CowFz's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Battle scarred mage]

Good attempt friend! I think a way of making the spell stand out more is instead of using those dark colors for the effect use brighter ones and adding more harder shadows could also help make it stand out as well.

DaringDestiny responds:

Yeah that probably would've helped, i was struggling a bit trying to figure out how to do a magic effect and when i was done i did end up wishing i had done some harsher shading. Thanks for the tips!

[OC Thyga]

This piece already looks better already by changing the color saturation by a bit to make the pink stand out more, keep it up!

[Mutana]

The goblin guy gives me a "woah chill It was only a prank bro." kind of vibe and I love it!

theguestquester responds:

thanks man! was also smiling when i did the basic scetch and imagined myself in his position.

[Guilty]

The bottom part of this piece is so distracting imo, like I think the attention is suppose to be the hunter but I instantly went into the glowy part of the tree branch instead as its color is so vibrant compared to everything else, and I don't know how to explain it but some parts of the tree branches seem forced in rather than looking natural.
Edit: like some of the big branches on the left side in the back suddenly disappear theres no continuation of it once its blocked by the main tree.

theguestquester responds:

thanks a lot! i will spend more time on it the day after tomorrow. i am also not entirely happy with it. you mean the two big brances, right? i forgot to gradually tone them down to the main trunk. great to have a fellow artist who takes the extra time and can point out what is not finished. :)
to edit: now i see what you meant! the 3 on the left side in the background are supposed to be coming out of the main trunk on the backside..i think i would have to work with perspective distortion and gradual desaturation to make that somehow clearer. nvm have to go to work today anyways so i still have time to think about it until i can open photoshop again tomorrow..

[Draw OC's thingy [Wave 1]]

Jade and Jesse both start with J so its easy to get confused :P

violetstein responds:

I'm at least glad I didn't accidentally mix her name with my own lol

[lizard-folk tribe in the marshlands]

Eyy glad you got a replacement pen or did you fix it? anyways I like the overall mood of the piece but I feel like the tent seems a bit off, could be that I don't really understand perspective that much tho.

theguestquester responds:

yes! my pen recovered a bit i could do some basic things but it has permanent damage and does sometimes just need a tip removal and a break for a few hours in a horizontal position...using the new one right now because it is more convenient if something works for sure. my hand and arm also need a break..i think i just drew too many lines for the bigger landscape painting Q_Q
about the perspective: i drew a perspective grid which felt unnecessary(except for the tent) and then i may have fucked it up when i tilted the painting and continued with the grid in the original position xD i kinda fixed it afterwards, however the worst part is that i don't know 100% if it is wrong just by looking at it..maybe i winged it somehow? maybe your intuition is right about it? i can not tell haha.. let us just say lizards are not very capable tent-builders.

[Dead End]

I love long necked monsters for some reason, seems like you know your stuff for ink art, I cant touch that stuff cause i mess up like every 5 seconds :P

DarkAngel45000 responds:

Yeah, they usually look very viscious somehow :D
Well thank you! It wasn't always that way, i used to be scared and suck at inking, and I'm still trying to improve but i guess it's just practice and going in head on!
And your stuff is really impressive anyway :p

[Ancient meditation]

I really like the concept for this piece friend, I feel like the lighting should have a more extreme of a bugs eye view for the lighting rather than what you have now as I think it would focus more on the character itself rather than the background, and I also think the gray mountains in the back should be extended a bit to the left side of the piece as it feels like it just got cut off.

theguestquester responds:

thanks! i never even considered tweaking the lightrays in this one! and now that i do..i see the possibilities :D that was some real valuable feedback there. the mountain thing will be also considered.
with bugs eye you mean something like the sunrays should be stronger at the center, right? never heard that technical term.
since you said you wait to see the finished goblin. i was feeling like: man i hope i am not gonna completely disappoint him. haha

[elder of the forest-tribe alternate version]

Think this one works better for a cover as It shows more details for the world.

theguestquester responds:

thanks a lot for the feedback! i thought i'd let the vote decide and your comment aligns with that :D i saw you were practising landscapes and getting a good foundation done with "traveler's rest". i personally liked your landscape composition there more than my own. please feel free to give any criticism. we all need input to improve..especially the ones who did not go to any kind of arts-school.

[Lord Dominator]

Dam she Thicc Af

Jumjumbalaya responds:

Mmmhoney