I wanted to try a new technique out using only a Micron brush pen, so I sketched out this Tiny Brush Pen Cuda. Brush pens are interesting because they change width based on the pressure applied. So, instead of using different size pens for different tasks, a single brush pen will do the same job,…
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This one gets me. One of my new favorites. Micron pen and Copic markers on toned tan paper. This is a 1929 Dodge coupe with a Ford FE supercharged big block…with flames! Rough pencil sketch and construction lines: And then Micron pen line work. I really like the way this looks without any marker at…
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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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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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This was a fun Christmas project for my friend MaryRose for her boyfriend Sean – a 2003 Dodge Neon and a 2017 Chrysler 200. Both cars were drawn with the same progression – rough outlining in pencil, then tonal value added with Copic grays, and line work done with Micron pen. Posca white was used…
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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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This started out as a doodle in pencil just to see how the perspective might come out, and when all was said and done, culminated in about six hours of work. What would a ratty Charger look like in linework only? Well, like this. It’s very difficult to capture dents, dings, rust and other discolorations…
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Sticking with the toned tan theme… I love the brickiness of the ’69-71 Chrysler 300 – it’s such a huge land barge – and the idea of making a drag car out of one sounds excellent. This one was roughed in with pencil, again like the others, but I jumped straight to white charcoal prior…
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I’ve been having a lot of fun with the toned tan paper lately. I’m a sucker for wagons, especially the very square, sharp edge wagons of the mid-sixties. Among them is the Fury III which looks great in all body styles, especially wagon. Like the bus, this one started off as a pencil sketch using…
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I was recently fortunate enough to get this job as a commissioned set of three. I started out with ink pen outline using Faber Castell 0.3mm, and shaded with Copic Marker. Posca white was used for reflections. This one is a bit larger than I typically make, and it took an 11×14 frame rather than…
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