'59 Vette WIP

Hi everybody, it's about time I got back to drawing cars again. This one will be a gift for my art teacher who I had for 4 years. so far there's no rendering done yet, just the outline. Any comments or critism would be appreciated.

Alex

http://img344.imageshack.us/img344/8499/59vette15su.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

nice start. im sure your teacher will be very pleased :)

i can see anything wrong with it, looks perfect.

Excellent start, i think this will end up brilliant

alex, my god thats perfect so far. i also had planned a vette a while ago. hopefully i'll get the motivation to start it. and when i do i hope it will go as well for me as it is 4 you.

alex, my god thats perfect so far. i also had planned a vette a while ago. hopefully i'll get the motivation to start it. and when i do i hope it will go as well for me as it is 4 you.
i think you should cause it would look sweet in your style

sexy beast, I say

Looks perfect so far.

Hi everybody, and thanks for the comments.

Girlbear: You should do a Vette. I'm sure it would look great!

Here's an update. So far I'm using about 4 different shades of blue, 4 shades of grey, white, brown (for the chrome) and some black. Btw, these are all Prismacolor pencils.

The hood still has some work to be done - I need to add more layers of color and fix up certain spots.

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/6112/59vette024br.jpg

Also, here's a concept rendering I did a few weeks ago. It's done in airbrush mixed with prismacolor. (first time trying a 3/4 view with airbrush)

http://img311.imageshack.us/img311/9286/airbrushconcept37dz.jpg

Alex

Unbelievable. I wish I could render stuff like that with colored pencils...or a computer.

You never cease to amaze me. It's beautiful.

The best looking vette ever!
I love the chrome that you got going.
That light and front bumper is awesome!

Thanks for the comments guys. I'll post an update tomorrow since my scanner isn't working today for some reason.

Alex

thats amazing, your proportions are just perfect how do get everything looking so right. also are prisma colours, pencils?? iam only using pencils at the moment, but i think i should try getting some colour in to my pics, and am shit with paint. :disappoin

very good work where do u get your reference pictures, any piticular web site or magizine?

Alex, that looks amazing. :grinyes:

So the trick is to layer the color pencils (lightly at first) and not just go right out for a dark deep tone?

Hey man check your perspective on both tires (tread touching the ground). They do not match/flow with the perspective of the body of the car esp. the front bumper and front tire. Just trying to help.

Take care

Al

Thanks for the comments.

Freedom77: Prismacolors are high grade colored pencils made by sanford. you can get a cheap set of 60 at Wal-Mart for $20-25.

69Charger: Here are some sites with great drawing ref pics:
www.seriouswheels.com
www.dieselstation.com
automobile.2405.com
www.imagestation.com (you have to sign up but it's worth it)
www.highresautoimages.com
www.exoticcarsite.com

Al: Depending on the color, I sometimes have over a dozen layers of color in an area using light pressure... in this case it's blue, then grey, then blue, then grey again... until I get the right color. oh, and thanks for pointing out the tire perspective. I never would have noticed.

Alex

We used to refer to the method Alex is using as "Burnishing". Prismacolors have a oil type base not a wax base like many other brands of colored pencils so they blend like paint. If you color yellow over blue you'll get green with very little pressure. If you go over it so it becomes thick you'll get a deep rich blended color.

Back in the day we would transfer our image to a colored Canson paper and then fill the large areas of color with marker...the actual marker color would soak into the paper and it would be kinda dark and weird lookin but when you went over areas with your prismacolors the color would leap off the page!

There's an old marker rendering technique book that shows the method...very cool.

Awesome stuff Alex...you're a freak.

-Lemorris

oh!

If you spray your finished piece with Krylon Crystal Clear fix...OMG!!! It'll look like a varnished image...it's amazing.

thanks Alex am not in us but am sure i can find them here somewhere.

great work again :grinyes:

thanks alot Alex, i could never find the car i wanted at the angel i wanted it, those sites have every car at every angel i like, thanks, vette looks awesome also.

:grinyes: Very Great Vette !

Challe / :smokin:

Thanks Lemorris. I'm spraying my drawings with Blair's low odor fixative right now but I'll see if I can find some krylon crystal clear next time i go to the art store. Oh, and any chance you have the name of that marker technique book?

Freedom: If you can't find a set at the store, I think you can order them online for a little bit higher price.

Thanks Challe and 69charger for your words.


Here's an update, I finished more of the hood area.

Alex

http://img343.imageshack.us/img343/387/59vette0037qr.jpg

what dose spraying it with "Blairs low odor fixitive do? Still looks good so far

Damn - that is looking amazing!!!

