Now for something completely different – muscle cars and hot rods are usually more my thing, but an early ’60s Impala lowrider will get me. It’s not too obnoxious – it’s got a reasonably subtle paint job and five-spoke wheels. It’s chopped – VERY chopped – and very dropped. The line drawing is available for…
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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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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.…
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The Pontiac Tempest was unique in that it used a transaxle rather than a traditional transmission directly behind the engine. In 1963, Pontiac produced just six Super Duty Tempest wagons – this one with a 4-speed manual transaxle and a Super Duty 421 V8. This sketch was roughed in pencil, then lined with Micron pen.…
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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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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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My friend Joe owns this red 1989 Firebird Formula. The car is an original 305 car with a 5-speed manual transmission and is a lot of fun to drive. This drawing started with a rough pencil sketch, followed by Copic marker fill. I really kind of dig the way the drawing looks before the linework…
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This was a fun project for my friend, Gabe – The Mystery Machine in Lowrider form. The start of rough outlining in pencil and filling in the radii around the edges: Bringing some Copic marker in for color and value fill: Here’s some detail close up photos of the Dayton wire wheels: Again, this drawing…
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