This 32 Ford hot rod was a quick sketch on Toned Tan paper. I tried to keep it very simple and clean as a call back to the artwork you might see in a 50s or 60s advertisement. I started off using a Copic N2 neutral gray sketch marker to outline the shape – I…
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This Bronco 4×4 powered by a 460 big block is another commission job – again, a little larger than I typically do. I started with the line work using 0.1mm Faber Castell ink pen: After drying, it was filled in with Copic grays, and re-lined with 0.3mm and 0.5mm black ink. Finally, used Posca white…
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The supercharged Camaro ZL1 makes 650hp from a 6.7L V8. This car was commissioned and was first outlined using Faber Castell 0.1mm black ink pen. Next, Copic markers in various shades of red and grays filled in the gaps. I added Posca white paint for reflections, and finished the drawing out with Copic Multiliner 0.5mm…
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I was recently fortunate enough to get this job as a commissioned set of three. I started out with ink pen outline using Faber Castell 0.3mm, and shaded with Copic Marker. Posca white was used for reflections. This one is a bit larger than I typically make, and it took an 11×14 frame rather than…
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Here are a couple takes on the classic Mini in British Racing Green. Outlined first in #2 pencil & shaded with Copic Marker: Detailed with Faber Castell 0.7mm ink pen and Posca white: …And here’s another quick rendition, just for fun.
Here’s a 1969 Camaro base model in baby blue – turned out to have a cartoon-ish feel, kind of like in old car brochures from the 50s and 60s. Roughed in #2 pencil, detailed with Copic markers, and finished with ink pen. First, I roughed out the shape with boxes using the ruler for proportion…
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The original Vanishing Point was released in 1971, starring Barry Newman and a white 1970 Dodge Challenger. It was remade in 1997 starring Viggo Mortensen wheeling the same car. These are two of the greatest movies about American Muscle and simply finding oneself. This drawing is done on Canson marker paper with Copic markers, Posca…
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This month, my company AAM turns 25 years old. Fittingly, I saw this very clean 1994 Yukon at the ice cream shop yesterday and thought it would be fun to draw. Usually these mid-nineties trucks are pretty clapped out now, but this one was very nice. The 1994 GMC Yukon was built on the GMT430…
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My friend Gabe loves the show Supernatural and his wife asked me to draw the car from the show for his wall. I started with a rough cartoon-ish sketch and finished up with a tighter, more controlled version. I like the abstract elements like the orange streaks from the indicators and the crossing edge lines.…
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Everything doesn’t have to be just perfect all the time – sometimes, it’s important to experiment, let your hair down and just relax and do whatever. Have some courage and expect poor results, but just try something. The same goes for art. Color outside the lines. Be sloppy. Don’t worry about proportions (look at Picasso…).…
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