Reference photos

How to Draw Cars Now | Best Photo Reference Sites

April 12, 2012

Photo references are a must when creating realistic looking paintings whether they be by traditional or digital means. It’s no secret that I am absolutely in love with the 50s, 60s, and 70s racing era so after I was given a link to this site from a relative, I thought I would share it with [...]

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Automotive Art Legends | Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman

April 3, 2012

(all images courtesy of http://www.fitz-art.com/) If you ever want additional boosts of inspiration, be sure to check out Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman. Mr. Fitzpatrick was originally a designer for GM before delving into commercial illustrations and magazine ads in the 50s-70s. Fitz teamed up with another gifted commercial artist, Van Kaufman. Together, they created some [...]

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Top Automotive Blogs – Autoblog – Interview with John Neff

July 25, 2011

Great blogs with great information are hard to find or at least the ones that deliver a message consistent with their passion. We live in a saturated world of blogs and websites offering many things to many people. It’s easy to find sites lacking in quality, content, and depth. I wanted to do something a little [...]

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Photo Reference for Hot Spots on Cars!

August 28, 2010

Unbeknownst to me, our workplace had a pretty cool autoshow of our own on Friday. Nothin’ better than having a few cola’s, some brats, burgers, and cool cars to look at; owned by our very own co-workers! Here are a few pics that I have uploaded into the “Reference Photos” gallery. Unfortunately, I only had [...]

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How to Use Reference Photos

July 3, 2010

Sorry for the long delay in posting but juggling the duties of fatherhood, husbandhood, AND preparing to move, can sort of suck up all your time! So anyway…without any further delay…I wanted to discuss the power of using reference photos when drawing cars….or anything for that matter. Having a strong reference library to help inspire, [...]

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