| Author | Message | ||
| GThomas (Ferrariartist)
New member Username: Ferrariartist Post Number: 4 Registered: 2-2003 |
Mike Procopio - Thanx for the comments regarding the 456 acrylic - one of my first attempts i made a couple of years ago trying a new style. The whole thing done with nothing but a pallet knife - Its approximately 24" x36". Some friends saw this and its brother "308" done in the same style and thought aliens had abducted me and replaced me with some sort of clone... the style was soooo shockingly different from what they had been used to for 10 years. For that very reason, they are so much fun to do. Winning Streak and Italian blur were just finished 3 weeks ago, a bit tighter work but in the same vien. "The Office" is the most recent "more-realistic" watercolour... using pics i took at the Cavallino Classic 3 years ago. Mike Charness - I use the Mac all day at work so after 14 years Adobe Illustrator and me have gotten quite close (: The lack of training at work caused me to self-assign myself The Harrier Jet project to learn the program. Its one of the more involved things i've done. Its a wonderful program. Nice work with Corel Draw... very impressive... Andreas - Yes i do accept commissions. I prefer to take my own shots of the car, but with the internationality of the 'net that obviously won't be practical, so keep in mind the better the photo of, say, your beach house that you want a, say, Enzo Ferrari parked in front of, the better the result. I've had backlit shots of a house with a pick-up truck parked in front and was asked "to do my best removing it, and fix the lighting" while they tried to verbally describe what was covered up by the truck... ): its times like that i wonder why i drew that pirate on the back of the matchbook and mailed it in... just kidding.. (: Grant | ||
| Jason Williams (Pristines4)
Junior Member Username: Pristines4 Post Number: 133 Registered: 12-2002 |
Are these for sale? | ||
| Andreas Forrer (Tifosi12)
Member Username: Tifosi12 Post Number: 499 Registered: 10-2002 |
Thomas, would you be doing any work on commission? Like if somebody sent you a photograph that you could use as your starting point? | ||
| Mike Charness (Mcharness)
Member Username: Mcharness Post Number: 259 Registered: 8-2002 |
Beautiful stuff... you've got an incredible talent. I really admire your eye for composition. I'm fascinated by the Illustrator computer art and the challenge of getting the "lighting" right so the drawn artwork looks almost photographic. I've done some Ferrari stuff in CorelDraw so I know how time consuming that can be! For some reason I found your "328 Boot" especially to my liking because of the angles and reflections. Below is a computer art version I did of a common 360 photograph. I have also done similar versions of a 308QV and a 328.  | ||
| Mike Procopio (Pupz308)
Junior Member Username: Pupz308 Post Number: 115 Registered: 10-2002 |
Extraordinary work. "456," Acrylic on Canvas, I found to be the most intriguing. | ||
| GThomas (Ferrariartist)
New member Username: Ferrariartist Post Number: 3 Registered: 2-2003 |
Kelly, thats Gavin Macleod's work I believe, "Master in the Rain" or something like that... I've seen several of his originals and alot of his prints in Toronto, he's done several of Gilles Villeneuve (in a Ferrari of course) that i find personally very striking... I enjoy a much more loose style rather than the tight, crisp airbrush of Mr. Macleod, but there's no argument that the guy is very good. Ming, i actually DO have a grey 456GT drawing, a pencil-crayon and marker rendering on a grey board, kinda like those auto-stylist renderings, i'll get it on my site as soon as i get a good scan... stay tuned... Grant | ||
| Kelly (Tifosi1)
Member Username: Tifosi1 Post Number: 557 Registered: 2-2002 |
My favorite  | ||
| L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Member Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 953 Registered: 8-2002 |
My personal favorites: "Quattro Cilindri," "#15," "355 Close Up," "Italian Blur," and in computer art, "250 Headlight." | ||
| Ming Cheng (Onlinesys)
Junior Member Username: Onlinesys Post Number: 194 Registered: 5-2002 |
Welcome on board Grant! I love the watercolors ones. Any chance of makng a 456GT drawing? Cheers | ||
| John A. Suarez (Futureowner)
Member Username: Futureowner Post Number: 479 Registered: 3-2002 |
the painting called "Italian Blur" is so necessary! | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Intermediate Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 2294 Registered: 8-2002 |
LOL, Wayne... | ||
| Jerry W. (Tork1966)
Member Username: Tork1966 Post Number: 490 Registered: 7-2001 |
Those are the coolest Ferrari paintings that I have ever seen.....do I get a discount?  | ||
| L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Member Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 951 Registered: 8-2002 |
Grant, you're welcome. Now, about that book... ? ;-) | ||
| GThomas (Ferrariartist)
New member Username: Ferrariartist Post Number: 2 Registered: 2-2003 |
gawsh... thanx fer the warm welcome and all the wonderful comments... my own thread too... wow...thanx L. W. Ausbrooks... i've been doin' this for about 15 years now. I find it extremely encouraging when someone wants one of "Enzo's own" done by moi. Theres alot of my heart and soul in these things... only you guys (oops.. and gals - sorry Nika (: ) can fully understand what that means... FYI "#15" and "Monza 2001" are currently at the Toronto Car Show AJAC Art Exhibit in the south building if anyones going on the weekend.... once again, thanx fer the warm welcome and i'll look forward to getting more involved here... Forza Ferrari... Grant | ||
| BobD (Bobd)
Intermediate Member Username: Bobd Post Number: 1032 Registered: 3-2001 |
Really nice stuff... great site too except for the 32 pop-up ads!!!! Those things drive me nuts!!!!!! The watercolors are really, really nice. | ||
| Bill Sawyer (Wsawyer)
Member Username: Wsawyer Post Number: 690 Registered: 2-2002 |
Marvelous stuff, Grant! | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Intermediate Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 2284 Registered: 8-2002 |
Unbelievable work- just totally, completely & unbelievably unbelievable work... Thomas, that's real talent right there... Incredible... | ||
| L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Member Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 947 Registered: 8-2002 |
Check out this site! Grant is a new F-chatter that made his first post today. http://www.grantthomasdesigns.htmlplanet.com/index.html |