another design VW RELATED

1of 3 jobs on the table right now.

This is my concept sketch.

Clients reviewing.

It's rough but it's designed just to get some thoughts across. After hearing from the client I'll incorporate their thoughts and redraw a lot cleaner.

http://www.58vw.com/af/myst.jpg

-Lemorris

woooah that's sleek

I loove it.

I like the layout , nice touch with the interior view in the insert bubble.

Awsome lemorris! I love your artwork. Always the Vw's.

hot

9.9/10

Here's a work up on the Bug

http://www.58vw.com/af/akw_1.jpg

The bug will be used as a template to redraw from in Illustrator.

-Lemorris

great drawing ... as always. but the rear tyre looks a bit weird. the rim has negative camber but the part of the tyre that has contact with the ground doesn't have camber at all. the licence plate isn't at the same angle as the taillights either. apart from that, GREAT

Joey

it's still rough

once it goes into Illustrator the wheels with camber will be based off the same ellipse and eveything will lock down.

I decided to stay rough with my pencils this time since they are going to be redrawn anyway and I can save time.

-Lemorris

Nice Lemorris!
Is that vw van manufactured like that or is that custom?

IT's called a Double Cab Type 2. That's how they came

here's a link to The Samba gallery

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_cat.php?cat_id=6

I like this one

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/287363.jpg

Looks really clean! I love the way you mapped out all the reflections :D

btw, what's the point of all that rear wheel camber?

Alex

IRS on the rear in VWs Alex.

In the VW world it's a very cool thing.

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/8970/22015435full4cm.jpg

Here's a thread with a ton of slammed verts.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=146271&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

My car is dropped 2 notches on the back and my spring plate is notched so I get a little camber. It's an attitude thing. My front beam is narrowed 4 inches and has drop spindles as well. I have 135s up front and 205/65s out back so I'm dropped and raked.

You can see the lowering of my car here:

http://www.dhpvw.com/catalog/movies.php (I did all the vids)

It's a culture thing. Some dig it, some don't. This design is for a guy who rolls that way.

here's his toy...Jada has it.

Go get it.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f22/cage66/airkewld.jpg

The Bus isn't actually built yet. It will be built like the drawing I'm doing.

cooooool.

-Lemorris

oops

the lowering video is on my car's site

http://www.58vw.com

nice work lemmorris id love to start putting my artwork into a computer and render like u ,what programmes or courses should i be looking at ive admired your work for ages now,im in lowdown australia so its not as if we have specific automotive design schools and the like its only graphic design colleges which doesnt really interest me,my passion is cars thanks for any feedback:)

worked up the Bus a little.

it's real rough too but i think it's attitude will translate well. I'm gonna go for it.

Normally I would redraw at least one more time but I feel dialed into this one so I'm gonna roll.

fun stuff

http://www.58vw.com/af/akw_2.jpg

as far as schools and programs you know how I feel.

School is great but nothing beats practice.

Illustrator and Photoshop is all I use for my drawing stuff.

-Lemorris

thanks, i just need to know more the computer side of things eg programmes im confident in my drawing skills although im always learning more i just like the real proffessional clean look that photoshop etc can give ,and how you can reproduce an image again and change its colours etc without having to redraw it allover again thanks again

the line work is don in Illustrator...that's the clean part.

Photoshop is used just to render.

Together they make a great tool.

I always thought that negative camber looked kinda cool on V-dubs, I've even drawn one with the camber issue... but always thought it was due to a bad lowering job. Anyway, love the bus! getting it to that point is the hard part. I'd love to learn computer rendering, but still am old-fashioned and like my fingers wrapped around a pencil to put the coloring to it. I'll be looking for the finished bus! Branden

worked up the Bus a little.

it's real rough too but i think it's attitude will translate well. I'm gonna go for it.

Normally I would redraw at least one more time but I feel dialed into this one so I'm gonna roll.

fun stuff

http://www.58vw.com/af/akw_2.jpg

as far as schools and programs you know how I feel.

School is great but nothing beats practice.

Illustrator and Photoshop is all I use for my drawing stuff.

