Ok I am thinking about taking an art cl***,well looking for one first,and all I draw now is HotRods,now I'm no Chip Foose,but look at these 2 drawings and give me your opinions on if I'm off to a good start,and have a future in drawing. John.
I'd be happy if I drew that well. Looks like you have the raw talent - why not take some cl***es and see where it takes you. Good luck!
Looks good.....there are a few good car drawing books out there by Trosley, Thom, etc....that'll help with perspective. I've been drawing since I was 2, and took all the art cl***es in school, but really haven't done much lately...hard to find the time..... Plus I'm not as good as I used ta be.....
I'm sure Foose's first works were similiar to Helen Keller's. Keep at it, man. Practice makes perfect
I could start a project based on either of those. Definitely work on the 3/4 view. What art school are you considering. I hear there's one in Pasadena that's pretty good.
What is the down side. I can't think of one. I went all through K-8 and high school and the Army with my friend Vaughn and he was always drawing cars. Today he is almost ready to retire as a graphic artist with some big company. He has a vet. coolo '56 210, and a camaro that is pretty nice. Not my kind of cars but the point is he is doing well at something he likes doing. PS I still have some of the pictures he drew in high school of how I wished my car looked.
Josh pretty much summed it up for me too. The most important thing I was ever taught, as far as art goes, was "Draw what you SEE, not what you THINK you see". Everyone has a different perspective of how something should be but when it is sitting in front of you, it looks the same. Think about it, it actually makes a lot of sense.
If cars is all you draw, consider investing in a set of circle and elipses templates, french curves, etc. Take a cl*** and don't forget to have fun. I quit the college art program a couple years ago, and I'm still trying to undo a lot of the **** they forced me into. Although they gave me a lot of good tools, there's no better teacher than practice. Make mistakes, and again, HAVE FUN doing it. I's invest in a book or two about drawing cars that Sinister mentioned - if cars is your sole p***ion that might cut it. If however, you might want to branch out and place your cars in a setting or view them at unorthadox angles, take a cl***. Good start.
Looks like a good start, you still have to learn a lot of the tricks. Seems to me that there are very few people who can draw, and some of those that can do it well have an uncontrollable urge to draw all the time. If you're one of them....then definitely pursue it! if not, you might think twice about spending $$$ on art school
You're a much better artist than I am. The only thing I can draw consistantly is flys! I'm lucky enough to see what I want to do visually in my mind's eye, but have a helluva time converting it to paper or 3D form. You've got a start, so take it somewhere and become better at it!
Sometimes I have a serious craving to draw something, anything. Almost like an addiction. It might sound kinda weird to some people but I've heard it from a few others. If you have that feeling then pursue it till the end. Don't get stifled by anyone or anything because it might drive you nuts. Even if you can only draw 15 minutes a day do it. Take my word for it,
John, I found this site, describing the path of a fellow who attended RISD in Providence. It mentions a number of quality intructors, I had a sketching workshop from John Behringer which was transforming. He was teaching there at the time. The M*** College of Art was where two uncles went. It worked well for both in their fields. It saved them big debts compared to RISD's tuition too. One took fine art painting, the other was an illustrator at Hughes, who drew the original Space shuttle drawing. It is a calling, something you may be moved to do. Good luck and share with us some of the "Friday Art" stuff! http://www.winecorx.com/html_files/about_jim.htm
Looks like your at a good place to start something like art cl***. My son can draw but he hasn't the desire, you have that.... Good Luck.
Thanks for all the opinions guys,I'm looking for a cl*** to take,and I bought a Thom Taylor how to book,oh and one more thing,those two drawings,please,someone feel free to build one.
Charles Schultz said the hardest part about drawing Charlie Brown was getting his head round. I saw the Foose exhibit at the Peterson Auto Museum. They had Chip's car, models, designs, and drawings. Not everything to my style, but his early drawings (as a kid, before he was in art school) were not any better that what you've posted. Loosen up and have fun. You will only get better.
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