1 Hour Design Challenge: Sick-Ass Car Rendering Winners!

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First Place



Judge's Comments: I am a sucker for loose empathic sketches. This artist has a naturally loose style that very effectively captures the aggressive personality of the car. I saw the sketch before I saw the video and was surprised to see it wasn't an electronic sketch. Many designers I come across try hard to capture this loose feel in electronic mediums as it seems to give design much more soul. This artist's multi media style, while totally fresh in design, it is a little old school in technique. A great combination, with a delicious fine art flare as he uses generous amounts of pastel and markers that give the sketch a great deal of depth. I like the spontaneous feel of this sketch, it is tightened up just enough with some very descriptive shading and deep saturated grey tones. All complimented by succinct line work around the headlamps and grill, much the same way a fine artist does portraits...the personality is captured in the eyes and facial features. I like the very efficient use of line work, and the paper showing through does the rest in leaving just enough to the imagination, like a good rendering should. Very cool.

Second Place: Paul Kirley




Judge's Comments: Great technique and hard to believe it was done on a tablet! I am obviously a sucker for Mopars, so it was difficult not to be a little biased here as the design is clearly influenced by a 69-70 Charger. The dramatic contrast has the car in an improbably dusk and high noon combo. This plays mind games on the viewer, as the light source seems to be coming from the same side of the car that is in total shadow. Nevertheless, the end result is very dramatic and the artist made some great choices in the use of some very beautiful colors.


I think the judge was unfair. Although the First Place used hand drawing technic and remained strokes as strong personal character, it doesn't mean that the result is good. Personally speaking, the Second Place is more complete than the First Place. The rendering of the First Place is too rough. After all it's not a fine art painting competition.