Batmobile Design Competition: WINNER!Batmobile Design Competition: WINNER! Congratulations to Paul Denton for winning the Batmobile Design Competition!  Paul's rendering, seen above, captures that "bad ass" feel of the Dark Knight: it's moody, menacing, and full of drama. ...

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CDF's Batmobile Design ContestCDF's Batmobile Design Contest CarDesignFetish knows that you like cool cars.  We also know that you like to sketch cool cars.  What happens when you put the two together?  A really cool design contest, that's what! We're...

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Dwayne Vance: Design and Render Vehicles Online Course (March 3)Dwayne Vance: Design and Render Vehicles Online Course... Superstar Designer/Artist (and friend of CDF) Dwayne Vance is hosting an online class for rendering vehicles in Photoshop and Painter.  This Thursday, March 3rd at 2PM EST (11PST) Dwayne will be hosting...

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Sketch P*rn: February EditionSketch P*rn: February Edition February is over, and that means more awesome sketches were released in the month.  Point your eyeballs here for great digital work from Volkswagen, pencil sketches from Renault, sketches over photos...

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How to Make Cute CarsHow to Make Cute Cars Cars that share the general traits of a baby’s face trigger the ‘Isn’t it cute’ response in consumers. The Fiat 500 is the latest in a long line of "cute cars."  So what is it about cars...

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I DRAW CARS, and so can you!

Category : Design, Sketch P*rn, Student Work, tools

We’re super excited by this new book from designers Matt Morocco and Adam Hubers, recent CCS graduates and full-time product and automotive designers. Youth energy is awesome, and these dudes are harnessing it to the fullest, taking a pet project and placing it on Kickstarter. And you know what? They’ve already blown past their initial monetary goal, but that shouldn’t stop you from picking it up and supporting the duo.

The book is the kind that every designer has been waiting for, professional or student. It teaches the absolute necessary basics for car design. Literally, it WILL make you a better car designer — nothing beats the basics, after all. From perspective and looseness to tight sketches, the book gets it all jammed in there.

Stop what you’re doing, support these guys, and get the book here on Kickstarter.

 

Sketch P*rn: February Edition

Category : Crit, Sketch P*rn

February is over, and that means more awesome sketches were released in the month.  Point your eyeballs here for great digital work from Volkswagen, pencil sketches from Renault, sketches over photos by Lexus and Hyundai, classy Ssangyong work, and concept work from Scott Robertson.  Visit the gallery below.

[Via Autoblog, Drawthrough Jr, and CarBodyDesign]

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Audi Releases A3 Concept Sketches

Category : Concept Car, Sketch P*rn

Audi has released some new sketches of its upcoming Geneva A3-based concept car. The vehicle, which incorporates a “low, flowing roof dome and a coupe-like, low C pillar” looks like an A3 with a chopped roofline.  The shrunken DLO really gives the car an aggressive appearance.  The proportions of the vehicle in the sketch are probably very close to the actual car, and the the stance is all modern Audi.

The sketches are classic Audi, which is to say that even in a little bit of looseness in rendering style they’re still very tight and precise.  There are some nice cores and use of white space, with nary any fluff that we see in other, more glitzy concept sketches.  These are great to use as references for your demos.

[via Audi press release]

Scott Robertson Original Sketches On Sale at eBay

Category : Art, Sketch P*rn

Scott Robertson, author of Drive, Cosmic Motors, and some of our favorite collections of vehicle art, has reached into his stacks of sketches and begun offering some of his best original pieces on eBay.  Robertson will be posting pencil sketches, marker renderings, and more on a regular basis, providing great material for instructors, collectors, and fans.

Work done in traditional media always trumps digital art, and Robertson’s work reflects that.  He has 340 flat pages that are ready to be sold.

Visit his eBay page here for the revolving collection.

Sketch P*rn: January Edition

Category : Sketch P*rn

Well, NAIAS 2011 came and went (our awesome Design coverage forthcoming) and January turned out to be a decent month for Designers.  We’ve gathered some of the best recent sketches, digital, over data, and otherwise, into a handy post to keep your eyes happy and your mind inspired.

Included are sketches of concept cars, fancy Photoshopping, blue pencils, and big, big wheels. Featured: Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, BMW, Cadillac, Fiat, and the future of F1.

Enjoy!

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Happy Holidays!!!!

Category : Concept Car, Fetishing, Sketch P*rn

Have a great Holiday everybody!!!  Keep an eye out for Santa’s new sleigh….

Sketch P*rn: NAIAS Cometh

Category : Sketch P*rn

We haven’t had a Sketch P*rn in a while, so I felt it right to pull up some new OEM-provided sketches of vehicles debuting at NAIAS this year, and a few others to boot.

Included: a new Mini concept, a Buick Roadmaster, Ford’s Territory, Hyundai’s i40, a Civic, and a Ginetta.

Let your eyes and hearts enjoy.

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It’s Here!! 2011 Rendered Hope Calendar

Category : Concept Car, Crit, Design, Fetishing, Holiday Gift Guide, Sketch P*rn, Student Work

So we are little late this year but the calendar is ready to go.  The Rendered Hope Charity Calendar has the usual mix of concept car, hot rod, motorcycle, race car and fine art all wrapped up into 12 months of eye candy.  Just like the past 2 years all the profits will go toward buying toys for the boys and girls at the Detroit Children’s Hospital.  This will be a limited sale so act fast to make sure you get one (or many) in time.   Take a look through the samples below and continue to the CDf store to buy.  A huge thanks goes out to all the designers and artist who contributed this year.

Buy it at the CDf store now!!

Hydra Design Labs

Category : Business, Concept Car, Design, Fetishing, Sketch P*rn, Websites

Well this will brighten your Monday.  Four car designers have opened up their own studio called Hydra Design Labs, a design consultancy.  The designers have contributed to more than 25 show cars and over 20 production vehicles.  Their work varies greatly in the transportation sector showing concept cars, hot rods, motorcycles and video game autos.  Hydra Design Labs is a full service consultancy providing everything you would need to create a product.

If you don’t need any work done then still be sure to check out their website to view the amazing amount of Sketch P*rn loaded on the site.  If you need any rendering reference they have it all.  Skills cover everything from pencil sketches to highly polished renderings.  Click after the jump to see an assortment of images and the formal press release.

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Review: Scott Robertson’s DRIVE (Book)

Category : Fetishing, Sketch P*rn

Title: DRIVE
Author: Scott Robertson
Publisher: Design Studio Press
Release Date: November 10th, 2010

“Scott Robertson’s DRIVE is both cool and badass.”

For more than a decade, concept designer Scott Robertson has been creating characters, worlds, and vehicles for video games and movies. His work spans from race cars to alien ships, and everywhere in-between. When he isn’t working on projects in the entertainment industry, he publishes coffee table collections of his artwork. His latest book, DRIVE, is a collection of concepts that showcases the process of developing vehicles for video games, from early sketches to final proposals.

Normally, these art books are collections of years of an artist’s work. Robertson produces one each year, and includes all new art based on a specific theme. DRIVE was done this way… in only 5 months. Granted, he worked with two interns over the course of two Summers (the tail end of 2009 and the beginning of Summer 2010) the quick compilation was nonetheless a huge undertaking.

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