Hello Everyone - New Artist Here

[HotRodKristina]

Hello! My name is Kristina Biane, and I'm an Automotive Artist...

lol that sounds like an AA meeting introduction.

Anyways, Lemorris told me to come and play, and here I am.

I've been doing this since 1995 (well I consider that my 'start date' as that's when I was first published in Mini Truckin' and designed my first paint jobs).
Started out 'by hand', was turned onto the Mac by an old friend, started playing around in Illustrator and Photoshop... well yeah, now I do it mostly all 'in the box'. I have a G5 and a 9x12 Wacom. But I still have my box of pens & pencils, markers, chalk & baby powder, boat curves, and ellipses!

I am self-taught. Helps that the ex was in 'the industry' and I was surrounded by custom cars and trucks and networked myself accordingly.

Besides renderings, along the way I've acquired some other skills:
* Die-cast tampo design, Die-cast product design
* Graphic Design (print media)
* Corporate Branding (ie: logo design)
* Packaging Design
* Screenprint Art and Separations
* Technical Apparel Design (ie: motocross gear, jackets, gloves, etc)
* Product Design
* Body Styling Kit Design
* Vehicle graphic and custom paint design
* and I'm just getting into web design and html related projects

What I want to do next: Painting!

My friends also use me as their personal project vehicle consultant from time to time lol... I've built a few custom cars in my time that have gotten quite a bit of magazine ink.

My artistic idols are: Art Fitzpatrick, Camilo Pardo, Kenny Youngblood, Chip Foose, Tom Fritz, Steve Stanford, Greg Tedder, Jeri Clow (one of my biggest mentors for screenprinting!), Lemorris, and my 6 year old daughter.

Okay, onto the art... my site isn't up yet, but here's a link to a gallery:

http://hotrodkristina.com/kristina/hrk/

and some art:











more in the next post....

[HotRodKristina]

Some more:















And a link to some I had in Truckin' in November:

http://www.truckinweb.com/art/2007/0...ngs/index.html


(Lol forgot to mention that I 'started out life as a mini trucker' )

[lemorris]

I heart HotRodX

Thanks for showin and tellin.

Your work has been an inspiration for years. When I grow up I want to be you.

I might ask a few of our friends to drop a line too.

awesome

[rexsins-art]

wow welcome aboard your stuff is awesome and i can see why lem is one of your idols

[69charger426]

Welcome to automotive forums your works really great. I like the chevelle

[GirlBear]

Welcome!! Very cool stuff ya got there!

[lemorris]

I stared at this one for 6 days



my wife was worried.

I was fed through a straw.

very cool HRK

I happen to know for a fact that HRK has had conversations with Foose and the like at SEMA and other shows she's had works at. She's not a name dropper so I'll drop them for her.

I do have a question or two though X....you were first published 12 years ago. In a pretty reputable magazine no less. Do you still feel like you need to practice or study works by other artists?

What do you have the hardest time rendering?

Do people treat you differently because you're female in a male dominated field?

Do you think that Lemorris is really "Nestle Cocoa" brown or would you say it was more like "inner layer snickers" brown?

[nicecar]

oh..my..god! you must be like, the first woman i've actually had a reason to bow down to for!! *bows down*

[Blip]

Great artwork! I do see some of Jeri C's drawing style in your work.
(Her tutorials had a big effect on changing the way I draw and finish digital CAR-toons.)

And the colors and background designs of those first few images sure does have the "feel" of Tedder-like art.

Can't wait to see more of your work, and glad to see you venture over to the "toony" side of drawing too, luv the Acura image.
That's' the world where I do my most of my drawing.

[HotRodKristina]

Thank you all for your kind words

Originally Posted by lemorris

I happen to know for a fact that HRK has had conversations with Foose and the like at SEMA and other shows she's had works at. She's not a name dropper so I'll drop them for her.

