Artist-Lost's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[[Speed Paint] Commission for Adrien]

Very nice clean style. I especially like the details of the scars and jacket patterning.

[First Boot]

Brilliant concept, the mood and environment setup is established perfectly, and I really get a sense that this has a story to it. A perfect example of the illustration style vs portraiture.

Havegum responds:

Thanks a lot! I really appreciate it!

[The Necromancer's Son]

This is a great example of a visual blending technique where the image is meant to be seen at a much smaller size then it is painted which of course is pretty much exactly what the industry demands of most illustrators. Your work on the creature and battleground are remarkable.

Where the piece falls flat is the castle's isometric design. Isometric perspective is a valid style and can produce some great effects especially when working in retro styles or rpg/adventure games. The issue here is that all the main focus of the work is on a more realistic perspective of the battleground and creature. Make sure you set up your points of perspective beforehand to avoid this. It's easy to make an organic shape look right in space without laying on points and lines, but geometric shapes tend to slip towards isometric views otherwise.

Jenou responds:

That's actually what I'm told more than anything else about this. I'll admit, organics are my strength, but do you think its not too late to go back in and fix the architecture? I havent touched this piece in a long time

[Welcome to the Madness]

...and thus Hank did say. "Hey Bro, do you even lift?"

Very nice color use!

ZaneZansorrow responds:

Thanks Artist-Lost! :3

[Skeleton of Society]

I love your gritty brush style, I will be watching your further work.

[Tapeworm]

I love the concept! Color and design fit nicely. This fits in nicely with the best of anime art styles I have seen for ships.

[Robot Day 2014!!!]

Dang, Missed it by 1 day. Great texture work tho. I can see you ran into a deadline wall but this would turn out even more awesome if you give it some more time outside the competition. Also good choice of color making the skull yellow. You might try shifting the cyan glowing stuff to a purple for better contrast (complementary colors.) But that's just a style thing.

[Grandpa is calling]

Great use of lighting spectrum. I always fall short on this one since its so easy to make all like white or yellow and shadows just blue. The world is alive with so many colors, even blacks are rarely black.