"In the Works"
Where you will can watch the progress of one of my Original Drawings being created.

HERE IS MY MOST CURRENT DRAWING OF JASON WILSON'S HONDA WITH HIM ON BOARD. AS USUAL, I START OUT WITH A DETAILED PENCIL DRAWING AND WORK FROM THERE.




HERE IS THE COMPLETED DRAWING. I DID THE BACKGROUND WITH VIRTUALLY NO DETAIL, I DIDN'T WANT TO DISTRACT FROM THE IMAGE. THE END RESULT WAS THAT THE BIKE AND RIDER REALLY JUMP OUT OF THE IMAGE.

HERE IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT AND DETAILED DRAWINGS I HAVE DRAWN. IT'S HARD TO SEE ALL OF THE LITTLE THINGS FROM THE PHOTOS. IT TOOK ALMOST 100 HOURS TO CREATE AND I AM EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH THE WAY IT TURNED OUT. THIS WAS A CHRISTMAS GIFT.


AS ALWAYS, I START OUT WITH A DETAILED LINE DRAWING.

AND THEN I GO FROM THERE, APPLYING THE COLOR.

HERE IS THE COMPLETED MOTOR, WITH ALL IT'S DETAIL, INCLUDING STEEL BRAIDED LINES AND I ACTUALLY RECREATED THE WELDS ON THE ALUMINUM INTAKE MANIFOLD.

NEXT CAME THE YELLOW. THIS DRAWING WAS TRICKY, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN WORKING WITH YELLOW, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE  I DID THE BACKGROUND IN GREY SCALE.

IT JUST GOT MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT FROM THERE. THE CHECKERED GRAPHICS TOOK OVER 11 HOURS TO COMPLETE. THE REASON FOR THIS WAS THAT I DIDN'T HAVE THE ACTUAL COLORED PENCILS NEED TO CREATE THE COLORS I NEEDED. SO I HAD TO BLEND THE COLORS THAT I DID HAVE TO GET THE DESIRED RESULTS.

NOW IT'S GETTING CLOSE TO COMPLETION AND THE DRAWING IS COMING TOGETHER.

HERE IT IS, THE FINISHED COLORED PENCIL DRAWING.

 
I start out by doing a detailed line drawing.

Then the color is applied.

Here is the finished project.
This is Dan Kaplan's car. This Portrait was a gift from his Wife

CAR PORTRAITS
by RPM

THE LOW RESOLUTION SCANS TEND TO MAKE THE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL LINES APPEAR TO BE CROOKED OR DISFIGURED. PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND.

GARY & GINNY PARHAM'S STEEL BODIED 1934 VICKY. THIS WAS DONE IN 1995. SORRY ABOUT THE SCAN, IT MESSES UP THE VERTICAL LINES OF THE GRILL.

THIS IS JOHN & BARBARA ANDERSON'S 62 BELAIR BUBBLE TOP PRO STREET CAR. THIS WAS DONE IN 1996

THIS IS MIKE PORTER'S ROADRUNNER. THIS WAS DONE IN 2000

THIS "PRS HALL OF FAME" 39 CHEVY IS OWNED BY LYLE DAVIS. IT WAS DONE IN 1997.

THIS WAS AN ALL ALUMINUM 427 POWERED, PRO STREET FORD FALCON. IT WAS DONE IN 1995.

THIS IS LYNN PAUL'S 1940 FORD. THIS WAS DONE IN 1997.

THIS IS ANOTHER "PRS HALL OF FAME" CAR. IT IS OWNED BY ERIC & JUDY AMES. IT WAS DONE IN 1995.

THIS CAR IS ONE OF THE EARLY CREATIONS OF "HOT RODS BY TROY". IT WAS DONE IN 1994.

THIS NOSTALGIA STYLE CUSTOM FORD WAS BUILT BY LONNIE GILBERTSON. IT WAS DONE IN 1993.

JUST DID IT FOR THE HECK OF IT AND GOT STEVE SALEEN TO SIGN IT FOR ME. DRAWING WAS DONE IN 1994.

THIS WAS A PORTRAIT THAT I DID FOR MY COUSIN, STEVEN KING

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN HAVING AN ORIGINAL PORTRAIT OF YOUR CAR?

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