My first ever vehicle illustration

[Big Frank]

OK, I admit it. This post is purely self-congratulatory. I am feeding my ego! I've had Xara since the first release of Webster (in fact I was a beta tester), but I've always used it as an addition to my web creation toolbox, never used it purely to create an illustration for its own sake (too much work, too little time etc.) Now I've spent the last couple of months since buying XaraX looking round here and the XaraXone and have been mightily impressed with some of the artwork. So I decided to spend some time and see what I could come up with - in fact it was Egg Bramhill's Harley that inspired this particular piece of Xarillustration. And I am damn impressed with myself - sorry, I just couldn't find any humility... this will come later when the reviews come in!

This illustration has 17 layers, one bitmap fill (the curtains) and one bitmap (background image). It took me approx 20 hours of solid work and by far the hardest part was keeping focused and not losing concentration.

Let me know what you think...

[Erik Heyninck]

wish my car was as clean as this one... [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

[RTK]

was the same green color as the middle VW.

The bikes's seat was bright red and the thing was quite an eyesore. It had three gears that you could switch between, by turning one of the handlebars (if you were buff as the hulk). This feature was really cool, the first week, when it actually worked.

You drawing is NOT an eyesore and IS very cool, and it will work a week from now!

Big Frank - that is a great drawing you have there! Thanks for sharing it with us!

Risto

[Ross Macintosh]

The newer forum participants might not have seen this brilliant example of Xara skill.

Anyone know what's happened to BigFrank. He's missed.

Regards, Ross

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[bputnam]

Beautiful rendition Big Frank, wish I could draw like that. My only complaint would be that it looks TOO good. Possibly a bit of rust on the front would add a bit of realism.

These VWs weren't built with aerodynamics in mind, that's for sure.

Later,
Bryan

[Egg Bramhill]

Suggest I jump on my Harley, Frank, and drive up the A12 to meet you in your VW. Maybe Xara should produce a vector paint for cars and bikes. It would be on a winner!
Egg

[bjwe]

It looks fantastic - I am well impressed. I really like the photo-realism. I think because you have a double take and have to peer closer to find some detail that convinces you that this really is a drawing and not a photograph. When you see a picture like this it kind of invites you to zoom in for a closer look - or at least it does to me. Can't wait to see what comes next.

Brian

[Big Frank]

Hey Risto,

That was a Honda Automatic, no? Something like a 250cc? I used to be a despatch rider in London years a go and a one-handed friend of mine had one. I never understood why they didn't catch on - it was dead cool!

Hey Egg,

I have you to thank for inspiring me to get off my arse and do this thing! My excuse for not doing it sooner is the same as everybody else's - too much work. Glad you like it!

I know Harwich very well. Well, the loading ramp for the ferry anyway! I pop over to Holland quite frequently. Used to have some friends years ago who had a B&B in Dovercourt but they moved away eons ago.

I think my next project is going to be a shiny, chromw bike, but not yet as I now have a backlog of work to plough through.

See ya

[Big Frank]

Here what a wireframe looks like with a splash of airbrush!

[Big Frank]

OK, I admit it. This post is purely self-congratulatory. I am feeding my ego! I've had Xara since the first release of Webster (in fact I was a beta tester), but I've always used it as an addition to my web creation toolbox, never used it purely to create an illustration for its own sake (too much work, too little time etc.) Now I've spent the last couple of months since buying XaraX looking round here and the XaraXone and have been mightily impressed with some of the artwork. So I decided to spend some time and see what I could come up with - in fact it was Egg Bramhill's Harley that inspired this particular piece of Xarillustration. And I am damn impressed with myself - sorry, I just couldn't find any humility... this will come later when the reviews come in!

This illustration has 17 layers, one bitmap fill (the curtains) and one bitmap (background image). It took me approx 20 hours of solid work and by far the hardest part was keeping focused and not losing concentration.

Let me know what you think...