I Give up!

[nicecar]

ok so i stink at marker rendering.
currently i am doing a project and want some help wit markers so it will look realistic.

i thought i was doing well until i saw the renderings that have been posted. does anyone have any suggestions on whatv i do? ive tried lots of things.

PLZ HELP!

chris

[mentel]

the main thing is to keep at it. the trick with working with markers is working light to dark. covering your car with a light color and slowly and easily move your way to darker colors. after you have your rough colors made, take the thin tip of your markers and blend in the lines with different shades. it takes practice. good luck

[nicecar]

hmm. ill try that on some quickies and see what i come up with, also my drawing to colour will be coming up soon

[simdel1]

i did things slightly differently. i used to do the dark colours and harsh reflections in marker first, and then do the lighter graduated tones with pastel. i dont know if you have any, but they might help you out. if not, some careful coloured pencil work will add some depth to it. and finally, although its technically not realistic, use while pastel or chalk to gently lighten the part of the car that is furthest away from you. it ads to the feeling of depth.

[nicecar]

do you have any tut's?

[simdel1]

i dont personally, but theres several in the tutorial section

heres one that i picked out:

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=143436

[asaenz]

I feel ya man.
I haven't done any marker only renderings. I do mostly marker and pastel. I can testify that the only way to get better is to keep doing them. I have done many marker renderings and I am just now getting the hang of it.

Keep at it

[nicecar]

well, my coloured pencils are bad, i dont have any pastels or chalk and i have done the dark shading...... where do i go next? all i have is a lighter colored marker!

here it is so far:

[mentel]

wow that looks hot! you should start shading it in now! dark to light.

[nicecar]

yes but how? thats the problem

[mentel]

Originally Posted by nicecar

yes but how? thats the problem

well you can start with a dark marker (same color as the body) and work your way up to the lighter shades with lots of THIN strokes. so your first strokes are dark, then you put down alot more thin strokes of another shade, and keep doing it.

[nicecar]

i only have 2 shades of red. one is lighter than the body

[knightvision]

get cheap pastells or cheap color pencils if you can't /don't want to spend too much money. for a first try they'll do aswell.
I'm sure you will find some at your home. Ask your sister for her kindergarten pencil case, lol

Great start btw! Keep it up!

[nicecar]

hey there was a great tutorial that helped me a lot so look at my new thread.

[lemorris]

dude you got time.

Just be patient and practice.

Never give up. The joy in art is the pursuit. Frustration is part of the ride, but you can still enjoy it.

Put your drawing away and look at it in 6 months compared to where you are at and you'll laugh because you have gotten so much better.

inhale....1 2 3 4......exhale

-Lemorris