jthrash's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Dolores Madrigal]

Honestly, I have mixed feelings about Encanto, especially its "safe-even-by-Disney-standards," plastic-looking art style that I think is starting to look stiff compared to Sony Animation's stuff, but Dolores is definitely one of the prettiest and most appealing character designs in the entire movie. The entire premise and world of the movie is insanely creative, too, even if I could tell certain aspects were inspired by My Hero Academia or Disney's own movies.

gatekid3 responds:

I disagree. This movie is incredibly full of life. Its obviously "Disney-looking" and more of the same which some people might be sick of, but i wouldn't call it plastic or stiff. the range of motion in the characters and how far they push certain expressions was amazing. The hair texture and overall visual variety in the characters was really nice to see. I do think sony has pushed style a lot farther than Disney has from what i've seen.
I get how you could say its my hero inspired, but thats mainly just because of the "everyone has power except for main character" but even then i dont think you can really say its my hero -like because my hero tackles many different themes. My hero has a lot about personal growth, society as a whole and what we focus on, passing the torch to the next generation , etc, while Encanto is much more contained talking about family, and the pressures of both not being as special and being the one thats special

I could probably talk about while i love this movie for ages though

[Pretty Kitty]

I'm sure my Mom would appreciate you essentially drawing her oldest cat here (technically he's male, but he's neutered and says "Screw you!" to gender norms as a result).

gatekid3 responds:

cats good

[Commission-Tessa wants to battle...]

I unfortunately never got around to playing either PowerStone game when I used to have a Dreamcast. So I would date someone like this just to get a chance to try PowerStone 2 on OG hardware!

FuShark responds:

Honestly that's valid.

[Maps & Monsters-Bounty Hunter Grung]

This is a fantastic and unique design. Clearly you do your research before drawing something.

FuShark responds:

Thanks. Actually this was straight from the brain. I could definitely benefit from researching a bit more though.

[Commission Gina the Archivist]

For some reason, I like how comically large that chair is (or how small she is).

Gx3RComics responds:

Being a gobbo she's pretty short- I never got a specific height from the client but, they gave it this thumbs up! So, 3.5ft tall? Roughly? Maybe.

[Dialow reacts to og ocs]

This would be my OCs if they saw what they looked like just a month ago. I don’t know if it’s a good thing or bad thing that, at the rate I seem to improve, even something I made two or three posts ago looks cringe to me now. I personally like the original versions of your OCs too, honestly, there’s an almost “Neverhood-esque” charm to the old sketches. Maybe we artists are just too critical and perfectionist about old work that we made when we obviously knew less—the new designs are obviously superior, but the old ones look pretty great for what they are.

InsaneDingoArt responds:

Thanks! I'm glad you like both versions lol. I don't hate them or anything it's just interesting to see where it came from originally. It's neat seeing how much of their designs are still within the characters. like...they have been drawn nicer yes but a lot of the design ideas were there from the start. also I've seen your stuff definitely improve over time. We just gotta keep going and look back on what we make from time to time.

[Commission-Twitch Screens-Leaseoutmybrain]

Just emulate. I’m sure Nintendo won’t mind…

FuShark responds:

No.

[Dis girl,]

I really need a lighting tutorial from you. Your 3D props still seem to be stronger than your 3D character designs (although it’s good you’re practicing), but the way you present your 3D stuff in general consistently blows my mind!

VCT responds:

Thank you so much man! i'll be honest with you.
I don't even know what i'm doing.

[ClueFinders]

Is this an obscure show?

Smileyrichie responds:

Its an old edutainment pc game series from the 90s-2000s, loved those games growing up!

[Who's Got...]

Cartoon animals that don’t look even a little like their real-life inspirations is my favorite thing.

InsaneDingoArt responds:

same lol it can be fun :)