Author
jouste
Date Submitted
09/08/2009 | 02:05AM EST
Category & Size
Illustration | 1000 x 1273 px
Tags
behemoth | necromancer | chainsaw | jouste
Current Score
4.60 / 5.00
973 votes | 14,926 views
Awards
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Author's Comments
so PAX is over and i didn't get a chance to go down and see my favorite developers.
*sob* but a good friend of mine got to deliver something of mine to them!
so i drew up the necromancer with the chainsaw atop a bird statue that has been so shocked by the awesome that it's eyes are bleeding! congratulations on all the awards, the release of the necromancer pack, the PSN release, and the birthday of castle crashers!
so i got it printed out and framed (only 1 print in the world D: ) and sent down to that wicked crew at the behemoth!
hope you guys dig it!
-jouste
The People Have Spoken
Average Score: 10.0 / 10
spechless
This is a very fine piece of art o and btw whoever made the 8, i'm coming for you!!!!!!!!!!!! j/k =D
This is too awesome. I just red that you finished it pretty fast, which seems quite impossible. You must be really talented, indeed. It seems like you are better than Johnny Utah and other famous artist. Can't wait to see more epic stuff like this. I'm envyious on you, my pencil&paper drawings seem lame compared to this, check them out if you feel like it. :3
High five for responding to each review. :)
I really like this.One of my favourite pictures.It is very simualer to all of the other knights( the castle crashers) but his helmet is kinda bigger and shynier.Anyway The Behemoth pretty much rulez !!!!!
AWESOME JOB 10/10 !!!!! HAIL !!!! \m/
Author's Response:
that's great!
thanks so much for the super high score pal! :D yeah i did push the style of the helmet on this guy. the original 4 knights were basically a warm up for this dude. and the behemoth DOES rule! no truer words were ever spoken.
*highfives*
I like it all, but that little chicken made me laugh.
Well done sir! I would give you a cookie, but I don't have any and in the shops near me they're always all crumbled up and that's not a fitting enough reward for this picture!
Author's Response:
hooray!
just the thought of you wanting to give me a cookie is treat enough! thanks for the super high score and i'm glad the rooster made you laugh! go behemoth!
*highfives*
cuz if u do u should add him 2 one and this is veerrryyy gooooddd
Author's Response:
he's from castle crashers! there's no way i'd add him to a game case it's all the behemoth's stuff!
thansk frt hte ten though man, i really appreciate it XD
*highfives*
titties.
Author's Response:
hooray!
thanks for the highscore! and equating my work with some sweet sweet titties.
*highfives*
Dude Thats the Shit Right There Man!Looks like there in the soup now :O lol
Author's Response:
haha awesome!
glad you like it. and yes they are indeed in the soup. thanks for the ten!
*highfives*
This art is the best ever done of that style. Is this hand-drawn or with a program?
You even took your time to response everyone!
You are my favortie arthuor.
Author's Response:
you are too kind friend!
yeah its all drawn digitally, on a wacom tablet, the program i use is sketchbook for the lines, photoshop for the colors, and cgtextures.com for the overlays.
hope that answers your question! thanks for the ten!
*highfives*
AMAZING!!! the only think i dont like is how you cant unlcok him in castle crashers XD
10/10 5/5
Author's Response:
dude!
you just gotta get the new down loadable content! he's right in there along with the chainsaw!
thanks so much for the high score dude!
*highfives*
A perfect score. That's absolutely great. And you know what? This picture deserves it. I love the perspective and everything else.
Nice one mate.
Author's Response:
super!
thanks a lot for the high score pal. i'm super glad that you dig the picture and think that highly of it XD
Wow... I may make this artwork my first favorited art. (Actually, first favorited anything.) Almost thought I should rate it 9 to ruin the perfect score because im cruel like that but I thought.. Nah.. It definetly deserves the 10.
Author's Response:
thank you malous!
wow first favorited anything? i'm pretty honored about that. and if you feel it's a lower number from now on feel free to hit me with it and explain your decision! everyone is entitled to thier own opinion.
w00t a 10! thanks!
And this pic has a perfect 10 score on reviews, and it deserves it!
