Tag: carillustration

Quarantine Coloring: Offroad VW Bus

I like vans, especially hot rod vans and offroad vans. Here’s my rendering of the offroad VW bus. I went with light blue and white two-tone. I thought about putting a logo on the side or some tools or offroad lights, but ultimately chose to just go simple. You can download your own line drawing…
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1961 Pontiac Catalina Safari

I like wagons. How about you? More with the black n’ white sharpie theme, here’s a 1961 Pontiac Catalina Safari wagon, Sharpie & Micron pen on sketch paper.

1960 Ford Galaxie

Sharpie and black Micron pen only.

Style Experiment

Trying something new with the 1949 Mercury stock car. I’m using Micron pen only for both the lining and the shading. This style throws back to that of more traditional hot rod art. I love the aesthetic of early stock cars, back when they were actually “stock.” The 1949 Mercury is usually remembered for the…
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International Women’s Day Nash

Yesterday was International Women’s Day, and in celebration of all the awesome women, I thought I’d sketch this Nash Rambler. Much of the design work of this cool little car is attributed to Helene Rother, the first woman automotive designer. She was a refugee from Nazi-occupied France during WWII, and started her career in America…
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