Thanks again. The fixative is sprayed on the finished drawing to preserve it a bit and to prevent smearing (especially with graphite)

Here's another update.

http://img321.imageshack.us/img321/9769/59vette044yu.jpg

Alex

http://img321.imageshack.us/img321/9769/59vette044yu.jpg

omg!!!

that is ace!

Outstanding work!!!

INCREDIBLE!

Really amazing!

alex you said those prisma colors were in wal mart
where at in wal mart

the hood looks shinyer in the second pic on this page, how come ? good so far

Thanks again for looking and commenting everybody.

97 sho: They should be in the school supplies section. If not, try the arts/crafts section, if there is one. They come in a set of 60

69Charger: The 2nd pic looks shinier because I saved the pic at a bit higher quality, so it's a bit sharper. Is that what you mean?

Here's an update. The front wheel is finished!

Alex

http://img273.imageshack.us/img273/6073/59vette051ng.jpg

Great wheel Alex!

Love the greys in the white wall...nice touch.

Oh on that Krylon Crystal Clear:

It's a finish fix...not workable...use a workable fix as you go along then Krylon in the end.

Have you found a change in the prismacolor quality since Sanford took over from Berol? Are you in the US?

I noticed I get extra build up...just an observation.

-Lemorris

Awsome, top work dude!...just woundering what kind of paper you use cause you seem to get that oil effect with prismas and none of that color pencil texturing if u know what i mean. Keap it up

sweet thanx alex

Looks great.

yeah alex, i think so . sorry if i ask alot of questions i have just recentl decided 2 take my art seriously

Thanks everybody for commenting.

Lemorris: I actually started using prismacolors recently, so I don't know what the Berol prismacolors are like.

AMV: thanks man. This is on Rising Stonehenge paper. It's texture is fairly grainy/rough which allows for alot of color layering and burnishing to give really smooth results.

97 sho: if you can't find them, I think Staples also carries the set.

69charger: no prob. Feel free to ask me questions.

Here is update 5, I think. Tell me what you think.

Thanks for looking

Alex

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/6804/59vette068cq.jpg

BTW: if the image looks a bit different, it's because my old scanner broke down recently and I just bought a new one a couple of days ago.

Alex,
Looks great! My kind of work. I got started with Prismacolors and Stonehenge paper and it does everything I need so I've never looked at anything else. That's not to say that there isn't something better it's just that I'm very happy with that combination. Keep up the good work.
gbritnell

looks very good, could we mayb see a reference pic

Thanks everybody for commenting.

Lemorris: I actually started using prismacolors recently, so I don't know what the Berol prismacolors are like.

AMV: thanks man. This is on Rising Stonehenge paper. It's texture is fairly grainy/rough which allows for alot of color layering and burnishing to give really smooth results.

97 sho: if you can't find them, I think Staples also carries the set.

69charger: no prob. Feel free to ask me questions.

Here is update 5, I think. Tell me what you think.

Thanks for looking

Alex

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/6804/59vette068cq.jpg

BTW: if the image looks a bit different, it's because my old scanner broke down recently and I just bought a new one a couple of days ago.
holy SHIT and thanks

Thanks again everybody.

Lemorris: I just looked at my scholar set of prismacolors and realized that they're made by Berol. The lead on the sanfords seem to have a little bit of a softer lead, which has its advantages and downsides too: they blend easier but they run out quicker, which means you have to sharpen them more often.

gbritnell: Yeah, prismas work really well with stonehenge.



Well, it's finished! And i'm posting the ref as well. The ref is a lighter shade of blue, but I drew the color darker since I'm doing this as a gift for somebody who used to have this car in a darker shade of bllue. (did that make sense?) :screwy:

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/6758/59vette07final2ay.jpg

Reference:

http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/4099/anothercorvette16mk.th.jpg

Thanks for looking

Alex

wow!! its just amazing how you made that!!! and those reflections!!! It really looks real!!!

Flawless!!!

sweet, i like your drawing better than the reference pic. i am impressed, though the back looks kind wierd, theres a hump on the right side in the back and none on the left. other than that sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

Thanks MBTN and Venom.

thetonyguy: thanks alot for pointing that out... I didnt really notice that.

Alex

Awesome! I totaly admire your skills! :worshippy Keep up your good work!

Wow! that looks fantastic.
I love the front grill and sky on the hood.
Awesome job

Al

Looks like a picture. Great work.

Absolutly fantastic, love the reflection effect on the hood.

superb drawings man. could u give me advice on wheels and chrome parts. its whats letting me down

superb work. awesome

Awesome as drawing man.

My mate was wondering if you could do an Enzo for some cash?

that's the best one i've ever seen from you. it is gorgeous.

Old thread, but thanks anyways.

Supedsupra: check your pm box

Alex