skyline??

[lemorris]

Ok here's the deal. I've been wanting to do this Scion, but I figured I thought about it too much so I wouldn't like it. That being the case I found a picture of a Skyline...I think. This is my first one of these so I'd thought I'd share with you as we go along.

Here's my sketch.



I used a pen and tried to be very loose and messy. I did a large one and decided to do a smaller one (mainly for attitude.) I roughed in the tire shapes first then threw the car around them.

I decided I liked the little guy better so now I'm going to enlarge it, and transfer on my light table.

Here's the detail of the sketch.



I'll be right back.

-Lemorris

[lemorris]

Ok I'm back.

Now I went to my art room and taped my blown up sketch to the light table. (note if you don't have one, a light table that is, get one. I made mine out of cheap wood and flouro bulbs from Ace. I put paper on the inside because the flouro bulbs can give you a headache.)

In any case I tape my sketch down and put another piece of paper over it. I try to center my drawing at this point.



I trace over my sketch. OH NO!! I said the "T" word. Get used to it fellas. It an integral part of illustration regardless of the medium or subject....ask Rockwell.

I use a Zebra Mechanical Pencil 5mm. The lead is HB which is fine for me at this stage. I like the thin line and with a little pressure I can get a decent dark.





I just flesh out the shapes. I keep checking my reference photo but try to stay loose. It's a toon and I don't have to be bound by the laws of reality. I find great comfort in this...I feel strong. I rough in the back tire trying to keep some attitude, and I also take a stab at that huge wing thing.

The light table allows you to fix lines as you go. It's worth cannot be measured. Tracing paper (ooops I did it again) can work too.




I used my eraser and redid the back tire after I did the front one. I liked how the front tire fell in so I decided to go with that. I like big mirrors but I may scale this one back a touch...we'll see. Now keep in mind this is still a sketch.

I made a few body reflection notes but I know that they are likely to change more than my daughter does every morning before school.



After fiddling around and just being loose I ended up here. I'm feeling the attitude, and I'm happy.

Next we do it again.

Stay Tooned.

-Lemorris

[snowman2005]

looks nice good job nw put colors

[lemorris]

hahahahahaha

Patience snowman, we need to lock this puppy down first. When I get home from work I'll transfer it again, and myabe one more time after that so I can work out all the kinks.

-Lemorris

[corght]

that's nice, I like your sketch style

[lemorris]

Ok now I put in my Blossom Dearie CD cause sometimes she makes me happy, and I start to "trace" again.

This time I'm bein a little cleaner and fixing mistakes. I know I'm going to "trace" at least one more time so I'm not to particular about foreshortening the tiny spots.

I noticed I made a mistake on the back tire. The ring on the rims with the rivets should have been out one more level. I suppose I could have passed it off by turning the affected area into rear tire depth, but I have other plans so I moved the rivets out...see?



I also know I'll be inking the wheels with ellipses so I can get it all straight later. I'm still semi sketching and just feelin it. I think I'm going to take some detail out as I want to keep it CARtoon. I made a little note around the front wheel well to remind me of this fact. (the well falls out into dashes. It acts as a visual indictor to me that I don't want to make that ahard line all the way around.) It's ok to leave yourself bread crumbs so you can find your way home.

I'll put up this finished redraw later.

-Lemorris

[KustmAce]

Originally Posted by lemorris

I trace over my sketch. OH NO!! I said the "T" word.

Tracing paper (ooops I did it again) can work too.

I cant help but assume that these "sarcastic" comments are directed at me and my disapproval of said "tracing"

Fortunately, "tracing" is only illegal when its not your work that your "tracing". Seeing as how you drew the original, and are merely transferring it to new paper, its cool. Cuz i do that too.

Looks good, carry on

[lemorris]

oh no KustmAce!!

Please do not misread the comment. It is purely in reference to the perspective form the outside that tracing is bad.

I see it as an invaluable learning method and promote it's use.

If you're trying to sell as "your own" that's one thing, but to learn and for personal use it's fine.

I don't have anything against you at all. All I knew to this point was you were the dude with the cool a_s signature.

[KustmAce]

lol...its all good my man, i was just messin. I have kind of a rep around here for being strictly against tracing...so ya know...

anyhoo...

[lemorris]

LOLOL

What I find really funny is that we are both posting Car-Kar toonz with similar perspectives and styles.

Ain't art grand?

-Lemorris

[lemorris]

OK here's my next to last tracer.

I'm feelin pretty good.

I do a quick value study on this copy so I have a visual guide when I go to ink. Ink isn't as forgiving as pencil...it helps to have a plan.



In any case I have company for dinner tomorrow so I won't be back at this till late. Then again I'm in Arizona so I'm sure many of you gettin whupped by the sandman when it's late for me.

Next step? Transfer to inking paper and get the P-Funk Allstars CD ready to go.

-Lemorris

[mike@af]

Nice job...but why an R34? Better yet why a Skline?

[lemorris]

To be honest Mike I have no real reason other than I've never drawn one before and I kept hearing the name on this board.

[asaenz]

I'm lovin it and learning lots.
I look forward to seeing all the steps.

Great looking toon, Lemorris

Alfred

[lemorris]

Here's my transfer to my inking paper. I use Borden & Riley Paper for Pens. It has a slight slight bite which I like, but very little if any capillary action (bleed).



I left myself more hints, and I decided to simplify the reflections. I did some more work on the tail section, and I think I finally got that back tire dialed in. I may shorten the depth of the blades on the back rim, or maybe try to use a little line thickness to represent the blades the way I want them to fall in. I made sure each opening held 4 rivets which may or more than likely may not be the case in real life, but this is a toon and I can exercise artistic license to it's fullest extent. That being said I still wanted 4 each just for consistency sake. Bugs Bunny doesn't have 4 fingers on one hand and 5 on the other...(However he did have 5 fingers in 2 cartoons, anyone know which ones?)

I also put in a bumpy steering wheel so when I do ink it I can give it that wrapped leather look or maybe keep it straight black and just let the bumps add character.

Next step: ink

-Lemorris