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[CoolJaw Comic Preview]

Good job!

The instant I saw this picture I was immediately impressed by the way you made the guy in it look so bloodthirsty and evil. Great job, I couldn't find anything wrong in it.

Colour scheme was perfect, as dopedgod said. The colour of the blood looked great, and no colour sort of stood out and looked annoying in this picture :). The texture and shading, well, there wasn't really any :P. Still, I liked that you sketched this. I suppose it would look better more realistic, but it still looks great like this. Scribbles FTW :D.

You drew the person really well, the way he was tilted to the left instead of straight, and I really liked the way you drew the teeth as well. Gah, I'm trying to look for some defect but I can't find any X(.

This could use a background, but it isn't really too necessary. Just something extra that could add to this already-awesome submission ^^.

There isn't really much to add to this submission other than a background. Good job, it looks really cool!
10/10

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Celx-Requin responds:

Yeah the finished product will be more polished,
so I hope you'll get a chance to check it out.

Thanks,
- Celx

['08 Dodge Challenger]

As 3D as 3D can get!

Heh, 3D at last :P. Anyway, really awesome picture, I really can't find many faults in it.

The colour scheme, if not a little too bright at times (making the picture look a little like teh effin Inkrediblez!!! as hikaryuu put it :P), was great. I liked the colour of the sky - it looked really realistic. As for the shading; it's flawless, as usual. I liked the shading of the pillars and the car's shading looked great too. The texture is amazing, especially on the road and pillars, which look even better when zoomed in.

The car itself looks really good - I liked that you added your name to it to give it your own personal touch. I think you should take away the reflection onto the ground, or make it a little more subtle, since at first I thought the car had dirt all over the bottom, then I thought the car was transparent, and only when I zoomed in did I see that it was a reflection. Although it was drawn well, I don't know if you should keep it there... By the way, for some really weird reason, the car looks like a toy car :P.

I'll agree with Joshsouza on the background. The sky was much too plain. You could add some clouds, the sun, birds, a plane or anything that will fill up that empty space.

It's an excellent submission, as usual. Just the background and that reflection need a little working on, but I still can't help giving this a
10/10
5/5

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Kinsei responds:

Finally I have enough free time to answer reviews again. Sweet
Thanks For the 10 and 5 Steph!
The Name idea came from some of the guys came from the Art Forum as I was posting this while doing the maps. The swish on the side was also a last minuet detail.
The toyness probably comes from the higher camera angle. I've already changed that along with the reflectivity and a better Background and got another render up in my Art thread. Should probably give it a look if you got time,
Thanks again.

[Memories of Better Times]

As Haggard said...

...Not sweet memories for me. Every time I saw Pokémon on the telly, I quickly switched to another channel. That doesn't mean I don't know what a Pokeball looks like, though :P.

The colour scheme is exactly like the one of a Pokéball, and I really liked the lighting you did. When it comes to the shading, I think that the Pokéball's shade should be a little bigger, but other than that, really good shading.

As for the Pokéball itself, as Haggard said, next to the white shine, there's a small part where the red skips the outline. Other than that, I can't complain about the Pokéball. Maybe you could add a Pokémon background or something, instead of just a simplistic Pokéball at the bottom of an oversized canvas.

Well, this is probably one of the smallest reviews I've ever written since I joined the Review Request Club, but there isn't much to say about this :P. Just work on making the canvas smaller, adding a background, maybe making the shade a little bigger and fixing that tiny nitpick that Haggard suggested. Keep up the great work, and sorry for any typoes; I'm in a hurry and didn't have time to proofread the review :\.
9/10
5/5

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Kinsei responds:

Thanks Supersteph,
As I said to Haggard, it doesn't have to be a pokeball, it could have been anything.
As for that little bleed mark up by the highlight, I guess the marker bleed got away from me just a bit.
Also I really wanted some open space and blank background with this, again as I said below. Although if I was going to go back and put in place a background of some sort it would be the fall off of the spotlight.

[Luigi]

Luigi just toughened up XD

You're awesome at 3D AND at sketching. Good job on this, it's great!

The shading of this is what first catches my attention. The shading is excellent, especially on the hat and on his coat. I also liked the shadow that you put under his hat as well. Texture is excellent too, especially on that coat. Let me quote from SimCorder, "I wish I could draw like that..."

The concept is pretty cool, and quite original as far as I know. I liked the way you drew his hat; covering his eyes. My only slight complaint is Luigi's head shape. Luigi (at least in the games) has a more oval-ish head, so if you could fix his head shape and make it more like Luigi's head shape, it'd be better, IMO. What I'm trying to say is, all that made me notice he was Luigi was the familiar L sign on his hat, and if you changed the moutache a little and drew an 'M' over there, I'd instantly think he was Mario. Still, that's just nitpicking.

