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A new Austin Seven arrives at its owner's house - Tony Griffiths - 28-05-2020
Another restored cover - a new Austin Seven arrives at its owner's house. I've put a much higher resolution copy here: http://www.lathes.uk/box-1934-new-car.jpg
RE: A new Austin Seven arrives at its owner's house - John Mason - 28-05-2020
Envy of the street perhaps.
John Mason
RE: A new Austin Seven arrives at its owner's house - Ivor Hawkins - 28-05-2020
Interesting colour!
RE: A new Austin Seven arrives at its owner's house - Duncan Grimmond - 28-05-2020
He chose it to match the son's jumper and his wife's scarf...
RE: A new Austin Seven arrives at its owner's house - David Cochrane - 28-05-2020
It's interesting that it shows the correct pattern of paint, e.g. top of the bonnet & scuttle are body colour (not black) and the scuttle ventilators are painted (NOT brass).
RE: A new Austin Seven arrives at its owner's house - Chris KC - 28-05-2020
Hard to tell on a computer screen but I'm curious about the artwork, looks like a very heavily doctored photograph? Otherwise the artist was an impressive draftsman.
RE: A new Austin Seven arrives at its owner's house - David Stepney - 28-05-2020
Some technical illustrators were very talented artists It is said that Ettore Bugatti would never engage a draftsman unless he was a competent freehand artist as well. Many years ago, I had a friend who was a technical illustrator with Rootes Group in Coventry. I have one of his pen and ink drawings of the North Bar at Beverley which is almost photographic in its detail.
RE: A new Austin Seven arrives at its owner's house - Tony Griffiths - 28-05-2020
(28-05-2020, 10:10 PM)Chris KC Wrote: Hard to tell on a computer screen but I'm curious about the artwork, looks like a very heavily doctored photograph? Otherwise the artist was an impressive draftsman.Click the image twice and you'll see a close-up of the printing pattern. It could well have been based on a photograph, but these artists really were good.... I've put a higher resolution download here: http://www.lathes.uk/box-1934-new-car.jpg (it might take time to appear on a slow connection)
RE: A new Austin Seven arrives at its owner's house - Steve kay - 29-05-2020
If I may go back to the evidence of perspective, whilst the image may well use a photograph for elements of background rather than having been drawn on location, it certainly is not the composition of a photo.
RE: A new Austin Seven arrives at its owner's house - Andy Bennett - 29-05-2020
It's also full of the usual teeny tiny people who apparently inhabited the Austin world in the 1930s.
This poor chap can sport a full fedora and still manage impressive head room.
Andy B