In this long-awaited follow-up to the best-selling first edition of How to Draw Cars Like a Pro, renowned car designer Thom Taylor goes back to the drawing board to update his classic with all-new illustrations and to expand on such topics as the use of computers in design today. Taylor shares his artistic insights and techniques for creating captivating renderings of any kind of automobile. From information on how to draw from a photo or from observing a vehicle in real time, the step-by-step instruction covers all you need to know to become a master at drawing cars. The comprehensive advice includes:
Selecting the proper tools and equipment
Perspective and proportion
Sketching and cartooning
Various media
Light, shadow, reflection
Color
And even interiors.
Written to help enthusiasts at all artistic levels, his book also features more than 200 examples from many of today's top artists in the automotive field. This edition has also been updated to include computerized illustration techniques.
Author: Thom Taylor, Lisa Hallett Publisher: Motorbooks International Published: 05/31/2006 Pages: 144 Binding Type: Paperback Weight: 1.06lbs Size: 10.58h x 8.24w x 0.40d ISBN: 9780760323915
About the Author Renowned car designer Thom Taylor is an inductee into the Hot Rod Hall of Fame. He has designed cars for industry-leading builders like Boyd Coddington, Roy Brizio, and SO-CAL Speed Shop, and for individuals like Eric Clapton, Tim Allen, and Billy F Gibbons. He is the author of the MBI bestseller How to Draw Cars Like a Pro.
Lisa Hallett is a writer and editor based in Southern California. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Emmy, and Westways.