jouste's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Garage Fighting 2010]

this is wicked

such an awesome piece with such an awesome place for it to end up. very very cool johnny.

i think my favorite part is how well the composition is and then dan just ruins it by coming into the shot from the right, it really made me laugh that he was screwing up the shot so well.

and thank you for setting me straight on the whole NJ thing, it was really hurting my head trying to figure it out before you explained what the abbreviation was.

JohnnyUtah responds:

thanks dude. yeah thats what I was going for, hopefully I succeeded. :)

[Foxes]

excellent!

again.

excellent palette choice and your lines are as direct and powerful as always. very cool topic and the foreshortening on the right is very well executed.

cool stuff my man. i'd love to see more animal studies from you.

-jouste

[Bug Bait]

super

this is a really well done piece.

there's great palette decisions, good expressions, cool lighting dynamics, and crustaceans.

great rednitions of the characters as well.

10 stars you crazy bastard.

-jouste

[THE Red Knight]

this rules

super stuff dude. the look is like pseudo historic, it really enriches the character. bad-ass pose as well. totally faved. stellar work brother.

dommi-fresh responds:

wow thanks you have really stuff as well great to hear from ya

[Starsquatch]

hooray!

totally baised cause it's a dude of mine but i really like what you did. the setting is sexy and he looks all complacent. nice gear representation as well.

you did a super job with the simian like look of his proportions. if i had to nit pick i'd say his weapon looks a little off. i basically blame myself cause the thing is pretty un-wieldly to draw. i think it's basically cause you can keep your stuff so strongly in the realm of flatness that anything that's forced spherical has some minor wierdness.

but enough of that goofyness. i loves it long time. great job and we should do it again sometime.

-jouste

[Concept: Elder Thing]

well excecuted

this is a pretty solid concept sheet if not a little crowded of an example.

im aware the black background is representational of the space these guys fly through but it's absolutley eating your picture and consuming all the work you put into it.

i suppose it would depend ultimately on what this concept sheet was used for in the grand scheme of things but using such a dark background on such a detailed piece is really a shame. we've seen black all over the place, we want to see the elder things in all thier timeless glory.

that being said this is actually one of my favorite images of these well known lovecraftian beings. anyone that actually makes me appreciate such a bizarre design has done a great job. the "head" detail drawings are very well done but i would of liked to see some more breathing room on the canvas for them to be able to appreciate them without feeling so confined.

i hope this doesn't come off too negatively because i truly like the piece. i just think that it needs to be represented better with a few simple changes.

great stuff.