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[challenge entry] Thom sketch
Im doing a tutorial for a book about how i made my 3D Thom caricature. They need a sketch to show the initial development.
Ive not drawn for years (literally) and this was a massive confidence boost, cos im chuffed with it considering i spent about 1.5 hours on it.

Photo ref used, but not traced on or nuffing.



The 3d one



Kinda wished i bothered to sketch it out first, because now i can see where i could have improved the 3d one - namely the hair shape. Bah.

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(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:38, archived)
# fandabbydozy!
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:39, archived)
# Looks like David Archuleta to me...
Not that I know who he is... or watch American Idol or anything.... :S
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:41, archived)
# Oh oops, replied in the wrong place >_<
Oh well :)
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:41, archived)
# NEVER
say that about Thom! :o
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 22:09, archived)
# Only the one drawing!
Thom's much much lullier and a thousand million times cooler than David Archuleta..!
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 22:17, archived)
# Most brill.


(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:40, archived)
# Thats super duper
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:41, archived)
# it's shit.

that what the kids are calling excellent these days isn't it?
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:41, archived)
# talent on the /board tonight
woo!~
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:41, archived)
#

(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:43, archived)
# super-flappy moobs
urgh
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:56, archived)
# bloody excellent
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:43, archived)
# /\This
The multi-talented bastard.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:46, archived)
# Dems sum goode taters.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:44, archived)
# THOM THOM THOM TOM TO
TJ : to buy or not to buy?
Yes or no?

(insert votey thing here)
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:44, archived)
# No
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:45, archived)
# why not?
12 months MOT
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:46, archived)
# Its big and silly
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:48, archived)
# its not big
its only got a wheelbase of 86 inches
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:49, archived)
# Its still a pointlessly big car/truck
I wouldnt buy it
It will do fuck all to the gallon
And it will be a bitch to park
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:50, archived)
# Free road tax I believe
and you don't worry about parking these, you either just shunt other cars out of the way or drive over them
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:54, archived)
# oh and £150 to insure (i'm 27...) thats cheap for me!
tax free also - saving £30000
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:54, archived)
# get it
get it NAAAHH
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:57, archived)
# i'm going to look/buy it tomorrow then :D
woo!
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:58, archived)
# I hope you don't like comfort.
Those lightwieghts are basic to say the least. It might have a heater - if you're lucky. Top speed 65mph-ish.

Also definately wont impress the birds.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 23:14, archived)
# do you live in wales?
its smaller than a merc
who cares about mpg? besides for £300 you can get LPG
and as for parking... easy you can see the back - WHICH is flat!
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:54, archived)
# Wales is smaller then a merc!
Then dont buy it!!!
DONT!!!
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:55, archived)
# double negatives!
back of the net! hoorah!
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 22:00, archived)
# it's probably diesel
it's probably got spectacular mileage, although it might eat oil
it's probably got quite a light frame (iirc the bodywork0 is aluminium, maybe)

it's got good visibility and has a smaller footprint than most modern family saloons

and you know no-one is going to fuck with you in traffic
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:54, archived)
# sorry its 2 1/4 petrol
maybe = correct
this ^^
plus when you're in wales... you need one of these to get over the potholes... keep falling in them in my herald (which does about 23mpg!)
edit : plus its 50+ years old, think of how many cars have been made in that time to replace this old workhorse? thats right more than 1! recycling cars is good for shoes and the environment... or something i wasn't really listening
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:56, archived)
# how much?
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:45, archived)
# 6 million dollars...
*gotta haggle the price down abit yet...
having a look at it tomorrow - how much would you pay?
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:46, archived)
# I think they were about 37/6 new
*envies the chance*
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:48, archived)
# theres one in similar condition for £3500 on ebay at the mo
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:57, archived)
# christ!
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:59, archived)
# want a link?
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 22:03, archived)
# I'd have to see it
what's the motor like?

12 months MOT?

tyres good/decent?

