JimmyTheCaterpillar's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[WaterColour Desert]

super dope == i absolutely love the colors here. especially the varying shades of the sand, and the sky wowowow!! A very strong sense of solitude but with music, faint on the wind.

AmazingArsonist responds:

Thanks, I'm happy with how the sand came out, using different shades I think helps make it stand out more and makes the scenery look more interesting.

[Fire Face Painting]

very coollll, i always have a soft envy for ppl that can draw flame well -- i never can quite grasp it! This is well done though, I especially love the softness of the eyes, and the way the orange kind of blends as an accent in the mouth.

Maybe the orange and the red on the top of the head could have been blended a bit better, but it's still rad :)

AmazingArsonist responds:

Hi,

Thank you, I've certainly had a decent amount of practice at drawing fire, it's always satisfying to draw.

Yeah I agree with you the colour's don't blend well together, the orange is the base layer and I did the yellow and red on-top. So it's it's all different layers and not really blended together, if I where to do this again I'd just do yellow bottom, red on the top and then try to blend in the middle to make a more natural orange transition. I'm still somewhat new to painting but learning is all part of the process. :)

[Impavidorov knight]

very cool, the heads remind me of those guys from Spirited Away lol!

dogmuth-behedog responds:

Thanks. :D
Ive never seen a full ghibli movie. im not a movies guy.

[MY FIRST ANIMATION WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO]

dude is getting it

Lagger33203 responds:

He do be sturdy

[She's GREEK to me]

this kind of portraiture is so nice and intimate too. well done

ADR3-N responds:

Thank you!!!

[It’s hot as hell in here]

this is very awesome,

creates a sense of weight not normally associated with these kids. i love darnell's subtle presence too.

i wish nene contained a bit more symbolism with how she is presented here but i mean other than that yeah this rocks!

Saminat responds:

Thank you! I see what you mean, the scenery is where I put a lot of the personality, I'm really in love with that story and the various ways trauma is depicted 🥺

[Old lady in a veil]

love this. i love that you work on wood, i feel like that must do a lot setting the tone for a piece like this!

dogmuth-behedog responds:

Yes. :D

[This Is a Truth]

i really enjoy the brushstrokes here. there is a certain flesh-n-blood quality to them and the colors used. right on! likewise, i'll celebrate any quote urging one to live for self-realization.

ShadenLines responds:

Thanks! Yeah...that's from real brushes on REAL paper. No piece in this account is produced all-digital.

[Buk on Suicide]

the stippling lettering is very cool and consistent throughout!

bukowski used to be my fucking JAM years and years ago.. if you like him I also recommend Everette Maddox,, he wrote in a similar fashion (not as an imitator though) with focus on New Orleans and romantic love as opposed to sexual.

ShadenLines responds:

Thanks! I'll have to check out Maddox soon... Bet his living in New Orleans gave him plenty of subjects to write about!

I do have an actual poem by Buk in here as well..."Victory".

[lettering practice (Carlyle)]

must've taken a steady hand, to be sure!!

i think the lettering style adds much to the quote and vice versa.

I'm curious as to what the scribbles are, they seem to prop up the quote almost.

ShadenLines responds:

The "scribbles" are parts of the watermark. :-(

If it weren't for the current online climate being the way it is, I wouldn't have to deface my work with such things.