68 Cougar
cityofthesouth
12-03-2007, 01:15 PM
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t201/city_ofthe_south/68cougar.jpg
This could probably be either a 67 or 68 because I shaved a few distinguishing marker lights. 68 hood scoop.
Mods:
-Grille. I never liked Cougars because of the grille so I ditched the hide-away headlight type grille and set it back.
-Bumper. No bolts, lowered the sides from stock.
-Wheels are from a late model Mustang.
-Mirrors based on a 98+ Mustang.
-Door handles are just made up really.
-Trim. Various trim and lights are gone. What you would call the rocker panel trim is removed but I think to get this look some body work would be required to flatten out the rocker panel itself. Shaved drip rail, painted the rest of the remaining trim charcoal.
-Paint, as crazy as this sounds, I based it on Cranberry/grape juice ...... yeah. So far it looks different on every screen I've put it on so it's probably gonna look off to all you too. I wanted it to be different.
-Staggered size Hoosier racing tires for getting real serious.
I'm going to be making several versions of this, including a more nasty flat black road warrior version and then some stripes and paint variations too.
This could probably be either a 67 or 68 because I shaved a few distinguishing marker lights. 68 hood scoop.
Mods:
-Grille. I never liked Cougars because of the grille so I ditched the hide-away headlight type grille and set it back.
-Bumper. No bolts, lowered the sides from stock.
-Wheels are from a late model Mustang.
-Mirrors based on a 98+ Mustang.
-Door handles are just made up really.
-Trim. Various trim and lights are gone. What you would call the rocker panel trim is removed but I think to get this look some body work would be required to flatten out the rocker panel itself. Shaved drip rail, painted the rest of the remaining trim charcoal.
-Paint, as crazy as this sounds, I based it on Cranberry/grape juice ...... yeah. So far it looks different on every screen I've put it on so it's probably gonna look off to all you too. I wanted it to be different.
-Staggered size Hoosier racing tires for getting real serious.
I'm going to be making several versions of this, including a more nasty flat black road warrior version and then some stripes and paint variations too.
CptTune
12-08-2007, 09:48 AM
stuning! bit toon but stil gr8, congrads
cityofthesouth
12-10-2007, 08:17 AM
stuning! bit toon but stil gr8, congrads
thanks. i'm not interested in photo realism .. these are done with adobe illustrator.
thanks. i'm not interested in photo realism .. these are done with adobe illustrator.
mopar=power
12-20-2007, 09:09 AM
great job man but why GET RID OF THAT HISTORICAL GRILL!!!! lol everyone to their own
cityofthesouth
12-20-2007, 09:20 AM
great job man but why GET RID OF THAT HISTORICAL GRILL!!!! lol everyone to their own
Yeah, it's just a personal thing .... it's one of the several reasons the Cougar never looked like much more than a granny car to me. I think it was better in 69 70 but many of the 67 68 lines are better imo. The grille is ugly, especially at a time when the mouths of the pony cars were sunken and agressive, the Cougar looked like it was wearing braces ... it was the goofy kid on the block. They had the power to back them up and I still think they're pretty cool, just in need of some changes .... bye bye braces, hello sex kitten.
Yeah, it's just a personal thing .... it's one of the several reasons the Cougar never looked like much more than a granny car to me. I think it was better in 69 70 but many of the 67 68 lines are better imo. The grille is ugly, especially at a time when the mouths of the pony cars were sunken and agressive, the Cougar looked like it was wearing braces ... it was the goofy kid on the block. They had the power to back them up and I still think they're pretty cool, just in need of some changes .... bye bye braces, hello sex kitten.
grantrl78
12-29-2007, 09:47 PM
That is amazing work. It is like a metal reflection clinic.You put a whole hell of alot of work in there. I like the retro colors and sharp hi-lights. Looking at all of the detail in those wheels makes me tired. Do you use the gradient mesh tool? I have never gotten a handle on that thing. I use the airbrush tool and selections in photoshop instead.
