How to render cars

How to Draw Cars – Photoshop Painting Techniques and Tips

November 15, 2010
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NOTE: This tutorial assumes that you have some background knowledge on perspectives and are looking for new techniques to expand your expertise and approach. WHAT YOU NEED: 1.  WACOM TABLET or CINTIQ – Without the Wacom tablet, it would be difficult to get the variation in line weight and value.  So frankly, it’s a must.  [...]

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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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Featured Design Maven: Michele Leonello

May 9, 2010

Hey folks!  Get ready to be schooled by a talented designer in Marker Rendering techniques!  I have the pleasure of re-introducing to you Michele Leonello, a freelance designer currently teaching Transportation Design at the Politecnico di Milano.  Michele’s previous experiences also include working for Alfa Romeo in Milan for the last 6 years. Driven Mavens [...]

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Intro to Value Sketching Part 1

February 21, 2010
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Understanding how to render simple shapes with a single value range is critical to interpreting more complex shapes when sketching cars.  Mastering these fundamentals will enable you to create sketches on your own without having to look at references all the time!  Plus….it’s just cool!

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Sports Car Rendering on Newsprint Tutorial

January 31, 2010
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Rendering a car can be a little intimidating but it can actually be a piece of cake if you follow particular processes.  However, understanding the processes and knowing what they mean takes some understanding and work.  This quick video tutorial will illustrate the basic steps in rendering a side view of a sports car similar [...]

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