Genclops's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[High End]

As I mentioned on Facebook, this is one of my absolute favorites of your work. It beckons a story that I would love to hear. I hope you do more character work.

YakovlevArt responds:

Oh haha, on yeah!
I'd love to make a mini comoc about this guy. The only thing is, I'm terrible with wrapping things up.

[The Showdown!]

Congrats on this work getting deserved publicity. I started following your work on facebook and it has been entertaining to see this work get released and get noticed. This piece is my favorite from the series

YakovlevArt responds:

Yeha, thanks man!
I try to have the work up on at least FB and NG, but yeah it's really cool. This one is one of my favorites too, well i like em all really :)
Thanks for the kind words.

[Shovel Souls]

I do not find the art or the concept very compelling but kudos for shovel knight. Best new game around

BlackLemons responds:

True that! :p

[hoods]

This is what happens when you die

spacefader responds:

Like at the end of the beyond.

[FAP MAN]

9/10 would fap to this
Love the face on the bat mask

deathink responds:

He can assist you if you would like.

[To Write Love on Her Arms .]

Don't listen to these fools. The content is fine. You are entitled to make something that plays on negative emotion. Art is supposed to inspire emotion, it doesn't have to be positive. The point is, its powerful. Never censor your work for anyone, least of all people that need to see a happy ending to enjoy a movie. Great job!

Flashmovieboy responds:

To be honest, I didn't draw this work to express any negative emotion. Actually, all my portraits are quite impersonal in terms of self expression, except that I can express my realistic-observation skills and some of the improvisation, since I cannot draw all the areas from the reference with perfect detail.
For the record, I express my emotions through art when drawing graffiti or abstract designs.

I do like your point. Art has to incite an emotion, positive or negative. When it fails to do none, the artist has failed with the work. Even when your drawing is passionately hated, it is still a better feedback for the artist than a total zero of indifference, but that does not imply that the artist will enjoy being hated. It's a matter of taste :D

Long response -.- anyway, thank you for sharing thoughts ! :)

[batman cover]

Oh wow...

As an avid reader of batman comics let me say... this is fantastic.

dommi-fresh responds:

well i'm glad you like it man

[My Only Friends.]

very cool

Penguin, Talia al ghul, Mr. Freeze, Scarecrow, Jokers Hand, Batman, Clock King, Catwoman, Riddler

Kuoke responds:

didn't even know 'clock king' existed.

[The Flower]

Wow

I stared at this for a really, really long time. I almost cried.
Absolutely gorgeous.

JWBalsley responds:

Thanks for the wonderful comment, I'm glad it had such a big impact on you, Cheers!

[Mango Festival]

Very good work

Your character design is excellent, you convincingly made a great little fantasy environment. Your characters were appropriately named, and the general premise for the storyline was entertaining.

I did however, feel that the introduction of the main character left me wondering a bit, I just jumped right into this personal relationship between him and the king that felt a bit rushed. I also found the punchline to be quite lacking- which was honestly my biggest problem. Excellent set up, and poor finish.

Overall, i really enjoyed this though. Your art style is beautiful, and I look forward to checking out more of your work. Cheers!

JWBalsley responds:

Here's the Epilogue, http://www.jwbalsleycomix.com/?p=1386

But thanks for your comment and your thoughts! Cheers!