3 New Prints hitting the Store Today

Today we're launching 3 New Prints: the Custom 3 Window Hot Rod, the Custom Vw Bug, and the Square Body Street rod. All of these are available in standard frame sizes (so no need to spring for custom frames) and are available for domestic or international buyers. We also have the Originals of the 3 Window and the Vw Bug available- all of theses are listed at:

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Which shade of Red is your Favorite Ferrari?

Ferrari Friday- a day set aside to ponder all things Prancing Horse. Some weeks it's classics, this week it's a modern day F458 Italia Wide Body. For this particular drawing I opted to do more of a stylized/conceptual illustration rather than something end to end with color to focus on the parts of the design then genuinely make it stand out. Another fun thing about the illustrations I do this way is it shows the entire process of the illustration on 1 sheet: From the rough red pencil sketch, to the refined line weighted areas, the marker block outs, airbrush transitions, and finally the hand painted details like the tail light and tire tread. To me this tells more of the story of not only the art, but the design, and can be tricky to pull off.

Prints of this piece are now available as 11"x14" Signed & Numbered Prints on Luster Paper (Numbered out of just 25) for $20- includes shipping within the states. We also have the matted & framed Original piece available, Please Email us for details: PinstripeChris@hotmail.com


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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!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! What a great excuse to share something green and give some love to the air cooled cars like this 66 Corvair Fastback concept from a little while back. I'm actually quite an air cooled enthusiast- I have a 69 Vw roadster as a daily driver and own 2 Corvairs. I really love the styling of the Corvair's and am always considering options for if I were to modify one of mine. Originally done using Markers & Airbrushed acrylics on Marker Paper.

Carry on with St. Patricksy things.

Quick Sketch & Render to Start the day: Grey Ghost/Hot Rod

Most mornings start out with a quick sketch of some sort, and most days I go ahead and render it as well to get my mind in the right set for the day. Today I'll be working on a grey car, so I thought this would be a good opportunity to warm up in the field of tones/colors I'll be working with later.

Markers/Airbrush on 11"x17" Marker Paper

This week ONLY- this Original Piece is $75 available here:
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Custom 65 Mustang Fastback/Racecar for Mustang Monday

For Mustang Monday here's the rendered version of the 65 Fastback/Racecar that I sketched yesterday- I had a lot of ideas for the color combination but am so glad I went with this one! This piece also gave me some space to try a combination of new techniques I've been working on and using them together- a great way to learn. This original is available, (Email me for details) and prints are coming soon

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 #ford #mustang #fastback #racecar #musclecar #hotrod #carsketch #cardesign #chatpak #marker #airbrush #rendering #handdrawn

"Continental Breakfast" For 4 Foor Friday

For 4 Door Friday here's my "Continental Breakfast" piece from early last year- I actually still have this original available if anyone is interested please Email me for details:  PinstripeChris@Hotmail.com

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 Markers/Airbrush on Marker Paper

Fresh Art- "Butterscotch Tux" 34 Roadster

Fresh off the page- "Butterscotch Tux" done using Markers/Airbrush/Acrylic & Pencil on marker paper. I had started out drawing a 34 Roadster and got all kinds of carried away- but in the right way. This original is available

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Dodge Magnum Srt8 For #TBT

For #TBT here's form that one time I did a Magnum SRT8 rendering- a lot of education happened during the process of this one. Markers/Airbrush/Acrylic/Pencil on Marker Paper

NEW Custom Cuda Rendering

Decided to start the day off with a fresh render of the custom Cuda I sketched a couple days ago. Made a few changes and inked it up- the combination of matte grey wheels & the matte black tail light panel offset the gloss purple nicely I think Markers/Airbrush/Acrylic on Marker Paper- this original is available, email me for details:

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Large Stretched Canvas Giclee's Are-A-Go!

We're super excited to announce that we're going to be re-launching our Stretched Canvas Giclee's starting with some fan favorites, and of course, ours. Naturally we're going to kick things off with some Cadillacs, Buicks & C10's. Stay tuned!

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Kustom 68 Buick Electra 4 Door/Hardtop Rendering

Here's a clean shot of the finished 68 Buick Electra 4 door/hardtop rendering done using Markers/Airbrush/Acrylic on marker paper- prints coming soon!

NEW Art for a Fin Friday/4 Door Friday Combo

A fun Fin Friday/4 Door Friday combo to start the day (say that 5 times fast). I used to own one of these actually,1968 Buick Electra 4 Door/Hardtop with all the right trimmings- Kandy & Metal Flake roof, Shaved Handles, Caddy Caps wrapped in Wide Whites tucked deep, and of course, a little Pinstripe action. Markers/Airbrush/Acrylic on Marker Paper

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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!