Here is a look at the latest commission project at POTTERdESIGNS. The final project will be a montage of the owner and his pride and joy, a 1965 Mustang. The Mustang was handed down to him from his Grandfather who purchased the Mustang new. The portrait design will feature a portrait of the owner along with a front angle of his 1965 Mustang as well as some interesting details provided by the owner including the original title, owner's manual and such.

    I am illustrating this in stages, painting the majority of the elements as individual items that will later be combined into one final painting.

    This is the first illustration of the owner. You can clearly see the challenges with this image including general lighting, background and illustrating the portrait providing the owner a clean shave.

    Here is the next item and the main subject for the composition, the 1965 Mustang. This work is the most detailed illustration I’ve done to date and it needed it to be as I knew the owner would check out every detail since it is "his" car and he knows every inch.

    I have included some close-ups that highlight the amount of detail put into this painting. I wanted the owner to see the amount of detail I could capture, from the tread of the tires to the piping and stitching in the seats.

   The bottom image is the photo reference I used for a comparison. You can see light sources were altered and reflections of the environment were omitted. It was just used to get the dimensions correct and as a reference for the details. Other pictures taken were helpful in showing other areas of detail such as the rims and the intricate grill work.

     The next phase is going to be the exciting part; bringing together the separate illustrations of the owner and the 1965 Mustang and combining them with some other surprises I have in mind, creating the final painting montage. Stay tuned…!

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