I love the FJ cruiser – it’s quirky but in a rugged tough way. Here’s a quick Friday night doodle. All done in blue gel pen on printer paper. I start using light pressure to get the proportions and construction lines right. Then hatching. Finally, I use heavy pressure to get the atmosphere and outlines.…
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It’s been a busy week! Here’s a recap of a few cool highlights. The Detroit Autorama was this past weekend at Cobo. Lots of awesome rods, including this red Ford that sits perfectly with blacked out Steelies and white walls. I was super pumped to get to meet one of my favorite artists, Chris Piscitelli.…
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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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I thought I’d do something a little different on the Jaws Blazer. I cut the truck out from the paper and reattached it to this sheet of toned tan using spacers. It gives a cool 3D illusion inside the frame. I might do this more on other sketches. Kinda fun.
For those of us who watch Stranger Things, it was exciting to see the trailer for season 4 drop this week. Stranger Things is full of excellent (see what I did there…?) 1980s memorabilia, sets, and especially vehicles. Chief of Police Jim Harper drives this cherry 1980 Blazer squarebody (well, until the third season anyway).…
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I’m really excited to be launching a new TeeSpring site featuring some of my artwork. You can visit it here. Here are a few shirts and merch items I’m featuring on my TeeSpring store. My ’32 Ford Roadster with flames (actually the Iron Man car from the first Iron Man film) is available on a…
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I was excited to get to do this commission of a 1965 Seagrave Sedan Pumper firetruck for my friend Bill this week. This particular model was only ever used by the Detroit Fire Department, and was manufactured in Columbus, Ohio. Getting all the detail in was tricky – between the controls, hose hook ups, lettering,…
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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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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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I have a ton of old car magazines in the basement and I thought it would be fun to start a series where I pick my favorite from one and sketch it. This is my favorite from the October 2011 Hot Rod – a Willys gasser. This sketch was done using a Uni-Ball Onyx Micro…
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