C60X pic for warren

[warren brown]

Thanks everyone for the comments - I thought I'd have a crack at trying to try an illustration in the style of an Airfix-style illo drawing my truck - which I know is a bit of work of fiction as the C60X wasn't a GS bodied vehicle in Australia. I'm pretty sure mine was an RAAF tanker, but it has a Studebaker US6 body - I tooka photo, hand painted the truck from the photo and most of the background - except the Zeroes and Marsden Matting is drawn in photoshop. I've had fun. Cheers Warren.

[Little Jo]

Originally Posted by warren brown

Thanks everyone for the comments - I thought I'd have a crack at trying to try an illustration in the style of an Airfix-style illo drawing my truck - which I know is a bit of work of fiction as the C60X wasn't a GS bodied vehicle in Australia. I'm pretty sure mine was an RAAF tanker, but it has a Studebaker US6 body - I tooka photo, hand painted the truck from the photo and most of the background - except the Zeroes and Marsden Matting is drawn in photoshop. I've had fun. Cheers Warren.

Warren

That finished picture looks very profesional. I love the way you have used the colours, no one would ever know it was originally a photograph. You could actually have it blown up, framed and hung on the wall, it would make a great talking point. Well done.

Tony

[warren brown]

Thanks little Jo - the truck is actually a painting - I photographed the truck outside my house and copied it - it's watercolour on watercolour paper. I mucked around with it a bit - and worked up the background. Here's a photo of the illustration earlier on....

[warren brown]

.. and this is the photo I took it from. The truck has since been repainted and I'm getting it ready for Corowa in 2012. See you there?

[Richard Coutts-Smith]

Hi Warren,
You had better leave the drawing kit at home in March next year, otherwise there will be a queue a mile long of hopefuls waiting for a similar treatment of there own truck. Fortunatley I won't be IN the queue, I will be in front of it......
Rich.

[Keith Webb]

How about putting a LAC in the hatch with a bren shooting down one of the Zeros?

Originally Posted by warren brown

.. and this is the photo I took it from. The truck has since been repainted and I'm getting it ready for Corowa in 2012. See you there?

[warren brown]

Great idea Keith! Shall do!!!

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by warren brown

Great idea Keith! Shall do!!!

You can hang the Bren on a gallows mount so people realise it wasn't for lifting the spare wheel.

[Little Jo]

Originally Posted by warren brown

Thanks little Jo - the truck is actually a painting - I photographed the truck outside my house and copied it - it's watercolour on watercolour paper. I mucked around with it a bit - and worked up the background. Here's a photo of the illustration earlier on....

Hi Warren

Having now Seen the original photo and the various stages of the production I can only marvel at the outcome. Keith idea of the bren is not a bad idea making it look like a desperate situation. Hey mate there could be a nice little business lurking there. I can see different types of memebers own Military Vehicles in different senarios making their own vehicle come to life in battle. Sorry Richard I would push to the front of the line.

Cheers

Tony