This had been a lot of work, but I think it's been worth it. I wanted to show, in a very simplified way, what an old model A goes through to become a hotrod. Up in the upper left is an old body in a field, and on the bottom is the finished product. Details: I'm going to make some prints, the size is 11x17. It will be printed on a nice 100# paper with a glossy coating. Price is $15, which includes shipping. You can paypal me at n8forsberg@hotmail.com or PM me if you want my address. Thanks to everyone who helped with this project, especially CougarDan, ChopperDaddy, and Zach. PS: somebody let me know if this needs to go in the cl***ifieds. PPS or PSS??: Look for a special HAMB auction from me later tonight.
[I should probably say, I need to get a good idea how many to print on this first run, so let me know if you want one so I can decide how many thousands I need to print . I should be able to get them printed and start mailing them in about a week.
dude...that is a great idea...but it is not that detailed...looks horrid...like a kid with some time and adobe illustrator. sorry to be harsh..but..well..yeah..****.. tok
Hey N8inks..I really dig your art. I'm your age and wish I had the industrial design background rather than my "strugglin arteest" illustration BFA. BUT I didn't have TOKYO as my "CAREER COUNSELOR" so I guess I missed his professional expertise. Yeah, of all the artsist here...your work provides the most influence and inspiration for my own.
I think what Tokyo is trying to say (in a Neanderthal manner) is that it needs refinement? The ***le for instance? What I really like about your work is those great perspective 'studies' with multiple pencil marks left on the tracing paper? Maybe some of that in the early stages? Just ideas. I hope you dont take this the wrong way, you have the talent, maybe this one needs a bit more tweaking before selling?
Wizzerick, That's fair. I could add some detail. Sharpen the whole thing a bit. I think I just got too far into it and lost a little perspective. Maybe if I worked on it some more the ***le would fit better, or I might change the ***le. I actually appreciate a critic as long as it helps get the art better. So if you sent me money already, just know that the art will only get better and won't change *too* much. Less horrid eh Tok?
N8inks looks good, but I am always down for an art critique and since this post has gone that way, here is my 2 cents take it or leave it. I would go for the sketchy "rough draft" look like in your avatar (because it is the same as my style) throughout the whole piece. The back ground is too plain. How about on the finished rod some flames, scallops or pinstripes and then implicate that on a large toned down scale for your background. Kind of in the way of the striping at the top of this board behind the hamb logo. A little work on your font to flow with the rest of the composition and your in, with me anyway. like I said my 2 cents, but what the hell do I know....
[Alright, I'm going to put some more work into it, add some stuff. THe auction still goes to Thursday, it will be done by then. If you like it now, you'll like it more by thursday. If you don't like it at all... well.. can't please everybody. Later Nate
Nate, I like it. To me the angle reminds me of an old AMT or Revelle model kit instructions. Maybe you can box each drawing and number them and give some technical info. On the drawing with the rolling ch***is, seperate the tires and engine from the ch***is and use slash marks ( ----------) to show where they fit on the ch***is (just like the model kit instructions). The font for the headline is a bit week. I just found out about the Font Dinner, they have some really cool retro fonts. Check them out when you get a chance. http://www.fontdiner.com/ Sean
I really like it man. Great concept, good execution. Depending on what direction it goes... (with the "refinement process") I may be a player on one. And I am a cheap ***... so thats saying alot. Keep up the good work Bro...
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