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1960 Aston Martin DB4 "Zagato"

Tue, 02 Aug 2005 17:06:45 PDT

This is my second submission, as well as my second vector illustrated vehicle. Illustrating vintage vehicles has different challenges that new vehicles don't have. Just like before, this is done completely in Illustrator CS. I timed myself this go-round and it came out just under 6hrs to render.

Thanks for the comments.

SLR McLaren Mercedes III

Fri, 17 Dec 2004 02:46:27 PST

Hm...it's been 5 month now since I submitted the 2nd part. Am I lazy or what? >.<

Whatever. Here's the 3rd part of my lil' SLR McLaren series (and no, it's not the last one :B)
I worked on this one here for the past 5 days...on and off. So altogether it took me 24h+ to finish this. I dunno what exactly took me so long...it's just like that.

I hope this is somewhat enjoyable. Of course, I'm not fully satisfied with it , but maybe I'm just plain stupid, who knows?

Enjoy!

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Just a few stats:
- 100% Flash MX 2004 Professional
- 7 Layers
- Optical mouse
- Mos Def - The New Danger (that made me all shiny and happy :B)

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Parts:
SLR McLaren Mercedes I
SLR McLaren Mercedes II

Wallpaper:
Wallpaper I
Wallpaper II

Outlines:
Outlines I
Outlines II
Outlines III

Detroit Vector

Thu, 17 Jun 2004 04:29:03 PDT

This piece was done with Illustrator and Photoshop. Illustrator was used to create the outlines and Photoshop was used to create the color - all vector though. In all, there is about 500 layers to this work. A 1970 Mustang Boss is featured here.

This, in total, took me 22 hours to complete (yes, I have no life). It was by far the most time consuming - classic cars take more time. I added a background to this piece since it fit its 'scene'. I will be creating another version of this without the raster background - the second version will be 100% vector paths.

(the lines may look choopy due to the resize of the image; the original size was 300dpi - 3500X2400)

1972 Buick Riviera Boattail

Mon, 07 Mar 2005 11:55:01 PST

Adobe Illustrator CS
I was looking through the Barrett Jackson auction site, and found this beauty. I instantly loved the image but thought it wouldn't make a good painting, so I made a vector of it.

The Buick Riviera had a tremendous impact on the American automotive scene. The Riviera represented one of the most sucessful American attempts at capturing European styling and performance in a large automobile. Positioned at the top of Buick's coupe line up, the Riviera always represented cutting edge styling and performance and deserves a place in American automotive history.

Initially introduced in 1963 with Ferrari-esque styling, it was a huge success. Horsepower would increase in the following years along with it's size, but it's looks had begun to fade by the end of the 60's as it evolved into a more pedestrian looking coupe.

Things changed in 1971 (although some would argue not for the better) when the third generation of Riviera's debuted. The 1971 Riviera featured one of the greatest styling excercises in automotive history. Dubbed "the boat-tail," the look was supposed to draw upon stylish cars of the 1930s, but putting the design on a 218 inch length, 122 inch wheelbase, 4,247 lb car resulted in a look that buyers either loved or hated. Sales dropped to 33,810, though this might have also been caused by a downgrade in the engine department. General Motors had decreed that all its engines had to run on unleaded gasoline to meet stricter emission standards and thus the 455 engine was detuned, down to 315 bhp. The 455 engine in GS models were rated at 330 bhp and included the usual performance equipment to go along with that power. Performance did suffer, with the top speed falling to 120 mph.

Sadly the unique styling didn't last long. In 1973 - likely due to complaints from some who thought the design to outlandish - the Riviera was redesigned with a more convential rear end, but still kept the boat-tail look. 1974 brought another redesign completely eliminating the boattail, and weight was increasing while engine output decreased. 1975 was the last year for third generation of Rivieras.

'55 Chevy Vector

Fri, 04 Feb 2005 08:45:18 PST

I love slightly modified old cars... Ones that keep their form but clean up the minor details. This Chev has (I think) a custom front bumper, and has had detailling simplified (and modern door handles). Sadly I can't take credit for the design.

This one took maybe 6 hours to make I think?

