Saturday, January 29, 2011

Porsche GT-1


"Porsche GT-1"
Watercolour and ink on Yupo
18x24

from the photoshoot at the Yorkville Exotic Car Show back in August.

One More Run


"One More Run"
based on my photoshoot at the FCA track day at Mosport back in the summer.
Watercolour and Ink on Yupo
approx 18x24

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Alesi


Alesi
Alesi watercolour on illustration board
20x11

Sunday, December 26, 2010

F430 Scuderia Vector Art


A close up detail of a Ferrari 430 Scuderia. A completly vector based rendering done in Adobe Illustrator on a Macintosh.
Originally shot at the dealership in Woodbridge Ontario, I liked the reflections of the large windows on the surface of the car and tried to replicate this, at the same time simplifying them - removing light pole reflections and one of myself! Colours were altered a tad to brighten the car and i darkened the floor substantially to give better contrast to the yellow bodywork.
The most timeconsuming part was the projector beam lens and turnsignal. Alot going on there when you begin to break it down.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Merry Christmas


The three kings open up SO much opportunity for Ferrari humour...
Merry Christmas to all... and a safe and prosperous 2011.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Metal Art: Ferrari GTO



Art designed in Adobe Illustrator. A friend in the states has a plasma cutter that can read the file and cut the image. After finishing the surface he constructs a frame to which it is attached. He ships it back to me and I assemble the abstract canvas background. A Ferrari Sharknose is already uploaded earlier.
The first pic is the Adobe Illustrator file... A graphic representation that stands on its own. The trick to these is not having any bits of soon-to-be-cut-metal defy laws of gravity and end up floating in midair. Everything has to attach somehow. Can be tricky when dealing with details the car is known for and has to be in certain positions. Sometimes some creative solutions have to occur...
The second pic is the metal version with a canvas background. Been thinking of redoing this one with one reminiscent of the Sharknose. Solid red with a bit a colour swiped through it.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

TR on Yorkville


TR on Yorkville
18x24
Ink & Watercolour on Yupo

My second painting from the Exotics in Yorkville car show back in July. A great event with the Ferrari and Porsche clubs. And a great turnout! Hope it returns next year.
Altered quite a bit... got rid of those ugly barriers and safety cones; changed the 360 spider from red to yellow and a myriad of other details.