60 years of red WIP F430

Decided that it would be nice to join in with a few drawings, so besides the F50 that i'm currently working on i also want to finish the F430 that i showed you some time ago.

**EDIT**
Finished piece on page 4

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/5791/img0946jx8.jpg

C&C welcome. Pls also post negative things.

JK

So far so good. lol im diggin ur reflection technique. very nice.
Old people shouldn't drive. And My Land Lord is a Moron.

So far so good. lol im diggin ur reflection technique. very nice.
Old people shouldn't drive. And My Land Lord is a Moron.

:rofl: i meant negative things about the drawing... do agree with you on the old people though.

and ofcourse, thank you for your comment :grinyes:

JK

great job on making it smooth, looks perfect so far

Mmm, very nice.

great job on making it smooth, looks perfect so far

smooth is the perfect word for it.

thank you for all the comments. i got another part of the car shaded but i didn't have time to take a pic yet.

JK

very nice star there

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/608/img0954pq9.jpg

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/2645/img0954kopieyk4.jpg

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4126/img0954kopie2lj9.jpg

finally back with some updates. progress is slow but i just don't have much time to draw. 1st one is the current state of the drawing and the 2nd and 3rd are, obviously, close-ups.

C+C welcome

JK

very good man, looks really nice! Can't wait to see the final product.... Keep it up!

ok, another small update. work is slow but i hope i can speed things up a little bit in the next few weeks.

JK

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/2083/img0971fp7.jpg

The reflections look amazing. The final product is gonna look even sweeter. :D

Holy &*^% thats amazing! i love the reflections, and the right headlight looks awesome the way its faded like that. 10/10

Very Nice! looking forward to seeing it finished

Ok, here's another little update. Lot of different little details in the reflections so it's taking me some time to complete this.

Thanks for all the nice comments.

JK

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/7596/img0984ee4.jpg

the detail your putting into this drawing is really amazing is that triaa markers on bristol board your using for this piece?

the detail your putting into this drawing is really amazing is that triaa markers on bristol board your using for this piece?

it's made using just normal drawing pencils. no fancy things like markers :P especially the darker areas are wood cased pencils (bruynzeel: http://bruynzeel.easyorder.nl/images/pictures/HR/8615K1H.JPG). some details are made using mechanical pencils.

i finally found a place that sells softer grade mech pencils so next drawing will be more mech and less wood cased pencils because it is easier to keep a sharp point.

the paper is canson bristol

JK

finally got some more work done. little bit of flash in the pic but nothing too serious.

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/1972/img1043ck8.jpg

JK

wow its incredible:eek:

This shouldnt be a WIP, this should be a book labeled

LIFE AS A PRINTER.

That is immaculately awesome!!!

Nice mate. Can't wait to see the finished piece. I'm still working on my Ferrari.

WOW! thats awesome!

Thank you for all the positive reactions on ym WIP. Myself, I see quite a few imperfections when i look at the pics but luckily the original is a lot smaller so they are less noticeable. I hope to finish this one before Christmas. But life is busy lately. I hope to maybe do a little work on it tomorrow. We'll see.

JK

this weeks update:

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/216/img1050zx8.jpg

Thanks for watching and as always criticism highly appreciated

I just spat out my coffee! wow its amazing! how long have you sepnt on it overall? also, is there anyway you can get a better detailed pic?

I just spat out my coffee! wow its amazing! how long have you sepnt on it overall? also, is there anyway you can get a better detailed pic?

I have no idea of how much time i spent on it so far. But a lot of hours that's for sure. I'll get it scanned when it's finished.

JK

update:

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/9452/img1062xr4.jpg

Not a big update but the pic is a little better.

JK

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/7901/img1073qr7.jpg

beautiful man :)

Your grille inserts are insane. This is nice. And shiny.

B

lookin good! u def are very patient arent u, i can tell by the mesh grilles

Another little update.

I want to finish this one before the deadline of the competition so i have so work to do this christmas.

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/5554/img1082uk8.jpg

thats brilliant. Not much work left to do, so make sure you don't spend too much time each day on it. especially tomorrow. Merry xmas.

I have drawn a black 599 GTB Fiorano, how can I take part in this competition, too?

What does that WIP means?

thats brilliant. Not much work left to do, so make sure you don't spend too much time each day on it. especially tomorrow. Merry xmas.

Same to you! The rear wheel needs about an hour. Another hour per tyre i guess. And some time to finish the front end of the car.

I have drawn a black 599 GTB Fiorano, how can I take part in this competition, too?

What does that WIP means?

All you have to do is make sure you mention it in the post, preferebly the title i think.

WIP stands for work in progress, i.e. a drawing that has yet to be finished.

Hope you join us!

Merry Christmas everyone!

JK

PS: For some reason i can't see the pic in my earlier post so just to be sure i post it again:

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/7312/img1082pg1.jpg

**EDIT**

Another hour and a half of work.

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2516/img1091eo2.jpg

coming along nnicely, my zonda took 4-5 hours yesterday, and i thought it was good, forgetting about this.

Merry Christmas Everyone, im off now ;)

Your Zonda didn't look half bad nicecar.

This was a nice warm up for my next drawing. A fully detailed f1 classic, which i want to draw using some new techniques i read about. Now that i know the basics of the paper i am using, i want to see if i can make it all a bit smoother without using a stump at all.

JK

what type/brand pencil do you use?

what type/brand pencil do you use?

I use Brunzeel pencils and the local bookstore's own brand of mechanical pencils. The brunzeel can be bought in every bookstore and everyone in the Netherlands has used them. They cost about about 85 cents or so. The mech pencils come in different colors so it is easier to keep the grades of lead apart. I think they cost about €1,75, including a set of leads.

JK

**Update**

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/7459/img1117og7.jpg

I'm close to finishing this one. Just the rubber left. Probably one of the most important things on a performance car like this one. Time to start on something new.

It's looking good.

yes it is. :D

This is my latest and probably also last update this year. My grandpa is in the hospital with a 50/50 chance of surviving so i don't feel like drawing at all. I'll finish this one another time.

Missing: front tyres, windshield wipers and cast shadow.

JK

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hey m8,

im really surprised by the quality of the coloring!! its really very very nice!!

besides that..I hope your grandpa will servive..good luck in these times!!

That is a nice pencil rendering. The detail in those vents and wheels is intense. Making continuous tone with a stick of graphite is damn hard to do. You pencil wizards have my respect.

It's not perfect ... it's not even 100% done yet. But it's good enough for now. This is my entry for the 60th anniversary competition:

JK

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/7450/img1128wv6.jpg

Have a nice evening everyone. See you next year!

The colored penicl on this one looks so smooth
did you burn through alot of pencils on this one?

Also, what size is it? it seems like you didnt have to cram any detial into it, and you shure have alot of detail

Great work!

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hey m8,

im really surprised by the quality of the coloring!! its really very very nice!!

besides that..I hope your grandpa will servive..good luck in these times!!

Thank you. I can't say i dislike it either.

My grandpa didn't make it though. But thank you.

The colored penicl on this one looks so smooth
did you burn through alot of pencils on this one?

Also, what size is it? it seems like you didnt have to cram any detial into it, and you shure have alot of detail

It's not colored pencils. It's just regular grapite stuff. I didn't use that much pencil on the drawing. Most i used ended up in the bin because i had to sharpen so often to keep a nice sharp point to the pencil. For the details in the wheels and some reflections and things i used 0,5 mm mech pencils.

The size isn't as big as you might think. The car is drawn on a normal A3 sized piece of paper. The height of the car is equal to a normal pencil minus the erasor tip (exactly 15 cm or 5,9 inch).

The amount of detail isn't subject to the size of the paper but to the amount of time you put in.

I used:

Pencils

H: bonnet
HB: bonnet, wheels, windshield, roof, mirrors, rear panel, ...
2B: door, wheels, front bumper, mirrors
3B: air intakes, tyres, roof, mirrors, bonnet, door, rear panel
4B: air intakes, wheel arches, window trims, tyres

Erasor

kneadable erasor
plastic/rubber erasor

Paper

Canson Bristol Smooth A3

Time

Around 60 hours

Except for the paper (€7,70 for 20 sheets) everything comes from the local bookstore. So i think all together this one costed around 3 to 4 euros to produce because i didn't use up the erasor or pencils so i can use them for more than one drawing.

This was all one big experiment and i have to admit that i am pleased with how it turned out. I see dozens of things that i don't like, but overall i am happy with how it looks so far and with how much i learned.

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you. happy new year to you too, and to everyone of course

Great work!

Thank you!


Th-th-th-that's all folks!

It's not perfect ... it's not even 100% done yet. But it's good enough for now. This is my entry for the 60th anniversary competition:

JK

Have a nice evening everyone. See you next year!


I do believe you have won. Happy new year!

I do believe you have won. Happy new year!


I don't think the voting started yet and i have seen a few drawings i like.

I'm getting it ready to be scanned. I'll make prints if enough people are interested.

JK

very nice piece

you've turned the corner

get some business cards printed...you're in the game now

I think i can call this one "finished"

Horrible scan, but you get the idea...
(thanks for the help Venom!)

Original scan:

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/1663/auto2copymv6.jpg

And after some time in photoshop:

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/2341/ferrari430bewerktkopiekkp6.jpg

JK

I think I need a tissue.

me too ^

That.. Is Awesome, i may have to get my wallet aswell XD

Great work!