1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 07:50:44 PST

Adobe Illustrator CS

The Chevrolet Chevelle SS represented Chevrolet's entry into the hot midsize muscle car battle. The Chevelle SS was the high performance version of Chevrolet's Chevelle, and had its own line of engines and performance equipment. At first caught napping with just a 327 V8, the Chevelle SS would soon sport powerful 396 V8s and eventually the most powerful rated engine in muscle car history, the LS6 454 in 1970. The Chevelle, along with the Pontiac GTO, remains one of the most popular cars from this era and with good reason. Its strong performance at a reasonable price made it popular on the street and at the track.

1970 saw the introduction of the most powerful Chevelle SS of all time. Responding to the lifting of GM's ban on engines larger than 400 cid in midsize cars, Chevrolet responded by dropping in a new 454 cubic engine into its Chevelle SS. The entry level 454 was known as the LS5 and packed 360bhp. The top engine choice was the LS6 version with 450bhp. The LS6 had a 800-cfm Holley four barrel on an aluminum manifold, 11.25:1 compression, solid lifters, four-bolt mains, forged steel crank and connecting rods, forged aluminum pistons, and deep-groove accessory pullies. No production engine ever had a higher factory horsepower rating. The standard Chevelle SS 396 continued with its 402 cid engines, although the 325bhp was dropped and the 350bhp version was now standard. Optional on both the 396 and 454 was a new cowl-induction hood, which had a rear facing flapper near the base of the windshield to feed air into the engine. The styling was new with a "vee" front end, functional hood pins, and five-spoke Rallye wheels. This was truly the pinnacle of the Chevelle SS performance.

1970 Chevrolet Camaro Vector

Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:14:48 PST

Adobe Illustrator CS, approx. 8 hours

After two years of watching the Ford Mustang enjoy tremendous success, General Motors finally launched its entry into the pony car segment, the Chevrolet Camaro. Although available with a mediocre six cylinder for volume sales, the Camaro could be equipped with several V8s and a myriad of performance options. Then, of course, was the famous Regular Production Code, Z/28, that would change the industry's view of pony cars.

After just three years, Chevrolet released their second generation model halfway through the 1970 model year. This generation would last over 12 years and would see the once mighty Camaro become strangled by crash and emission standards.

The state of things wasn't too sad in 1970 though. The new Camaro was released with much fanfare and much success late in the 1970 model year. Most of the credit went to the new styling, which was European-inspired. Still based on the Nova, the new Camaro was two inches longer and had five inch longer doors, and was now available only as a coupe (no convertible). It featured a new A-arm front suspension and better noise insultation. Under the hood, the proposed new 454 blocks never made it and the Camaro SS continued with the 350 and 396 engines. After January 1970, however, the 396 engines no longer displaced 396 cubic inches. Chevrolet actually enlarged them to 402 cubic inches but the executives decided to name it the 396 to take advantage of the name recognition and avoid any attention from insurance carriers. The RS option now included a free standing grill, twin bumperetes, an Endura rubber grill frame, and parking lights between the headlights and the grill. The SS option included a special black grill, hidden wipers, power brakes, engine trim, white-letter tires, chrome dual exhausts, and the SS396 also came with black-painted trunk panels and a special suspension.

The Z28 saw the most radical change -- an all new 350 cid engine know as the LT-1 350. It was rated at 360bhp (it had a rating of 370bhp when installed in Corvettes). This engine proved much more tractable, reliable, and generally outperformed the 302 engine of old. It was also available with an automatic transmission, the first time for the Z28.

Pimpin'

Sun, 26 Sep 2004 21:45:04 PDT

Well, decided I'd try something new, simplistic and overall nice, hope you all like it!

1977 Plymouth Fury

Tue, 22 Nov 2005 07:14:45 PST

Adobe Illustrator CS
I've always liked this car, possibly from watching them as police cars on TV in my childhood. I wanted it to be simplistic at first, and it got too detailled. But I did try to limit the colour palette - the body is (mostly) 5-6 colours, and the chrome work is another 4-5 colours.

In 1975, Chrysler moved the Fury nameplate to Plymouth's redesigned mid-size models that had previously been marketed as the Satellite. The full-sized Plymouth then became known as the Plymouth Gran Fury. The Gran Fury (not Grand Fury) was dropped after 1977, and the mid-sized models were dropped after 1978. There was no 1979 Fury, Gran or otherwise.

