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Scirocco art - Illustration v2 pt. 1 - Complete!



WOW! This is first time I've opened the pix!  It looks sick, Grant! Can't wait 
to see the finished product!

Jeff

> I think this is amazing work.  So, is this the actual
> plan for your Scirocco?!  I have always dreamed of having
> a rocco with the gull-wing doors.
> 
> I just want to see the front end now...  ;)
> 
> Ben
> 
> 
> --- GTG <NavySEAL2B@insightbb.com> wrote:
> 
>> Adobe Illustrator CS. Lots of hours.
>> 
>> Reference Photo:
>> http://www.xgtgx.com/img/scirocco-reference.jpg
>> 
>> Illustration:
>> http://www.xgtgx.com/img/doorclosed.gif
>> http://www.xgtgx.com/img/dooropen.gif
>> 
>> I drew a lot of it freehand and scanned. It's all original, though. very
>> little tracing. I traced the major body lines from the reference photo,
>> then traced the new lines (arches, bumpers, hatch spoiler) from the
>> various scanned sketches. Details and actual refining of the lines was
>> done from scratch directly in illustrator. The wheels were traced from the
>> [BBS S-RS] wheels on my BMW but with a little more lip. The interior is
>> modeled after a ferrari interior, but I had to redraw it from scratch at
>> the right perspective. Porsche inspired cluster. Doors like the SL300
>> (with their really high door sills).
>> Still a few things I'm going to tweak a bit, but the next step is to
>> export to photoshop and color it. Expect that in a couple weeks at least.
>> 
>> I did another similar illustration about 6 months ago:
>> 
>> http://www.xgtgx.com/img/scirocco-web1.jpg
>> 
>> and thought since i left it stock I'd do another version that was highly
>> modified. If I could build this car, I would. Things like the vents and
>> the notches in the rear bumper (not to mention the doors) are probably
>> controversial, but would probably be much more subtle in reality and will
>> look more that way once its colored.
>> 
>> And on an unrelated note:
>> I get to see my Scirocco again in 4 days!  I've missed it so much :(  No
>> driving this time, but still...
>> 
>> 
>> -Grant-
>> Annapolis, MD/Louisville, KY
>> 1980 in storage :(
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