Some Car Sketches

Bentley 4 1/2 Litre

 I recently have been drawing some sketches of classic cars. All of these sketches are in graphite pencil on card. I wanted to achieve a slightly looser appearance than most of my other drawings. I wanted to do this to work on creating quicker, but effective drawings.

Rolls-Royce Phantom III

Reliant Scimitar

Willys MB

Suspension Drawings

Torsion Beam

For Uni recently we've had to do a project on engineering and car packaging. Part of this included drawing components such as suspension. These are a few of my suspension drawings. They are done with markers, fineliners and pencil.

MacPherson Strut

Double Wishbones

Ferrari 250 GT SWB

I recently drew this Ferrari 250 GT SWB. I have been meaning to draw this car for a long time and finally have. It is my usual technique of marker, pastel, pencil and gouache and it is on A3 marker paper. Completed in February 2012.

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Progression of BMW 2002 Turbo

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BMW 2002 Turbo

My latest drawing is of a BMW 2002 Turbo. It is done in markers, pastels, pencils and gouache on A3 paper. I finished it today. I took photos, showing the progression as I was doing it so I will also upload them soon.

I find rendering white cars very difficult so I am happy with this attempt.

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McLaren MP4-12C Drawing

..the paper is actually white

 I have been drawing the McLaren MP4-12C for the last couple of days. I finished it this morning. It is done in marker with pastel and gouache and is on A3 paper. I usually draw classic cars but this weekend felt like drawing a modern supercar. The car doesn't actually come in this colour but I wasn't going to walk to the shop just to buy new markers. The photos I took are bad quality as it seems to be dark all the time but I will eventually get it scanned or something.

Detail

Poppy Painting

 This is the poppy I previously posted about. It is a painting on an inside wall and is approximately 6ft high.  It took a few whole days to complete and it was finished over a year ago now. I have painted a few flowers in the past but never anything on this scale.

Detail

..more detail

Coffee Machine

Closed

Open

I designed a coffee machine. It was just an idea, and I was more interested in the rendering than the actual feasibility of the design.

Range Rover Headlight

As part of my project at Uni, we were asked to draw components of cars from different angles.  I drew this Range Rover headlight and casing one afternoon in grey markers. It is interesting to see a car light which is not in the car.

Peterbilt Concept

This is a design for a Peterbilt truck I did at Uni in my first term. It was done with markers and gouache and is on A3 paper.

Poppy Painting

I just remembered about this painting of a poppy I did on somebody's wall. At just  over 6 feet, it is probably the biggest painting I have ever done. It was finished in October 2010. This is a bad quality photo and I will try and find a better one for the next couple of days.

Spark Plugs

Spark Plug

 I created some spark plugs on Photoshop for a project to create some patterns etc. This is the result. The original spark plug is almost 6000 pixels wide so that it can be printed massive as a poster or picture for the wall. I like the minimal use of colour and the apparent simplicity the image has. There are no gradients, as I wanted a very graphical appearance. I found it difficult to represent the form of the spark plug using blocks of colour, but I am happy with the result.

Pattern

Another Pattern

Australian Cattle Dog Drawing

I drew a picture of my Australian Cattle Dog. She is about 6 months old. The drawing is graphite pencil on A4 card.

Painting of Siam Square, Bangkok

A couple of days ago I finished my latest painting. It is a scene from Thailand, in Siam Square, Bangkok, during the rain. I didn't want to create a realistic painting; instead, I used lots of blurred lines and merging of colour, with black outlines over the top. Much of the paint has been applied at an angle, partly to be reminiscent of rain falling and partly so that the colours are not confined to their outlines. The painting is acrylic on hardboard and is about 94cm x 54cm.

Mercedes 190E

I was commissioned to do a drawing of a Mercedes 190E in white.  It is rare that I draw white cars but I was happy with the result and so was the customer. It was drawn using markers, pastels, pencils, gouache and fineliners. It is A3 size.
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Bike Drawing

Honda VFR

I was recently commissioned to draw this Honda VFR as a Christmas present for somebody's dad. It was drawn using pastels, pencils, markers, fineliner and gouache and was A3 size.

Progression of TR3A Painting

Painting in the pencil lines

Finishing off the colour

Addind detail

Finished Painting

Triumph TR3A Rebuild Painting

I recently completed this painting of a Triumph TR3A which was being restored. The chassis is on the floor of a cramped garage with the body against a wall and the front end hanging from the inside of the garage door. I liked the artificial light and the shadows they cast and imagery of machinery. I wanted to exaggerate the straight, structured lines which have an industrial, man-made appearance, without it appearing as if everything had become outlined.

It was painted in goache on A3 card, 2011.

..some more car drawings

Maserati 250F

 These are more of the car drawings I have done using markers, gouache, pastel and fineliners. More can be seen on my website. www.jkbrown.co.uk

Austin-Healey

Fiat 500

Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA

 This Alfa was one of my first attempts using a more realistic background of a track.

Triumph TR3A

Some Car Drawings

MG Midget

Mini

Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost

Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Stradale

VW Campervan

These are a few of the car drawings I have completed. The Silver Ghost is drawn with graphite pencils, whereas the rest are drawn with a mix of markers, pastels, gouache and fineliners. The same and more similar work can be seen at my website www.jkbrown.co.uk