Maza14's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Psycho Masquerade]

that would be a badass halloween costume...

very impressive stuff. the amount of detail and the costume design is really good. ahh i need to get off my ass and do some art, so lazy! please do more character designs, the last one you did of that crowman was ridiculously good. this would be even more badass if it were in color but black and white is also good (i hardly do stuff in color myself).

when i see art like this it makes me want to grab my drawing pad and blow off the dust...then i decide to go out for a cigarette instead (my will power is almost nonexistant)

StarwolfTsuname responds:

Thank you very much! Though, this guy isn't my character to begin with, but I did design the outfit, that's all I can take credit for.

I know how you feel though, i've been struggling with Insomnia and my productivity has gone rock bottom for a long time. I can never motivate myself to where I actually finish something until maybe, a year later. :O

You will get the creative bug one day though, and you will not be able to ignore it. But will power is a good practice too.

[Gatsu]

wow

actually, im currently reading the manga of Berserk and its fuckin insane! nothing like i have ever read before and this piece right here is fuckin insane as well.

however his right arm looks out of proportion to me. from the elbow up to the shoulder it looks too short. and i think to make the overall picture more Berserkish, you should have used a darker color for the background. but i think you did a really good job capturing the madness of Gats. what did you use for this??

TheManofSteal13 responds:

I used a combination of ink an color pencil, I've smoothen the colors using markers on the armor and his arm cannon to give it that finish. The right arm was meant to be seen on an angle, his shoulders are shrugged but the left is pulled back. I think his waist maybe a bit thin in my opinion. Thank you so much for the comment!

[Soldier]

whoa!

this is really good man! can't believe its colored pencils; i love the textures! did you use a reference for this?

Lowgan responds:

Yeah, i had some photo reference for this. And it took a long time layering the colored pencils, because Crayola doesn't blend well. Thanks for the positive feedback.

[jesus loves hiphop]

meh...

fucked up.
but i like it.

[Goddess Nyx]

i LUV it......yes

you know, its hard for me to express just how i feel when i look at this. all i know is that this is a fuckin wonderful piece of art, really. you have a lot of talent.

i like the whole idea of her sleeping on the clouds and the contrast between night and day that is seperated by her.

emiliapaw5 responds:

Thanks, I'm glad you understood what this piece is about :)

[hybrid]

Roaaaarrrrr!!!! whorooaaaaarrrr!!! bloaaaar!!!

looks like something you would see on Resident Evil.

nice work.

data777 responds:

yeah kind
thanks

[Myth page 2]

hmmm....

i like your style of art but i dont like the way you laied out the panels. i dont know a whole lot about making comics although i read a lot of manga (im currently reading Berserk and this piece reminded me about it) but i do know that the way you lay out the panels is very important and for some reason i think it could have been done better here.

for instance, i think it would have been better to split up the bottom panel into 2 or 3 panels showing that scene of the protagonist walking in and the freak show with the girl notining him come in. it would have been more dramatic that way and build up anticipation for what is to come on the next page but instead its just all done in one panel and that takes away from the intensity of the scene.

maybe im talking rubbish, like i said i dont know much about drawing comics but this is just my take on what i would have done.

TheManofSteal13 responds:

No, its very true. Adding more panels does build up the intensity of a dramatic scene,but adding too many panels can also confuse the viewer so changing the layout (and also the scenes) at this point would prove to be a lot of work since its already made. However, splitting the last bottom panel and not reveal the protagonist until the next page would definitely be a good idea.

[Yui Hirasawa of K-ON!!]

wow

this is really good. i like the amount of detail you put in it BUT her upper lip is a bit messed up. makes it look like her mouth is that of a male and not a female. aside from that, the rest is good. especially the hair.

do you sketch it in pencil first, or do you go in straight with ink??

mangaka350 responds:

pencils first then ink :3

[Holes, page 38]

une lutte prochainement j'espere?

"en direct" veut dire juste "Live".
j'aime beaucoups ce BD.
j'attends les prochains pages!

YannuNG responds:

Merci beaucoup ! Pour ce qui est d'une lutte...Il y en aura bien une...Peut etre pas celle que vous attendez !

[Holes, page 37]

lol quel est ton nom avec le masque??

tres drole! j'aime beaucoup comment le mec avec le masque se conduit comme tous les choses sont normals.

j'aime aussi comment tu utilises beaucoups de styles du dessin pour faire ce BD, ca va bien avec l'atmosphere tres bizarre et surreal!