a little insight into how....

[surfmonkey]

i go about doing a drawing

thought i`d show you how i go about doing a sketch...this is going to be done in Prismacolor pencils on a black card...12" x 17" approx. in size...

with the subject matter chosen, in this case a fantastic looking 5 window done in gobfulls of flake (owned by bo bertillson i think)

i`ve sketched the image out rougly onto the card freehand using a pastel pencil..i can alter things as i go by just rubbing away the pastel with a soft cloth

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/surfmonkey/a.jpg

heres a closer look at the sketch

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/surfmonkey/a.jpg

these are the tools of the trade...prismacolor pencils...they`re not cheap to buy, anything from £120 to £160 depending on where you buy them (ebays the cheapest)...soft cloth for blending, cotton buds for blending small parts, sharpener and erasers

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/surfmonkey/1-1.jpg

with a selection of reds and a white pencil i start laying in the colour and highlighting the reflection and flake...flakes good to draw

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/surfmonkey/2.jpg

i keep adding more colour while blending using the soft cloth...i`m lefthanded and for once in this picture i`ve actually started on the right as not to keep putting my hand over the finished bits...not always the case though as i get bored easily and start flitting around the page

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/surfmonkey/4.jpg

the more white i add the more it begins to pop off the page...the begininig of the rear wheel

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/surfmonkey/5.jpg

rear wheel complete and now the trunk lid...with a bit of pinstriping as well

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/surfmonkey/7.jpg

front tyre, grille shell and glimpses of the motor go in ...not too much left now

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/surfmonkey/8.jpg

cotton bud used to blend the front wheel

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/surfmonkey/9.jpg


the finished piece....just about an hour and half start to finish

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/surfmonkey/10.jpg


its as easy as that:D:D

[Fatguyz]

man you have talent....plain and simple

FG:cool:

[Flamin Black A]

that is absolutely brilliant

[pilgrim]

show off!

nice work though, i must admit!;)

[chris]

You've done it again Tim,made my day!
Fantastic work and its great to see it coming together.
WELL DONE! :D

[Motorama]

That is fantastic!

I've always wondered how you get the chrome to look right when drawing pictures as it isnt really a colour?

[sk8erdave]

wow, that is awesome. wish i could draw like that

[Paul]

they're not drawn really...tim has a very clever program on his PC....scan pic, press button marked "smart ass" and print...job done!!!!

actually he dog "Dobbie" does them.....and Jane trained him (Tim not the dog!) as Tim kept getting on the furniture and doing his business all over the house!!

[surfmonkey]

they're not drawn really...tim has a very clever program on his PC....scan pic, press button marked "smart ass" and print...job done!!!!

actually he dog "Dobbie" does them.....and Jane trained him (Tim not the dog!) as Tim kept getting on the furniture and doing his business all over the house!!



damn you let my secret out:eek::D:Di wish there was a clever pc program that could do that....

[langysrodshop]

Wish i could draw like that, Clever git :D

[surfmonkey]

That is fantastic!

I've always wondered how you get the chrome to look right when drawing pictures as it isnt really a colour?



chromes easy to do...its just a reflection of the surroundings bent round the shape that your drawing

[Hillbillywill]

Nice one Tim, good to see you're getting back in the groove.

[surfmonkey]

Nice one Tim, good to see you're getting back in the groove.
cheers will...just a `purple` patch before i go under the knife for round 2 :(

[weemark]

yep can only agree with everyone here, that looks real good. must admit i cant get my head around the chrome thing either, i know the reflection has colour etc. but it looks like chrome if that makes sense?

[jez r]

That's great. It's really enlightening to see how another artist works, particularly when the end result's so good. I know it looks so easy when you break it down to a few steps but we all know it's not.
I may post one of my own how to's one day.

[BigBossMan]

Very very nice Tim and I like the use of Tubigrip bandages to blend with too.:)

Amazing how those pencils 'cover' on black.

[sbchevy]

yep can only agree with everyone here, that looks real good. must admit i cant get my head around the chrome thing either, i know the reflection has colour etc. but it looks like chrome if that makes sense?

same here mark, how does the chrome look chrome? surfmonkey?

[Hot Rod Widow]

Wish i could draw like that, Clever git :D


wish I could draw, but to draw like that is a real gift and talent, well done Tim, and more important thanks for sharing ......

[Equipped28]

actually he dog "Dobbie" does them

ive got a dog called "Dobbie" too but mine just sits around the house doing feck all allday :D

great work by the way wish i could draw just as good

[Flathead Elmo]

Tim...That is truly amazing...You do it so naturaly and matter of fact...That sir is real tallent...

Steve, you are an amazing artist in your own right and just because you cant draw doesnt make it any less artistic what you do...

Tim...sorry to hear about you having to go under the knife again mate... If you get bored give me a shout.

