Originally Posted by
AndreaMG
Thanks Dear Akey, you are right she looks like she is openly posing... She is adorable, isn't she? The mirror and the shadow are in the right place, I doubled checked the original and pictures of the speedster online, from the painting the mirror looks close to the body, it is the perspective that gives that impression.
In reality it is detached by quite a long bracket which is shown as shadow over the car body. Damn what a sexy car. Next I will polish Lindsay and then I will reproduce a canvas from my favorite painter (J. W. Whaterhouse, don't be afraid master, I will make it right
. Thanks again for the compliments!!
What a masterful and painter of romantic subjects indeed was Waterhouse. He may be tough to please though -- his models look spent or in armor, both of which suggest you would do well to please him. :-)
Right. About the side view mirror. I looked it up too and it isn't elliptical, like a circle in perspective. It's sexier and designed like a stylish pair of 1950s glasses lenses. Interesting detail. There is a subtle difference between yours and the photo, the same as would be noticed in doing a glamor shot where the woman is wearing sunglasses. They can be interesting shapes and it's important to nail.
Well you keep up with all this perfecting your art and you'll be having the crowds go wild for your stuff and singing your praises.
"Not a bit is wasted and the best is yet to come. . ." -- remembered from a dream