-Lemorris

Hi Lemorris,

Just wondering what scanner do you recommend?
Dude, luv your sketching style

Thanks

Awesome stuff!

Thanks guys

Al,...I got a cheap $50 HP scanner. Scans up to 1200 dpi which is times more than I ever use.

The cars were on 8.5 x 14 so I scan in 2 chunks and put them together in Photoshop.

I sopped spending lots of money on electronics about 10 years ago. The "new" great thing is the same cheap thing next year. I just spend $50 on a scanner every year and a half and don't sweat it.



Here's the sketch for the insert

http://www.58vw.com/af/akw_3.jpg

It's still pretty rough but good enough to get the tweaks back from the client. I'll drop in his mods then start the Illy work.

Looks like I may start on the Bus tonight.

yay!

-Lemorris

awsome stuff man,im sorry if im buggin you with my questions ,its just im pretty serious about my artwork and im starting to get some recognition for my work and would love to pursue it ,i can send u a link to my work if you dont mind:grinyes:

I'm not bothered at all.

We all come here to learn so ask away.

You should already have your link up, but send it anyway.

You got more questions?

Don't hold back.



Oh...I got a lot of posts up here. Just search under my name and you can see how this thing is gonna come out.


-Lemorris

cool :grinyes: ive seen all your posts here lol and i know how crazy they look when done,if i can achieve half of that quality id be very happy :grinyes: i think its time i invest in photoshop and a laptop myself :
heres a link of my stuff ive also posted up some other things on here aswell if youd like to see it under username rexsinsart

http://www.rajabracing.com.au/domscarart.html

Your stuff is great!

I didn't realize you were an Aussie.

I know another great car artist down there named Steve V.

Let me see if I can find one of his pieces.

Here's his site:

http://www.portfolios.com/profile.wga?MyUrl=SteveVesperman

here's a piece.

http://www.portfolios.com/Pics/cartees/cartees_4_p.JPG

He's all Illustrator and Photoshop too, but he's leagues above me.

-Lemorris

There's some cool Aussie Flash style VWs down there too.

yes im all the way down here .....thanks for the compliment it means alot
:grinno: ,thanks for the link he is excellent but i think your on par with him IMO:wink: your cars sit the way i like them ,nice and low,what versions of these programes should i get ?is there specific ones suited to rendering etc ?

Update!

got started on the Bus tonight.

http://www.58vw.com/af/akw_10.jpg

I thought I'd show some of the wheel crap and a little bit of the how stuff.

http://www.58vw.com/af/akw_4.jpg
Here's the wheel in progress. I use the pen tool and just draw over my sketch lines.

http://www.58vw.com/af/akw_5.jpg
A little closer you can see I take some liberties. I'm not really going after "perfect" as I'm much bigger on feel and flaw. I think it adds character. Same reason Bugs Bunny cartoons are so great. Just my opinion.

http://www.58vw.com/af/akw_6.jpg
I drew all the wheel openings then duplicated each one and slid them over so the overlapping shape would create the depth of the spokes for me. Then I select the scissor tool and click a point where I want to cut on each end of the openings.

http://www.58vw.com/af/akw_7.jpg
Here's a closer look at the second point I set to cut.

http://www.58vw.com/af/akw_8.jpg
Then I use the direct selct tool (white arrow) and select the segment of the line that is outside of the spoke opening. I don't need this part so I delete it.

http://www.58vw.com/af/akw_9.jpg
There's my opening like I want it.

I'll do the same thing to cut out the parts of the tire and rim that go over the body.

You may ask "wait can you put color in those wheel shapes?" at which point I would say "nope" not at all. As a matter of fact the shapes are just lines. If you try to add fills you will get very angry and may even cry or pee.

I don't add color in Illustrator at all. Once I open the Illy file in Photoshop it changes the vector drawing to a bitmap essentially and the spaces between any intersecting lines become fillable by just clicking in the space with the magic wand tool.

The End.

-Lemorris

:lol:

http://www.58vw.com/af/akw_11.jpg

http://www.58vw.com/af/akw_12.jpg

Thx Lemorris for the scanner tip.

Many thanks to you amigo. I know many pros can't/wont spend the time to try and share their skill.

