These were done for my automotive design course. We had to sketch these from reference pictures, about half an hour each. The first one was done with just a fineliner (some black markering for the tires, though). The second was done with fineliner and after that a black marker to punch out the most significant lines and areas. For the third, only a marker was used which was scary to begin with, but proved to be very liberating in the end..! They're a long shot from perfect, but overall pretty accurate and I was quite pleased. I wonder if I will still be pleased looking a them in two months or so.. lol.
The trick is not to get intimidated by the amount of detail and level of density that the original pictures showed.
As always with drawing from reference, look for the big shapes first and get their proportions in accurately. Do NOT start working on details like nuts and bolts and what not, untill the main shapes are accurately placed! Simplification is the keyword in drawing from reference, whether it''s faces, buildings or anything else. At least, that's what works for me I guess.. :)This was a great excercise in simplification.
