How to Draw Cars Like a Pro (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

Review

Classic Cars (UK), December 2006
“Regardless of whether you intend to have a go yourself, this 143-page softback helps you understand why the best motoring art is so captivating and why so much of it just doesn’t look right.”

Product Description

Step-by-step advice from one of today's top industry designers provides the drawing instruction you're looking for! From concept through finished illustration, Thom Taylor guides you through every procedure required for drawing a variety of cars, including instruction on shading, reflection, styling and design. "There really isn't a better text on the subject." Car and Driver.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Motorbooks (January 9, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760300100
• ISBN-13: 978-0760300107
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #639,543 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very well organized, illustrated, and explained book., February 18, 1999

By A Customer

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)

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best primer on the basics by the best artist, December 29, 1998

By A Customer

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.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Teens love this book, October 31, 2003

By A Customer

I bought this book for a 16 yr old "motorhead" and I was a little worried when I ordered it that it would be too juvenile. It isn't. He said it was "awesome" and thanked me about 3 times (and if you know 16 yr old boys this is high praise). It has a good variety of techniques and subjects (i.e.: shading, color techniques, trucks, interiors, race cars, cartoons) and a little bit on how to pursue this as a career with art design schools and all. That made it even better in my opinion.
If your teen is really into drawing cars and may even think about auto design as a career, this would be a good book to get them started.