[surfmonkey]

the tubigrip is really good for blending...it also holds a lot of graphite...i`ve got old ones that are literally black from graphite and i actually use them to lay down `colour` on large areas...the same with old cotton buds

chrome is like i said earlier a reflection of the surround.....where people go wrong is not drawing what you actually see no matter how wrong it looks...i love drawing from photos with lots of reflections in them...a black car is not black..its full of reflections in the paintwork, again however wrong it looks put them in

as below

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/surfmonkey/blackandtheaceofspades.jpg

vonmerkin...he was called dobbie when he was a puppy cause he literally looked like dobie from harry potter...hes grown up now but he was recently responsible for parts from my `32 kit going walkabout

here he is in the snow last week

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j244/fertlet/P1030102.jpg

jez post up some of your stuff

thanks for the comments elmo...just hope the next op isn`t as painfull as the last one...

[enfo]

As my 5 year old son once said..... "I can do it just like that.... I just dont feel like it right now"

Awesome work....

[Woodlouse]

Hi Tim
I am well impressed like every one else.
Your first instruction was to sketch it free hand, this is exactly where I go wrong, I find cars difficult to draw because of that strange combination of straight lines, curves and angles.
To get over this I draw complicated pictures by lining it out with a grid to get the proportions right.
Do you ever use this method or is it just for amateur's like myself ?
Cheers for sharing your skills.
Tony.

[surfmonkey]

Hi Tim
I am well impressed like every one else.
Your first instruction was to sketch it free hand, this is exactly where I go wrong, I find cars difficult to draw because of that strange combination of straight lines, curves and angles.
To get over this I draw complicated pictures by lining it out with a grid to get the proportions right.
Do you ever use this method or is it just for amateur's like myself ?
Cheers for sharing your skills.
Tony.


i`ve tried all methods for laying out the drawing....if the grid method works for you use it...i do it straight onto the paper cause i find it quicker...another method which is good if your serious about drawing is the projector...i saw them in hobbycraft last week but they`re not cheap...another method if its small is to print out your pic your drawing onto normal printer paper thats thin and shade the back with a soft pencil turning it into like a carbon paper and then trace around the image....i`m not sure it would work on the size i do as i`d be using most of my soft pencils just for that.....give `em all a go

[Paul]

it's the sketching out I hate......it either goes right first time or ends up looking nowt like it should....I've used the grid method but don't like it at all and have done the soft pencil on the rear of a print thing too....that's the best way if you can't get it right by sketching

[tootall]

I'm interested to hear that you use a cloth to blend Prismacolours Tim. I bought some last year and am still trying to get to grips with them properly. They seem to get very 'waxy' if you lay a lot of colour down. I'll have to try the cloth blending.

Better yet, we'll have to get together at some point and you can show me !

[surfmonkey]

I'm interested to hear that you use a cloth to blend Prismacolours Tim. I bought some last year and am still trying to get to grips with them properly. They seem to get very 'waxy' if you lay a lot of colour down. I'll have to try the cloth blending.

Better yet, we'll have to get together at some point and you can show me !

will do...we can have a `sketcharama` at billing...i`ll even draw chrome:D

[pilgrim]

I can make this though...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v256/Morbius666/2006_0224_180152.jpg

[surfmonkey]

I can make this though...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v256/Morbius666/2006_0224_180152.jpg


that is freaking scary...whats it made from

[pilgrim]

that is freaking scary...whats it made from

Its 'Fimo', its a bit like plasticine that sets in the oven. I used to make a lot of these, but this is the only one I kept. I wish I still had the time to make stuff like this, but Im too busy doing other stuff! (normally other stuff that doesnt include playing guitar, which I should be doing.):o

[Flathead Elmo]

I like fimo...I used to use that a lot untill i discovered super sculpie... I agree with surfmonkey...freaky weird..almost native american crossed with burns victim and frankensteins monster...

where did you get the eyes?

[pilgrim]

where did you get the eyes?

From my hands!:D

[4 potter]

hi surfmonkey i dont suppose the coupe pic is for sale it will go well with chrisman coupe:D

[surfmonkey]

do you mean the one above...if so yeah...i think

[langysrodshop]

Not more cosmetic surgery :eek:



cheers will...just a `purple` patch before i go under the knife for round 2 :(

[surfmonkey]

Not more cosmetic surgery :eek:


yup breast implants:D

[langysrodshop]

Like these i hope


http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h229/stevelangylang/Other%20stuff/Hubbahubba.jpg



yup breast implants:D

[surfmonkey]

Like these i hope


http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h229/stevelangylang/Other%20stuff/Hubbahubba.jpg


that is me...where`d you nick that pic from:eek::D

[langysrodshop]

You need to have work on the head next :D

[Paul]

You need to have work on the head next :D

did you not see what pilgrim posted??

[peelout]

amazing mate, used to draw rods but got bored, it is very easy to get bored!, i'm using £2 colours from niceprice so i'm not soo advanced yet.

http://usera.ImageCave.com/40Coupe/Wild%20pop.jpg

Nearly there!:D:D

[4 potter]

could you pm me on price of coupe picture please :D