haha thanks guys... This one was fun because he gave me a bit of freedom to decide what to do the background and layout like. Sadly it took me a ton of time to settle on something so I'm barely earning anything Per Hour on this drawing. I hope soon to figure out a way to evolve and really make something that no one has done before (isn't that every artist's struggle?) and get some real wide recognition across the automotive/art scene.
This was done with markers.
Markers have been a big learning experience, and honestly my process evolves more and more with each drawing.... Chip foose didn't just pick up a marker and create gold, it took practice and time to learn the medium (Atleast, I assume)
First thing I do with a drawing is run over to Utrecht art supply warehouse in Cranbury. They have tons of prismacolors, but I prefer their store brand because of the shape of the marker tip. I buy about 5 markers that are close to the car I'm coloring. A few colors that are very close, then a couple brighter and darker so I have a full range.
Dark Highland Green (DHG) is really tricky. I've seen a bunch of bullitts (almost bought one myself) but I still pulled up over a dozen pictures on googleimages of Bullitt cars in different lighting so I can get a good look of how it reflects. It is a very dark green much more to the blue side then yellow. So when I added color often I undercoated with Cool Grey markers, and once I color the green I usually color some blue over it to get it to look more like DGH.
These markers do mix, but certain colors react differently with each other and the order in which you lay them effects the final effect a lot, so it's always a crapshoot.
I don't ever really do more than one final drawing, It can take me about 5 hours with pencil and pen until I'm comfortable to put color down. I Just do a bunch of small quick sketches that I practice different sections on to get the effect I want. Markers are not very forgiving but I layer it up pretty slowly so if I make a mistake it's just a challenge to make it a strength and not a weakness. When I look back I usually can't even recognize old mistake areas myself.
here's a couple of my practice drawings... I don't bother much with proportions or making the cars look right, It's mostly just a practice with composition (layout)
Even though he didn't like this composition, I still used it as a color study. This was before I started adding blue, and the color looks way too light and yellow to be true DHG
Another quick sketch... Looks a bit better, this time I just used a lot of dark undertones and green, to me the color looks too boring and artificial, so I kept trying.
and here's some more sketches where I play with compositions, then move to color...
I don't have a picture of the final sketch I made with color, but I figured out the right ratio of undertones+green+blue to get it to this level where I like it.
If you're considering trying out markers yourself, I highly recommend a book like this.... (Rendering with Markers: Definitive Techniques for Designers, Illustrators and Architects)
If you get one used, after shipping your still barely paying $4 for it... It is from the 80's and a good deal of it is outdated, but techniques and ideas are still pretty close and it has really influenced my technique and style.
All that work, and some people on other forums still say I charge too much
Believe it or not, I can get more in depth so just shoot me a PM or ask up here if you want more tips on markers... they're tricky but I'm always ready to share a few more tips (I am an art teacher afterall)
I'll post up progress as I keep going on this too,
'Jim
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