Author's Response:
good eye pal!
thanks for the high score! and i'm glad i managed to cram in everybodies favorite alien XD
*highfives*
Like it.....wait no love it Its a great pieve of art but I have to ask whats up with the
coc....rooster.
Author's Response:
are you refering to the behemoth rooster?
cause if you are that's the behemoth rooster ;D
thanks for the high score!
*highfives*
HOLY %$&* this is freaking OFF THE CHART. YOU have too much talent if you made
a flash using these pics. in animation u would have the flash of the year NICE @#%#ING FLASH.
Author's Response:
great!
glad you like it so much pal!
breaking the laws of art?! i sure hope the art police aren't on my ass or anything.
Wow, that's insanely cool. It has perfect lighting that makes him look like a menace. Nice job!
Author's Response:
hooray!
thanks so much for the high review!
glad you liked the lighting, this was one of the few drawings i did where i laid out the lighting before laying down the flat colors. it did sem to work out.
thanks for the 10!
dude that is sweet. all of your artwork rocks. i wud 5 you but it says voting disabled, so i'll try again later.
peace.
x
Author's Response:
thanks so much pal!
glad to hear you like my other stuff as well. a 10!? awesome!
*highfives*
Sir, I think that you have quite possibly created one of the best pieces of art that ever existed! Everything about this picture boldly proclaims, "This is epic!!!"
Author's Response:
wow 100% pure awesome!? thanks dude!
i'm glad it conveys that sense of epicness for ya!
*highfives*
in this whole art section i think your art gets the number one of my favourites.. congratulations awesome illustration and a very worthy tribute to the necromancer on of the hardest bosses in CC... congratulations!!
Author's Response:
thanks so much for the 10 dude!
and yeah he sure was a challenging boss. i'm glad you see it as a fair tribute!
*highfives*
You make me visit the art portal more often. I tottally love your art style. Mind telling how do you accomplish that effect? (The Jouste Effect) This picture is very epic. Also how much time did this rob you of?
Author's Response:
hey thanks sirdark!
i first lay down the lines in sketchbook pro at 300 dpi, then i color it in photoshop, but the thing that really helps the image is overlaying textures on top to make it look more varied. i specifically use plaster textures from cgtextures.com.
this one took a bit longer cause i painted it so big, but i'd say around 5 solid hours when all is said and done which is close to the longest i've ever spent on a piece.
What can I say, clearly an amazing image. Add my name to the list of people wanting prints ;)
Author's Response:
thanks chaz! i wil add you too the list!
thanks for that sick 10 pal!
;D
gotoAndKill i do the same thing BUY it put it on my wall of AWSOME poster's and ENJOY THE AWSOME-NESS!!! while playing CASTLE CRASHER'S >:3
Author's Response:
man that sure is a pile of awesome!
anther potential poster purchaser! XD
big thanks for the ten! whooo!
That artwork is just freaking amazing. You worked on the background and the surroundings. Alot of details. Masterpiece!
Author's Response:
thanks my friend!
the background may not be the most detailed thing out there but i guess it gets the point across.
another 10! you rule!
*highfives*
I'd so buy this!! Great work!
Author's Response:
thanks dude! i'll mark that as someone else that'd be interesting in something like that.
a 10!? sweet! *bows*
Nah I'm kiddin', 's goood art...
"there erupted a new power, and lo it was awesome"
Sweet quote...
Anyway, I like the ghosting in the background, the use of fairly bright dull colours (don't mean to sound nasty :D) provides a beautiful contrast to the red...
The Chicken and the Alien homicide dude were an awesome touch.
Keep it up
Author's Response:
thanks for the 10 pal!
yeah i tried to wash out the colors so that it felt kind of historic, like the quote.
and good call on the red, i kept it flat so that it popped out.
:D
DANG!!!SEND IT TO ME!ITS SWEET AND I NOTIST THE LITTLE CHAINSAW THE CHILDREN SKULL AT THE TOP OF THE CHAINSAW LOL.YOUR A GREAT ARTIST
Author's Response:
haha good eye pal!
thanks for the kind words and the high scores! i cant really send anythign to anybody yet but thanks for the review!
