Monday 11 February 2013

upside down VW beetles...

I needed to sketch a VW beetle but it has to be upside down for the illustration I have in mind. Rather than draw the car the right way up then invert it I thought, why not draw the thing upside down to begin with (rotating and flipping the reference in photoshop) and see what happens...? I found it a very useful exercise in quick observational drawing. Very much looking at something familiar in a fresh new way. I also like the slightly disjointed feel it gives to the car (stand on your head to see what I mean)... as luck would have it that should fit in nicely with what I have planned for the bug... ...

Now what else can I draw upside down...

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