F1/McLaren art

Red_Bull

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So I've been busy recently knocking out a few of these side view cars in Photoshop. I sorta have the idea that I wanna create some sort of picture with every McLaren from 1966-2011, although I'm also toying with the idea of doing a picture with all the world champion cars from each year. Anyway, thought I'd share what I've done so far, here's something to be going on with for now:

https://pic.armedcats.net/r/re/redbull/2011/02/09/mclaren_88-11.jpg

A Brawn I did:

https://pic.armedcats.net/r/re/redbull/2011/01/24/2009_brawn_copy.png

And a Ferrari F2003 GA:

https://pic.armedcats.net/r/re/redbull/2011/01/30/2003_ferrari_lowres.jpg

The 2011 McLaren I have to say I'm particularly pleased with (although a bit squished in that pic above). Could even put it on it's own picture.
 
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They look amazing. Great job. I like them a lot. It is a very interesting concept.

The one thing that doesn't look right to me for some reason are the tiers. The Ferrari ones are great, but the Brawn and last few McLaren ones look too cartoon like.

Great work though.
 
No, you're probably right. The tyres could be better but I do them last (hate doing tyres, traditional art or CG) and by the time I've gotten around to them I've just about lost interest :p
 
nice, but is it going backwards?
 
:hmm:

What has been seen...

I dunno, it was only very quick today, by no means a finished piece. I was just experimenting/seeing what could be done with it.
 
Spent the last three days on this, fairly pleased with the final effort:

https://pic.armedcats.net/r/re/redbull/2011/02/24/hakkinen_mclaren_1998_finlay_1200px_001.jpg


And I'll show the working out :p

 
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Awesome, but it does look as if it has weiner written above it........
 
It's Hakkinen!
Respect. (funnily I use his helmet in F1 2010 :p)
Those are awesome RB... although in your first post the McLaren 2011's wheels are sort of eggish, and in the 'poster' (the one sideways) they look a bit flat, like they need some sort of shadow/volume.

In any case severe thumbs up
 
Thanks mate. Yeh I squashed it down to fit on the page with the other cars and I know what you mean about the lack of volume. Hakkinen was always my favourite driver and MP4-13 my favourite car (good old days!) :p.

Working on a new project which is nearing completion :)
 
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Good old days indeed with Mika and Schumi battling it out fair and square with similar cars... very good.
 
WTF.
Srsly dude.
WTF.
I was looking at the thumbnail and was like...meh he did sth to the colours of that photo, lame, probably a filter.
Then I noticed you did ALL OF THAT.
Huge respect.
 
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