You da man

The rims is tight :)

Lemorris is freakin' magician, he even uses his magic wand on his art. Love your stuff!!

Great line work.
You make it look so easy, and I know it's not.

Thanks for the kind words.

I'm hardly "pro" though. Just learnin like everybody else.

I finished up the Bus line

http://www.58vw.com/af/akw_16.jpg

The Bug is up next.

-Lemorris

friggin brilliant mate ,really inspiring,im looking at doing a digital media course for next year after chatting to you ,i know your not big on studies but i just wanna get a feel for the programmes etc via a PROFESSIONAL first,thanks again and keep the progress coming it really is looking awsome probably one of your most detailed ones ive seen

I am totally into studies and getting as much instruction as you can.

I have just found that nothing beats "Time in craft". I know you understand.

I have studied art and art history just for fun for years. The experience you gain in school combined with your obvious drive will serve you well. I look forward to watching you grow.

Oh...I met my wife in Art School too.

http://www.caroleaharris.com

-Lemorris

cool you got learning a career and a wife all at the sam place lol your one stop shop and damn she is talented !!!!!!,as for me im using my sisters computer so i cant load it up with my own programmes and practice unfortunately,eventually as i study i will invest in my own and stop all the arguments lol,my fiancee may get us a laptop that we are going to share i hope aswell shortly fingers crossed

Hey Lemorris I just noticed something your top channel says RGB. Is that the Alpha channel?

Thanks

I'm doing this one in an rgb file because I may have some text effects to do later and more options are available under rgb.

Ultimately the channels will be split so it doesn't matter that much at this point.

here's the latest. I fixed the poor taper on the rear end in Illy then re-imported just the bed to photoshop and replaced the old stuff. Small change but makes a difference.

http://www.58vw.com/af/akw_22.jpg

yep. another sickeningly clean and tyte lemorris presentation.

sweet shyte, charlie. awesome.

:lol:

sup Bonz?

grrrr

stupid storms...I'm never gonna finish this

http://www.lcharris.com/af/akw_25.jpg

sexy :p

I got a break!!

http://www.58vw.com/af/akw_26.jpg

I brushed between bolts and got mostly through. Still may be some more tweaks but for the most part I'm movin on.

It's actually going in a design for a shirt but I send out little things like this to my clients so they can do other stuff with the imagery.

...next

Amazing detailing, the little things just make your images pop.

It's actually going in a design for a shirt but I send out little things like this to my clients so they can do other stuff with the imagery.

Do you ever think about posting things like these up on VWVortex.com? I would say they definitely have a strong lean towards the water-cooled dubs there but there seems to always be someone selling t-shirts (especially on the MkI boards.) Maybe a little business lead there if ya haven't already tried... Anyone know of and threads in relation to the business aspects of auto sketching/rendering within AF?

I post on the Kotex from time to time.

My good friend Mike Grady is all over the place there.

I also do work for the local VW dealer so i get plenty of Water Pumper World work. Just got off the phone with another show actually.

I'm an aircooled guy so I hang out at

http://www.lowlifevw.com

http://www.hoodride.com

http://www.thesamba.com

and http://www.shoptalkforums.com

-Lemorris

That last picture displays the fact that you are a professional very well. I'm an ex-vortex junkie (of the Fox variety) but I used to creep around thesamba also. Good stuff man. I like your work.

Do i have to say that I Praise you!
Well, abroad you have a Fan in Brazil!

Really, man, you are getting even better. I don't know if is possible, but since i saw your first work here i have a impression that you are gettin more and more amazing! Besides you are a great person!

Congrats man!
I'm a huge fan of your work!
And, i am a "Air cooled" fan too... Is just here in brazil, or air cooled persons are treated like mad people? lol.

Bye
Magliano

Thanks Mag!

I wasn't kidding about that cologne thing.

I saw a Banderas display the other day and I was like "man...my homie Mags got da bomb name!" I'd buy your cologne over his any day.

Great work! That last pic makes me want to go out and buy a VW (although I'm nowhere close to being able to afford one), lol

Just a question: Do you use only gradients and pentool shapes, or do you incorporate some freehand stuff as well?

Alex