Custom 67 Pontiac Firebird Convertible Drawing

It's been a while since the last post, but thought I'd start with the most recent and move in some direction from there. But for now here's a commissioned drawing I did last weekend of a 67 Firebird Convertible done primarily using airbrushed acrylics, pencil, and a little marker on 14"x17" paper. The last few months I've been lucky enough to do nothing but car drawings/paintings back to back and it's been a blast- I've got a lot more to post and a lot more to look forward to!

Page #2 out of the Sketchbook: Custom 1936 Ford

Another day another page! Today is day 2 of my travels out and about near and around San Francisco and my plan is to complete a drawing in my sketchbook daily to keep practicing, and to work in a smaller scale for fun. Today's piece is a custom 1936 Ford done entirely freehand using Sharpies and lightly shaded using pencil on 9"x12" paper. $40 with Free Shipping within the States- comes signed and dated. Email me if you're interested: Cruizin4Customs@hotmail.com

Thanks for looking!

Sharpie Art Out of the Sketchbook

While I'm out and about traveling and seeing the sights I'll be working out of my 9"x12" drawing pad and posting them for sale- it's a smaller scale then I'm used to working in , but it's great practice!  So here's is the 1st sketchbook drawing of a V-8 done entriely freehand using an Ultra Fine Sharpie.

1966 Ferrari 275 Gtb Rendering

Over the weekend I got started on a sketch of a classic 66 Ferrari 275 Gtb- one of my personal favorites. I had originally intended to just do a rough sketch and save it for later, but couldn't resist breaking out the markers and airbrush. This was done using Sharpies, airbrushed Acrylics, and brushed Acrylics. This was a great opportunity for some great practice and a refresher course on some of the basics- it's nice to change things up a bit!

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NEW Custom Painted Framed Print for Sale

I've started on a new batch of these custom painted framed prints using nice smooth satin black frames, and prints from my most recent custom car art. This piece in particular is titled "V-8" and features a 1932 Ford. Once the print is installed into the frame I continue the artwork out onto the frame using white and black pinstripe enamels and a pinstripe brush freehand. I really like the look of these- especially with the artwork wrapping around the inner and outside edges, it just has so much more life! This is also a great way to get a finished, framed print of some killer artwork and get some original artwork at the same time. I've started on a set of these from the same custom car series using the pieces "Straight-8" and "Dual Bullet" as the basis for the custom framed prints-  I plan on selling them as a set, but each can be bought individually for $50 + Shipping, and I'm more then happy to ship internationally.

If you're interested, please email me: Cruizin4Customs@hotmail.com

NEW Custom Car Art for Sale on eBay!

I've got 2 new original pieces for sale on eBay starting at only $100! The 1st piece is titled "Straight-8" and features a 1953 Buick which was the last production year of the Straight 8 motor. If you look closely you can see the 8 pistons hidden into the perspective. The 2nd piece is titled "Dual Bullet" and features the only Cadillac to have the dual bullet tail lights- the 1959 Cadillac. Both pieces are originals and were done completely freehand using Sharpie Markers on 18"x24" paper- NO rulers were used.

Straight-8:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/300858185435?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Dual Bullet:
 http://www.ebay.com/itm/300858187528?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

I also have 3 print sizes available available for each piece here:
http://www.pinstripechris.com/customcarstore

NEW Custom Car Art "V-8"

I have a good bit of catching up to do here on the Blog-  I've switched gears a little bit with a handful of recent pieces that all started with this piece I did 2 Saturdays ago titled "V-8".  This piece pays tribute to the 1st production car with a V-8, the 1932 Ford. If you look carefully you'll find 8 pistons mixed in with the perspective-ized sharpie art. The really fun thing about this piece is that all the lines were done completely freehand with Sharpies- No rulers were used. This original piece sold before I had even finished it- but 3 Limited Edition Signed Print sizes are available. The piece was scanned so the prints will be absolutely true to the original in very high definition.
Prints are available here:  http://www.PinstripeChris.com/CustomCarStore

Stay tuned for lots more of these!

Random Rendering

A couple nights ago I was trying to keep my mind creatively active for a little bit and came up with a quick sketch of this car. It's not a real car in that it's not drawn from any reference- it's completely made up. However, it does have some references to it- like a mid 30's roadster that I guess I was thinking about while drawing. The next morning I decided to put some color to it while I was drinkin' my coffee. Since I used markers and pencils, it went really fast. Its not as super nice or clean as some of the others, but it still has a cool look to it. Definitely on the rougher side, but thats part of the fun. Besides, I think doing these quick little practice drawings is totally worth it. Doing something like this with a 'no boundaries' attitude can bring out ideas that can't be used in a task with lots of parameters.

Prints are available!