......i like this alot,....it actually kinda reminds me of earthworm jim stuff,.....keep up the good work bud!!!!!
Author's Response:
thanks pal!
i love doug tennapel! that's an awesome thing to say. thanks so much dude!
i shall keep up the good work ;D
This is probably one of the most awesome things ive ever seen! Do you sell prints of any of your artwork? Id love to have some on my wall!
Seriously though, wow.
Author's Response:
wow another print request!?
i'll definitely have to look into setting up a print thing if i keep getting people as eager sounding as you cool dudes!
thanks a lot for the high review and i'll think about setting up a printing thing.
That is awesome !
Hope the guys at Behemoth like it and frame it :)
(could you send one copie to me :))
Author's Response:
haha,
i actually got the behemoth thier copy in a frame, it didn't look too bad ;D
sorry pal but prints cost cash and i'm a litle short at the moment. maybe i could figure something out later if people would like prints.
thanks for the high score pal!
this drawing is amasing keep up the good work man
Author's Response:
will do, thanks pal!
*highfives*
dude this is so frigging amazing, you definetly have to make more
Author's Response:
i'm on it pal! thanks for the high score!
:D
thats historic! infinty/10, i wish.
Author's Response:
thanks for the high review!
wow infinity!? i'm flattered dude! glad you like it so much!
XD
This... is... fuckin... AWESOME!
Author's Response:
sweeet!
glad you like it dude. thanks for the high scores!
you sir, win at life.
Author's Response:
haha thanks sadwalrus!
always good to hear from you. :D
IT IS SO UNHOLY,IT IS HOLY!!! 10/10!!!
Author's Response:
yes!
thanks a lot dude, those are some high scores!
I just shit my pants! ( That is a good thing ) :p
Author's Response:
dude! go change your pants! and thanks for shitting them!
This is awesome you should try out for the NG calender for 2010!
Author's Response:
thanks man!
hopefully i'll be done in time! but i am working on something ;D
why does the title of the pic say the necromancer but the sign inside th pic say th behemoth
Author's Response:
because the necromancer is the star of the shot, and the behemoth is the developer that made it.
i'm sure if i named it the behemoth people would be asking about it the other way around. damned if you do and damned if you don't i spose.
thanks for the high review!
great colours
Author's Response:
awesome thanks!
i tried to go with a simpler color palette with this one
Jesus that's impressive
Author's Response:
hey thanks glass bomb!
i really really like your stuff. thanks for checking mine out!
*highfives*
hey here's a good story for this picture :3
he's the doctor frankenstein, one day he's digging a graveyard near he's castle wearing he's armor for protection incase of zombies and he found that there is a chicken in the middle of all the bone arms, he climb the devil (or what ever it is) statue and then he scream "IT LEAVES IT LEAVES OH YEAH BABY !!" "NGEEEENG", he turned on the chainsaw... xD
THE END, LOL >?
Author's Response:
lol, wow that's quite the story.
if i found a chicken in a greaveyard you better believe that i'd be turning on my chainsaw as well.
thanks for the high score pal!
It brings a tear to my eye.
Author's Response:
awww dude, fon't you start cause then you're going to get me going!
thanks for the high score! get 4 pieces of art done already so you can get your stuff on the portal!
This is my favorite out of all your Castle Crasher drawings.
Author's Response:
great! glad you picked a favorite!
this one has been really popular, thanks for helping make that happen!
I hope you will be doing a NG calendar picture to
Author's Response:
i've definitely started on something, hopefully it can get done in time! *crosses fingers*
between job and some commissioned side work i may need to burn the midnight oil.
thanks for the high score!
HE LIVES!!! HE LIVES!!!
Author's Response:
dude idk what exactly you're referring too, but thanks for stopping by!
a 10!? sweet! XD
Impressive! I gotta say, your art is most wonderful
Reminds me of castlecrashers some...
Author's Response:
i'm glad it reminds you of castle crashers cause that's what its based off of.
thanks for checking it out and giving it such a high score!