Overall, good job on this; I can't find much to criticise on it. Keep up the good work!
10/10
5/5

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Kinsei responds:

well sadly as i put in my authors comments, this was suppose to be a sketch of the Luigi from "there will be brawl" so Ireally can't call this as original as I would like.
But I do try and round out my skills in both 3D and sketching.
thanks for the review and scores :P

[Copper Dragon]

Always dragons with you... :P

This is a really awesome masterpiece, and doesn't deserve less than a 10. I really don't know how you get the patience to paint something like this. I'd give up after the first drop of paint xP.

The colour scheme is dark and gave a nice theme to the picture. The colour of the sea sometimes is a little too bright, but other than that, this had a pristine colour scheme. I really liked the colour of the rocks, and the dragon's colour was very well done. The shading is flawless. As Celx-Requin said, the moonlight shining onto the sea was painted really well, and I loved the shading on the dragon's scales. The texture was very detailed too. My favourite part of this picture was the sea, which looked so real with those ripples and waves. The texture on the dragon was awesome too.

The concept isn't too original, but that hardly makes a difference when this looks so cool. The way the dragon was placed on those rocks made it look very majestic. I just don't understand those legs, they seem out of proportion as Celx said. Other than that, I don't have any problems with this piece. The background was also very well done, and the night sky looked great. Maybe you could add some faint shadow of a ship or something, but that's just nitpicking - it looks great as it is now.

This is such an awesome picture. You painted it to perfection, and I really wish I could see the original. I'm sure your friend will appreciate this, it's amazing. Keep up the good work!
10/10
5/5
Fav'd
Fav'd as an artist

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EchoRun responds:

Thank you for the Review and the faves! :)

[Space Ship Corridor]

You sure like drawing futuristic stuff...

This is a really nice picture, which looks like it came straight out of a movie like Star Wars. I only have a few problems with it, but it's still really impressive.

The colours chosen are mostly on the dark side, and while it looks cool like that, you could add some lights and stuff at the side/ceiling, mostly red or dark-ish blue lights. The shading was just excellent, and it's what gives this picture such an awesome 3D effect. The textures you did were detailed and fantastic too.

The concept is unoriginal, you have to admit :P. This type of corridor appears in loads of futuristic games and movies, plus the shafts at the side really remind me of the Death Star in Star Wars, where if you fall through it you end up with walls crushing you from the side. Perspective was perfect, by the way.

What I think is pretty weird is the open door. Was that door intended to be fully open or still opening? If that's as far open as it goes, that is quite strange, because if you're walking through that corridor you'll have to step over the bottom part of the door to pass. Maybe it'd be better if you open the doors sideways instead of vertically; I think it looks better and people won't have to worry about tripping ^^.

Overall, it's an awesome picture, with a very well done 3D effect. Just work on adding a bit more detail and fixing that door, but good job in general :).
9/10
5/5

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Kinsei responds:

Well yes, I do like making futuristic stuff, but to be honest it's about the steel and machines.
My father was a truck driver and a mechanic in his free time, so that really molded my child hood in to more of a gear head type of artist. Even today if I catch the glimpse of a old rat rod, or a 67 stang roar by I turn my head and drool a little. Honestly some times I think I look at machines like a sex starved convict eyeballing the new busty female warden.
Yes, I need help, but by god I'm not going out of my depraved way to get some :P

Thanks for the kudos on the textures. As for the lighting I really wanted it to come from the floor. Lighting like this tends to look creepy and creepy was what I was going for. As for this being a generic hall, I agree, but in my defense, it was what I was told to model. and gotta listen to the possibly future boss, am I right? lol
as for a technical aspect I probably should make the door more retractable, for the one that is open, I wanted it to look like it was either opening or stuck, depending on the situation. perhaps some sparks and loose wires would help convey that effect.
Thanks for the review.

[Palm Tree]

Wow, that lighting...

This is a nice piece, IMO. Maybe I'm the odd one out from all the other reviewers, but this is a really good picture, even though it's from years ago.

The colours are great. Overall, they are a little bright, but they gave that sort of cartoony theme to the picture, which I quite liked. The lighting, as I said in the summary, is just amazing, and as Haggard said, it was realistic and unrealistic at the same time. Doesn't look exactly like the sun (you can check how the sun looks like on a telescope and try and copy it. Lol, joking, DON'T do that :P) but it's clear you put a large amount of work on it, with amazing light effects.

The concept isn't too original (a palm tree in a desert...) but you added your own theme to it, giving it a sort of uniqueness. If I had to fix anything in this piece, though, I'd make the palm tree in the middle of the picture, right in front of the sun. It'd make it look more like the centre of attention and make it look more majestic.

