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[Steveonamission]

Obviously I'm taking it too seriously, which is silly as it's just a hobby for me. I've always been quite harsh on myself with creative work, always telling myself it needs to be better, do it better! Why did you do it like that? etc

What I really mean is I can do the basics pretty well now (I think), but I feel I need to be adding more design elements to the work to have that wow factor, rather than just a nice looking shell.

Originally Posted by eyeayen

WHY ?

You create good designs, something a lot of people who paint body shells seem to miss, they just chuck stuff down where as yours at least look designed ! The colours you use compliment each other and from what I can see in the pictures they look well executed. I'd say you should give yourself a bit more credit dude !

[Steveonamission]

Back with a couple more TC's. A pin around the triangle thing on the bonnet would of finished the orange one off better looking at it, not sure why I didn't do it, as I did the one on the back of the roof, meh! Pretty happy with it though anyway, personally felt it was a step in the right direction for cleaner work.

[eyeayen]

DUde get a white sheet or a towel or something and drape it over the chair, will be much better for the photographs !

Liking the design on the orange one, the green one looks cool too but you've not shown the side shot ???

You're right a pin line would have just held that edge but it looks a good job without it, clean, sharp, good colours, what more can you ask for.

[Steveonamission]

Oww I got told off by the master

I'm too lazy obviously...

Added the side picture, nothing too exciting!

[eyeayen]

Originally Posted by Steveonamission

Oww I got told off by the master :lol

Who's that then ???

Side shot looks good ! ( Obviously barring the white sheet )

[Steveonamission]

Prefer the orange one out the two, looks smarter to me, all good practise though.

[eyeayen]

You should of used a brighter orange

Both look very good.

I prefer the other one actually. Maybe more on the design side of things ? It's the pink pin line ( although i think that would look good in other colours too ), I think that and the same colour in the side detail make it, as I said though, both look cool.

[ginge]

Nice work. Both looks good

[Steveonamission]

Haha, thanks Ian.

Thanks ginge, appreciate it.

Lacking imagination I think, but I prefer the racey looking stuff.

[Steveonamission]

Keith's mini thing

Apologies for the poor picture.

[Steveonamission]

[eyeayen]

Nice to see someone using different colours ! Looking good dude

[Steveonamission]

[Steveonamission]

[U1timate PigDog]

Now that one I like, not as keen on the blue one but the last one looks real smart, Nice work.

[eyeayen]

Love the blue and pink on that one but not liking the rear being so dark.

The pink purple green all go well together, good colour choices.

[Steveonamission]

Thanks Grahem, nice to have you pop in.

Ian - Expected it to go dark which I didn't want, but I didn't do anything to not let that happen! Never mind.

To anyone that actually takes a look at my thread, I'd like just to mention how helpful these two guys are with advice, especially Ian who took the time out to talk to me about how I should go about improving my level if I want to take it further. Though with studying, working and racing, it's a tough thing to do, maybe stop the shells for a while and pick up that airbrush technique book.

Cheers guys.

Adding to that, if anyone who does look in, I'd appreciate people giving constructive critism on what I need to improve on, though even I can notice my work has improved in quality, even if isn't to everyones taste and a little repetative in design.

[U1timate PigDog]

Cheers mate and no problem, Ian always gives great advice and like you say very friendly and helpful, in fact most of the guys on this site are which is what makes coming on here so good.

Your paint work has become really good and I often like looking at your designs, there bright, well done and in the main just my style, in fact I hadn't realised it had been so long since I last posted but I really like the ones you have previously done on this page, the orange is really nice and I love the design on the red one, thats very cool, then the next set of are also really nice designs and look very well done too !!

I wouldnt say your designs are repetitive, its just your style and having a style is what makes it your own. Keep up the nice work.

[cutting edge]

Your shells are looking good mate . A friend of mine bought one of yours from Ebay a couple of weeks ago and we both agreed that you need to put a bit of clear tape on where the wheel nuts are on a touring car shell , to make it easyer to cut it out and mount it ....

Thats my little bit of constructive critisism apart from that great stuff
and maybe do your own website to upload your shells to so people can see what you have done and maybe order shells in the colours they want

Just a thought mate you could get a weebly site up amd running in an evening

check out mine i know you have seen it before but its free and simple to do www.car69.me.uk

Trev

[Steveonamission]

Hey Trev,

I think sometimes I just forget, usually I square off a piece of liquid mask on the wheel arches, but noted, thanks.

Had a go at my scheme ...
Much better than my first attempt that's for sure , still work to do on the next attempt.