Raptor

wW · 11 April 2006, 07:20 PM

After you do a few more of these & look back on this one. You'll be able see through this haze of mis-understanding that clouds your eyes now. You'll see, it'll all become clear to you with time.

It's a bold step you've taken Ron & you should be proud of your self & this drawing. Granted, your not content with the car, but your starting to see now. Probably explains the apprehension, because you feel somethings askew. As your understanding increases so will your strength of vision...

Baby steps dude. I'm right there, Crawling right beside you... wW

**parahandy** · 11 April 2006, 07:34 PM

Originally Posted by knightedduke

Thanks all,

Norman,
The tire treads are made from brushes I've created. The spokes (although they don't show up very well here) were done with one created first, and then subsequent spokes cloned from that.
ron

Thanks Ron for the info.

**Ron Duke** · 12 April 2006, 12:45 AM

Made a couple of changes. Windshield chrome is now wider, spokes in wheels are now thinner with more of them, tail lights skewed slightly.
ron

**Ron Duke** · 12 April 2006, 12:45 AM

Oh, and for fun I changed the color.
ron

**-=Drifter=-** · 12 April 2006, 01:53 AM

SWEET!!!! I'll take two!!!

**Soquili** · 12 April 2006, 02:08 AM

It's looking better and better the more times I look at it. The design is almost retro yet futuristic at the same time.

Is the arrangement of the front lights completely new, or is there a car that has similar arrangement? I like it.

**RTK** · 12 April 2006, 05:00 AM

Ron,

You have so much technical skill with Xara that I'm sure you can figure out anything! I have never even attempted to draw something as tricky as this, because I'm afraid my head would explode. Getting things to "look right" would drive me mad...

When it comes to getting all the perspectives/shadows/reflections/etc/ "just right" - nobody is a machine. Using whatever source material you need create what you have in your head - is being creative also. Working using your own photographs is not wrong either - most painters today do it - because it can be done.

Conclusion? Ron - Thumbs Up! Think back to when you first fired up Xara and look what you can do now. This one first "attempt" is way beyond what most people do!

Go at it!

**parahandy** · 12 April 2006, 08:23 AM

The whole picture is absolutely tremendous. The glass over the headlights is especially good and those spokes must have taken you ages. Ron you set an example of perfection that we would give our eye teeth for(if we had any)
five star stuff.
***** Norman.

**Ron Duke** · 12 April 2006, 04:57 PM

Thanks for all your encouraging words.

Bill,
There are cars with a vertical headlight alignment, but not exactly like this. After reading your comments about the "retro" look, I started to notice the backend looked very familiar. Then it struck me. I don't remember what year it was, but there was a Triumph TR6 which had a backend that looked very similar to my drawing here. Totally coincidental though.

Norman,
Here's a quicky tut on the positioning of the spokes. I didn't color, shade or size them, but just wanted you to see how easy it is to create all those spokes.
ron