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Creating Tiki: August theme - Hot Rod Tiki!

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Capt'n Skully posted on 08/03/2005

Last Month's:
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=15396&forum=7&29

Hopefully now that we went through a month with a few participants, more people are ready to jump in... All are welcome to submit pieces that relate to the theme. (This is not a contest)

With that said...

Start your engines and meet me at the race track, Jack!

BURN, baby, BURN!!!

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flacookz posted on 08/07/2005

just a rough sketch to get this started

[ Edited by: flacookz 2005-08-07 17:42 ]

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Capt'n Skully posted on 08/08/2005

Cool sketch- nice start!

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rodeotiki posted on 08/09/2005

Thats a great start to this months theme.

I am working on a carving but I am also just learning Photoshop. Here is my first attempt at using it. I took a photo of hotrod that I shot at a local show and a pic of one of my carvings . Added some flames and then played with the filters.


[ Edited by: rodeotiki 2005-08-08 17:57 ]

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Raffertiki posted on 08/09/2005

Flacookz, that looks like the beginning of one hell of a roadtrip. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished piece.

Ro-deo, way to jump into Photoshop. My first Photoshop piece featured a saxamaphone. Your's is much cooler.

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kirby posted on 08/11/2005

I know I painted this before the theme was picked but it kinda fits kinda....

TBBMT

Hi fellow artists here is my donation to the tiki/hot rod happenin' - carved gear shift knob in Roth style. I have done some moulds off this little fella for custom and rodders -if it takes your fancy you can check out more pics on my forum site soon and drop me a line if you want any info.

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hewey posted on 08/11/2005

Cool stuff all round! Keep em comin!

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Swamp Fire posted on 08/12/2005

Aloha fellow tiki artists and tiki art lovers. Like Kirby I also have a hot rod tiki piece that I had done. Thought I would share. Great thread by the way, lets see some more hot rod tiki art!

Titled Grand Theft Tiki

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kirby posted on 08/12/2005

Your an awsome artist doug, Im a big fan...thanx for posting...

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KAHAKA posted on 08/13/2005

Not sure of this qualifies for this topic, but I did create this car, and there is a tiki in it. Not exactly a Hot Rod, but maybe this would fit better in "Mild Custom" Tiki?

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kirby posted on 08/13/2005

works for me...nice car...kirby

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hewey posted on 08/13/2005

More cool stuff. I need to get my shift together

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hewey posted on 08/15/2005

I threw this together for this especially (I got my shift into drive). Just sat down with a pen for a bit and this is what happened.

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Tiki-Tingler posted on 08/18/2005

Great work!! I especially like the Grand Theft Tiki and the monster shift knobs. Very nice job!
-Tiki-Tingler

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Swamp Fire posted on 08/18/2005

Great job Hewey, I dig those cars and the atomic cocktails.

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untamedhighway posted on 08/22/2005

Great stuff, everyone. Tiki and hot rod seems like an oxymoron, but on a pop cultural level the two complement each other so well, it seems like a natural combo. Especially the way each of these pieces were executed. Shawn and I are working on a piece right now but I don't know if we'll make the deadline.

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hewey posted on 08/22/2005

On 2005-08-22 11:40, untamedhighway wrote:
Tiki and hot rod seems like an oxymoron, but on a pop cultural level the two complement each other so well, it seems like a natural combo. Especially the way each of these pieces were executed. Shawn and I are working on a piece right now but I don't know if we'll make the deadline.

They are both all about escaping life and having a good time. 50s rod culture is romanticised the same way as polynesian pop is (eg. American Graffiti). Maybe thats why they go so well.

Better late than never!

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untamedhighway posted on 08/23/2005

We got it done in time! Here is mine and Shawn's contribution to the Hot Rod Tiki theme.
Shawn drew it and I inked it. We wanted to get it posted a.s.a.p., but we are planning on painting it too...
Hope you like it!

Thanks,
Noah


Noah
http://www.untamedhighway.com
The comic that scratches the underbelly of forgotten American pop culture.

[ Edited by: untamedhighway 2005-08-23 15:11 ]

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Als tikis posted on 08/23/2005

Hello this my contribution for this post a little shifter in the beetle of a friend and 2 pces of my last carving

  • Noah and shawn wow very nice illustration
  • Marcus do you sale your monster shifter i like it !!!
  • Capt'n Skully nice idea !!!




See you.

Al's

[ Edited by: Al's tikis 2005-08-23 15:36 ]

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rodeotiki posted on 08/24/2005

Oh man , I hope I can get done before the end of August.

That drawing is amazing Untamedhighway.

Al , where have ya been? Please share more of your great carvings

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surfintiki posted on 08/24/2005

This little marq still graces the front of my jeep!

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hewey posted on 08/24/2005

Cool art everywhere :) Nice stuff.

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teaKEY posted on 08/24/2005

good theme, good work.

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AlohaStation posted on 08/24/2005

This was a great subject. Here is a tiki that I did a few months back for a friend. It sits in the "flower pot" on her dash of a convertible Bug.

These were done for the local Ferrari dealership to be sold as T-shirts. Not really "Hot Rod" or "Tiki", but what the hell.


[ Edited by: AlohaStation 2005-08-24 11:37 ]

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Capt'n Skully posted on 08/25/2005

WOW- great works everyone!!

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Sam Gambino posted on 08/25/2005

Yes, this is some fine work, alohastation and Al....

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hewey posted on 08/26/2005

I got another one done - my first in watercolour. But my scanner died, so not sure when I will get pics up.

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sneakyjack posted on 08/26/2005

Tom / Alohastastion
I sent you a PM about that VW tiki guy...
Looks cool!

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AlohaStation posted on 08/30/2005

Thanks for the compliments everyone.

Is there going to be a September Creating Theme?? How about Tiki Self Portraits?

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teaKEY posted on 08/30/2005

tiki self portrait sounds like a good one. I know that it helps to have a constant look for yourself and facial hair helps too. So mine would have thick eyebrows and an goatee.

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Capt'n Skully posted on 08/31/2005

Had to throw something together at the last minute...

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hewey posted on 09/01/2005

I wanted to do a better piece so here it is:

My 1st watercolour!

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Capt'n Skully posted on 09/06/2005

I keep coming back to look at this thread over and over- Really great stuff everyone posted last month!!

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