Three Point Lighting!

 Hey everyone! 

What a busy week it has been! I have been hard at work on my portfolio and assignment work. I'm excited to share several new pieces with you today!

So, I did the standard "three-point" lighting assignment, with the shapes and infinity wall. However, the JDM tuner inside of me was not quite satisfied with shapes, so I decided to draw one of my favorite cars- the Sileighty (a JDM fusion of the Nissan S180 and Silvia). 

So, first things first... Let's go ahead and check out the shapes! 

I've never drawn anything like this before, so I'm happy with how it turned out. It's not the most perfect recreation, but it's as close as I could get, so I'm pretty happy! I especially like how the sphere on the right turned out! I spent awhile on it and it looks really good! I also like the luminosity on the shapes- I hope I did the Emissive Lights justice. 

Speaking of that, why don't I show you the reference image? 

Again, my drawing is by no means a perfect recreation of the HD Screenshot I took in Unreal, but I'm happy with the materials I captured and the lighting sources I emulated. I still have a lot to learn about reflection, but I'm getting better with each drawing. That's all I can ask for! 

Now, in case you were wondering, yes I am going to post pictures of the car I drew. I'm very happy with how they turned out. I'm much more comfortable drawing cars and organic lifeforms (two completely different things) than I am shapes.

Here's my initial drawing! I would have just drawn the toy instead of the shapes but...

1.  I wanted to challenge myself and 
2. I wanted to do the assignment correctly
3. I didn't have access to three point lighting. I just had my flashlight on my phone! 

So yes, I do like the way the car turned out a lot more than the shapes, but I wanted to challenge myself too. That's what being a student is all about- trying new things and doing them to the best of my abilities! 

But I didn't want to stop there. Instead, I was having so much fun drawing cars, I drew another. Erm, well, it's the same car. Just from a different angle. 

 I had a little more trouble with this one since I don't usually draw cars from the back, but I'm really really happy with how this looks! 

I worked hard on the lighting and shading and came out with something I'm really proud of.

But, I'm a glutton for punishment, so I gave myself a final challenge... To emulate the Initial D light trails and headlight beams in my drawing. And also to give this little car some JDM flair.

I had so much fun drawing this! You have no idea (or maybe you do!). I'm actually really happy with how this turned out. So much so, that I actually took a video of the painting process! 

So, spoiler alert (obvious car joke), but I did include some of my references in the video. I'm going to post them below so you can see the photos I worked with to make the magic happen! 

Here's the car from the front. I really liked the shadow in this one, which led me to pick it in my first car study. I just adore the gradation!

Here's a side pic! I wish I would have gotten time to draw it from the side. I really liked this picture, but I liked the one from the back even more, which is why this picture didn't make it. 

So those are the images I chose to draw! I hope you enjoy the drawings I did to go along with them! I will keep updating you with my art journey! It's only been a month and I've already learned so much. I'm going to keep on going and try my best! 

Thanks for reading! I hope you have a great night!