1942 Chevrolet Drawing

Last month I was blessed to be a part of a local artist call here in Oxford at Grav Cap Brewing. As a thank you, I made this 1942 Chevrolet Drawing representing what they may have hauled kegs with back in the 1940s!

I love old trucks – in fact, I’m looking for one to haul booth equipment to art shows. This truck is a 1942 Chevrolet ton and a half with a dump bed that likely would have been used to haul gravel – Oxford, Michigan is known as the “gravel capital of the world,” rich with deposits from the last ice age and adorned with several huge productive gravel pits.

I started this 1942 Chevrolet Drawing with a rough sketch on toned gray paper.

After I was happy with the proportions, I re-lined the truck with Micron 02 pen.

Next, I used Micron 05 to add some atmospheric perspective under heavy surfaces. I also added the kegs in the dump bed.

Next, I added black shading to key areas not on the body – under the dump bed, on the kegs, inside the wheels and tires, and inside the front wheel well. I also added the frothy mug logo on the door and the lettering on the bed.

I shaded the truck body next, adding some strategic voids where light reflections should be. All the shading was done with Micron 1 and Sharpie markers.

The light reflections are added in the body, wheels, and kegs with Posca white paint pen. I also added some white to the mug logo on the door for contrast.

Finally, I matted and framed the drawing in 11×14. Thank you again, guys for hosting local artists! I hope you love the truck!