Kinsei's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[trolling, a gentleman affair]

Gentlemen....

Very well done my friend. This got an instant favorite and I personally believe that it deserves a front page.
The detail is is amazing. The design is wonderful.
Over all the message of a Gentlemen Troll is just something I want to continue to enjoy.
Very nice
5/5
10/10

data777 responds:

very thanks you man

[Peter Griffin]

Ms Paint.....

Although a good start, the problem that arise when looking at thisare quite troubling.

One thing that Ms Paint lacks is any real line quality and line weight. These are something that you really have to do manually in Ms Paint. With this single pixel line the thing lacks character and feeling.
Speaking of lines, it looks like you used a line tool over the entire thing rather than actually attempt to draw the lines. You could have at least tried to use the curve line tool, I mean it's not great but it is something bit better. What you have here seems so blocky and cumbersome.

The color is the next issue I have to address. The flat color and lack of shading really takes away from the piece. You should have added a bit of subtle shading and highlights. But a downside is that as simple as this is and with the line quality, if the lighting was done wrong it would utterly destroy this.

The hair looks quite flat as well and shares a lot of the same issues with lighting as the rest of the piece
you should study your reference a little more when working on a piece like this.
http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/7279e201d3ec8dfe31ecd4b7a93c68bb

Keep practicing and if you need a better program, try GIMP

SteveDude64 responds:

Thanks for the feedback.
When I started on this I was just messing around in Paint, but it started looking kind of good so I started putting a little work in to it. The reason I used the line is because I have trouble drawing with the pencil/paint tool without totally messing up.
I only uploaded this because I thought it looked pretty good, considering it was made in MS Paint.
I don't know much about shading or coloring...

But thanks and I don't plan on using MS Paint for anything serious in the future.
If you look back, do you think Paint.NET is a good tool? I have it but I don't have much experience with it.

[Melting Hand]

Potential

This really has some, but you need to get some serious shadows and highlights in there.
At the moment it looks so flat. with the right shading this could become a really good piece and become the flagship of your art page. I would advise looking some lighting and shading tutorials and finish this piece.

ArielBoss responds:

Thanks Help-me

[Christmas Card - Penguins]

Good

It is a pretty simple design over all. I think that adds a lot to the appeal.
Some simple coloring and shading is good too.
For a short and simple Christmas card, I think this will do nicely.

Are those Skates on there feet?
Gotta to hurt holding each other up.... sounds like a bloody accident waiting to happen.

aniforce responds:

Thanks for the review.
Yes those are skates... They are part of the mascottes and can't be taken off... It popped up in my mind as well...

[Colonial Fight Club]

Pretty Solid Again Simpson...

Great release. YOu should get around to posting more than one a day.

I do have one small beef, and it's not really about the art. The high resolution isn't really any higher. I would have loved to be able to click on it and get slapped by that beautiful high res image.

Still pretty cool though. I like your lighting. I've been practicing my lighting as well recently.
Good expression too,

gsimpson responds:

I've had problems before putting up high-rez work and people making/selling prints at Cons before. I don't mind people printing out stuff for themselves or making desktops from them, its just irksome getting a booth at a show and some group of kids is selling your prints a few tables down.

[25-291010]

Zone-Sama?

For some reason This reminds me of Zone-Sama.

Either way, you got some decent art here. YOu also have some decent lighting and color as well.

A side note here. In the high resolution, you have some white border that shows at the top of the head. Just thought you should know so you could adjust it.

Nandi responds:

I don't know who that is ):
Yeah. some weird crap is happening with the Alpha.

[Spas-12]

good start

Over all I think you have a good start.

Some areas like the hand grip need a little more roundness. Also, as it has been mentioned before, turn down the reflectivity, and some beveling on some of the edges would really help.

I'd like to see an unwrap over all and some textures done to this.

Dawn-Breaker responds:

Thank you.

to think of it, I started this quite some time ago and I remember how I avoided making the handgrip xD

And yes I'll try and patch this piece up and make it look more convincing as its an actual functioning weapon in the future with actual textures :D

[Roses Are Red]

Damn, Just Damn....

More Spectacular work Cake. Very nice.
Its prety simple and effective. I got some work ahead of me to get my vectors this good.

PixelCake responds:

well this is technically a vexel at this point, or mixed media. I'll PM you what the ACTUAL vector looks like so you can see the difference, it's super bland :3
thank you so much :D

[Give It Up]

A Good Trade Indeed

I'm sure that Lux will be damn pleased with this.
It's a great trade. I can't wait to see what he does for you.

Knocturne responds:

Oh he finished before me! His piece is the latest work available on his page ;D

[Plod of War]

I Lol'd

Nice job.
The real selling point for myself is the facial expression. It feels as if he is being annoyed, like being sent to the store for tampons or something.
very nice.

Brakkenimation responds:

Haha, nice one.

Thanks!