how 'bout a contest ?

[lasa]

Patrick, Make it ...This little "car" of mine...and start up your mouse.
If you visualize it, you can materialize it.
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[lasa]

Well guys tomorrow I start looking at my car in a new light looking at the details...I need to learn how and when to apply highlights, crisp edges and that glass like finish.
I might have to clean my car first if I expect to learn anything..as it stands, it shows no reflection even in Florida's sunlight (I think it actually absorbs light at this stage!), Hell, I'm starting to wonder what color it is? Its looking a matte kinda brownishgrayishdullishsilver....

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[ronmatt]

Mouse? I don need no stinkin mouse. I just put my hand on the cpu, squeeze my eyes shut and I'm in.....

[lasa]

Somebody unplug his computer...and nobody ever heard from ronmatt again..

The legend goes that ronmatt had the perfect car design for a PSG forum challange but couldn't get "it" or "himself" out of his computer. Ronmatt was caught in a electromagnetic wasteland. To this day, the people of California attribute computers static to ronmatt's trying to share his car design with the world...Rock-on!

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[p?tr?]

[lasa]

Well I fired away at my less-then-concept car ....I did two in fact:
One looked to old style... kinda Firebird-Corvettie-Rx7-chevyNova-ish, and my more futuristic one looked like an ugly fish tank! With ugly fish!
Something was gained today, I think I know what I don't want!

My drawing skills a little rusty but starting to come back (haven't made a drawings from scratch in years, much less a car)...I can't seem to paint "cool-airbrushy-like" worth a damn...I definetly need to hunt down some tutorials! Or sift through ronmatt's trash.
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[ronmatt]

I'm firing away too. Not as easy as I thought it would be. I think I want to do something with some perspective. I have no problem with the rendering, but like the car I posted earlier, can't get the wheels to work.
So here's a hint, start with the wheels and build the car around them.
(I may be advising myself here)

[lasa]

It's a "concept" car...you don't need no stink'n wheels!
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[ronmatt]

HOO-RAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lasa]

AAhhhhhhh...Grrrrrr...@#!%&* ... I've drawn something most people will recognize as a car, I'm happy with my car....but my painting ... my painting bites!!!! Bites!! Bites!!! Ahhh..@#^ double damn....caca!

I'm trying to make crisp clean glass-like lines and shapes, with highlights...instead I'm getting matte-dull finish streaks of house latex paint over chaulk!!!..ahhhhh...Somebody give me a fork!! (knives are to messy)

Hows everybody else doing?
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