Kajenx's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[pet plant]

Wow!

This really oozes style and flair. You've got a great design sense and a rather good understanding of lights and texture. Nice work!

[William and Sly]

D

I guess I'll have to add a giant spider to the next one. I like the little darkling under the snow too, hehe. :3

G/L I hope it makes it in! :D

[memories]

Nice

I've always loved your curvy women. They all look the same though...

[Masque Girl Basse-Taille]

Really cool!

I love all the textures and color depth! I can totally relate to having a hard time getting a photo, I've been thinking of using satin varnish on my paintings to cut the glare down. Still, when something is made out of enamel or glass, glare is kind of a part of the irl experience, so maybe you should just find some lighting that enhances the forms and go with that?

radiodark responds:

Yeah, bits and ribbons of glare can be quite complementary, but in this case it kept obscuring the figure in blobs and covering up the head, which really destroyed its ability to be identified as a figure. Thanks for the lovely words.

[Mecha-Suit]

Azum

I wouldn't be surprised to see this in with some of the concepts you see on Blizzard's site. Great stuff!

Also, I always wondered, how do people walk in those boots...?

[Kris' Self Portrait]

Pretty good!

It's obviously not traced. The eyes are too big and the hair is pretty different from the picture. It's fairly solid, though, which is the important part. People aren't generally going to compare a photograph to your work.

One thing, though, if you do any self portraits in the future, use a mirror! Self portrait is a perfect way to do life drawing without a model. It's a waste of time to mechanically copy a photograph; you aren't going to learn anything! A photograph flattens everything into shapes, so instead of finding shapes from masses (which is the best way to learn to draw from memory) you're just tracing with your eyes. That's how you end up with stuff like the wonky chin PixelPanda mentioned.

If you do insist on using pictures, though, try flipping them upside down and drawing, then do a mirror image on your drawing and the photo and keep drawing, then flip it right side up, etc. This will make any incorrect shapes stand out like a sore thumb.

itsKris responds:

I guess you're right on the mechanical drawing, it didn't feel totally robotic, but there were times that it did. Drawing from real life is so much harder though, lol, I can't get the same accuracy when the object's moving.
I understand what you mean though by how I'm drawing with my eyes and such :P I've done some gesture drawing before and used the upside down technique, but i didn't think to try either with this work.

I'll definitely take your suggestions into consideration, though in doing so my next piece might not be up to standards (my own), but it'll be a step in the right direction. Thanks for the review :)

[The Birth of Frida]

LOL

Ok, now do the birth of penis.

Srsly though, even though this could belong to the evil category of ironic postmodern conceptual art, it's so funny I'll give you a 10.

[lou garoux! space werewolf!]

So cool!

You have so many good ideas in this! A picture and a few short paragraphs and I have a full fledged story in my head about who this character is and what he does.

Everything in your gallery just oozes style, great stuff man!

jouste responds:

it's awesome to hear that you get a story in your head about him. that's what i try to do with all my guys.

it's great that you've been enjoying my gallery pal. it's always good to hear that i brightened someone's day.

*highfives*

[sharkula!]

LOL

Funny AND awesome, lookit that!

It's a simple design, but it's filled out nicely and feels solid. Great work overall! I loved the description too.

jouste responds:

great!

thanks so much for saying those things. i walways really liked this guy but it never really hit home for anyone. glad you like him pal. i'm thinking about revisiting him soon ;D

*highfives*

[Sunglasses.]

Cool!

Very simple, but effective. I like the strong bold design, it feels like an art nouveau poster, especially with the subdued colors and large areas of textured flatness.

Beardsley, eat your heart out! :3