Recent colored concept attempt

[69charger426]

well this is my 2nd colored concept, it took me about 4 hrs and i used preismacolor colored pencils, Please let me know what you think and what i can improve on

[u8myfoood]

i think the coloring looks great, but not a big fan of the triangular grill and the split windshield
overall great...

[rthall003]

great job on the coloring. wish i had a better eye for color and shading. thats a ton better than my second attempt (not to mention better than my current attempts. the tires look especially well though out, color-wise. the whole vehicle doesn't appeal to me much either, honestly; i think its the split windshield. The idea is pretty gutsy though, and I do like that aspect of it. The subtly exagerated stance is a nice touch. Thats the fun part about concept design huh?

[gbritnell]

Hi 69charger426, I assume that when you asked me about how you could improve your drawing you meant from the color and shading aspect. If you are looking for realism the best thing to do is find some pictures in magazines that really accent reflections and shading. Magazine photographers take a lot of effort to make their setups so that the car will show these features. For example, they will shoot at sunsrise or sunset to get a distinct horizon reflection line on the body of the car. When drawing or painting a car the thing that makes it look shiny is the reflection of all the elements that surround the car. To keep it simplified you start with the points on the body that would stick out the farthest, the curve of the door or a break in the body line, and these places would have the brightest reflected light. As the door curves down toward the ground it starts to pick up some of the ground colors into the reflection. You still keep the body color but add some of the ground color to show that it is being reflected. Remember that shiny paint is like a mirror. As the door curves upward it starts to pick up some of the sky color. Generally on a clear day you can start to add some very light blue to your body color. At times a reflection on a car will only show the surrounding color and you won't even see the body color. Again you have to think mirror. When you get this far with your shading you can start adding more detailed reflections like clouds, people or nearby elements (trees or other cars). It's hard to explain everything that's needed in drawing a shiny car but I can recommend a good teaching book that will help, its called How to Draw Cars Like a Pro by Thom Taylor with Lisa Hallett. ISBN 0-7603-0010-0. I got my copy through Motorbooks International but you could probably do a search on E-bay and find a copy. Remember, and I'm sure you've heard it a million times, keep practicing.
gbritnell

[69charger426]

Thanks for your comments everyone

gbritnell: thanks for taking the time to type all that i really appreciate it and ill be shore to use it on my next colored picture. Thanks again