Intrapath's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Summer Job Breather]

I love this! It's great to see a submission that didn't use the typical imagery of summer, but was still able to convincingly portray the season thanks to the warm color palette. The choice in song was great, too - it paired so well with the art and the story in the bio! All in all, I think you did a really good job of translating your real-life experience with these characters. (Oh, and I love the easter eggs in the billboards!)

Just one question: what are the green and red lights down in the lower left corner there?

MicroBihon responds:

those were clothes LOL, i should have used less saturated colors XD

[Grave Bomber]

Another really cool piece! I've been loving your character designs lately, and would love to pick your brain a little. What does your creative process for these look like? Some of the titles had such good wordplay (i.e. Magnificent Mindables, War-ator), that it felt like the idea for the pun came first, and then you designed the character around it. Did that happen, or am I totally off? These designs are so creative (The Can of Whorms and Joe the Jawless are some personal faves), I'd be so happy to hear more about how you come up with your ideas/where you're drawing inspiration from!

jouste responds:

hey there! great question!

So my head's always been full of ideas. Most of the characters are drummed up when I'm getting a loose pose happening and I try and think of something ridiculous or something that hasn't really been seen before, like the idea of Asahi being able to surf on swords because she was raised by them. I wanted to make someone surfing on a sword, then I thought "well how is she that familiar with swords that she can surf.. oh! familiar, FAMILY! great!" But then again, sometimes I am watching some vampire movie and I go "huh... VampWIRE haha" and then have to draw it. So there is definitely a mix.

but the basics are, i lay out some big shapes and start drawing props in their hands or getting their head brushed in, I typically think about "what if this person was so good at ______ that they could use it like in a martial arts kind of way..." then I say to myself "maybe they are really good at reading aloud" and if I make myself laugh I tend to go for it and try to crowbar in a clever name after.

thanks for asking and I hope that I answered some of your question!

*replied highfives

[Daily Imagination #365 - One Man's Sky]

Just an awesome way to end the Daily Imagination series! It has such a sense of scale and awe, just like a ton of other pieces from the series. Having the man as little more than a blue dot on the orange world really gives me a vibe of him being out of his element by a long shot.

I know this is gonna sound really cheesy, and might be a little off-topic, but I wanted to say thanks for doing the Daily Imagination series. I haven't been able to look at every one each day, but whenever I got the chance, I really looked forward to them. They were a real treat, and they've been really helpful in my own development as an artist. I've used them more times than I can count as references, not necessarily in the designs themselves, but studying the way they were made; I've been fascinated with the way you seem to be able to improv designs on a daily basis, and how you use your painterly style to put them together quickly. Once again, I've tremendously enjoyed the series, and can't wait to see what you do going forward!

Xephio responds:

Thanks for the kind words, LDAF. I am very glad I've helped you in some way with my dailies and wish you nothing but the best of luck with your own journey in becoming a great artist!

And I hope I can keep helping people because I won't stop making paintings any time soon, that's for sure

[Samurai A.]

Neat! It's always really cool to look back at old stuff that devs have done, especially things that never came to light. Was this done with rotoscoping? Kind of looks like it.

MindChamber responds:

close! a mixture of traditional animation and primative 3d geometry used to keep the volume as accurate as possible. Is how the new kof games are made, and I did it like 8 years ago :-p

[Biollante]

BIOLLANTE!

When I saw this on the front page, I thought "Ooh, neat, dinosaur thing. :3" then when I went down and read the description, I just about had a nerdgasm. I love Godzilla! Great details and shading; you expertly nailed the teeth, which I never seem to be able to do. I love how viscous you made her look, it really hearkens back to what it originally was meant to be. I even like this better than the Godzilla Unleashed version. Now if we can get Godzilla brawler 4...

TheKillustrator responds:

You should follow me on deviantart, too. thekillustrator.deviantart.com. I'm part of a couple groups on there who are big into Godzilla fandom. It's kinda cool.

[Bananasaur]

Haha nice!

Lemme just throw another 10 your way to keep up the streak! Very original concept, and it was well executed. The colors came out great, and the form is good too. Details are great, and the shading was wonderful. Good job!

P.S. I'm glad I'm not the only one who had this experience!

bloominglove responds:

Thank you very much! :)

[Number 1 Dad]

Great!

Nice job! You have good technique, form, and anatomy. I like the original concept, and it's overall a nice picture. I have a quick question though, did you use Corel Painter for this? I'm just guessing that because the brushes here reminds me of Corel Painter brushes. So if you did use Corel Painter, what brush did you use? Again, good job!

Zachary responds:

100% photoshop, thanks :)

[Dad]

Good job!

This is fantastic for a first time in flash! Anatomy is perfect for the Dad character, and shading is good too. Only thing I could ask for is a background, but the next Dad picture you drew remedies this, so good job.

TaraGraphika responds:

Thanks man.

I wanted to do a Flash about Dad. ...whoops, Don't tell nobody....hehehe...

[Ching Chongin]

Nice!

I love all the details you put in! You really captured the crazy spirit of the game too. Excellent proportions and sense of shading as well. Keep up the good work, you're definitely an Art Portal artist I'm gonna watch for in 2010. :)

TheShadling responds:

Hey thanks a bunch lad.

[ALIEN Hominid - NG Art Contest]

Great picture

Great piece you have here! Good detail, original concept, and fantastic use of shading. My only gripe is that there is no background, but it's not a big deal.

Sabtastic responds:

Thanks! :3
I appreciate it!