*highfives*
The sheer scale of this picture is awe-inspiring, and the pose and POV are excellent for something like this. If I could say one thing, it would be to make the misc. stuff at the foot of the base a little more detailed because right now it's just a pile, and there is some stuff poking out.
Author's Response:
good points mecha.
i don;t want to defend my decisions too much cause all the feedback i've gotten on this site has bee nreally good (even the low scoring ones) but i reeally wanted to make the necromancer the star of this piece.
also i was a little strapped for time as PAX was closing and i needed to get something together. great observation though, if another piece like this comes my way i will remember your advice
thanks.
The Behemoth is a BAMF.
Author's Response:
"The Behemoth is a BAMF"
-KobraKommandant.
QFT
thanks dude.
Maybe that 1 print in the world could turn into 1,000 (or maybe like 30) if you submit this to the Newgrounds 2010 Calendar. It's an amazing illustration. Love the lightning bolt. Have a nice day.
Author's Response:
thanks!
i actually am a fan of the lightning bolt, it was the first thing i lined out properly so i like to think it shocked some life into the initial drawing.
i'm not too sure if this guy would be good in the NG calander. if they like it they could get a hold of me and ask. but i'm also trying to get something in the same vein done for it as long as i have enough time.
and i will have a nice day! thank you!
glad to you back in action
Author's Response:
glad to be back in action pal!
thanks for the high review!
This is still my desktop.WOOT!!You've already heard what I had to say about this so,yeah.
Author's Response:
super!
i'm glad you've enjoyed this picture so much.
it makes me happy!
Beautifully done. Wonderful detail put into this.
Same goes for the rest of the Knight photos. Very impressive.
Author's Response:
thanks pal!
i'm glad you like the other knights as well. i hope that's the hominid knight as well XD.
*highfives*
Well first off, i must say im glad he isnt this badass in-game, he'd be unbeatable.
You really went all out on fleshing him out and giving him such an incredible level of detail and personality.
Its hard enough to create a character from scratch, but taking one of dan's simple (yet awesome) CC characters, and turning it into THAT.
Its a modern marvel to say the least.
This is without debate, doubt, or discussion, truely and utterly BADASS.
Most impressive my friend.
Author's Response:
thanks man!
i'm actually not a big fan of fan art in general but i find dan paladin's stuff very "blue printy" if that makes sense. i find it a lot of fun to fill in the details with how i picture these guys when i play the game.
i find that the necromancer has the best shapes out of all the character's in the CC universe, i LOVE the helmet, i could seriously draw helmet variations of the necromancer all day cause i'm a little loopy.
thanks for the high review and kind words, you've reviewed quite a few of my pieces, thanks soooo much!
Thats freakin awesome chainsaw robot bat wings to cool.
Author's Response:
thanks man!
i'm pretty lucky that dan created a dude so cool that just drawing some fan-art of it would result in a lot of happy dudes!
thanks again for the high review man!
dude thats freacken bad ass!! freaken this is my favorit one ^^
Author's Response:
that's freakin' awesome!
i'm glad you like it dude. *highfives* :D
Holy fucking assdroppings, the best drawing iv ever seen
Author's Response:
hahaha!
wow what a response! thanks for the high review pal.
:D
You deserve like an actual real life award. Not just a pixel one, but a really, really, really big trophy for this. If there was a number higher than 10, I would vote this ninety-kajillionfofillionmillionjillionbilliontrillion.
Author's Response:
haha man that number is awesome. i believe it would most definitely raise my average ;D
and a pixel trophy would be great! i don't think i really got enough room around here for a real trophy. i could take a pixel one wherever i went!
thanks for the hiigh scores dude!
Once again, you amaze we with your works, jouste. I'm sure the folks down at the Behemoth will thoroughly enjoy every aspect of this drawing, as I did. When it comes to fan art, no contest, you're the best around. (Nothing's ever gonna take ya down!)
You should consider asking Tom if you can sell some of your pieces framed at the store, I'm sure he'd look into it ;)
Your best friend in science,
-The Companion Cu -
Errr...
