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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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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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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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 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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It’s no question that gassers are my favorite. I just love the attitude. The 1955 is hands down my favorite – it’s iconic, and was featured in Two Lane Blacktop, one of my favorite movies from my childhood. As Iconic as the ’55 is, the years preceding it were pretty classic, too. This one in…
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I’m feeling real hot-roddy lately. Classic hot rod style cars on toned tan just feel good ‘n classy so that’s been my style for the last couple weeks. Here’s an old whiskey delivery truck on toned tan. Here she is sketched out whilst I enjoy a whiskey myself. Markers next, just using grays on this…
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I’ve been thinking a lot about traditional hot rods lately. One of the coolest is the late pre-war Ford. This 1940 Ford was first sketched out on toned tan paper with pencil, then filled in with copic grays. Charcoal white was used for outlining and the whitewalls. Finally, Micron pen was used for details.
This was my first Inktober, and it was certainly full of ups and downs (mostly ups). I was excited to start as we were just entering October, and I had a lot of fun all month long but it had me pretty worn down by the end. The whole point of Inktober is to challenge…
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