Another awesome commission request that came across this week for this 1953 Chevy Bel Air drawing. This was a really fun project – especially because the early 1950s Chevys are among my favorite styling automobiles. I started with toned tan paper and laid out a grid to center the car. Next, I roughed in the…
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The Steve McQueen film Bullitt is one of my favorite movies – not because it’s good or even really very entertaining until the end – but because of the incredible ten-minute car chase between two of my favorite cars – a Mustang fastback and a second-generation Dodge Charger. Proportions were a bit of a challenge…
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There’s something quirky and cool about the early ’50s bullet nose Studebaker – the styling is unique and aggressive, paying homage to some of the great fighter aircraft of WWII. I drew this one on toned gray paper. Here’s the rough pencil sketch. At this point, I was unsure if I was going to be…
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I had a blast on this project – my friend Olivia reached out and asked if I could make a 2016 Mustang GT drawing of her mom’s car to give as a gift. Most of the cars I draw are older hot rods and muscle cars, but once in awhile, I’ll get a late model.…
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You know how much I like drawing on toned tan paper – I bought a new pad but this time it’s toned gray. And what better car to draw on my first leaf than a 1951 Mercury Custom? I was shocked at how cool this turned out. White contrasts well with tan paper, but I…
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Happy Mother’s Day to my awesome Mom! She drove a VW Thing Type 181 in high school, so I made this sketch for her. This one is a little bit modified – I’ve added a giant turbocharger hanging out of the back with a big velocity stack and exhaust dump. The car is lowered, the…
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I saw a picture of this old chopped and dropped hot rod last week on the H.A.M.B. and thought it would be fun to do a hot rod color study. Here’s the process: First, I sketched out the car in pencil using a circle template, ruler, and french curves. Next, I retraced over the lines…
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Here’s another Micron line drawing on this Classic Mini sketch. I hammered this one out yesterday for my friend David’s birthday. He likes Classic Minis and even used to own one. I first roughed it out with pencil (forgot to grab a picture), and then used four Micron pens – 005 for details, 01 for…
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I’ve been in a slump this week, really not in the mood to draw. Maybe it’s the rain. Anyway, sometimes you just have to start and often you’ll find that you’ll get in the groove as you go. I did just that with this 1941 Ford Kustom. I found a picture of this 1941 Ford…
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I was experimenting with shading a little bit yesterday on this 1966 Coronet drawing. Here’s the final version I ended up with: I whipped this one pretty quick, not paying too much attention to the proportions. This resulted in the grille angularity at the bottom being a little bit off – the grille is pretty…
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