"Bot-Rods": A New Addition to the Art Line Up

Well hello, blog friends! Let me start by saying I know it's been a while since the last post, but there was indeed a good reason for it; it seems for the last 4 months any attempt to create a post with photos didn't seem to work. I have no idea why, despite doing research on the issue, and then all the sudden it works. That's cool, I'll take it!

Alright, to the purpose of today's post:

Although we have a lot of catching up to do from... February?? Seriously! I'd like to start with something recent and fun. I've been starting to include my robot character artwork in to more artwork this past year and in the past few weeks had experimented with a new approach to that inclusion. Where previously I had been doing the Robot Artwork as it's own thing using a separate color palette, tools, and styles, recently I decided to re-approach it from my traditional illustration format using the tools, techniques & style that I am most familiar and comfortable. To my surprise, it went quite well! I mean, I guess I shouldn't be so surprised, but it felt like a refreshing way to combine the way I do illustrative car renderings with the Robot artwork that I enjoy so much. And so a traditional mix of Markers, Inks, Acrylics, and Airbrushing make up the examples shown here- some of my most favorite tools. The result of using the more familiar techniques allows me to get my concepts down quicker and cleaner as well as appease both my Hot Rod loving fans an
d my want to cross over in to the more 'story telling' side of things (which I generally feel is stronger with a character). This crossover lets me explore both the Car Design side of things in a traditional way, as well as add some flair to the artwork in a story telling way. I've got lots more to learn and explore in this method to really find a strong effective balance, but I look forward to sharing lots more "Bot-Rods"!

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#hotrod #botrod #robot #scifi #artwork #pinstripechris #chrisdunlop

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:

http://www.PintripeChris.com/Store

NEW Lamborghini Framed Original Art

Just got back from picking up 7 of my original piece from the framers and couldn't be happier with how they came out! All of them will available including this Lamborghini Murcielago which measures 27.5"x18"x.75" matted, wooden framed, ready to hang. This one here is $300 and no prints will be made, Email me for details before they are listed on the site! 

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Thanks!
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#lamborghini #lambo #Murcielago #v12 #exotic #supercar #italian #luxury #millionaire #performance #carsketch #cardesign #automotive #illustration #original #design #art  

Hot Rod's, Custom Porsche's, And an Aston Martin

Been a great week so far working on a variety of car's and artwork- always great to alternate things a bit to keep things fresh! Currently, the Porsche & Hot Rod drawings are available for purchase, check them out at :

http://www.PinstripeChris.com/Store 

Or by emailing us at:  PinstripeChris@Hotmail.com

Kustom 49 Ford Shoe Box & Ferrari F40 Original Art

It's been an awesome week this past week as my wife and I have been having profound conversations about some direction changes with artwork and our business as a whole. All good things, I promise- a lot of reflecting (which I highly recommend making time for). The really great thing about looking back at times is how it can help you look forward- in this case some of our new ideas are based on refining older ones. But I digress! Since we spent a lot of time talking about about art, I gave myself some space to create my own ideas every day this past week instead of what we had planned. The result was something in the neighborhood of 5 or 6 original pieces, 1 of which was a painting on canvas that I am really looking forward to sharing. Among the new artwork is the 2 drawings  above: the Kustom 49 Ford ShoeBox (done using pencils, ink, & gouache on 11x17 paper), and the Ferrari F40 Design Compilation (done using pencils & gouache on 11x17 paper)- both of which illustrate not only some of my favorite designs, but layouts and techniques I personally really enjoy. Out of all the artwork I made and shared this past week, these 2 are the only remaining available originals I have left- if you're interested in owning one of these original drawings please check them out at:

http://www.PinstripeChris.com/Store

Or Email me at:  PinstripeChris@Hotmail.com

Have a great weekend! 

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.

For Truck Tuesday- New 1953 Ford F100 Print

For Truck Tuesday we've just added a new print at a new size- the custom 1953 Ford F100 is now available as a standard print size of 8.5"x11".

The concept for the rendering is based off the idea of a beefed up farm truck- lowered on red wheels w/ over sized caps sporting spinner caps wrapped in wide whites, side exhaust, slight roof chop, no bumpers, and smoothed roll pan style front end. The orignal rendering was done using markers & airbrushed acrylics on marker paper.

