chevys are square

This sketch was hiding out. Notice the date. This was my last sketch in 2008. I like square cars in case you haven't noticed. I'll go into this a little deeper in my other blog, but to sum it up; a square can never go out of style, because it was never in style.

I think this looks like it could be a little brother to the Camaro. It keeps the idea of a wide mouth grille like the Camaro, but has thin vertical headlights. I'm sure some color would really help you figure out what's going on in the front. Maybe I'll have to revisit this one because I really like what's going on in the rear 3/4 panel.

Trans-Am Sketch

I was showing my father-in-law how cool my tablet PC is tonight and got a little carried away. I thought it might be cool to draw a Firebird / Trans-Am concept based on the new Camaro. Imagine it in black with a huge firebird on the hood. Smokey and the Bandit anyone?

'51 Merc

illustrator

This is the first in a series of rat rod illustrations. This isn't exactly what I had in mind for my tablet PC because the only thing in this illustration that's freehand is my signature. Still, it was fun. I like the style because the result is more pop art than automotive illustration. This is 100% Adobe Illustrator. This will soon be printed, matted and framed.

Chevy Sketch

photoshop

december doodle

enjoying the wacom tablet today during lunch. just thought i'd throw this up here.

Cobra - circa 2004

Illustrator

This is my dad's dream car. So it kinda became one of mine as well. This is when I was learning Illustrator as an illustration tool rather than just for graphic design. So I worked on this in my spare time, and finished it in time to print it on metallic paper, frame it, and give it to my dad for Christmas. I like the contrast in this rendering. I like how the tires disappear into the shadow on the ground. This blurs the line between illustration and iconography. I plan to dance on that line in the future.

Supra - circa 2002

Photoshop and Illustrator

This was my first successful rendering using both Photoshop and Illustrator. The line work is done with Illustrator, while the color was finished in Photoshop. If I learned anything during this project, it was that you can never have too many layers.