Modern Vespa

A webcomic artist I follow drew this, not me, but I thought I'd post anyways...

^^^ Wow, that comic art is excellent. Proper job. ^^^ Thanks october. Stick with it!

My Wacom set works well for pencil sketching in Mischief, the pressure sensitivity is good and it registers the marks instantly. But for some reason the performance is a bit laggy in Photoshop and it doesn't register the pressure. Maybe I've got the settings wrong, I'm sure I used to have it working better.

I like using the Wacom pen from time to time, but most of my stuff is made using the mouse and keyboard. Mouse for plotting points and lines, keyboard for tool selection and shortcuts.

Lately I've been studying old print advertisements and commercial art. I love the artwork found in the small-ads of old newspapers and magazines. Blown out ink and rough paper. Some of the early Vespa owner's manuals have nice line art illustrations too.

This week I went back to one of my old GTS drawings and remade it in single colour line art:




I already had the main scooter outlines created for an older project, so that was half the job done. Then it was a case of knuckling down on the hatching and contours. Here's a close up detail shot:




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Soooo good!! You nailed the vintage styling with that line work. Great texture, especially the (I'm assuming) carbon fiber horn cover.

Ironfoot: Once again, amazing. Nailed the vintage motif just right.

thanks amateriat & Etchkid. I wasn't going for carbon fibre though I can see what you mean. You have a keen eye - no surprise there!

That hatch work is excellent!
I too enjoy old printing and advertising... You do a great job capturing that feel...

Thanks october - I hope your graphics projects are going well.

I did more work on the GTS picture since I last posted it here. Tweaked some of the hatching a little bit, and then set the scooter in a new wing design. All made in Illustrator again, with a bit of Photoshop to produce the final images.





It's available on t-shirts from RedBubble along with my other designs:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/doublegood/works/25566320-doublegood-vespa-gts

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Well, it's approaching t-shirt weather anyway...ordering soon!

Yes!

I just finished the poster for our rally this year...
Created in illustrator, even used the Wacom with some success... Frustrating, but I discovered a new technique;)

I am planning on screen printing these by hand on nice paper...

Top job, October. Nice colour scheme too. Show us a photo of the screen prints when they're ready. Looks like three spot colours, plus white background?

It's great that you take care of the whole process, from the initial layouts right through to the final print. I'm so envious of your printing press.

Thanks...

I will update as I start the printing process...

I have built a vacuum platen myself, to print on flat stock.
We'll see if it works...

I will most likely use this design, minus the text, for t shirts also.
I plan on printing those myself as well, if time allows...

It's the 5th year for our rally, hence the 5.

I'm going to try 3 color on a dark background. Not sure if it will show up, so I might need to do a white under base first, then print the other 2 on top.

October I just love your work. Maybe if I make it to Maine for the 2018 trip I can make the "6" Rally.

What IS it?



The Simat was an early prototype scooter built in Italy by Vittorio Belmondo in 1940. With no suspension at all, neither front or back, the only cushioning provided for the lucky rider was the springs built into the saddle. It was powered by a 98cc Sachs engine and had two speed ratios. Note the position of the gear shifter, mounted eye-wateringly close to the seat.



The design pre-dates the first prototype scooters built by Piaggio and you can see the classic form of the Vespa beginning to emerge in the hump-back body of the Simat. It's a funny-looking thing - more snail than wasp - but it has a certain charm. I'd rock it.

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Thanks!

Yes, didn't you mention that you had ties to Maine?
I still haven't forgotten about your shirt;)

This is a fun little web app and a quick way to get square eyes:
Draw your own GameBoy loading screen - http://drawboy.net


Here's my effort... http://drawboy.net/?r=2898603034

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R Crumb's forgotten foray into industrial design?

Here is a painting I recently finished. Acrylics 12"x12"[/img]

brookdain: Whoo, nice!

Just to add my ha'pence worth to this thread. Here's a painting I did in acrylics on watercolour paper a few years ago. 'The Brentford Getaway'. I'm from Brentford in west London, although I've lived in Dublin for the past 30 years. This is my memory of a way of life that has all but disappeared now...

I do a lot of Scooter-related art under the name of 'Scooterissimo' and you're all very welcome to drop by my site: https://society6.com/coolprints

Best wishes to you all,
Kevin

Kevin: Absolutely great (and whimsical) work there. Will definitely look in on your other stuff!

Very fun stuff. I posted it to our club!

Thanks very much guys. I'm very grateful that you posted something up to your club Amateriat.

This guy was drawing scooters before any of us:



Corradino D'Ascanio, aeronautical engineer and industrial designer, was a key figure in the early development of the Lambretta and Vespa motorscooters.

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A man of vision. Nice engraving feel to that, Ironfoot. Is it engraved?

Apologies to Paddlenround -I got confused about who posted to their club.

Kevin

Vector artwork for a print based on the film Roman Holiday. It featured Audrey Hepburn and...and...that bloke.

Thanks Kevin. It's all digital. I figured that D'Ascanio - being such a keystone in the history of scooters - warranted a kind of formal, banknote-inspired style of drawing. The lines are all vectors drawn in Illustrator. Then Photoshop for the colouring and texture. Lovely colours. Very effective use of gradients in the scooter. Really nice work! What's your vector program of choice?

Cheers Ironfoot,
I'm using Affinity Designer; if I remember rightly, they're from Nottingham too. I couldn't afford the subscription model for Adobe!

I'm working on another one right now this time it's Lambretta based...shhhhh...)

I must ask (maybe off this forum) how you get on with Zazzle. Currently I've put everything on Society6.

All the best,

Kevin

I'm not on Zazzle. You can PM me if you wanna chat off the board. I'm hanging on to the older versions of Adobe, pre subscription era.

I wasn't aware of Affinity Designer (living in a bubble here). Reading up on it just now, it looks good. I do remember the parent software company, Serif, from years back, but I never knew they were based in Nottingham. I think we can stomach an occasional picture of a Lambretta here.

I've collected together some of my graphics to make a little sticker pack. You might recognise some past favourites and variations of earlier designs, plus there's a couple of illustrations in there that I didn't post to MV at the time:



http://www.doublegood.co.uk/set-of-10-mini-stickers

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Okay, I want. Fabulous set!

Finally did it! Here it is: My 2013 LXV 150 ie on the World's Smallest Etch A Sketch. (Will post the timelapse video as soon as YouTube starts cooperating with me.)
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If you'd like you can follow me on Instagram and Facebook (@etchbeyond). The video's up there.

(Not sure why the link's showing instead of the image, but it works if you click it. Any help on that would be appreciated!)

Two drawings for our vespa club from a friend who does comic strips...

Ironfoot:

I wish you would make this awesome drawing available on a deck of playing cards!

I like the idea too. It might be possible. Cool! (dude is gonna have some bruised peaches...) OMG you have MASSIVE hands.

Great video clip on your FB page, really brings it to life!

Here ya go...

the talent in this post is simply outstanding. bravo.

Thanks!

I dug out those pencil sketches from the last page and gave them the inky treatment:



and I made a new version of this guy:

Anyone else been playing with the crayons lately?

Here's a new illustration from me...








It's been on and off my drawing board for some time and I'm pretty stoked with how it finished up. T-shirts are at the redbubble store. Stickers will be at DoubleGood at some point in the future, maybe!