone down the color a bit and when you stare into the dragon's head, you can imagine a lot of things. It was very pro how you did that. I LOVED all of the detailing on this and right when I saw this I was thinking: Oh my god! This is amazing! I should print this out and give this an awesome review! Although, I didn't print this out unless I got permission from you of course.

I wish I could do artr like this but I am getting close to getting scouted. I have improved from practice a lot. It's lucky that I deleted my old MS Paint art because i wouldn't have gotten scouted for sure! But how did yu upload this to the art portal if it was painted on a canvas? I have noticed that you have two good styles of art which includes : Acrylic paint which you are really talented on and Computer art which is as awesome too.

Overall I think you should put this on a frame for sure and keep practicing even though you are good at it! You might even get better which i don't know how to top this and keep up the good work also!

Texture 10/10
Detailing 10/10
Style 10/10
Concept 10/10
Design 10/10
Originality 10/10
I hope you enjoyed this feedback but sorry that I didn't have much critisism. This art is just too good! 10/10 5/5 Faved

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EchoRun responds:

Well, what can I say - I like colour!

Thank you for the review. :)