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How to Draw Cars – Miniature Marker Renderings

December 21, 2011

I hate it when I spend hours on a classic car drawing or rendering only to find out later that it looks like a big piece of turd. Though going through several terrible renderings and drawings is all part of the learning process, none the less, it is always smart to have a game plan [...]

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How to draw Cars – Drawing with Preferred Mediums

July 7, 2011

Undoubtedly we have preferred choices in the type of mediums we wish to use when we draw. Some like pencils, others like gel pens, ball points, prismacolor pencils, etc.. There are definite advantages for each medium. As I have mentioned several times, prismacolor pencils tend to be my favorite due to the strong value [...]

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Designer Interview – Christian Palladino

March 20, 2011

NOTE: All images are owned by Christian Palladino and under copyright Though many of you have enjoyed a lot of the digital techniques that are shared on this site, it is important to remember that proper application of digital techniques do not have the depth and substance without mastering the art of analog mediums. In [...]

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How to Draw Cars – The Value of Prismacolors

February 14, 2011

Hmmm…let’s see….do I use pencil, pen, markers, or prismacolors? So many choices….where do I start? Well….in design school, the item of choice to design and draw muscle cars, sports cars, or hotrods are prismacolor or Verithin Pencils. Why? Lets just go over the advantages over your conventional pencils and pens shall we? Creating dynamic drawings [...]

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Canson Rendering Tutorial Part 2

June 12, 2010

Ok….as promised last week, here is part 2 of Jason’s Canson Rendering Tutorial. Sit back…grab a cup of coffee…and some markers, pastels, pencils, canson paper, and enjoy!! Special thanks to Jason for coming over and taking the time to put this tutorial together.

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