ArtWork Page

[ottatyme]

I agree with John... there's something inspiring about seeing your work posted for all to enjoy... and it's even better to have it surrounded by the work of others who have so much talent and skill... It gets your mind racing to try new things, look at things differently, and just strive to be even better at what you do. (seeing McBride's work makes me strive for new levels of realism and cleanliness...)
Add to that a community filled with some of the greatest people and most talented builders, and you have a combination that leads to second and third mortgages, coffee shortages.... and a chance to perhaps share some ideas to inspire someone who is knee-deep in a project and getting down about it, or just communicate with an experienced builder on just how feasable an idea might be to bring to reality (or not bring to reality -- I know I've sketched a few of those in my time!)
Thanks again, Scott for creating the Artwork pages... it's yet another one of those ingredients that makes this community so great.

[Hdesign]

Well, I guess I should chime in as well. I sorta hesitated to comment on a new "designer's forum" (aside from the current Artwork Gallery page) because I wanted to see what some of the others had to say first before I said something dumb.

As usual, John and I (and now Brian) are pretty much on the same page with regards to showcasing work and bouncing ideas off other designers. With the design experience I have, including school, it is extremely inspiring to see other outstanding work. I personally enjoy staring at all the other artwork and disecting how a particular effect was done or a new technique was executed. That is the single best way to learn IMO. I think it's particularly helpful because public venues and magazines are entirely how I learned. I never went to school for transportation design and the drawing classes I had in college never went into any depth. I copied renderings in mags and books since I was a kid. The problem is that you're never satisfied with your own work, I always try to make the next rendering better than the last.

Though it's unavoidable that we are "competing" for work to a point, our skills and rendering style would become stale if unchallenged. The first thing I want to do when I see someone's work in a magazine is get on the drawing board and crank out renderings.

Once again Scott, I can't thank you enough for providing this "talking shop" environment for us designers, as well as an open dialog with the craftsmen who build cars and the owners and enthusiasts who dream about them.

Sorry for the rant.

Thanks Scott,

Ben