Go faster by Sven Voelker

New book just came out it is "Go Faster" it is about graphic design on racing cars and is written by Sven Voelker.
This is an good book to have about a subject, car graphics, that is becoming very popular.

Automotive Social Design Contest

 Dear friends,

I invite you to participate to this Design Contest to get all info just click: Automotive Design Social Contest
I'll be part of the jury together with designer Michele Leonello.

Russian version here

Citroen 2cv rendering by Antoine Chassagne

 Today we keep on talking about good illustration and rendering scenarios to give a real dramatic effect to our works or drawings using simple rules just like I explained few days ago on my post "Car Rendering by Mike Kim"
Antoine Chassagne, a 2CV Citroen lover, made this beautiful rendering about an old garage environment with a 2cv Citroen on wich he concentrated his focal point. It is about a nostalgic story and this is touching our hearts, the color choice is about "sepia tones" perfect for a nostalgic environment (like old photos techniques).
The background is really supporting the subject and the right windows have the same effect of Kim's tunnel in the F1 race tunnel rendering. The windows are reinforcing the forced perspective to give energy to the all illustration.
No tilted plane, in this case no need for it, however great detailing to make us believe we are in that garage!

Visit please Antoine Chassagne website clicking: Antoine Chassage portfolio.

BMW Concept ZR

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Hommage à Mercedes-Benz | Emotional Aerodynamics Concept | 1/1 Scale Model

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Legacy Lightcycle sketching by Daniel Simon

In this video concept designer Daniel Simon explanes how he designed the Legacy Lightcycle, an interesting video tutorial with cool sketching action.

Check out Daniel Simon's professional portfolio clicking: Simon's designs

Car sketch wall at Cardesign.ru

 Hi friends,

few days ago I wrote about car design sketches research showing you Simko website. Today I would like to show you (for those that do not know yet) that Cardesign.ru website has also a great collection of excellent car sketches a real "sketch wall" to see. Clicking on each sketch you will see also the designer portfolio, here an illustration done by Vasiliy Kanevskiy for a sponsored project by KISKA Design.

So go to the website clicking "Car sektch wall" and check it all out you will love it!

Hommage à Mercedes-Benz | Emotional Aerodynamics Concept | 1/4 Scale Model

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Hommage à Mercedes-Benz | Emotional Aerodynamics Concept

The competition type project Hommage à Mercedes-Benz was kicked off by Gorden Wagener in September 2009 at MOME. Backed by Mercedes-Benz Design, the task  was to create a sculpture that pays homage to Mercedes's values, successes and history. The chosen project went all the way to a full scale model, a show car to celebrate the opening of the company's new plant in Kecskemét, Hungary.
Emotional Aerodynamics Concept was first unveiled to the public on 7th October 2010 at the Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest.

Hommage à Mercedes-Benz | Emotional Aerodynamics Concept
Nature is an endless source of inspiration for art and technology at the same time. This concept pays homage to Mercedes-Benz’s aerodynamic and bionic endeavor. The car gives an impression that it was shaped by the forces of nature in hundreds of years like crevices by streamlets. Body surfaces evolved by the impact of higher and lower drag accordingly.

Die Natur stellt sowohl für die Künste und als auch für die technischen Wissenschaften eine unerschöpfliche Quelle dar. Vorliegende Studie zeigt dem Mercedes-Benz seine Ehre für die Bestrebungen im Bereich der Aerodynamik und der Bionik. Das Auto zeigt die Wirkung, dass es während mehrerer Tausend Jahren durch die Naturkräfte gestaltet wurde, wie ein Kieselstein, der im Fluss geformt wurde. Die Formen und Flächen entwickelten sich den verschiedenen Luftwiderständen entsprechend.

A természet kimeríthetetlen forrást jelent a művészetek és a műszaki tudományok számára egyaránt. Ez a tanulmány a Mercedes-Benz aerodinamikában és bionikában folytatott törekvései előtt tiszteleg. Az autó azt a hatást kelti, hogy több ezer év alatt a természet erői alakították, akár egy kavics, amely a folyóban csiszolódott. Formái, felületei a különböző légellenállás szerint fejlődtek ki.

1/4 Mercedes-Benz EAC

Darth Vader Edition.

Emotional Aerodynamics Concept

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