Continuing in 1980 a new R body Gran Fury emerged, it was an R body the same as the Dodge St. Regis and Chrysler Newport for 1980-1981. That body was discontinued in 1982 when they re-labeled the Dodge Diplomat with minor changes, into a new smaller Gran Fury through the 1989 model year. The engine sizes available were the Slant-6, 318, and 360 from 1980-1981, then they went to a 318 V8 with choice of 2 bbl or 4 bbl engines from 1982-1989. The 4 bbl was mostly picked for the Police package A38 models.

57 Chevy belair

Sun, 20 Mar 2005 23:58:08 PST

This is for
I screwed up though; I just looked back at our conversation and saw that she actually wanted a 56.
Shit. Everytime. Oh well, hopefully they aren't too different. (Nobody tell her; maybe she won't notice )

Illustrator CS
Mouse
Bladerunner Soundtrack
Lots of time
Dreaming of being an acrobat

1961 Chevy Impala

Tue, 20 Jul 2004 23:46:24 PDT

<< Illustrator 10 >>

Hope you like it

Su-30 Flanker

Thu, 29 Dec 2005 12:37:42 PST

In fact Su-30 with braking parachute opened.

Made in vectors with Xara-X with no bitmap or 3D based programs involved

...time? about 40hrs...

66 Ford Fairlane

Sat, 09 Jul 2005 22:34:31 PDT

Another couple of hours cleanup and it's ready to rock! I'm quite happy with the end result.

I've recently applied to a local community college for an instructor position in their Multimedia program and they needed to see that I had the artistic skills to match my technical knowledge. I'll probably throw a few other things together to really give them something to look at.

This is the finished version of [link] - note the cleaner, smoother lines and some colour corrections. Thanks to everyone that shared their opinion and advice.

Adobe Illustrator, 4-5 hours.

Cycloid Stallion

Sun, 03 Jul 2005 23:14:26 PDT

1st in a short line of requests complete.

This request is part of a deal with *cycloidbeta. A while back he did a Grey Stallion deviation for me, then said he'd do another version a few weeks ago on the grounds that I took up a Cycloid Stallion request, deal. About 10 hours on and off with a huge week long break in the middle before I attacked the chrome work. I hate working with chrome, its now on my "avoid like the plague" list. 41 layers in total, 77 if you include all the path layers I kept in a seperate folder. (Don't ask.) Listening to lots and lots of Steve Vai while doing this.

Done in Photoshop CS

PS. The car is a Chrysler Royal incase you're wondering.

Boattail

Thu, 11 Aug 2005 23:40:19 PDT

Boattail Deco, created with Illustrator CS2 using the G-Mesh tool.
25+hours and loads of fun, hope you like it.
6 months with Illustrator you think I would get use to it by now.

57 Buick

Wed, 08 Sep 2004 11:15:01 PDT

The year I was born, 1957 was an exceptional year in the history of the automobile! Some of today's most collectable classics came from the late '50 and the '57 Buick is no exception. Just on the edge of the big fin era, the Buick was class and speed all rolled into one. Defined by it's traditional faux holes in the fenders, long sweeping chrome trim and big V8's, Buick's had a distinct style that set them apart from everything on the road including all their other General Motors stable mates. With models like the Roadmaster, the Century, the Super and the Special, Buick set the pace for both luxury and power. [link]
Now, wouldn't you really rather drive a Buick?

Adobe Illustrator 8.0, Apple Macintosh G4 Power Mac. OS 9.2.

1970's Cadillac

Tue, 04 Jan 2005 05:44:31 PST

A vector drawing of a Cadillac from an ad I found in a 1970's National Geographic. I collect car advertisements and this and others were for a stillborn website I was making to display them.

*EDIT* - Updated with a higher res pic, and I might submit a print for it soon.

Volkswagen Beetle:

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 19:01:39 PST

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-> [link] <-
wallpaper version

1947 Pontiac

Thu, 23 Feb 2006 12:01:16 PST

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1971 Oldsmobile Toronado

Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:02:13 PST

Adobe Illustrator CS
I tend to like the second generation models as opposed to the first generation ones. I find the first ones look a bit awkward, while later versions are a little more conventional, even if they have the typical chrome 70's excess.

The Toronado was a two-door coupe automobile produced by the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors from 1966 to 1992. The name has no meaning, and was originally invented for a 1963 Chevrolet show car. Conceived as Oldsmobile's full-size personal luxury car and competing directly with the Mercury Cougar and Buick Riviera, the Toronado is historically significant as the first front-wheel drive automobile produced in the United States since the demise of the Cord in 1937.

