1932 Ford Model A Drawing

This 1932 Ford Model A drawing was a real pleasure to make. I’m a huge hot rod fan, and if I had a ’32 Ford, it would probably be hot rodded. That said, there’s something majestic about about an original, unchopped, unchanneled, unmolested ’32 Ford.

I was asked to do a Christmas commission drawing of this beautiful ’32 Model A, but I didn’t have the right color markers so I had to make an emergency run to Michaels to grab some new greens!

I started the 1932 Ford Model A drawing with a rough pencil sketch on white marker paper. You can see my color swatches in the top corner.

Next, I lined the drawing with Micron pen. This was a smaller 8×10 drawing, so I used Micron 005 (extra fine) for the initial line work.

Next, I added some atmosphere with Micron 05. You can see how it pops the runner boards, lights, and visor off the page. I was really proud of the spokes in the wheels.

I used a variety of Copic grays to shade the fenders, tires, grille, interior, and lights. I also got the “ooga horn.” My grandfather had an old ooga horn just like this one, which I inherited and now display in our house.

I started the body with Yellow Green G12. The darker shading here was just extra passes with the same marker.

The body was finished with two other greens. A bright neon green was used for the spoke wheels.

Posca white was used for the light reflections in the lights, grille housing, wheels, and chrome work.

Finally, I framed and matted the drawing in 8×10. Thank you Alex and Katrina for the opportunity to draw this beautiful Model A!