Video Tutorials

How to Generate Shapes and Forms – Alchemy

October 18, 2010
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Starting with that blank page is pretty difficult.    Even if you start sketching, sometimes you tend to sketch the same shape over and over again.  So how do you get over this and break that trend?  How do you generate different ideas without investing a whole lot of time? Finally, How would you like [...]

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Keeping an Active Sketchbook

September 8, 2010
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Keeping an active sketchbook is a great way to keep your skills fresh and up to the mark!  It’s cheap, no digital media or software required, just a pencil or pen.  You can draw any kind of subject matter on a sketchbook.  It doesn’t have to be strictly automotive.  The more you draw, the easier [...]

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How to Draw Wheels and Tires Part 2

August 17, 2010
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Drawing wheels and tires can be somewhat difficult without knowing the basics and fundamentals of form. Part 2 on “How to Draw Wheels and Tires” concludes with adding some warmer tones and textures to the final digital painting.

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How to Draw Wheels and Tires Part 1

August 3, 2010
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Drawing wheels and tires can be somewhat difficult without knowing the basics and fundamentals of form.  However, in this tutorial, we will review how to use a reference photograph to create a wheel and tire from an old grand prix car. Hope you liked this tutorial.  Stay tuned for Part 2 next week where I’ll [...]

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How to Use Reference Photos

July 3, 2010
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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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