I had a chance to meet Chip Foose waaay back when I was a nooB (in 1998 I think it was). My ex worked for a company that had ties with Boyd Coddington and Chip was working there at the time, he had a whole 'loft' in the shop, that was his studio. I got a quick education as to how 'they do it at art center'... but damn, it was overwhelming. Not only is Chip a super nice person, he just radiates pure automotive creativitiy.

When I moved back to OC, I also had the chance to meet Steve Stanford, and he's the same way. Super cool, laid back, his artwork makes me cry, and he knows so much about cars (esp. Cadillacs) that it makes your head spin.

Speaking of super cool guys: Right now I am helping Tedder w/ his designs - he sends me his awesome inked lineart and a marker comp, and I color it in:

http://hotrodkristina.com/kristina/vette.jpg

http://hotrodkristina.com/kristina/cherry.jpg

Originally Posted by lemorris

I do have a question or two though X....you were first published 12 years ago. In a pretty reputable magazine no less. Do you still feel like you need to practice or study works by other artists?

I am always learning. I am always humble. While you may drool over my art, I see something to improve. Confidence is one thing, but thinking you're the cat's meow and looking down your nose at people who are learning will only get you bad karma and a horrible reputation. I've always tried to help other artists, because there are a lot of artists who have helped me. Pay it forward.

Originally Posted by lemorris

What do you have the hardest time rendering?

Hmm.... Black cars are hard, but the end result is awesome. But the ones that make me grumble most are the ones w/ lots of bolt-on crap, offroad/4x4 trucks, cars with lots graphics, or old cars with tons of chrome.

Originally Posted by lemorris

Do people treat you differently because you're female in a male dominated field?

Kind of... I guess I'm used to it now. But not in a bad way. Skills of any kind speak for themself. But a bat of the eyelashes and some harmless flirting can smooth things along as well

(and diehard "Car Chicks" like me are kind of rare, and there are men out there who actually swoon at being 'out-knowledged' when it comes to that stuff)(my fiancee brags that I know more about cars than he does)(I just retain tons of useless knowledge lol)

Originally Posted by lemorris

Do you think that Lemorris is really "Nestle Cocoa" brown or would you say it was more like "inner layer snickers" brown?

Lemorris is Sharffen Berger 62% Semi-Sweet brown.

[HotRodKristina]

Originally Posted by Blip

Great artwork! I do see some of Jeri C's drawing style in your work.
(Her tutorials had a big effect on changing the way I draw and finish digital CAR-toons.)

And the colors and background designs of those first few images sure does have the "feel" of Tedder-like art.

Can't wait to see more of your work, and glad to see you venture over to the "toony" side of drawing too, luv the Acura image.
That's' the world where I do my most of my drawing.

I started out doing 'toony stuff, gotta love CarToons! I wish I had more time to do fun projects like that! The Acura was for a shirt for a local shop. That one is actually all vector art!

[grantrl78]

I really like the team Aruba design. Great color scheme and tight layout. Love that Aruba font too. Damn nice work.

Uhhh..... Nicecar.
Don't tell me. You don't have your pubes yet do you?



http://digiphotorealism.blogspot.com/

[nicecar]

Originally Posted by grantrl78

I really like the team Aruba design. Great color scheme and tight layout. Love that Aruba font too. Damn nice work.

Uhhh..... Nicecar.
Don't tell me. You don't have your pubes yet do you?



http://digiphotorealism.blogspot.com/

Course i do man! haha ive done it all. its just most of the girls i meet dont seem to care one tiny little bit about the cars i draw.

(they didnt make me smile that much anyways )

[HotRodKristina]

Originally Posted by nicecar

Course i do man! haha ive done it all. its just most of the girls i meet dont seem to care one tiny little bit about the cars i draw.

(they didnt make me smile that much anyways )

See, you're on the right track

There's a lot of car girls out there, just keep trying.

I've taught my sister how to 'speak car' but she's already taken

(and your comment is flattering, btw )

[nicecar]

i just mean, i've bowed down to girls, but they all broke my heart.

At least i know you wont stop producing this stuff! haha