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3 semi-real (I suck at real-real) Miatas 1 of each body style

pencil on #1

http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata1.jpg

I took some liberties and it's a little rough around the edges but I feel comfortable with where it's trying to go.

I'm not sure but I think the customer wants it to be blue.

- Lemorris

Loving the lines, it's gonna look awesome no matter what colour. The far indicator looks slightly out in my eyes. Can't to see the other two, although i'm not a fan of the newest model it'll be good to see you do your thing to it. May i ask, are you slightly tempted to toon one of them? Because i think the latest one tooned would actually look bad-ass. Just my opinion :D

Any colour with a tan interior works for me!

i think drawing toon cars is a waste of ur talents
draw stuff like u did above
its soo much better than toon

IMO cartoons are much more difficult than semi-real lookin stuff. Cartoons push you creatively. Cartoons are distortions of reality and finding the place where they say and feel what you want is much more expressive and artistically meaningful from that point of view.

I was first published in CARtoons magazine and my roots are there. I can render a ok looking car in a semi real style but it's kind of boring and really doesn't challenge me. The fact that all rules can be broken in a cartoon makes it one of the most intimidating forms of art there is. Try it...when there are no rules...what do you do?

In this case I'm just doing what the client is paying for so I don't have any emotion invested really. I will learn between the lines though.

- Lemorris

Nice line work, really captures the Miata shape in this angle.

And I'm with you on CAR-tooning, I enjoy the "freedom" of creating
your own exaggerated reality.

Lemorris, that is a great semi-real drawing you've done. I love your toon work but I have to echo comments from others - that when you remove alot of that exaggerated toon element, I think your pics are better still. You have a brilliant talent. I think your drawing also shows just what a classically proportioned and timeless design the original Miata/MX-5 was.

I think someone sprinkled some crack on this thread.

:cwm27:

just kiddin

thanx for the kind words, but I'm a learner just like everyone else. It has been fun to step out of the VW world for a minute and study some other lines.

I finally got a chance to get back on this.

Here's pencil rough on #2

http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata3.jpg

It should be an OK pattern to follow. I'll fix a lot on the computer.

-Lemorris

did I mention tan interiors yet?

did I mention tan interiors yet?eww tan beige and brown are horrid. but thats just me:lol2:

pencil rough #3

http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata4.jpg

and there's few things more elegant than a black car with a tan interior IMO

Wow they all look great. So which one's gonna be black with the tan interior? I hope the latest model is, i've always related the oldest with a similar shade to british racing green and the 2nd model to a mid range coloured blue, but that's just how i remember them :D

Brilliant, the first looks like a real, rather than semi real.

looks like I'm gonna do all the linework on all 3 first then render.

the linework = the suck so I might as well just plow.

Once I get to the hilites it goes faster.

I'm ok with this one

lineart in Illustrator this time

http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata5.jpg

http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata6.jpg

http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata7.jpg

http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata8.jpg

http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata9.jpg

1st off I commented on this the other night. And i changed my sig and thanked Blip 4 his comment on my thing. Next day sig was the same and all my comments *POOF* were gone. But ne way. Maybe it was all a dream. lol. back 2 this beautiful miata. I believe i said i wasnt a big fan of miatas. But u r making me take a 2nd glance. This looks Fab-u-lous! lol. Im getting an S2000 vibe from the front fascia. I <3 Illy , well adobe all together. And this is coming out sweet . waitin and watchin 4 more progress.

All I can say is "WOW"
What talent and skill. Ouststanding stuff, and thatnk you so much for sharing these WIP with us.

http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata10.jpg

http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata11.jpg


http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata12.jpg

http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata13.jpg


color next

finally

lol

Nice work lemorris!

I love to see the progress of your computer work, its sorta hypnotic. I see you go through the motions with every peice lol.

I know

zzzzzzzzzzzz

http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata14.jpg

Not very exciting but I try to grow on every one and try to push to get better.

http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata15.jpg

Clean, very clean. Althought they are less toony, they look awesome. Love the coloring technique...like always.

http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata16.jpg

http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata17.jpg

Very cool.

If I would have to choose whether I stick one of your sketches to a wall or one of your renderings, I couldn't decide. Your sketches are at least as valuable as your renderings.

thanks man

learnin much on this one...some times when it's not your fav there's opportunity to grow


http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata18.jpg

The shading/reflections have a great gloss look.
Really gives the body some depth.

Nice to see how you're working out almost step-by-step from the basic color fill
and reflection line map forward.

thanks man...it actually has been a fun piece

http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata19.jpg

it'll hold here for a bit as I move into the other 2. I'll try to flip them faster.

I have some other things I want to get to now

-Lemorris

nice lem, very nice. tire tread is superb, the front marker is awesome as well. can't wait 2c the othr ones.

thanks GB...it matters coming from you.

here's the beginning of #2

http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata20.jpg

http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata21.jpg

http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata22.jpg

http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata22.jpg
man, the reflections are wow very nice. the wheelz r sweet as well.

I agree with Girlbear about the reflections. Keep em coming !!

this one will hold here...a few tweaks comin but ok enough for now

red gen 3 up next

http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata23.jpg

http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata24.jpg

http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata25.jpg

http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata25.jpg
wow lem
thats god darn (d@md) sweet!! And the green 1 is sick 2.

http://dhphut.com/images/miata26.jpg

I'm loving you're "semi-real" style. It looks simply amazing and well i think you might as well just call it realistic cos it sure looks that way to me, especially after seeing the completion of that generation two mx5.

http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata27.jpg

Wow!! That is awesome. Love the amount of detail you have put in there.

Pretty dang good! O_o Keep it up!

http://www.dhphut.com/images/miata27.jpg
Wow Lem, Im kinda without words here. U have done a really sweet job on theses. the markers and the lights r superb. the reflections make me wanna take a bite out of thehe pic. Very tasty stuff.

amazing man, i'm speechless.

That is absolutely stunning. I've had the pleasure of driving the 2nd and 3rd generation MX-5s and they are an absolute hoot!

These renderings give that same sense of fun.

Lemorris, you've done a great job!

Amazing, all 3 of them.

Amazing, I've made comments about an image being photo-realistic looking before, but
this may be one of the best I've ever seen.

what do you mean you suck.... those are damn excellent