The Toronado was structurally related to the 1966 rear-wheel-drive Buick Riviera and the following year's Cadillac Eldorado, although each had quite different styling. The Toronado continued to share its E-body platform with the Riviera and Eldorado for most of its 28-year history.

With radically different styling than the first generation, the 1971 Toronado had metamorphosed from a "GT"-style car into something more traditional and mundane in the luxury car field. It was now more similar to the Cadillac Eldorado than the Buick Riviera. However, the new styling attracted many new buyers and sales were up and on the rise.

The second generation of 1971-1978 is mainly noted for the early use of two safety features that are now universal standards. This body-style featured the first standard installation of high-mounted auxiliary brake lights, although a somewhat similar feature had appeared briefly as an option on the Ford Thunderbird in the late 1960s. Also, for 1974 through 1976 models, the Toronado was part of GM's first experimental production run of driver's-side airbags.

Mustang.

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 14:14:30 PST

This is theoretically a photorealistic Ford Mustang. You can see the result above. Any comments welcome Greetz

Nurse Nancy Thunderbolt

Fri, 31 Dec 2004 16:39:20 PST

This stared out to be an illustration of a 50th Fighter Group P-47D Thunderbolt called "Nancy", but the nose art just wasn't working out the way I had hoped. After messing around with it way too long and not getting the desired look, I decided to scrap the "Nancy" nose art and create my own. I liked the name, but decided to go in a different direction with it and illustrate a nurse. Hooking up with a nurse was every fighter pilots fantasy, so I went with this theme.

My Nose Art illustration is based on a rough hand drawn pencil sketch that I redrew in Illustrator and then pasted into the illustration of the P-47 that I had already started.

Now for a little history... the 50th Fighter Group was part of the 9th Air Force. Before D-Day they were stationed at a temporary air strip built on a country estate in the west of England in Lymington, at Pylewell House. The airfield was situated between Pylewell House, Newtown House and Snook Farm, the main run way actually ran right past the front door of Pylewell House. Officers were even billeted at Pylewell House.
Throughout the Normandy Invasion, the 50th Fighter Group provided fighter cover for the first waves of landing forces on the beachheads, flying over 1000 sorties from Lymington, they attacked everything from bunkers, gun emplacements, supply dumps, trains, railroad sidings, troop concentrations, radar stations and road transport... The 9th Air Force engineers even built a temporary emergency air strip on Utah Beach! As the Allied troops advanced deeper into France after D-Day, fighter groups of the 9th Air Force were moved lock stock and barrel from their bases in England to newly captured bases throughout France. The 50th moved at least 4 times as Allied forces pushed forward. Eventually the 50th was to end up at Toul-Ochey near Nancy, France. From their new base they helped stop the German advance at Saar-Hardt in January of 1945 and took part in the offensive that destroyed the Colmar bridgehead in January and February, as well as providing close ground support for the offensive that broke the Siegfried Line that eventually led to Allied forces entering into Germany in March and April, 1945. The 50th was a tactical fighter group and worked closely with troops on the ground. General George S. Patton called the 9th Air Force his flying artillery. Working directly with Air Force P-47 pilots who were assigned to Army units on the ground, they operated as foreward air controlers and were able to direct pin-point tactical air strikes to 9th Air Force P-47 pilots in the sky. 9th Air Force fighters would also freelance as they flew to and from missions, they would strafe and bomb targets of opportunity along the way. Nothing was safe from their attacks. The P-47 Thunderbolt was well suited for this sort of activity. It could carry tons of bombs, rockets and with eight 50 cal. Browning machine guns, four in each wing, it could really really pack a punch. The P-47 Thunderbolt was one of the largest and most successful fighter aircraft of WWII. Big, fast and powerful, the pilots and ground crews affectionately called them "Jugs".

Adobe Illustrator 8.0, Apple G3 iMac, OS 9.2.

Plymouth Henry Cuda 1970

Thu, 23 Dec 2004 18:48:21 PST

my best work, fully vectorized in photoshop CS, the henry cuda is the biggest muscle car in 70's

fast times detailed car

Sat, 26 Jun 2004 18:15:31 PDT

this is a detailed version of the car from my vector fast times. [link]
I wanted that version not to be detail because I think it works better with that vector.
I also included wallpaper versions.only one size sorry.also wallpapers of my truck vector FLAME ON [link]
thanks for everyone's comments and support.