How to Draw Cars Like a Pro, 2nd Edition
eBook - ePub

How to Draw Cars Like a Pro, 2nd Edition

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

How to Draw Cars Like a Pro, 2nd Edition

About this book

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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter One: A Quick History of Automobile Design
  7. Chapter Two: Tools and Equipment
  8. Chapter Three: Perspective
  9. Chapter Four: Proportion
  10. Chapter Five: Ellipses and Axes
  11. Chapter Six: Sketching and Line Quality
  12. Chapter Seven: Light Source
  13. Chapter Eight: Shadows and Reflections
  14. Chapter Nine: Technique
  15. Chapter Ten: Color
  16. Chapter Eleven: Presentation
  17. Chapter Twelve: Cartoons
  18. Chapter Thirteen: Cutaways
  19. Chapter Fourteen: Interiors
  20. Chapter Fifteen: Computers
  21. Chapter Sixteen: Schools
  22. Appendix
  23. Index
  24. Copyright Page