BenSapphire2011's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Stone Written]

I absolutely LOVE how you drew the face.

BugsAndBooks responds:

Heya there you gem
and thank you for your celestial fix points as well as the face-praise :)

Have a wonderful day

[Goggles]

Holy shit that's gorgeous

[Thank You NG and Others :)]

ew

ShadyDingo responds:

Thanks :)

[Girly-Girl]

She kinda just looks like a tooth.

The lining is too scratchy and thick, the mouth is absent of details, the eyelashes aren't good, shading's alright, needs more detail overall.

It's not that good, but it's not -bad-.

Greebs responds:

hmmm yeah i kinda thought id try something different with the linework, ok thanks for the feed back

[Teal Haired Girl (see description)]

Woah. Really pleasant to look at.

[Frank Horrigan]

FRANKIE!

This... really isn't that good. The lining is too scratchy, and the colouring and shading is very poorly done. I recommend using photoshop right after the initial sketch, and use the sketch as a base for making the actual image. It's what a lot of people do, and it turns out well.

The proportions are pretty bad, but not awful. I mainly speak of perspective, like his right hand... Ugh...

All in all, I just recommend more practice, using some bases/poses you can find on Deviantart, and using Photoshop or Paint.NET to make the final product.

Willanatior responds:

Alright, I appreciate the input, I acknowledged these flaws before I posted it but decided on posting it anyway. I immediately picked up the book Michael Hampton's Drawing With Figures which has helped me get back into proportions and loosening up my hand. It should be worth noting this drawing was just such an accomplishment for me because it was the first finish piece in a while, even with its flaws. I'd recommend, and even appreciate you check out some of my other art and see how I'm still progressing my artistic goals. As for you, while I appreciate your feedback, I wouldn't go around commenting on others' in such condescending tones when you yourself have no art in which others can critique upon. I recommend you experience the feeling of putting your hours of work out in public for others to judge upon with whatever words they please; I'm sure your tone will change. Once again, I am very grateful for your feedback, as I will note and focus on not repeating these flaws in my next drawings. I understand this is the internet, and exposing yourself will always come with negative feedback, I just recommend those who dish it also experience it themselves. Thanks!

[Art trade]

Really wonderfully done, I just don't like ponies.

I wish it was a person, then I could just stare at it uncompromisingly. It's really good. The lining is soft and comfortable to look at, the colouring is pleasant, the shading is all smooth, and I love the facial expression. You should draw people like this, I hate anthroes :P

bloominglove responds:

Haha Everyone have their own preference of what to stare at. Some like looking at humans, others ponies. lol But thank you for the compliment. I just do what makes me happy. :)

[Ball Breaker (SFW)]

It's like if the dudes who make south park decided to lose half their brain cells and make a thick-outline version of Maple from Gravity Falls. It's not good.

The lining is very nice and seems to be the only good part of this, seeing as the proportions are terrible, the minimal shading is dumb, and the face (especially the fucking facial expression) is the worst part of this image.

Is that helpful?

Domonization responds:

Haha, you're so funny.

[Ariel]

Stick with drawing. Painting, if done right, is pleasant to look at, being soft and smooth. The face is so, but in general the picture is very lackluster and poorly done. Dunno what you did to make the face look good, but do it with the rest of the picture next time

ThePotatoGurl responds:

Thank you for actually no constructive critisim in your review. I mean, obviously I'm aware I'm not a strong digital painter, but really man? Really? I feel like I'm at least above a backhanded compliment like the one you gave me but I guess not. "Just draw better next time, or dont paint at all" isn't helpful, especially when you're essentially insulting me in the process. You probably don't care but it I really don't think I deserve two 1 and a half stars in a row. I know I'm not even close to the best, but you aren't even an artist yourself! You don't know how much effort I put into this, or how long it took, or why I even tried painting for the first time in months in the first place.

I don't even want to paint ever again. Thanks for that.

It took you 2 minutes to look at this and decide it wasn't even worth your time to be nice about your insult. I hope you don't do this all of the time, overly blunt and unhelpful words do nothing for anyone.

[Pirate girl]

Welcome back.

Love the colours, and that weird fuzzy way of lining you have is really cute.

The legs look weird, rest of body is great. Shading's impressive, as always.