34' Classic HOT-ROD drawing

[lemorris]

Dr. Martin dyes are like the dyes that are in the markers you take apart except they come in a little glass jar. You'd probably save time money and mess.

Coquille board cost about $4 US per sheet. They come 24 x 36 so you can get a few drawings out of it. Check your local art store or try http://www.dickblick.com

I don't know that your drawings would be better, but it is a highly textured surface. I have a drawing around here somewhere I did of a Honore Daumier drawing on it. (Daumier, and Delacroix are 2 of my favorites. Big ups to France for them 2 dudes). I just think that you have a good art eye and though the texture may cause you to lose some tight tight detail the way the grainy surface pulls from your chalk or conte crayon might work for you.

Maybe I'll get some and do a piece on it so you can see.

Oh I do most of my drawings on 11 x 14. I'll scan in 2 parts reassemble and then layout whatever it is I'm doin.

-Lemorris

[corght]

Originally Posted by lemorris

Dr. Martin dyes are like the dyes that are in the markers you take apart except they come in a little glass jar. You'd probably save time money and mess.

Coquille board cost about $4 US per sheet. They come 24 x 36 so you can get a few drawings out of it. Check your local art store or try http://www.dickblick.com

I don't know that your drawings would be better, but it is a highly textured surface. I have a drawing around here somewhere I did of a Honore Daumier drawing on it. (Daumier, and Delacroix are 2 of my favorites. Big ups to France for them 2 dudes). I just think that you have a good art eye and though the texture may cause you to lose some tight tight detail the way the grainy surface pulls from your chalk or conte crayon might work for you.

Maybe I'll get some and do a piece on it so you can see.

Oh I do most of my drawings on 11 x 14. I'll scan in 2 parts reassemble and then layout whatever it is I'm doin.

-Lemorris

Ok, I see, you're talking about ink you buy in small bottles. I started to use recently INDIA INK ( the brand KOH-IN-HOOR: not shure of the spelling). Some of those ink are used in technical drawings pencils like the ROTRING ones. I have two Rotring, but I don't use them to draw cars. So I use the ink who is supposed to be in those pencils.

The Coquille paper is textured, but I don't think I will use it because I like a flat surface, but it would be interesting to see what effects it gives .

Drawing on 11x14 is it easier for you than smaller formats? Do you think I should try bigger drawings(I tought making a poster about 20x20)?

[corght]

Yellow india ink and coal+white chalk. I know the perspective and the proportions are not good : i'm not use to draw cars in this position.

[lemorris]

The dyes come in many many more colors than the india inks. They can also be mixed to create other hues. They can be airbrushed, or used as watercolors too.

I like 11 x 14 size. If I was going to go much larger I would change mediums.

I think the drawing looks good. You might consider doing your text on computer and maybe printing it out on some of that clear adhesive backed stuff then it will be very very clean.

Nice work.

[stuffbyalex]

awesome job on the zonda and the mr concept corght. i dont know if its just me, but i think you've improved alot since you first joined this forum. keep up the good work.

alex