J-Nelson's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Martin Warp]

You should make different base greys for each thing to add further contrast in terms of the materials that make them up. For example, the tree bark should be much darker, the grass and leaves should be lighter, and the clothes can be various shades of grey. This will make everything stand out more, so that there is more than just your line art differentiating each part from the other.

Impkid responds:

That is a good critique, however my grayscale colouring style is based in the light, not in the colour of the elements. However, I will keep your advice in mind for future references, because it would be useful to separate and individualize each character and the background.

[Dry Dry Desert]

I love the limited color palette you've got going here. Maybe the sky could have some variation in terms of brightness, because the light doesn't seem as intense as it should be.

[Maid]

The feet are not level to the ground, it makes her loor like she's doing some kind of impossible tip-toe position. You need to define the hands more, her fingers look like noodles, so remember to give them joints. Try a different style of shading as well, the one you use in this picture doesn't go well with cartoony things.

bocodamondo responds:

i suppose you right. il keep it mind next time
exept shading. i love my style i wont change it, at least not soon

[No Soft Lights To Enchant Me]

Amazing scratchboard work. Especially impressive is the texture and patterns on the clothing. I feel like you could do more with the background though.

[Smoke if you got 'em]

Sorry, but this picture is lacking in enough interesting content. There is some promise in it, though. You do show some stylization prowess which you use to your advantage when illustrating, but overall this seems like a doodle rather than a finished piece and probably shouldn't be on the Art Portal due to that.

[Commission: Gryphoness]

Amazing!

Everything comes together very nicely in this picture.

toshema responds:

Thank you ^_^ !!!

[005 Charmeleon]

Anatomical inaccuracies...

I'd recommend making the nose larger, pushing the right eye closer to the other eye, and making the mouth higher so she has a chin.

[Tempo & HRMNY]

Excellent

Nice poses. The blue line going across the picture seems a tad unnecessary.

[CANNOT UNSEE]

Inconsistent

It's clear you've got skill, but the environments seem sketchy in some areas. You should put equal quality work into all of your drawing to unify it.

[Portrait of young girl]

Cool

I think the folds in her clothes could use some more work.