Lieberman R-34 Skyline Progress Art

[asaenz]

Well I thought I could finish it it a week or so, but with school and work I was wrong.

Here is Lieberman's skyline.
I am debating to put the red signal auto stripe.
Should I?

I am leaving off the sponser stickers and mat replace the HKS with "powered by Saenz Artworks" red logo to go with the stripe

What do you guys think.

Thanks for checking it out.

[Jimmy2times]

its baddd man, a little hard to see, is it on A1 paper? looks big. Are you gonna render it or anything??

keep it up

[asaenz]

Well the camera is not that great.
It is drawn on smooth bristol paper.

I hope to have it finished soon.
It will be completely in color when I am done.

Thanks for the reply

[zyajzarc]

nice trace....i can't wait 2 see it when its colored.

[asaenz]

Originally posted by zyajzarc
nice trace....i can't wait 2 see it when its colored.

I looked at a photo, did not trace it.

[ghostchild316]

Hey that looks great!

Sorry but I don't like Craig Leiberman

[zyajzarc]

Originally posted by asaenz
I looked at a photo, did not trace it.

WHOA!... pretty freaking good man! I really love those rims...i wish i could draw like that.. and some other people on here as well.. a lotta you guyz have a lotta talent!

[ghostchild316]

did you caheckout my car art?

[RaceMySS_454]

Do you have any tips on how to draw like that i want to start but i have no insperation to start i have all the tools but im sure i can't do it..
Maybe ill try but idk where to start


-RaceMySS

[ghostchild316]

Please,no red stripe unless you were really drawing the real Signal skyline.

No "NOS" decals either please for the love of god.

That's what I think.

[asaenz]

Thanks for the replies.

As for inspirations and instructions check out
How to Draw Cars like a Pro by Thom Taylor.

I know I mentioned it in my other thread but that is the book I used to learn.

I must admit I get discouraged and loose inpiration too but then I just think about how the car will look afterwords. This Skyline is very hard or should I say time consuming. There are so many lines to draw. I work a little at a time and then stop when I notice I am rushing or getting tired of the car.

This might sound funny but play classical music or music with no words and turn the TV off. It really helps your brain focus on the art work.

Also check out "The new drawing on the right side of the brain" from your library by Betty Edwards. Those that are in middle and high school I am sure your art teacher is using her methods.

Ghostchild, you are right about the stripe. I heard that from critics abuot his car. Why did he copy the signal stripe yadda yadda. That is cool. I really like the stripe. I don't know Lieberman personally so I cannot form an opinion about him. My brother who is very much into skylines said the same thing about the 3 nos cans and all the stickers.

I just got back from Japan last summer and saw a few skylines GTRs none of them had crazy body kits or stickers on them. I even went to Nismo checked out there Skylines. It was cool

I think I will keep the stripe and but my own logo on it. My next skyline will be more stock looking. This is just for practice and fun anyway.

But if people don't like riced out skylines I won't do them (for sale)because I want to sell prints that people will wont to buy.

I appreciate your opinions.

asaenz

[simdel1]

a question about your drawing asaenz...

what size paper do you use. (roughly in inches)

the line quality seems very good for a sketch, is this a trace of the ''original'' sketch?? sorry if im not making sence. basically my technique is to do the sketch (by looking at the photo) then to neeten the whole thing up, i trace my sketch onto a new sheet of paper...

kinda like this (sorry my scanner seems to want to tilt everything i try to scan, so the two pics aren't the same angle...

first pic is the original sketch, second pic is after tracing the sketch..
This is the ford street ka. sorry i hadn't finished all the fine details when i did the scan

[simdel1]

just for comparison, this is a pic of the real thing (this is NOT the photo that i worked from. the photo i worked from is in a magazine, so i cant be bothered to scan it it)

[asaenz]

[quote]Originally posted by simdel1
[b]a question about your drawing asaenz...

what size paper do you use. (roughly in inches)

the line quality seems very good for a sketch, is this a trace of the ''original'' sketch?? sorry if im not making sence. basically my technique is to do the sketch (by looking at the photo) then to neeten the whole thing up, i trace my sketch onto a new sheet of paper...

kinda like this (sorry my scanner seems to want to tilt everything i try to scan, so the two pics aren't the same angle...

first pic is the original sketch, second pic is after tracing the sketch..
This is the ford street ka. sorry i hadn't finished all the fine details when i did the scan

Hey Simdel1

I use 14x17 smooth bristol 100lb paper almost like paper plate thickness. Also get a huge drawing board (brown with metal clips) from your art store. Buy artist masking tape and tape the paper to the board. That way you can easily draw any place in the house. Also you need good lighting very good lighting to see the light sketch. I use a lamp set up on a box. I draw on the floor. You can then rotate your drawing board to adjust for lighting. I have a drafting table on order.

You need to use 2b lead .5mm mechanical. This lead will allow you to draw the car (lightly) and then lightly erase with a needable eraser by blotting it so you have a nice faded line work like my picture above. Then go over the light faded drawing with prisma color pencils using elipses (for wheels and tires) and french curves for the body (flexible french curve also) That gives the crisp lines (blue) that you see on my car.

I do not do a trace of my sketch (transfer to new paper) I use the original sketch (light fade) and go over it with the color pencils.

Check out that book "How to draw cars like a pro" from your (county) library. If they do not have it tell them you want them to get it. They will get it. You really need to read that book.
Or you can buy it for 14$ at amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...575793-7276865

Hope that helps

asaenz

[simdel1]

[quote]Originally posted by asaenz
[b]

Originally posted by simdel1
a question about your drawing asaenz...

what size paper do you use. (roughly in inches)

the line quality seems very good for a sketch, is this a trace of the ''original'' sketch?? sorry if im not making sence. basically my technique is to do the sketch (by looking at the photo) then to neeten the whole thing up, i trace my sketch onto a new sheet of paper...

kinda like this (sorry my scanner seems to want to tilt everything i try to scan, so the two pics aren't the same angle...

first pic is the original sketch, second pic is after tracing the sketch..
This is the ford street ka. sorry i hadn't finished all the fine details when i did the scan

Hey Simdel1

I use 14x17 smooth bristol 100lb paper almost like paper plate thickness. Also get a huge drawing board (brown with metal clips) from your art store. Buy artist masking tape and tape the paper to the board. That way you can easily draw any place in the house. Also you need good lighting very good lighting to see the light sketch. I use a lamp set up on a box. I draw on the floor. You can then rotate your drawing board to adjust for lighting. I have a drafting table on order.

You need to use 2b lead .5mm mechanical. This lead will allow you to draw the car (lightly) and then lightly erase with a needable eraser by blotting it so you have a nice faded line work like my picture above. Then go over the light faded drawing with prisma color pencils using elipses (for wheels and tires) and french curves for the body (flexible french curve also) That gives the crisp lines (blue) that you see on my car.

I do not do a trace of my sketch (transfer to new paper) I use the original sketch (light fade) and go over it with the color pencils.

Check out that book "How to draw cars like a pro" from your (county) library. If they do not have it tell them you want them to get it. They will get it. You really need to read that book.
Or you can buy it for 14$ at amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...575793-7276865

Hope that helps

asaenz

yea, thats basically what i do, but i prefer the feel of a wood pencil.

i have that book too, been using it for about 2 years now..

here is the finished version of the street ka...id like your oppinion on it.

jpg quality is a bit crap..