How to Draw Cars Like a Pro, 2nd Edition
Original price was: $28.01.$14.01Current price is: $14.01.
Product Specs:
- File Type: PDF
- File Size: 103.8 MB
- Book Language: English
- Total Page Count: 145
- Instant Download
How to Draw Cars Like a Pro, 2nd Edition
How to Draw Cars Like a Pro is a digital PDF guide to drawing and illustrating automobiles. This instant download presents techniques for enthusiasts, students, and artists working at different skill levels.
Thom Taylor explains the principles behind convincing automotive renderings, with Lisa Hallett contributing as writer and editor. The second edition updates the original book with new illustrations and expanded coverage of computer illustration.
The digital edition includes 145 pages and is supplied as a PDF file. Access is available after purchase for convenient reading on supported devices and reading applications.
Book Overview
This automotive drawing guide begins with a quick history of automobile design before introducing the tools and methods used to draw cars accurately. Its instruction covers perspective, proportion, ellipses, axes, sketching, line quality, light sources, shadows, reflections, color, and presentation.
Later chapters address cartoons, cutaways, interiors, computer illustration, and schools. The book focuses on drawing and simpler rendering techniques rather than painting or airbrush illustration, while showing how observation and practice support improvement.
Thom Taylor is a car designer, four-time winner of the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster award, and an inductee into the Hot Rod Hall of Fame. Lisa Hallett is a writer and editor based in Southern California.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- A quick history of automobile design, from early horseless carriages to later automotive forms.
- Guidance on tools and equipment, perspective, proportion, ellipses, and axes.
- Methods for sketching, improving line quality, and drawing from observation or photographs.
- Instruction on light sources, shadows, reflections, rendering techniques, color, and presentation.
- Approaches to cartoon cars, cutaways, and automobile interiors.
- Examples of computer illustration and an expanded discussion of computer-based design.
- More than 200 examples from artists working in the automotive field.
Why This Book Matters
Automotive illustration combines artistic judgment with technical accuracy. The book explains why perspective, proportion, ellipses, light, surface finishes, and reflections matter when representing a vehicle.
Its structure connects foundational drawing skills with automotive design and illustration practice. The coverage of computer illustration also reflects the expanded role of digital tools described in the second edition.
Book Details
| Author | Thom Taylor with Lisa Hallett |
|---|---|
| Title | How to Draw Cars Like a Pro, 2nd Edition |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Publisher | Motorbooks |
| Imprint | Motorbooks, an imprint of MBI Publishing Company |
| Imprint Location | 400 First Avenue North, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55401 USA |
| Publication Date | May 31, 2006 |
| First Published | 2006 |
| Digital Edition | 2010 |
| Softcover Edition | 2006 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 145 |
| Print Length | 144 pages |
| Format | |
| File Type | |
| File Size | 103.8 MB |
| File Size Bytes | 108854650 |
| Digital Edition ISBN-13 | 978-1-61060-137-5 |
| Softcover Edition ISBN-13 | 978-0-7603-2391-5 |
| ISBN-10 | 0760323917 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0760323915 |
| Editors | Zack Miller and Dennis Pernu |
| Designer | Kou Lor |
| Rating | 4.5 out of 5 stars |
| Review Count | 295 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #726,146 in Books (See Top 100 in Books); #910 in How To Create Comics & Manga |
| Dimensions | 8.5 x 0.5 x 10.75 inches |
| Item Weight | 2.31 pounds |
| Price | EUR 24.31 |
Device Compatibility
This is a digital download, not a physical book. There is no physical shipping, and access is available after purchase.
The PDF works with appropriate Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and compatible reading apps. A Kindle device is not required when using a supported app or browser.
FAQ
When can I access the book?
Access is available after purchase, and the PDF is provided as an instant download.
Will I receive a physical copy?
No. This product is a digital download, so no physical copy is shipped.
Which devices can open the file?
The PDF can be read with compatible Kindle apps, tablets, desktop or mobile devices, and PDF reading applications.
Download How to Draw Cars Like a Pro, 2nd Edition and explore its structured approach to automotive drawing and illustration.
User Reviews
Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.
Original price was: $28.01.$14.01Current price is: $14.01.
There are no reviews yet.