Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #27924 in Books
• Published on: 2006-07-01
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

Review
Whether you're a notebook doodler who wants to develope some skills, an expert illustrator looking to take it to the next level, or someone who dosn't even own a pencil but loves excellent hot rod illustrations, How To Draw cars Like A Pro is your book --Rod & Custom

Synopsis
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 begins with advice on selecting the proper tools and equipment, then moves on to perspective and proportion, sketching and cartooning, various media, and light, shadow, reflection, colour, 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.

Customer Reviews

Very well organized, illustrated, and explained book.
Being a car enthusiast and artist, I believe that this book is a very well explained, contains awesome illustrations, and provides an easy to follow hands on course for all automotive enthusiasts and artists. The book provides a good sense of feel for drawing cars, while at the same time not limiting the reader, or rather, the drawer to drawing the "stereotypical" car. The drawer is able to take the concepts reviewed in the book, and then incorporate his or her ideas to expand one's abilities. This is a great review for professional designers, a handy resource for all designers, and a good learning tool for the younger artists. I enjoyed reading (viewing) this book and recommend it to anyone even the slightest bit interested.

-Brian (PVKnight)

Best art education I ever recieved from a book!
As an artist and a designer, I do not have alot of time to go back to class! I needed a crash course in drawing cars, but also to do so with style! This book saved me untold hours of frustration, and boring professors.

The best primer on the basics by the best artist
As a mechanical engineer and an artist I have always liked building street rods and custom vehicles. I have been a huge fan of Thom Taylor's designs and ability to put them on paper for years. Taylor goes methodically through the basics and reasoning, with examples by himself and other great artists, to give one the foundation needed to start drawing with sound fundamentals. The artistic quality of the book itself is worth the price.