The 8.5"x11" prints are on a smooth heavy weight matte paper and are sharp & vibrant.
Available for just $20 (includes shipping within the USA) these are signed & numbered out of 50.

Check them out at:

http://www.PinstripeChris.com/Store

For Mustang Monday- 65 Fastback/Racecar

The concept for this rendering is based off of a 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback and incorporates some modern touches as well as some classic ones. Gt 500-E Front Bumper, Blot On Fender Flares, Side Exhaust, Shelby Hood Scoop, Shelby Side Scoops, Adjustable Rear Spoiler, American Racing Wheels with Spinner Caps, finished with a 2 toned Black & Red Paint Job. The Original rendering was done by hand using Markers & Airbrushed Acrylics on Marker Paper.

12"x24" Signed & Numbered Prints are available and done on a Heavy Weight Matte Smooth Archival Paper that allow the reproductions to be as rich, true, and clean as the original. They are carefully rolled in a wide diameter tube for shipment and come signed &numbered out of 100. Prints are also done in house to assure consistency with the original as well as quality.

Please visit our Store to view this as well as many other:

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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

NEW Chevy C10 Artwork & Prints

I've been away from the studio a few weeks working at a shop rebuilding the motor to my daily Vw Roadster- thankfully the guys there helped me out a ton in getting it all squared away and now the car is super awesome! So now that I'm home I'm getting some fresh ink down on the pages. A couple weeks ago I sketched up this 69 C10 and finally had a chance to render it recently. Many small touches and detail changes make for a clean custom, but the stance, wheels and slight roof chop really make the difference. Markers & Airbrushed Acrylics on Marker Paper, Prints available at:
http://www.PinstripeChris.com/Store

I also have the Original available, please email me for details:
 PinstripeChris@Hotmail.com

57 Buick Delivery Wagon Prints

Getting ready to send out some fresh prints of the 57 Buick Delivery Wagon- these are signed & numbered 13"x25" Archival Giclee prints and they look faaaantastic. All prints are available here:

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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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Kustom 50 Ford Shoebox Rendering

Working on some super secret squirrel artwork over here the last few days that I wont be able to share for quite a while so I put this together just to share with my fellow internet people. Kustom 50 Ford Shoebox done by hand using pen/stylus on Wacom Cintiq

NEW Classic Chevy Truck Rendering & Print Available

Just finished up this here rendering for a customer that wanted a clean piece that he could share with sponsors. It's still completely hand drawn using the same technique, just changed up the medium (stylus on tablet) so that changes can easily be made as ideas and the build progress

 It's also now available on the site as an 11"x17" easy to frame print for $20:
http://www.PinstripeChris.com/Store 

Throw Back Thursday- Lifted Chevy Truck Edition

For ‪#‎TBT‬ here's a digital rendering I did while back of one of the few lifted trucks I've done. With the deadline for this build submission only 12 hours from the point I got final details, no art stores were open to get the inks I'd need. To meet the deadline I did it this way- much coffee was involved.

1973 Toyota Corona Wagon Rendering

Well this was a fun one over the weekend- Went to a good friend of mines house on Saturday to find that he had bout a 73 Corona Wagon which is in fact pretty sweet. I happen to have brought my new drawing tablet with me so I knocked out a sketch and added some color per his ideas. I rarely do a lot of digital artwork, but with the amount of traveling I do these days having something like this is freaking fantastic- the marker/pen/airbrush tools work incredibly with with the style and techniques I already use, and I can do it anywhere very quickly.

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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Custom 32 Ford Roadster Rendering

About a month ago I was preparing to do a a few silver/grey vehicle renderings  back to back and wanted to test out some materials together. I often do a 'test piece' prior to a full on piece to make sure that the markers and paints I've selected work well together on the surface I'm going to use. This 32 was the combination of a few idea's I'd had for a custom roadster, but was also a great opportunity to test out those materials. This piece was done using markers and airbrushed acrylics on paper, then I picked up a frame for it and hand pinstriped it with tan to match the interior. It was a whole lot of fun to put together and I got to learn a lot from it- I'll take any excuse to draw a custom car!

The original piece is available at www.PinstripeChris.com/Store