Are you saying i didnt do this charcol sketch?? Is that what your saying? :lol:
BobBy
02-15-2004, 04:46 AM
I did right click the first one and select show. :shock:
I do see the one you just posted, though. I think it looks great and don't doubt that you drew it. Great job, Denny.
Bob
BobBy
02-15-2004, 04:48 AM
I just scrolled back to your first post and it does show now... I really did right click it and select "show" the first time... I wonder why it didn't work. :oops:
SCI_FIRE
02-15-2004, 02:16 PM
DenZinz, thx but I cringe when I look at mine. Yours is awesome. Would love to see more of your artwork.
I am still working on my new drawing, a pic of Rhobz XB. Had wanted to paint it on my computer, but PaintShopPro sux, and I can't afford a better program. I am going to just paint it by hand, but gotta find the time.
Look at these links. These guys are my heros when it comes to doing car cartoons. Yikes! :shock:
http://www.nekstyle.com
http://www.aa-gc.com/index.html
http://merlin.capcollege.bc.ca/comp101/Assignments/Assignment4/Sohrab/others.htm
(scroll to the bottom for the toons)
Djuan
02-15-2004, 04:10 PM
Nice stuff guys... Nekstyle is off the hook too...
I don't know if you guys ever considered a Wacom tablet, but thats what I use. It gives you excellent control, you could draw straight over your original, or use it like an airbrush... http://www.wacom.com/graphire/index.cfm
I'm not into drawing a whole lot ( though I have taken some classes and really like sculpture) though I used to draw a whole lot when I was 5-12 (mostly airplanes and spaceships).
For that reason I probably wouldn't want to buy one of those pads, however I have heard that some people used the internet and some of the stores price match garuntees to actually make money (about 150$) by buying them and getting rebates.
DenZinz
02-15-2004, 04:34 PM
Nice stuff guys... Nekstyle is off the hook too...
I don't know if you guys ever considered a Wacom tablet, but thats what I use. It gives you excellent control, you could draw straight over your original, or use it like an airbrush... http://www.wacom.com/graphire/index.cfm
I do have one of those pads but learn not to use it so much. My main job isnt really any freehand drawing anymore but I know what you are saying. The features on a pad is pretty cool..
The harder you push on the pen tip the more intensity your object on the screen will appear. Not to mention, turn the pen over and you have an eraser. :)
Christy>> Have you tried using Photoshop or Illustrator. Both are great professional programs and you can use them hand in hand.
Anyways, to clear things up, im really not a great freehand drawer, I cheated...YES I CHEATED..hehehe...That charcol drawing was simply a picture I took that I put a charcol filter on in Photoshop.. :) Im bad, i know... :oops:
gulp35
02-15-2004, 05:36 PM
I thought it looked alittle too good.
And I was suspicious because I always thought charcoal always came as black.
I didn't want to call you on it and be wrong.
Good pictire nevertheless
Djuan
02-16-2004, 09:39 AM
naughty naughty DenZinz!!!
SCI_FIRE
02-16-2004, 02:06 PM
Brat! Now that I look at it, the cross-hatching does all go perfectly in the same direction, which would be very hard to do by hand. But I have seen artists using that syle by hand.
Have always wanted one of those stylus and pad sets. But, damn... $200 for that and $649 for Photoshop or $499 for Illustrator. Anyone know where to get them for less than that?
I think one of the hardest things about drawing cars from your imagination is trying to fill in the body color. A shiny car is like a mirror. You have to imagine the light source, then the scene in front of the car, then imagine how it would be reflected on the car, where exactly the highlights and lowlights would fall on the body, and what color those reflections would be (and how they would be altered by the color of the car itself). It's really, really difficult. In most of the pics of XBs that I have, they are sitting next to other XBs, so the reflections are of that. It's hard to imagine sunsets, beaches or palm trees on them, lol.
Docsnuff
02-16-2004, 02:14 PM
Hey Sci, talk to Wes, he can help with the progys I think.
Doc
Djuan
02-16-2004, 07:26 PM
the cheapest I ever find parts or programs from is off www.pricewatch.com... There is also a good student store that sends
me mailers time to time, but I can't find their catalog...
I found this for $21 (thats with free ground shipping) It's 7 x 5, and a
good start !
if you want to do more research check http://graphicssoft.about.com/library/weekly/aa001213a.htm
mikochu
02-16-2004, 08:12 PM
I have a Wacom Graphire 2... I don't use it as much because I've become accustomed to using the mouse...I keep it just in case I need to use it...
SCI_FIRE
02-17-2004, 02:29 AM
Djuan, you are tha man. Good website. Thx.
DenZinz
02-17-2004, 02:49 AM
Brat! Now that I look at it, the cross-hatching does all go perfectly in the same direction, which would be very hard to do by hand. But I have seen artists using that syle by hand.
Have always wanted one of those stylus and pad sets. But, damn... $200 for that and $649 for Photoshop or $499 for Illustrator. Anyone know where to get them for less than that?
I think one of the hardest things about drawing cars from your imagination is trying to fill in the body color. A shiny car is like a mirror. You have to imagine the light source, then the scene in front of the car, then imagine how it would be reflected on the car, where exactly the highlights and lowlights would fall on the body, and what color those reflections would be (and how they would be altered by the color of the car itself). It's really, really difficult. In most of the pics of XBs that I have, they are sitting next to other XBs, so the reflections are of that. It's hard to imagine sunsets, beaches or palm trees on them, lol.
Iknow im a brat...hehee...
I have problems getting the perspective right with the right angles. But you are right, highlights are difficult to capture and you have to have a good sense of color and shadowing.
scionracerxb
02-17-2004, 02:53 AM
Yah...SciFire, if u need photoshop, I have a "FRIEND" that can get it to you probably for free :wink:
scionracerxb
02-17-2004, 03:09 AM
heres my "scionart" it took like 5 days to draw :wink:
btw i got an A+ for ^ my teahcer was amazed for the first time of me following adobe illustrator that i could copy a car so well. i know the rims suck. so sue me :lol: but the rest is ok. i used the blitz XB as a template
DenZinz
02-17-2004, 03:45 PM
heres my "scionart" it took like 5 days to draw :wink: