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My 1. big image , completely done with XaraX. Don't know how much time it took to draw those 1300 objects , cause I'm allways working on a bunch of images parallel .
The main difficult for me was the non-usage of bitmaps and textures , also to make the scene don't look to clean .
+ and - comments desired
jay
My 1. big image , completely done with XaraX. Don't know how much time it took to draw those 1300 objects , cause I'm allways working on a bunch of images parallel .
The main difficult for me was the non-usage of bitmaps and textures , also to make the scene don't look to clean .
+ and - comments desired
jay
Hi Jay,
I like the '59 chevy Impala and the entire drawing. The .jpg artifacts take their toll, but over all I like it.
Soquili [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]
Very nice image and skillfully done, Jay. I remember the old yellow and black California license plates too. Although the backdrop looks like New Mexico or Arizona. The driver of the Impally must have been on a vacation.
Gary
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Soquili, it's a 1960 [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]
I reboot Windows for a living
Gary,
It could also be highway 395 on the East side of Mt. Lassen.
Very Nice, Jens.
I know what you mean about the application of texture or fractal fills. It one the most difficult aspects of "rendering" for me in Xara.
Can you discuss the general approach you used for the points of perspective, etc., or is it a "trade secret"?
Did you pre-draw the perspective planes (vanishing point lines) in another app and then import into a back layer in Xara ?
Did you "freehand" the oval faces that are atop the pumps or use the envelope or perspective tools to distort an oval shape along the vanishing point lines?
Any other tricks or short cuts.
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Thanks Raffon, I would have sworn that the '59 was the last year to have fins.
Soquili [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]
I could have sworn while scrolling down past your image that I saw the right red car light flash! Anyway, I love the image, the car is very well done and everything around it. The chrome is the part I like the most, very real looking! The clouds have a nice effect also. The only thing I could critic on is the background and road, they're kind of a little too blurry, makes the image look a little messy, but not taking away from the beauty of it in the least! Great job [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
Steve Newport
Jay - What a beautiful drawing! The hours of detailed work paid off handsomely. It looks to me like it should be the cover of a music CD as it convays such a strong mood.
In difference to Steve (we all have our own opinions right?) I rather like the pavement. To me it hightens the realism. If I dare offer any criticism it relates to shadows. I notice the pumps casting a shadow on the pavement yet the majority of their fronts facing the car do not appear to be shadowed as expected. Likewise the building casts a ground shadow yet we see the building sign having its own drop shadow. These inconsistancies suggest to me the shadows need a touch more work. Doing so IMHO would make this great drawing even better.
John - You refer to "Yens" in your post. Perhaps you are confusing this Jay with the other Jay [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]
Regards, Ross
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to Ross - I agree with you, I think to see your discribed shadow errors is what makes the difference between an amateur like me and a professionel .
to John - yes I draw a perspective raster , which had elements of an 'out of center one point view' and and a 'two point view' . The only 'secret' in this picture is : nearly every object was blured with my mostloved Xara tool - the feather region slider .
At least - I post a detail to clear out obscury with the reflections on the bumper [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]
regards
jay
[This message was edited by Jay Roehlich on May 01, 2001 at 03:01 PM.]
Hi Jay,
I must amend my earlier post, now that I'm home and can view your drawing in all it's magnificence. My computer at work was only set for 16bit graphics. It is a very beautiful image. I liked it before but now I LOVE it. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
Soquili
Thanks for the zoomed view! It is a joy to study.
Regards, Ross
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Thanks for sharing the picture, Jay!
I'm impressed on at least two counts:
- You seem to have found a happy medium between 'painting' and 'photo-realism', with a lovely sense of style which is especially obvious in the zoomed view.
- I've always wondered about Chevy Impalas, having found that many on Internet searches for Hunter Impalas (which are boats)!
Peter</p>
Peat Stack or Pete's Tack?</p>
Grahma had a '59 Chevy (before that nothing but Buicks). IMHO the fins of the '59 are much better than the 1960.
Jay,
simply great. You should have used real textures to compliment the detail of the car.
jens (the other Jay in this forum...)
... for the gas prices...
Cars like that are pieces of art, they have so many beatiful shapes to them.
Jay, I think you did amazing job on the car and the environment that you placed it in just adds to the overall feel of your illustration.
Your zoomed in view of the car would have worked amazingly well also.
Risto