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Old 06-10-2004, 04:00 AM   #1
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where do u start?

hey im just wondering where do u guys start drawing a car? eg. wheels? the back? the glass? the hood? or do u jst randomly pick a spot and go fom there? because for me. as soon as i set a rough (VERY rough) outline of the car i go from there.
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Old 06-10-2004, 07:24 AM   #2
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nice cars! i like the concept car. =O wheels.. wheels it is....
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I start with the front wheel well.
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Old 06-10-2004, 07:54 AM   #4
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Re: where do u start?

I start with the grill. If it don't have a grill, I start randomley. (by random I mean wheel well)
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Re: where do u start?

i start with the space between the wheels, measure it so the proportions will be ok!
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Re: where do u start?

I start with a sacrifice and a symbolic funky chicken dance to the art Gods.

Actually it depends. I guess most times I start with a real light real rough box, and then tires.

If it's a toon I throw down sketches without thinking until I hit on one or two I like. Those sketches have no particular starting point.

Nice drawings. You color that red one in Photoshop?

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Re: where do u start?

i start from right lamp,
because everycar have lamps ^___^
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Re: where do u start?

click my signature for my image gallery ^___^
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Re: where do u start?

of cuarse it depends on the angle of the car, but i ALWAYS do the wheels at the end of the drawing.
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Old 06-10-2004, 12:40 PM   #10
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Re: where do u start?

wheels last car outline first for me
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Re: where do u start?

For me, outline of cars first then ouline of wheels, then shade left to right.
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i usually start in the middle of the page

and i go from there



i do shadowZZZ first, then the windows and around that area, dont know why

wheels last
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Old 06-10-2004, 07:04 PM   #13
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Well I start on the right head light when its a kinda front side view, but when its a full side view I start at the wheels.
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Old 06-10-2004, 07:15 PM   #14
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Re: where do u start?

I always start from left and go to the right. that way i won't smear any shading.
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Re: Re: where do u start?

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I always start from left and go to the right. that way i won't smear any shading.
unless your left handed

i just don't think about it. i normally take me a while just to figure out where to start (maybe even a couple pieces of paper).
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