cityofthesouth
01-02-2008, 08:29 AM
That is amazing work. It is like a metal reflection clinic.You put a whole hell of alot of work in there. I like the retro colors and sharp hi-lights. Looking at all of the detail in those wheels makes me tired. Do you use the gradient mesh tool? I have never gotten a handle on that thing. I use the airbrush tool and selections in photoshop instead.
nah, you'd be surprised at how ridiculously simple the wheels are - these were the easiest I've ever done probably. Thanks for all the compliments! I'm no good with gradient mesh either. I kinda made up my mind that I didn't like it and so I've just never used it. We had to learn it in school but I've ignored it since then. I got to liking Illustrator because of that look of vector art and I didn't think GMs fit the image I had in my head. I'm tempted as everyone else to use PS too. It makes things simpler and faster which are both good for making money, so don't worry about using it yourself. It's just as good.
nah, you'd be surprised at how ridiculously simple the wheels are - these were the easiest I've ever done probably. Thanks for all the compliments! I'm no good with gradient mesh either. I kinda made up my mind that I didn't like it and so I've just never used it. We had to learn it in school but I've ignored it since then. I got to liking Illustrator because of that look of vector art and I didn't think GMs fit the image I had in my head. I'm tempted as everyone else to use PS too. It makes things simpler and faster which are both good for making money, so don't worry about using it yourself. It's just as good.
TAkid1982
01-06-2008, 01:18 PM
are those baer 6 piston monoblock calipers? :P
cityofthesouth
01-07-2008, 08:14 AM
are those baer 6 piston monoblock calipers? :P
yup .... 6S in this case
yup .... 6S in this case
gerrawrd
01-09-2008, 10:59 AM
i like how that looks man, good job
cityofthesouth
01-10-2008, 08:18 AM
i like how that looks man, good job
wtf? i think i replied yesterday but apparently not .... thanks for checkin it out.
wtf? i think i replied yesterday but apparently not .... thanks for checkin it out.
gerrawrd
01-10-2008, 10:31 AM
no problem
BJ3113
01-10-2008, 12:42 PM
I love it well done
cityofthesouth
01-11-2008, 10:43 AM
I love it well done
cool thanks! I forgot to post them here but if you folks wanna see the other versions they can be found at my website ... link in my sig.
cool thanks! I forgot to post them here but if you folks wanna see the other versions they can be found at my website ... link in my sig.
thadude
03-23-2008, 03:17 PM
Thats awsome!
cityofthesouth
03-24-2008, 08:26 AM
Thats awsome!
whoa, you had to dig this one up. Thanks! There are more versions on my website if you wanna see more.
whoa, you had to dig this one up. Thanks! There are more versions on my website if you wanna see more.
Gearstix
03-27-2008, 10:34 PM
Wow Great job man. I don't really like the wheels, but the car looks great, you have alot of talent. I tried doing this once but never did get into it. Did you start with a photo of a car or is it from scratch?
cityofthesouth
03-29-2008, 12:38 PM
Wow Great job man. I don't really like the wheels, but the car looks great, you have alot of talent. I tried doing this once but never did get into it. Did you start with a photo of a car or is it from scratch?
For this car I found a few pictures I liked, then I just do a real quick pencil sketch based on the pics and the parts I like. I scan the sketch and draw on top in Illustrator. The wheels are just some I found in a magazine ad and for the sake of speed I draw right on top of the scanned photo, leaving out things I don't like, adding in my own details sometimes. I figure there is literally, no point in reinventing the wheel so my sketches don't even include wheels usually.
For this car I found a few pictures I liked, then I just do a real quick pencil sketch based on the pics and the parts I like. I scan the sketch and draw on top in Illustrator. The wheels are just some I found in a magazine ad and for the sake of speed I draw right on top of the scanned photo, leaving out things I don't like, adding in my own details sometimes. I figure there is literally, no point in reinventing the wheel so my sketches don't even include wheels usually.
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