-ThePortalGuru
Author's Response:
hey guru!
thanks for the vote of confidence! the behemoth got ahold of me and said that they liked it so mission accomplished!
i havent seen a print system here set up so i don't want to go ruffling feathers or poking around where i don't belong ;)
a neat suggestion though thanks!
always good hearing from you pal. :D
This tops anything that I have ever seen on this site!
EVER!
You, good sir, kick ass at drawing. You have got to apply for a job somewhere drawing and animating proffesionaly!
This is definently now the #1 on my Fav Art list.
You sir have earned a 5/5, and a 10/10!
Author's Response:
wow those are pretty strong words!
thanks for the high scores and the favorite art!
i'll look into applying at somewhere were i can draw all day but that doesn't seem to be happening anytime soon. we'll have to settle with drawing at home for all you cool dudes!
This is gold this is the best piece of art i've seen in my life this is better than th Mona lisa. I love how your complimenting the chainsaw with gient spikes and the Castle Crashers character is asoume they schould put him in the game nice work dude keep it up.
Author's Response:
great! glad you like it dude.
haha idk about better than the mona lisa but i appreciate the comments!
wicked another 10! thanks so much!
this is one of the best things ive seen ever.
Author's Response:
hahaha thanks jacob!
i seriously laughed out loud.
what an awesome thing to say.
*highfives*
hmmm i wonder if dan paladin could make this guy an official character...
Author's Response:
wow i must have really strayed too far on my take on the necromancer!
this is actually supposed to be the necromancer from castle crashers, i thought the chainsaw and the metallic bat wings would give it away.
but its already a character in the game! one you can play as now if you got the DLC.
thanks for the high scores pal!
damnnn it looks so good, what programs do u use?
and is there a wow undead's hand near the chicken?
Author's Response:
hey man!
i use sketchbook pro for the lines (at 300 dpi) and i color with photoshop and overlaying textures from cgtextures.com.
and i guess you could say that's a WoW styled un-dead hand by the chicken. it does look kinda like them now that you mention them, but i was going for the army of skeletons that the necromancer can summon in the game.
thanks for the high score dude!
The quality of it is obnoxiously great. I love the style you used. The lines and coloring are phenomenal! It's also quite a humorous, but surprisingly bad-ass. :D
This is beyond great, awesome job sir.. I'll definitely be keeping an eye on your artistic endeavors!
Author's Response:
awesome man!
i'm always super happy to hear my stuff can be funny and badass at the same time.
thanks for the super high scoring review! and i'll make sure i keep good stuff coming out! :D
AWESOME! This is great. This Knight should be in castle crashers, and the weapon.
Its excellent!
Author's Response:
thanks jagwire!
this dude IS in the castle crashers game, its my version of dan paladin's necromancer character.
i'm glad you like it pal! :D
omg we got new knight boss youre a very good drawer man i like youre job its rlly nice !
Author's Response:
hey thanks man!
glad you like him :D
*highfives*
i just got the dlc for the necromancer
Author's Response:
sweet!
way to support those blokes at the giant rooster!
thanks for the high scores pal :D
This is a wonderful piece.
My only quibble is with the plaque. Yes, I know it's intentional, but even with the reflective streaks put in, it still blends in too much with the background. However, that could be just my personal tastes, and not a flaw I've derived from any objective analysis.
Author's Response:
bah! you keen eyed-devil!
i have the exact same problem with the drawing! i was hoping no-one would be crafty enough to notice but you have! >;{
thanks so much for the good review and pointers.
i really appreciate it
The most epic picture I have ever seen!
Author's Response:
wow what a nice thing to say!
thanks for the hight review! XD
this is genius cool awesome but maybe you should change the pet into the beholder and maybe you should make 4 dead castle crahsers:P but execpt that is genius cool awesome
Author's Response:
haha, that seems like a pile of more work on the same piece.
it'd be more efficient if i just did a newer image ;D
glad you like it!
Is of course..
the chicken
xD
nah j/k
the whole thing is pretty good dude
much love for this piece of art
Author's Response:
yes! the chicken!
i also snuck that cheeky little bastard homonid in there for all you hardcores that rock the original and picked it up on console.
thanks for the high score dude.
