Sharpie Camaro

[Rhino]

I actually like it. I think it's pretty cool. It's kinda like how people started the berger mod on 4th gen Camaro's. Berger started it and other people liked it.

Now, I would never in a million years do it to my own car, because I like my stuff to be clean.

What's even funnier about it is Berger was simply imitating the black tail panel of the big block 1st Gen's.

As far as the new piece; I do have to say that I totally prefer the stripes over the full car. Still not something I'd do myself, but seems more "in place" for these cars.

[John Wright]

You put only 4 spark plugs on both of them.......just saying....

...and only one shock.

[Pinstripe Chris]

Lol... the reason there are only 4 spark plugs and 1 shock was for a couple reasons... first, i didn't want to keep doing the same things over and over in a small area. Secondly, on an actual car i would want to spread them out anyways so that the same ideas aren't reaccuring over and over in the same places. Might look more oriented if full sets of things were together like the pistons tho. But its nice to know that people are looking hard enough to find my flaws. Atleast your lookin. So do you think the car parts stuff should be grouped?

[Z06killinSBF]

I think certain components should be grouped, like the plugs. But you obviously cant have everything grouped or it would look like a parts tree for a model car

[John Wright]

Lol... the reason there are only 4 spark plugs and 1 shock was for a couple reasons... first, i didn't want to keep doing the same things over and over in a small area. Secondly, on an actual car i would want to spread them out anyways so that the same ideas aren't reaccuring over and over in the same places. Might look more oriented if full sets of things were together like the pistons tho. But its nice to know that people are looking hard enough to find my flaws. Atleast your lookin. So do you think the car parts stuff should be grouped?

LOL...I was just attempting to make a funny off the other post about the spark plugs.....From what I remember about art class in HS was to group things in odd numbers (maily groups of 3) to keep the picture interesting and to keep your point of interest in the rule of the thirds.

[Pinstripe Chris]

Oh i get it... i thought i was just being made fun of for not counting right. Sets of three is an interesting idea... might raise more questions then anything but it still sounds cool.

[John Wright]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds

[Pinstripe Chris]

Thats pretty interesting, i like that. I will definitly take that into concideration on the next task

Thanks dude

[John Wright]

My wife thinks I'm being sloppy by not centering all of my objects of interest in my pics that I take with a camera. She didn't understand the rule of thirds.

Flow is another consideration, as lines in the pic that make the eye follow around the frame and back to the point of interest. IOW, you never want a line to lead your eye off the pic, like a bold tree limb or telephone pole in a pic of your car that might lead the eye out of the frame.

[Pinstripe Chris]

Oh i get it. I sometimes do that with the sharpie stuff, and sometimes it's boxed in. I definitly understand what you mean by your eyes leaving the page when the design allows you to follow it out. Another good tip- i'll start writting a book soon

Thanks a million

[04ctd]

sounds like you have good sense, and the ability to reason & think

that's pretty cool for a 23yo guy.

here's the deal, i bet if you pulled the demographic of most guys who are on here, they are old enough (in order to have the pro $treet $cratch) to be of a different mindset.

tattoo's are the greatest comparison I can give. i have a buddy who's son is 19, and is visiting from CA to SC.

he's CRAZY about tattoo's, and is REALLY bummed that no one here has good ink. there were never legal shops in SC till a few years ago, so it's not part of our "culture"

and i am old enough that i think tattoo's are weird, sort of.

it's all about perspective, and i can guarantee a young guy (under 30?) would love to have some of that crazy stuff on his car, esp the more it looks like tattoo's. most young folks can NOT get enough individuality.

most kids that age DON'T see graffiti as property damage and the destruction of other people's property, so they don't have bad feelings about it.

keep us posted.


Mr Ven, if i may, what makes you a graffiti specialist?

[Pinstripe Chris]

Thanks for the insight. I think your right- the interest this may grab would be the younger folks (i say that being one of them). I also feel like it's got a tattoo feel to it and perhaps that is why it would fall into a younger category. Your thoughts on individuality are interesting- i had never really thought of it that way. I know that this kind of thing certainly makes you stand out (which not everyone wants)... but i guess sometimes thats what makes you individual- how you stand out.

The white corvette roof test panel i did has been cleared a number of times at the dealership so that it can be ready to put on display on the showroom floor (by request of the dealership manager).

Thanks again!

[04ctd]

have you tried posting this on any tattoo forums?

should be a whole different mind set on there.

try on here:
http://www.v-twinforum.com/forums/tatts-ink/

[fantasygoat]

I like the stripes example much more, but I'd prefer it without words. Too much like an ad for a product with words.

[04ctd]

here's something a guy like you did, he was freelancing,
we knew him local,

send him a picture and your helmet, $75 (was years ago)
and you got something like this:

[Pinstripe Chris]

Thats pretty cool... and the art work is neat.

Good to know that freelance people can survive!

[Scarelane]

Way too busy for me. But I can certainly appreciate your talent!!

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

Mr Ven, if i may, what makes you a graffiti specialist?

cause I am..

[jknight16]

cause I am..

hahaha, its what he do son!

[Jim Nilsen]

cause I am..

I keep waiting for you to come by and do my garage door in the middle of the night, I'll leave the light on for ya just like at Motel 6 !