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…
Read more
It’s been a busy week! Here’s a recap of a few cool highlights. The Detroit Autorama was this past weekend at Cobo. Lots of awesome rods, including this red Ford that sits perfectly with blacked out Steelies and white walls. I was super pumped to get to meet one of my favorite artists, Chris Piscitelli.…
Read more
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…
Read more
Hopper’s Blazer from Stranger Things is a bit of a nod to the Amity Police Dept. 1974 K5 Blazer in Jaws. This sketch is much looser and a little more cartoony. I started sketching it out in pencil on white sketch paper, and then filled it in with a variety of Micron pens and Copic…
Read more
For those of us who watch Stranger Things, it was exciting to see the trailer for season 4 drop this week. Stranger Things is full of excellent (see what I did there…?) 1980s memorabilia, sets, and especially vehicles. Chief of Police Jim Harper drives this cherry 1980 Blazer squarebody (well, until the third season anyway).…
Read more
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,…
Read more
Beautiful 1969 Chevelle Malibu for my man Aaron, rocking the Cragar SS wheels. Starting off with pencil outline on sketch paper. It took a few tries to get the proportions where I wanted them. First weight of ink – Micron 0.2mm (005). Here’s a scan of the completed line work with a variety of weights.…
Read more
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…
Read more
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…
Read more