Hello All

[Kks86]

Hello, I'm a new person to here, and excited to be here. I've come here a few times to look at people's drawings, and look at tutorials and the tips and things people are giving. I'm new at drawing, and I am interested in getting somewhat better in it. Unfortunately I don't have my scanner hooked up yet. I'll have to find it and the CD for it. I actually don't have any drawings up, I've just been one to do like an outline of a car and just circles for wheels and things. But now I'd like to step it up and be able to draw out a car and rims and make it more of a personal car rather than an outline of one. I've read a few posts where people don't think tracing is good, which is understandable. Don't worry, I can't even draw a straight line, let alone trace.. so I have to use a ruler or something straight to draw a line. I have a few models up in my room that eventually after I get the basics down, I'd like to draw. 64 impala, a dub city dodge ram, a viper, a benz (don't know what class), a benz SUV, a porche, and a 1969 camaro Z28. Let alone all the hotwheel type cars I have . I got on a kick of wanting to draw, so I kept looking for places and after about 3 days of searching I came upon this luckily. I went and got a couple stencils to draw a little better. I have a couple ideas for things for people that would like to draw rims, just rims.. I'd like to maybe start out trying something like this. Well I don't want to keep going on, but I'm glad I decided to sign up and I can't wait to meet some of you . Take care,

- Jeremy

[KustmAce]

well jeremy, let me be the first to welcome you to the af, and specifically, the s/d. I hope that what we have going here helps you out in any way you need it. Feel free to post any specific questions you have, or you can pm myself, or any other one of us on here, as we are all happy to answer any questions. Just make sure you check out the FAQ section, becuz people dont like questions asked over and over again.

Again, welcome, and i hope you enjoy yourself here.

[Kks86]

Thank you, KustmAce. I'm already starting to be glad I signed up. Most other places I've ever signed up to be at (any topic of board) no one would say hi, or if they did it was to call me a noob and not to talk.. lol.. Glad you all are mature. I'm off to read the faq's and all the stickies so I know what I can bug.. I mean ask you .

[Zcaithaca]

welcome to our humble abode! i hope you find yourself at home! im glad you like it here..if you have any questions. PLEASE ASK!!! even if yu think theyre n00b questions, they probly are not...Welcome!

[Kks86]

Thanks Zach . I'm glad to be here. I have a question I haven't seen yet, but I haven't gone too far. Where's a good place to get other pictures of vehicles? Should I go to their company's site, or is there a few sites that seem to have a wider variety of cars? Or should I do something I just thought of and go to like a used car dealership (autotrader.com) or something like that and just search for the car and find a good pic? Thanks for the help.

- Jeremy

[HighOctaneNOSUser]

Hello. I would like to formally welcome you to our domain. It's ruled by Queen Paper and King Pencil. Oh I always get a kick out of that one. Anyway I would like to welcome you...
Hope you enjoy yourself and Find your scanner soon, or else you'll be joining KustmAce and I on the hunt for scanners. PS, I wanted to be first to greet him...:'( Oh well

[Desi Z 07]

welcome to the forums...

Jeremy: If you're looking for reference pics, i reccomend that you search the rest of automotiveforums.com- its a great place for finding reference pics. Google is also a good place to find them, but i think that their car pictures are kind of limited. But maybe that's just me. Personally... i get all my car reference pics from automotive forums. Good luck with your drawings. Have fun.

[Zcaithaca]

go to google and search for your car...then in the upper left corner click "show large files"...then all your pics will be hi res.

[Zcaithaca]

also http://www.autogalerie.org/

[Mshkttck]

Welcome!

I get alot of my pictures from car magazines. Also, there is a Graphic Manipulation forum you might get pictures from. As for drawing, I think that tracing is a good way for begginers to get used to the lines and perspectives a bit better. As you progress, draw freehand and try using different techniques to see which ones you like best, as well as drawing with different angles. Can't wait to see your work!

[Kks86]

Thank you all for the welcomes and thank you for the links. I just recently moved a while ago, and alot of things are still in storage and things, and I thought I had it with me, but I'll find it. Or else I'll get good enough and go buy another scanner . I'm more of a 2D kind of man, I can't draw much else than a perfect side view. no 3D involved . That's kind of why I came here. I just made some outlines, bare outlines of a car. Kind of looks like a Honda CRX I guess. I have kind of unique ways (another word for stupid) of drawing. I just picked up a step I never thought about doing, so I guess I'm learning something . Anyways, I want to thank you all again for welcoming me and giving me those links. I'll have to look at them to see what I like. I used to try to draw on the whole sheet of paper, but the drawing I'm kind of doing now is probably about 5 inches long, so it's alot smaller than usual. Thanks again, see you all later.

- Jeremy

[Mshkttck]

yep, tracing 3D is definately in order. After you get used to that, do simple line drawings in 3D with out tracing.

[Kks86]

I know I haven't really looked at many tuts, but shading is probably one of my worst things about trying to draw. Like I said I haven't tried many tuts yet, but I haven't quite figured out how to make lines look right on a 3D picture. Say for instance looking at a dodge ram from the front left corner of it.. I couldn't get the top of the headlight and the hood things kind of right. I've been doodling this little car thing, it kind of looks cool. I tried making it look like there's a lowering body kit on it, but it kind of looks wierd.. Thanks again, I'm still going to try .

- Jeremy

[KARTOONZ]

Hi Kks86 and welcome , I read that you read that tracing is not really good , well trace your heart6 out ya have to learn some how and if tracing helps you to draw then have at it bud . That is one way to learn , then once you get use to how the shapes are it will become easier for you to do them on your own . So dont be afraid to trace . Anything we can help you with just ask .

[Mshkttck]

shading really isn't that hard. There is a shading tut in the tutorial thread that you may want to look at. It would be easier to help you if you posted some pics.