Love the style, colors and detail! I am lost for words really - very appealing picture. Keep up the good work.
Author's Response:
i shall keep up with the work dude thanks for appreciating it.
*highfives*
:D
This is just great stuff. i love the colors line quality andcomposition
Author's Response:
thats perfect!
those are 3 things i really try and tie together.
the suprising thing (to me anyways) was how quickly the whole piece came together, the composition was down in minutes and soon enough i was working on my final lines.
glad you like the colors too!
This is sublime!
It is the awesomest awesomeness of all things awesome.
I would buy a print like this one!
Author's Response:
great to hear!
*highfives*
the print came out really well actually, it fits onto a regular sheet of printing paper quite well (or you could drop the extra bucks and put it on something heavier duty).
i do have a 300 dpi version hanging around here somewhere, maybe if there's enough interest i'll link the big image for some people that want it for thier fridge or something! XD
thanks for the kind words and high score pal.
wow i thought i had art skill but you've completely blown me out of the water. you better be doin some professional chit like this for a job or at least be making money with this skill.
it was already amazing before i blew up the picture but then, when i saw it fullscreen there was no denying it, you are an illustration champion! just the placement of the background layers that look like scratches all ovr the page is perfect, not to mention the detailed yet solid lines and the coloring is choice. big BIIIIIIIIIG ups!
Author's Response:
thanks for all those kind words, i don't get to do too much drawing where i currently am (career wise) but that just makes me try harder when i get a chance to.
i'm glad the coloring went over well with some people, like i said before to an earlier reviewer, it was a reall fast job that just got put together really quickly and it somehow turned out. i'm a solid believer of having some strong lines to work with from the start.
thanks again for the big ups! :D
Add this guy to Castle Crashers and it's time to Rock 'n' Roll!!!!!!
5/5 + 10/10 + fave!!
Keep doing awsome art Jouste, and let every one enjoy it!! /,,/
Author's Response:
crazy high scores man! thanks :D
this is actually the necromancer that's already in castle crashers, i just gave him some more detail and added my own stuff too him. glad you like it though!
This is truly amazing, the artwork is awesome and everything just shouts:
YEAAAAAAAH!!!
Too right its epic!
Author's Response:
haha!
there's that word again! i'm really glad you like it.
thanks for the high score pal!
nice work of your art of Necromancer
Author's Response:
thanks very much!
he is so much fun to draw and is definitely one of the coolest boss characters ever!
Epic is all I can say.
Author's Response:
excellent!
that is one cool word to be using pal!
thanks a lot.
What else can I say? Truly EPIC. From the intrinsic details on the armor, to the colors that just pop out. Amazing. I look forward to your work more than any other artist on Newgrounds.
Author's Response:
yowzers!
thanks for the kind words friend! crazy high score as well.
i'll keep at it and thanks fos much for posting your reviews! i look forward to hearing from you just as much!
This is all kinds of amazing- Not only is the art great but the style and coloring are phenomenal! I love the wash-look to the colors. It almost looks like you painted the background with coffee or something- its killer. Not to mention all of the textures that work perfectly and make this a perfect composition! Are you going to submit this in the calender contest? I would buy a calender if this was the poster inside of it! You are my hero! This is my favorite piece by you so far
Author's Response:
wow thanks for the super review!
i was not aware of a calender contest. any idea where i'd go looking for that? (drop me a pm)
i'm really pleased that you liked the coloring, i was a tiny bit crammed for time so it was a real re-actional type of coloring with a lot of layering textures and hue shifts.
thanks so much!
This demon must be final boss in castle crushers 2. Great work.
Author's Response:
haha thanks!
glad you like him. i'll drop the giant rooster a line and see if they agree ;P
so awesome it seems like this should be another main newgrounds character!
i like the little alien hominid under the statue/behemoth its cute, and the chicken ofcourse.... lol
Author's Response:
great eye friend!
yeah i had to sneak that little homonid in there, as well as the rooster. way to notice!
:D
Im sorry If anyone votes less than a ten he is a moron. This kicks ass, great job!
Author's Response:
haha awesome!
*highfives*
glad you like it pal! thanks for the super high score and review!
