I saw this sweet Cougar in an old Hot Rod Magazine from 2011 that featured Mercury race cars in an article right after Ford closed Mercury down. I started this one off as a very rough pencil sketch, and rather than re-lining the drawing with ink, I just went straight off to markers. I used…
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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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Here’s something a little different. I’ve been enjoying working on customs lately and thought a classic camper would be cool. This one is a 1940 Ford. Doing some digging, it’s tough to find examples of pre-1960s camper trucks. Must be because of the curved roof. Here’s the start to the line drawing, and the finished…
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I like vans, especially hot rod vans and offroad vans. Here’s my rendering of the offroad VW bus. I went with light blue and white two-tone. I thought about putting a logo on the side or some tools or offroad lights, but ultimately chose to just go simple. You can download your own line drawing…
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Here’s my version of the ’32 Ford: White with flames and red steel wheels. I gave her a red interior, also. The background is actually this morning’s leftover coffee painted on to the paper with a brush. You can still grab a downloadable PDF from my Free Coloring Pages page here on this site, with…
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It’s fun to experiment with different styles. After I finish a drawing, I usually hang it on the fridge (like a 5th grader) for all (my wife and I) to see. Right now, there are three distinct styles hung on the fridge. Fully Rendered & Detailed on Toned Tan: I’ve grown to really love this…
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I celebrated St. Patrick’s day yesterday by sketching out this 1956 Chevy Sedan Delivery Guinness rig. This sketch is done with Micron pens and Sharpie marker on sketch paper.
Sharpie and black Micron pen only.
Trying something new with the 1949 Mercury stock car. I’m using Micron pen only for both the lining and the shading. This style throws back to that of more traditional hot rod art. I love the aesthetic of early stock cars, back when they were actually “stock.” The 1949 Mercury is usually remembered for the…
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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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