Last week, I had the privilege of drawing this Jeep JL for my friends Debby and Blake for their wedding anniversary. The Jeep is Debby’s car and means a lot to her because she’s always wanted one – it’s her dream car because of the rustic rugged look and the rough boxy edges. How cool…
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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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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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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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While I’m on a movie car kick, how about the beautiful ’32 Ford Deuce Coupe from American Graffiti… George Lucas helped to return hot rods to the streets and revitalize the culture with the 1973 cult classic. Here’s the start – rough outline and first shades of Copic yellows: Then, filling in some details with…
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Happy Father’s day, Josh! These jets are for my best friend growing up and best man at my wedding, Josh. He is an engineer at AA and his awesome wife Caitlin asked if I could do a 757 & 767. I started these a little differently than I typically would – these were roughed in…
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