I first saw this 2-Door Suburban on Bring a Trailer and thought it looked extra cool. I like Suburbans, but holy cow – how neat is this thing!? Here is the sketch starting out in pencil, and then lining it in Micron pen. I’ve been starting out very small lately – 005 – and then…
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I was excited to get to do this commission of a 1965 Seagrave Sedan Pumper firetruck for my friend Bill this week. This particular model was only ever used by the Detroit Fire Department, and was manufactured in Columbus, Ohio. Getting all the detail in was tricky – between the controls, hose hook ups, lettering,…
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This past weekend, Jessie and I visited the R.E. Olds museum in Lansing – I highly recommend it, by the way. One of my favorite cars there was this late 1930’s Oldsmobile Business Coupe. I thought the subtle silver paint sitting on the bright red wheels with white wall tires really popped – a really…
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I have a ton of old car magazines in the basement and I thought it would be fun to start a series where I pick my favorite from one and sketch it. This is my favorite from the October 2011 Hot Rod – a Willys gasser. This sketch was done using a Uni-Ball Onyx Micro…
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I tried sketching this 1966 Plymouth Valiant on course sketching paper, but the porosity and sponginess of the paper caused me to not get any ink out for the lighter shading. The shading is super thick. So, I tried sketching the same car again on 8.5×11 printer paper and got a much better response from…
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I do my best to draw something each day. I don’t always get to it, but even if I can just spend ten or twenty minutes, it keeps the feel of the pen fresh. Some say it takes 10,000 hours of practice and study to become an expert at something. I’m light years away from…
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Second sketch of 2020 – a 1956 Chevrolet 210 wagon 4-door with a mild gasser set up. All the chrome trim except the bumpers is gone. Here’s the sketch roughed out in pencil, and then lined with Micron 01 ink pen: I chose to really force the perspective with extra thick lines, so I went…
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Happy New Year! This is my first sketch of the new year – a 1950 Ford. The 1949-51 Shoebox Ford is one of my favorite designs – it’s very simple and understated, yet shows the start of the space age-inspired design influence of the 1950s. This photo shows the rough sketch in pencil. I like…
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It’s no question that gassers are my favorite. I just love the attitude. The 1955 is hands down my favorite – it’s iconic, and was featured in Two Lane Blacktop, one of my favorite movies from my childhood. As Iconic as the ’55 is, the years preceding it were pretty classic, too. This one in…
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I’ve been working on some rough doodles that I think have turned out pretty cool. Here are a few from the past week. This is an old Kaiser that’s been lifted in the front – kind of a gasser-lowrider hybrid. This is my 1954 Plymouth Belvedere from college. It’s lined in pencil only, no ink.…
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