1970 Monte Carlo Drawing

I’m blessed to have had the opportunity to make this 1970 Monte Carlo Drawing for my friend Kevin to give his son Corey for his birthday. The Monte Carlo was called the “Gentleman’s Chevelle” and shared about 70% of its parts between the two platforms.

I told Kevin, “I don’t really love Monte Carlos, but man – this drawing makes me love Monte Carlos!” I was very excited with how well this one turned out! I was digging through my post archive, and I’m pretty sure this is my first Monte Carlo drawing.

We wanted to capture a bit of the rear of the car, which really emphasizes the muscular stance. I started with a rough pencil sketch on toned gray paper.

Next, I lined the sketch with Micron 03. It’s a bit thicker than I usually start with, but the toned gray has a lot of tooth and likes a thicker line weight. 005 and 01 sometimes struggle.

I added some atmospheric perspective with a slightly thicker Micron 05, re-lining some of the body to give it depth and make it look like it’s coming off the page. I particularly like the rear haunches on this one.

Next, I blocked in the black shaded portions of the body, shadow, interior, and wheels with Copic Black.

The final touch was to use Posca white for the light reflections in the body, trim work, and Ralleye rims. The rims have ribbed center caps that make a wild curving reflective pattern in the trim rings.

This 1970 Monte Carlo drawing was a fun project – thank you Kevin for the opportunity, and happy birthday, Corey!