here is a sketch that features in the f/g a 1969 Datsun roadster with a Ferrari 550 Maranello in the b/g. the roadster is derived from several reference photographs, ie, the wide-angle view i created does not exist as a photograph. i created what i think the car may look like from that angle with a short lens.

the ferrari is from a die-cast model and drawn with less detail and precision. the sketch is a layout drawing for a finished piece in the planning stages.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/55975datsun_roadster_ferrari_1-med.jpg

this R32 thumbnail is a rapid-fire sketch derived from a model. it lacks detail and finesse and exists as a quick visualization for an angle.

were i to take it further, i'd look at the model again with greater scrutiny, possibly photographing it for maximum clarity of accuracy when drawing it.

as far as i can see, tracing a photograph or eyeballing it would render nearly the same results. except the former would save time under a deadline.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/55975R32_thumbnail-med.jpg

Thankyou for proving a point that I have tried to make many a time! I like the Datsun :)

Are you going to finish those drawings?

Ra_15, i will probably finish the roadster scene. that one is on the front-burner in my mind. r32 is just an angle. it may crop up later, probably among other cars, too.

as far as i am concerned, if i draw something when i look at it, i am tracing it with my eyes, as if i am cheating. so to trace it outright is the same. drawing something completely from the imagination without any aids is far more advanced a skill, IMHO.

actually, tracing *directly* often gives LESS accuracy because i lose details when i overlap vellum onto a photo! i must then go back over the general tracing and dial it in by eyeballing all of the details that are lost in the tracing.

when i directly trace, then, it is most often to get the general *proportions* and not the details.

Same here :) By the way call me Ross.

Ross, i am Chad, by the way.

pleasure to meet you.

They all look great. Kind of like street racing in cali and jumping the streets.



Im Steve if you ever want to know that.

hello, Steve. good to meet you.

I'm loving that datsun!

and, while we're saying our names, mine is Mirza.

I like that kinda style, it looks... i dont really noe how to say it but i like it!

Hey, those look good for roughs... If everyone is saying their name, I might as well. My name is Alex...

dang how many alex' do we have? 3?

oh im tyler... :screwy:

i love that skyline

btw: i'm josiah

Any updates yet chad.

Nice skyline, it needs some good b/g!

Im Igor, nice to meet ya all!

Any updates yet chad.

not yet.

keep bugging me. i need to get it done.

thanks for props, all who have replied.
more on the way.