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Audi A4 sketch. Around 10-14 hours spent I think (Could be more)Any tips???
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Thanks a lot man!!!
Sorry for the "lateness"!
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Yay finished! This looks awesome really your shading looks great
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Cool! Your proportions are fairly close. Good use of value changes to show the planes and contour of the body. That's a nice piece of work!
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Thanks for the compliments.
Yes I do know I get my proportions kinda skewed. But however I may try it happens. Though I still use a reference. I can't draw without one.
I've drawn 2 more such sketches. If you have time please check them out and comment. No hurry. ^_^
The superleggera sucks though. ^_^'
P.S:- Your gallery is superb and so is your art. Thanks for your comment.
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You're welcome! Yes, i checked and your proportions do need attention. I know of no one who does serious car drawings without copying a photo reference. I draw and paint for car nuts, and they will know when a detail is missing. Now i do try different things to make the car my "own" work of art. In my latest drawing of a Barracuda, i tried pushing the rear of the car back by lessening the contrast in values and leaving edges blurry. And some commented on that as if it was a mistake. So not everyone has the same tastes, and that's pretty much to be expected. But i do want as accurate a drawing as i can get to start with, and a grid is the only way that works for me all of the time.
I would start out with a grid. A grid will help you to shore up your proportions. Just print out your photograph reference, then draw a gird of perhaps once inch squares on it. Then draw the same squares extremely lightly with perhaps an Ebony pencil or other soft pencil. Then just start practicing drawing each square at a time. That's what i have done in the past. It's a good way to at least get started. Here is a drawing tutorial by that can help you with laying in the value changes. [link] Hope this helps!
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Oh!!! It feels better that you told me about the reference thing, 'coz I always thought since artists post only their works and not the pic the referred it from that they did it all on their own. I'd be like "OMG I can practice like hell and draw like that, but not by imagination" Of course I'm not demeaning the fact that to draw like that is easy...With each new sketch I drew, I kinda noticed the improvement in the detailing myself [Although its still near ground-zero level]
Although many artists shade well[Like Brian and Lyle] each one has their own style, maybe 'coz of the material they use or just their own style of shading.Personally I love how you shade. It leaves a roughy smooth look. Its like black grass if you know what I mean
Ah!! But see thats the thing. Unless you experiment you can't really know the end result. Maybe you might've figures some better way to draw while experimenting.
I saw him use a grid too. I'll use one for my next drawing.
And thanks for the link. DAMN that guy can draw. Half of his sketches look like a b/w photo.
Hey and how does everyone blend the shading so well. Do blending stumpos have anything to do with that [Okay I know the name suggests it does but I'm a noob 
What exactly are they???
And thanks for the taking the time to write such a long advisory comment. And sorry about my long one.
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You are right about experimenting. No one that i know of ever hits the effect that they are after 100%. Which simply means that we are all human and no one is perfect. That said, we still endeavor to obtain perfection in our work. Experimenting leaves room for growth, and can open one up to "their" way of doing things. Everyone uses the same art materials just a tad differently.
The grid is cumbersome, but it works. The unfortunate reality is that most of us cannot afford a garage full of cars to draw as props. I have used models with mixed results. So car artists are stuck with drawing from photographs. I use my own photographs, put them in scraps when i post my drawing or painting, and then link to them. I am lucky to have a modestly decent camera, and hit a half dozen car shows this past summer.
My major blending tool is the stomp or stump [link] . I only use tortillons for charcoal work, i don't do well with them in graphite. I also use Q-Tips. They do not have to be the Q-Tip brand...i use cheaper ones. If you use kleenex, don't use one with lotion on it. Some have suggested using talcum powder to smooth out a drawing. I have never tried that.
Good luck, and keep those pencils moving!
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Work on the wheels and the shape i think its a little out of shape but other than that, bril !
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Yeah it kinda is.... I mentioned it in my other piece where I compared both the sketches. But I'm getting closer to the original one. XD
Thanks for the compliments!!!
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