Nissan sketches

Just a pair of sketches of what could be a Nissan SUV. Mainly focusing on the front end character and the general proportion. Trying also to enjoy the moment of inspiration and let the creativity flow... I'll post a time-lapse video of the rendering process on YouTube later and by later I mean in a few months. Stay tuned. Cheers!
 

Porsche #cdmporsche911challenge

 Just having fun with another view of the Porsche for the #cdmporsche911challenge A relativly quick sketch, done while watching the Canadian GP.

Usually, this kind of views don't attract to much attention due to their small footprint. Nonetheless, it is a view that I enjoy rendering, because one can show the flow of the highlights through the side surfaces...

Porsche #cdmporsche911challenge

 

My entry for the Car Design Magazines Instagram design challenge.

I found some inspiration in the old 550. Something I really like about that car, is its simplicity. So for my proposal I wanted to keep a similar direction.

It is curious how nowadays manufacturing processes, have become more complex. It is possible to produce all kinds of shapes. However, I'm not sure if that has really helped to improve car's appearance. Suddenly it appears as if there was some kind of yearning or craving, among companies (not all of them of course) for creating the most intricated surfaces and volumes possible. Is that really necessary? From my point of view, most of the times, it has not been a very succesful enterprise, at least in terms of aesthetics. Several examples come to my mind, I'm not gonna mention any though...

What do you think? Do you agree?

So that's why I decided to make something very neat for this occasion.

As usual, this sketch was made just for fun. I commonly doodle a few views to later pick one and render it, so this was the "winner", the selected one. Hopefully I'll work on a second one and post it here later.

Thanks in advance for your kind comments!

I'll also take the chance to thank my friend Marcin Wasilewsky from Car Design Pro.

Ferrari sketch

This particular sketch was made originally by a friend of mine; Jesús Herrera. Actually most of the lines and volumes are exactly the same. I just made this overlay in order to clean the original and use it to create a Photoshop rendering tutorial. 

Something that I would like to highlight about his design is the stance, the volumes and its very beautiful flowing lines. The concept also looks quite contemporary...

Anyway, the final render can be found in this blog, March 2022 posts.

The Photoshop rendering tutorial is available HERE or you can clic on the image above.

From now on, I'll be trying to add some notes to each sketch I post here. Perhaps, a few thoughts about the inspiration behind, the purpose or the process,,, I'm not really sure. However, my main objective is just to share with you a little more about what I do.

If you want to share any thoughts or if you have any particular questions, please feel free to leave a comment.

Bests!

Juan

Volkswagen

 

Rendering Tutorial H