Automotive Design – Level 2

The Next Level of Professional Techniques, Tips, Tricks and Secrets for the Aspiring Car Designer

Created by: Michael Santoro
Professional, Award Winning Automotive Designer

What Will I Learn?

• You'll learn a professional methods of drawing front end and rear end views so you can generate a lot of design ideas very quickly
• You'll learn the process of drawing an exterior tip-up view to take your side views to the next level
• You'll learn how to layout an automotive interior design drawing and why it's important to do interiors too
• You'll gain a professional understanding of how light and shadow work in relation to automotive design and drawing
• You'll gain a professional understanding of the 2 types of reflection patterns and how to use them

Requirements

• The "Introduction to Automotive Design" course
• A burning passion for cars
• A burning passion for design
• A burning passion to improve your skills
• The ability to work very hard toward achieving your goals
• Basic art supplies: something to draw with and something to draw on
• Preferred materials: 18 x 24 smooth newsprint pad, tracing paper, soft lead colored pencils, ruler or T-square, tissue and kneaded eraser, white Nupastel chalk

Target audience

• Student who has taken the "Introduction to Automotive Design" course
• Aspiring, young car designers
• Someone looking to change careers and become a professional car designer
• Anyone looking to prepare a portfolio for admission into a design school
• Anyone getting ready to apply for scholarships to design school
• Anyone looking to improve their drawing abilities for product or transportation design
• Anyone interested in cars, design and / or drawing