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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Here’s my colored 1969 Camaro Time Attack track car: You can download your own line drawing to color on the Free Coloring Pages page here on this site. Stay tuned for a new drawing coming up soon!
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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I like wagons. How about you? More with the black n’ white sharpie theme, here’s a 1961 Pontiac Catalina Safari wagon, Sharpie & Micron pen on sketch paper.
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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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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