Prowler

[Steve Newport]

Hey, I changed my login name from Vitality to my regular name, figured it looked a little more "professional" just in case any of you wanted to know! Wasn't very sure of putting this up yet, especially after Balazs's amazing work ("McLaren")! But I decided to put it up anyway seeing as how there has been a lot of posts lately and I'm looking for a lot of advice and/or comments! Thanks for your posts, hope you enjoy

Steve Newport

[This message was edited by Steve Newport on January 23, 2001 at 07:31 PM.

[This message was edited by Steve Newport on January 23, 2001 at 07:32 PM.]

[Bob C.]

A different style and very nice Steve. Was this a trace as well or a “free hand� rendering?

Bob C.

[Steve Newport]

Yes, this was as well a trace! I don't right now, nor may I ever have the talent for that kind of extensive "free hand"! Thanks for the compliments

Steve Newport

[caraman1]

No apologies needed for this one! From my experience cars are the hardest thing to illustrate. Each one has their own character and if you get a couple of lines or angles off by much they don't look like the intended model at all.

Great job!

Dennis Cox

<a href=http://www.inconnect.com/~dennisco>Carillus Design</a>

[Ross Macintosh]

Steve, your prowler purrs! You've done a really great job with your blends to sculpt the car.

I'm certainly not critical of what you've done but I do have a few comments for consideration. Notice how the body and other metal work has a rather "soft" look? If you wanted it to look harder and more metallic I think what you could try is adding some reflections. That would be like giving it a coat of wax. Part of what makes Belazs' McLaren illustration so successful is all those reflections he rendered. Similarly, the great cars in the Xara clipart examples all incorporate reflections. I presume you still have the reference photo you used. Analyze its reflections and try adding a few to your Prowler - I think you'll find the effort worthwhile.

Regards, Ross

<a href=http://www.designstop.com/>DesignStop.Com</a>

[wALDO sLACK]

I think what Ross is saying is that it lacks shine. Kinda gives the appearance that it's painted in flat purple.

Add some Shine Plus Reflections & you'd have a portfolio piece there.

Good luck. Looking good so far. 10-20% to go...

Ww

[Steve Newport]

Thanx a lot for the advice, I know exactly what you mean and I will definentally experiment with it and hopefully post the final result soon. Just adding the finishing touches to another project that I will post soon but will probably be adding more reflection to that too! Thanks again

Steve Newport