Pls help me with tips on brush

[Roland Aalto]

Hi folks,
Got a small assignment from a friend of mine whos into racing and wants a very specific logo for the team...
Got most of it togheter but I want a very "schetchy" car illustration to go with the logo. But it kind of lacks the final touch!
I want it more simple looking and to use less lines...anyone done this before???

And anyone got a tip on what brush to use?

As long as I do it freehand I get it almost right but I still want it in a more "inky" way and I don't get it right!

[Roland Aalto]

Hi folks,
Got a small assignment from a friend of mine whos into racing and wants a very specific logo for the team...
Got most of it togheter but I want a very "schetchy" car illustration to go with the logo. But it kind of lacks the final touch!
I want it more simple looking and to use less lines...anyone done this before???

And anyone got a tip on what brush to use?

As long as I do it freehand I get it almost right but I still want it in a more "inky" way and I don't get it right!

[gwpriester]

I like the sketchy look.

Experiment with some of the stoked shapes. The length of the line makes a difference in how the stroked like looks.

Instead of doing the whole drawing with one line stroke, try to find stroke shapes that match your freehand lines.

I don't have anything to suggest other than that.

Gary

[John Rayner]

Hi Roland,

Ronald duke is the car master around here. Although there are others who are very good at freehand sketching.

I would try more lines and keep them shorter. It will look more like a quick sketch then.

[jclements]

Roland,

Some other approaches.

1. Play with Feathering.

2. Make a copy of your stroked-car. Then convert all strokes to shapes, remove their outline, and play with very fine fractal fills ... this may help to breakup the hard edges.

[Roland Aalto]

This is the secound attempt!

[Roland Aalto]

Working on it!

I will present the final logo later on!

[AndFarr]

Or you could simply trace the original - Andrew

[Roland Aalto]

There's no problem in tracing it Andrew but thats not the effect I want...

I want it to look like a real easy and simple sketchy, like being painted in just a few strokes by an real artist hehe http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif