2013 Camaro Sketch & Render

Working on a quick render this morning of the 2013 Camaro Convertible sketch I posted last week. Since I sorted out quite a bit in my initial sketch, the final render went much faster as I already knew where to place everything. Although it seemed like I spent a little more time then usual doing some basic shading on the blue pencil sketch (which I rarely do), it saved me any time I would have spent thinking about how I was going to light & shade my final render. It's just like picking out all the markers, paints and tools I'm going to use before I get started- now I have everything I need to move forward 1 time, which is ultimately the biggest time saver. As far as lighting & shading goes, I always create what I call my own "Lighting Model" to simplify the shapes & contours in the render rather then complicate them with unnecessary reflection 'noise' that you might see in a lot of photographs. The lessons here, Less= More, and planning saves time. And of course, always have fun, and never stop learning.

Enjoy!

1st Drawing of the Day- Camaro Under Hood Version 2

1st drawing of the day is this Camaro under hood layout version 2- The builder made some design changes from the previous version and wanted a fresh render. Since I wasn't allowed to fling paint at this one I got extra carried away with lights instead to give it some action. Markers/Airbrush/Acrylics on Marker Paper. On to the next one!
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The Sharpie Camaro hits 100,000 views on YouTube!!!

As of Friday, June 22, 2012, the Sharpie Camaro video on YouTube hit over 100,000 views! I completed this car last October for a customer who drove his car to me from Arkansas to have his 2010 Camaro sharpied. Since it's completion, it has been featured on many sites such as:

http://gmauthority.com/blog/2011/10/artist-stretches-the-limits-of-a-sharpie-marker-on-a-chevrolet-camaro/

http://www.lsxtv.com/news/behind-the-marker-sharpie-camaro-artist-talks-about-the-project/

http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2011/10/17/A-Chevy-Worth-Sniffing-The-Camaro-Sharpie-Car-7705295/

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/10/17/artist-createst-indelible-camaro-graphics-with-sharpie-markers/

http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sharpie-camaro

http://www.motorcitymusclecars.com/auto-news-2/artist-chris-dunlops-sharpie-camaro/

http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2011/10/19/Top-5-Sharpie-Cars-7705302/

http://www.camaro5.com/camaro-with-one-of-a-kind-sharpie-drawn-stripes

As well as maaaaaany others. I've been so fortunate to have anyone take an interest in what I'm doing, as well as having many great customers. This particular Camaro is #4 of 6 cars I've Sharpied since my start in the sharpie world just 2 years ago.

Thanks to everyone for their support and interest in my artwork- I'm always looking out for and forward to the next Sharpie job!

And thanks again to the shop owner Racecar Robbie, and the photographer Beverly Gail Jensen