Name: Dan Age: 35 Location: Oxfordshire, UK Occupation: Illustrator/Animator/Designer First experience of Forza: Forza 1 on XBOX Hobbies: Anything with an engine! Real life or Virtual Favorite Forza Car: Ferrari F40 Favorite classes: C-R3
Any of the designs below can be found on my sharefront using my GT: TOTLXTC
#1 Marlboro Ferrari F40
#47 Ferrari F12 Nur 24Hr
SEMA Show NISSAN 370Z
SPEEDHUNTERS Mazda RX-7 FD
#47 Kremer Racing NSX 1994 Le Mans (Clean and Post Race versions) Clean
Post Race
#47 LIQUI MOLY Citroen DS3r
2012 + 2013 #46 Black Bull Suisse Racing Ferrari 458 2013 Version
2012 Version
2012 + 2013 #46 Black Bull Suisse Racing Ferrari 458 ROADCAR
#47 IMSA Style NISSAN 240Z
AG SYSTEMS Wipeout 2048 Reventon
#47 Grimmspeed Acura Integra Time Attack Car
NENGUN/Auto Select Nissan Skyline R33 Show Car
NENGUN/Auto Select Nissan 350Z
1970 Street Rod Chevy Corvette
Hankook Racing Ruf RT12 S Toyota TS020 Toyota Hybrid Racing
Good stuff Dan. Picked a couple already, more to come as i buy more cars. Still wish the old storefronts would come back though, so much easier to find designs based on the painter rather than the car. We’ll have to have a catch up online at some point mate.
@FTW Leceur - Thanks matey! Really like the new look and works on desktop and ithingies I have
@PTG Anxious - Mate it has been a long time since we had a chat and race. You will be happy now I have entered the world of lower class racing. Next time you are on drop me an invite and we can have a little run in the hoppers.
@Punny - Alessio! Hey my friend! Where is your thread for paints in FM5??? We want to see all your Super Taikyu (think thats how you spell it lol) goodness
@oDs45 - Glad to see it is getting its uses. Quite surprised how popular the 370Z. Thank you
@PM1980 - Awesome! Great to see someone likes them…gotta get them all! lol
@Wayne Tomlinson - I refer back to my recent comments to you Wayne…“CHOP! CHOP!”
@PTG Coops - Thanks Carl. Getting there. Really enjoying painting in FM5…well until now where I think I have found my nemesis car…started painting it last Friday…and so far deleted 3 designs and still have no base or main logo.
@A Wild Shrew - Thanks Graves for your kind words. My personal favorite is the RX-7
@Shafter 316 - lol I really try to do the best rubbish I can produce. My next paint…vomit in the paint booth.
Great work here Dan. I have admired your work for some time now and have collected many. I am starting out designing my own and you have definitely set the goal for me to work towards. Being 63 years of age and retired leaves me plenty of time to paint. Looking forward to your future works.
@Wayne - Oh I do try my friend…I learn everything from you
@Ace Ventura PI - Thanks matey! Whilst the Marlboro F40 is hardly a complex paint it is one I have always gone back to as it is a simple design that just seems to work.
@VR72 - VOLKER!! Nice to see you here mate and thank you! Really wish you would get your magic crayons out and join in the painting fun
@AlleSpeed - WOW! Thank you for you comments. When I started painting my first paint I saw was a T10 pick done by some bloke called ABGraphics and thought “HOLY COW!..I want to do stuff like that!” and now (sadly lol) I am working alongside him. So I look forward to seeing your work!
@ABGRAPHICS - Oh no…you found my thread…there goes the neighborhood! lol
Right next up!!! I think I have found my nemesis of a car. I started painting this car last Friday (17th) and so far done 3 designs which all of them I did not like and started from scratch again and again. Has been a real headbanger and have just turned the Xbox off in frustration many a time. I have probably spent in excess of 12 hours online looking at racing, time attack, Honda Challenge, Macau, Super Taikyu, Rally and everything else you can think of…and come to the conclusion there has never been a nice livery for it.
Finally I think I am on the right track with it. I believe my issue is the cars main shape. Whilst the front and bonnet (hood for you in the US) is all smooth and curvy with the rounded headlights, the rest of the car is all straight and featureless. So getting a base to work with it has been a nightmare! Had it been the Intergra DC2 with the square lights and squarer front end I would not of had so many issues.
Anyway…below is a VERY early WIP. Ignore the colours and logos, I am playing with it for now and will see what happens. I am hoping to run a logo over the rear 3/4 which will be also in chrome/gold going over the hexagon pattern. This of course will need to be built in outlines and will be running a shadow over it too. Any thoughts/opinions/critique is welcome.
