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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Dirk_S on November 14, 2022, 06:44:42 AM
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I’m ‘free’d up from my ‘free’lance gigs for the moment, which means it’s time to hammer into some personal projects that I’m hoping to complete one day. On the table I have a couple ideas I want to flesh out—a playing card deck of terrible people in history, a scratchboard and painting of Chiron/Sagittarius, publishing my own version of Animal Farm, et al.
While working on some of these, I remembered I wanted to have another motorcycle piece in my portfolio, so I took to doodling and made this cute lass. Figured I just had to go further with it now, so I started working her onto a V700, possibly my favorite Guzzi.
Still got a ways to go—this is merely the sketch phase, but I plan to do a traditional painting and scratchboard eventually. Progress pics:
(https://i.ibb.co/HXTthtf/582915-B0-A894-4-B40-A05-E-ACF46-EAA86-F9.jpg) (https://ibb.co/HXTthtf) (https://i.ibb.co/7Vt2WxB/4695-D1-C3-50-D9-400-E-B708-1-D5-E8-FB7-D1-B2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7Vt2WxB). (https://i.ibb.co/PCSqykd/7-F680680-5-CF1-4-EB6-BB17-CEC0936-EEFE3.jpg) (https://ibb.co/PCSqykd) (https://i.ibb.co/Y30r00g/37-B230-FA-B293-41-BC-A63-C-B07-C72-E1-A720.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Y30r00g) (https://i.ibb.co/4tvpYgQ/881052-FA-EDFE-4-E3-D-9452-C3-D7-E4632-FBD.jpg) (https://ibb.co/4tvpYgQ) (https://i.ibb.co/P9w6YPV/327-A0070-87-DC-463-B-A868-D78-F2-C6-F89-D1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/P9w6YPV) (https://i.ibb.co/gr7s0nh/36885-B0-D-087-C-4885-9-B5-F-5-BD7-E3951-A33.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gr7s0nh)
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That's impressive. Nice work!
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Cool stuff, Dirk!
-Stretch
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love it!
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Really good stuff, Dirk! :thumb: I blew up the GT Norge you posted here a few years ago and gave it to The Kid. He has it framed in his Guzzi Shed.
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Excellent! With that color scheme, the bike looks more like a V700 than an Ambassador though. :wink:
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Excellent! With that color scheme, the bike looks more like a V700 than an Ambassador though. :wink:
Ah, yes, Charlie—thank you! I suppose over the course of a couple years, my brain rewired to substitute the Ambo nomenclature for the V700 Special, forgetting the Ambo came afterward. Subject header revised and ego brought down a couple pegs. :bow: :bow:
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Overall I like the style/technique. As you toy with where you are heading (and who am I to suggest) But I know what I like about your evolution and what I do not, The wrench whimsy ? not so much, a distraction to all the rest which is ok. The first face expression I prefer over the evolution to the last image, All that said I like what you are capturing, very nice indeed.
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She looks a lot like my granddaughter. Nice to have some time for personal projects. Have fun!
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Dang, cant see it at work, looking forward to checking it out when I get home Dirk
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Ah, yes, Charlie—thank you! I suppose over the course of a couple years, my brain rewired to substitute the Ambo nomenclature for the V700 Special, forgetting the Ambo came afterward. Subject header revised and ego brought down a couple pegs. :bow: :bow:
Being picky again... V700 is just V700 - no Special. There was a V7 Special for Europe, it was a 750, basically comparable to the US market Ambassador.
Model progression:
V700 (703 cc)
Ambassador/V7 Special (757 cc)
Eldorado/850GT (844 cc)
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Being picky again... V700 is just V700 - no Special. There was a V7 Special for Europe, it was a 750, basically comparable to the US market Ambassador.
Model progression:
V700 (703 cc)
Ambassador/V7 Special (757 cc)
Eldorado/850GT (844 cc)
Thanks again. I think there are some errors out in the internets in that case. I know of a Motorcycle Classics article that refers to it as a V700 Special, and I’m pretty sure I’ve seen other examples.
Good thing I didn’t have plans to include the name in the artwork. :rolleyes:
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I like it, Dirk. Very cool.
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Makes me think of Ann-Margret :wink:
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V700 is my favorite non sport loop,very nice artwork!
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:thumb:
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WOW!! You are quite the talented illustrator, Dirk_S...Well done and thumbs up all around! :bow: :thumb:
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Looks like a Holiday card to me, excellent!
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Very cool! And love the V700
(https://i.postimg.cc/NjBftN29/IMG_6804_(2).jpg) (https://postimg.cc/svHR94cs)
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Is that Taylor Swift?
(https://i.ibb.co/r5P4tQ1/9-E7-A4-BFF-007-E-45-D5-B437-00-AD7-C2-BD5-CE.jpg) (https://ibb.co/r5P4tQ1)
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Is that Taylor Swift?
Ugh, I was actually going for Taylor Hicks. I’m such a failure.
Looks like a Holiday card to me, excellent!
Oh yah— Greeting cards will be a print size option for sure.
Appreciate the kind words. Still working out the sketch.
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:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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I would wear that on a T-shirt…
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I would wear that on a T-shirt…
Ditto!
A Gal on a Guzzi? I'm in!!!
On the Modern Vespa forum, there is a gentleman that has a web store ( https://www.redbubble.com/people/doublegood/shop ) where he sells his creations. He did a scooter girl and I told him if he put her on a shirt, I'd buy it. He did, and I love wearing it.
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Just a teaser—painting is still in progress. Maybe halfway there…
(https://i.ibb.co/vQHYGn8/CF9-A3838-454-E-413-B-8-A52-6-E9-C95-FA28-C6.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vQHYGn8)
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Very impressive artwork. I’m always humbled at the talent on this board.
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WOW!! Very impressive work! :thumb:
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Very nice! :bow:
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Wonderful, I love everything about it! May I post it on my Moto Guzzi Grould page? I love it!
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Wonderful, I love everything about it! May I post it on my Moto Guzzi Grould page? I love it!
You’re certainly free to, but I’d prefer to wait until it’s complete.
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Very impressive artwork. I’m always humbled at the talent on this board.
Yeah, me too.. :thumb:
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You’re certainly free to, but I’d prefer to wait until it’s complete.
Sure I will look forward to seeing the finished art!!!
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+1 out here.
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Beautiful!!!!