Regarding the palm tree itself, it doesn't look too realistic, but that's what I liked about this picture. It has its own cartoony feel instead of imitating an actual palm tree. If you'd wanted to copy a real palm tree, you'd make it bent, you'd make the trunk thinner, you'd put some coconuts on the tree, you'd make the leaves look more like leaves and less like green paper which was scribbled on, and you'd make the tree grow more naturally from the ground, but you gave it its own theme.

This does need a background. An ocean, some birds in the sky, clouds, some sailing boats far away, etc.. right now the background is just a bland void of blue, with rays of light coming from the sun.

Anyway, it's definitely a good picture, and very impressive, even though you made it years ago. It shows that if you make some art right now, you'd excel ;). Keep up the awesome work.
9/10
Scouted.

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XwaynecoltX responds:

Very nice review here thanks

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[Checkerboard #3]

Pretty good...

It's better than your other piece, for sure, and looks really nice overall. Good job.

The colours are great, except the colour next to the portal, IMO. I think that sort of dull brown-ish colour sort of contrasted too much with the red and black. Why don't you try some sort of checkers pattern around the portal, some black and red texture showing a pattern of checkers coins or something. Other than thatm very nice colours, and the shading was very good around the corners, plus the light effect was nicely done.

Great job with the texture on the tiles, they look a lot like marble, and really add a lot to the piece. I also really liked the 3D effect you did here, it was excellently done. Sadly, this picture is rather small, so I can't enjoy it in its full detail when it's so small. The portal itself was drawn pretty well, though, and a cool concept too.

What put this down to eight was practically the rather contrasting colour around the portal and the size of this picture, but when it comes to the shading, texture, concept, colours in general and 3D effects, you're great. Keep it up.
8/10

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XwaynecoltX responds:

Thanks for a nice review its nice to get these kinds

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[Chess Checketboard #2]

Not bad...

This is a nice picture, but nothing too eye-catching (a corner of a checkerboard O.o). Not a bad start, though.

The colours are the best things about this subission. I really liked that you put in blue, and the different shades of it were perfect, plus the red and grey contrasted well with each other. I also liked that you didn't just keep one shade of red or grey regarding the tiles, but in the middle of the tiles you put in different shades of the colour.

The concept is wierd. I can see the checkerboard, but I don't really see anything that has to do with chess except the title at the bottom left. Also, this was a little simple. Why don't you put chess pieces on the tiles, so that you'll be giving the theme of checkers with the board and the theme of chess with the pieces, and maybe even draw a hand about to pick a chess piece up. It'd lessen the simplicity of this picture, and give it more to look at than just a corner of a checkerboard on a blue background.

The tiles weren't the same size, as mentioned in the other reviews. If you look closely enough, you could see that the lines aren't parallel and some tiles are smaller than others which ruined the picture a fair bit, IMO. Also, you drew some unnecessary lines, such as the lines around the checkerboard and the lines on the grey tiles. Also, every tile corner shining was quite wierd too, maybe you could say why you put it there in the Author's Comments, or take it away entirely. 3D effect was cool though.

When it comes to the background, I disagree with Joshsouza, I think it was well done. The blue background fit well in the picture, and it wasn't that simple either, but had some nice texture to it. The only wierd thing was that the blue lost its texture and remained one shade of blue when it got close to the checkerboard. The frame around the picture was nice, but maybe you could check if when you take it off, it looks better.

It has its problems, like uneven tiles, lines that aren't parallel, and some wierd things like bright corners and one shade of blue when close to the checkerboard, but the background in general was cool, and the colours were excellent. Not a bad job overall.
7/10

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XwaynecoltX responds:

Thanks once again

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[Celest's Got a Sword]

Wow, nice job!

This is a really impressive picture, and I can't find many things wrong with it. For your first attempt, I must say, I'm impressed.

The colour scheme is excellent. Maybe slightly too bright, but it sort of adds to the kind-hearted hero feel this character has. Texture and shading was just extraordinary, especially the work you did on the clothes, making them look crumpled (those jeans look fantastic).

As Haggard said, his left foot was 2D, and the wrist on his left hand wasn't there, but honestly, those are the only defects that this has. The hair was well drawn, and so was the face expression. Sword looked very cool, and I'd suggest adding a bright shine to the tip of it, to make it look more epic.

This could do with a background. Doesn't need to be too complicated, but showing him in a scene where he appears in your game would make more sense. Still, without a background this picture still looks awesome, so a background isn't extremely necessary.

This picture is just amazing. You surely have some great drawing skills, and I'd love to see characters like this incorporated in your game. Keep up the brilliant work!
10/10

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CelestOrion responds:

(Should have replied to these sooner...)

Thanks for the input! Now that I look at it again, it does seem a little bright, which is easy to fix with a simple filter. as for backgrounds....I'll see what I can muster up. I've had some ideas for new pics with him in it, anyway.