Exhaust? How does it run? Any serious rust damage?
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:48, archived)
# new chassis, rebuilt bulkhead
(plus i've got a spare rear tub from many moons ago in the shed + some extras like new horn push (£80ish) etc etc)
12 months MOT - yep :D
2 1/4 leaded petrol - pfft its designed to run on old farmers petrol!
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:51, archived)
# 400 quid
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:54, archived)
# with 12 months MOT?
okay i'll take it - when can i collect it?
(seriously how much?)
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:56, archived)
# I'd not be offering more than 300 for it.
You'd be better off buying a 10 year old 7 seat discovery 4x4 for under a grand if you want that kind if utility vehicle.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 22:06, archived)
# most of the 10 year old discovery i looked at are rotten
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 22:12, archived)
# ebay is not the book price
of vehicles. It's just a snapshot of what people think they can get away with.
As I say, why pay for something like that at a hugely inflated price based on nostalgia when the vehicle that will outlast them all happens to be a Toyota.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 22:25, archived)
# ....that was a given example...
use google... you'll see that they aint cheap
www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C67235
www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C75201
www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C75079
www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C71129
www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C59602 - last one needs work for an MOT - the one i'm looking at has 12 months MOT
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 22:41, archived)
# Toyota Hi-Lux.
That is all. Has the added advantage of not being British and unreliable.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 22:56, archived)
# toyota hilux...
pfft - you can keep that, i've not owned anything non British (car wise!)
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 23:01, archived)
# Up to you.
The fact remains that when your land rover falls to bits you can throw it all in tha back of a 30 year old hi lux and drag it to the quarry for dumping.
It's is the most indestructible 4x4 on the road.
I know you like British but I speak my mind and I have some knowledge of land Rover.
You are paying for nostalgia and certainly not product.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 23:04, archived)
# you'll be wanting to plan any corners then.
iirc the steering was like it had been made by british leyland.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 22:14, archived)
# corners smorners... drive through things in that
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 22:18, archived)
# I said he'd be better off.
I would not touch either of them. I have a Mitsubishi Warrior for my 4x4 needs.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 22:23, archived)
# oh dear god!
you've not got the awkward back cab bit that looks like it's come from a different airfix kit have you? it's like they got the guy who designed the fiat multipla to do it.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 22:25, archived)
# hehe.
No I don't have the bed cover. I had one on my old L200.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 22:28, archived)
# by 4x4 i assume you mean
the school run and that pot hole near waitrose, which seems to what most people use them for.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 22:31, archived)
# pfft.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 22:34, archived)
# yes
you've shown that to me before. tarmac, tarmac, you lucky bastard, i dream of tarmac, it's all dirt roads and oxen pulling carts round these parts.

:D
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 22:39, archived)
# How old?
Or does that not matter on Land rovers?


And as were TJ-ing....
How much does it cost to mend a laptop screen?
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:48, archived)
# Backlight?
£70ish
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:48, archived)
# We got a new (much better )one on the insurance,
cost us £100 excess though,Thought we might the other one fixed and sold.
All the screen is smashed though!
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:55, archived)
# its 1954
series 1
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:49, archived)
# It's good to see something on the board
that's even older than me. Wahoo!
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:51, archived)
# Buy it for me please :3
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:49, archived)
# for you?
what am i gonna drive if you've got it? :p
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:59, archived)
# I'll give you lifts places ^_^
Oooh, I so want a Land Rover but can't reeeeally afford one.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 22:03, archived)
# you gonna drive all the way to wales just to give me lifts places?
...well i goto work every morning... so when you moving in? :D
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 22:19, archived)
# i say yes
mrs thor says i'll look the bollocks in a car like that so it's bound to up you se rating with the ladies by at least 19.7%, and that's science fact.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 22:09, archived)
# is that 19.7% guarenteed?
I mean the herald works wonders too... *look around...* well i can dream
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 22:16, archived)
# my brother had an old herald hard top
it had a walnut dash and was in tip top condition until some twunt went into the side of him on a roundabout.

19.7% is 100% certified by the royal bank of scotland.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 22:23, archived)
# hey guess what...
i had a convertible that some twunt drove into the side of on my drive!
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 22:40, archived)
# Very impressive!
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:46, archived)
# Well that's me done *packs up computer into a small polka dot handichief tied to a stick and walks down the road*
:) w,y,h,p *click*
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:47, archived)
# *tags along*
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:50, archived)
# putting your tag on other people's work now, eh?
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:51, archived)
# hahaha did you see I got a FP removed earlier?

I'm going all gangsta!
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:56, archived)
# i did wonder if it was yours
when i viraled the fuck out of it
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 22:05, archived)
# Any more room on the hobo trail?
for one more?
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:52, archived)
# awesome
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:47, archived)
# That's
proper brilliant!
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:48, archived)
# I've seen this before and said then it's fantastic.
There are a few people out there doing things with Maya and 3dsmax that i just cant get my head around yet.
I'm just a bit confused as to why you have to do a development sketch now for a book that shows your process if it was not part of the process?
Or is it not that kind of book ( tutorial )

And I'm with you actually, bollocks to the preparation, let's dive in and see what comes out the other end.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:53, archived)
# Well
i posted my work in progress pics and wireframes from the 3d development, and they said they need 1 more pic to fill the article. The publisher said that sketches always look really good in print, so she suggested i do one.
I did, and i can see the bits on the 3d one that dont work X1000. Oh well - live and learn.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:59, archived)
# I am jealous of your 3D jiggery pokery.
My efforts never come out right, so I always go back to 2D.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 21:57, archived)
# Like em both guvnor.
But, yeah, the sillhoutte of the sketch is a bit more lively than the 3d one. Live and learn eh? :)
edit: great minds etc....
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 22:01, archived)
# *click*
Shouldn't mention your mistakes, only noticed I don't like the hair becuase you pointed it out.. :|
(, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 22:54, archived)