2D Tutorials

This tutorial explains how to create an interior rendering using Adobe Photoshop and a graphic tablet, along with some pens and markers. The author is Lee Atwell, graduated from Coventry University in 2006 with an Mdes in Transport Design.

A beginner-oriented tutorial that shows hot to create a simple retro car illustration starting from a plain drawing.

An effective technique to turn a dark-painted car into a chromed one.

How to create a technical illustration by blending a photograph and a car wireframe. Includes useful information about PS brushes for stroking paths.

This tutorial shows an effective way to change the car body color using the’Replace Color’ tool in Photoshop.

This tutorial shows how to create a realistic transparent hood effect by blending two reference photos.

A simple and quick method to create an effective chrome material, to use for details such as logos and grilles.

This tutorial shows how to turn a painted hood into a carbon fiber one, including the creation of a basic texture.

In this tutorial Swedish designer Mikael Lugnegård shows his techniques for developing a traditional sketch rendering with Verithin and Prismacolor pencils and a minimal use of digital post-processing.

A walkthough of the creation process of a basic digital drawing with a vector-illustration look.

A detailed walkthrough of a a futuristic landscape illustration, covering some digital painting techniques and tips.

Unveiled in 1991, the Audi Avus can be considered one of the most stunning concept vehicles in the modern history of the automobile. Its body made of polished aluminium pioneered the recent researches in light alloys technologies.

This in-depth walkthrough offers some insight into the creation process of a futuristic environment/cityscape digital painting, including some general tips on environmental digital painting.

This tutorial shows a sketching technique that uses different line weights, hatching and shading. The author is Hector Realubit, a freelance designer graduated in Transportation Design at the Art Center College of Design (Pasadena, CA).

How to create a vector vehicle in Flash MX 2004. A basic knowledge of Flash is required. Includes general tips on vectorizing images.

A visual walkthrough of the different steps in the creation of a quick digital painting (about 30 minutes) in Photoshop.

How to make a vector image in Adobe Illustrator starting from a photo. Includes some general tips and details about blending modes.

This is a part of a Photoshop tutorial by Nissan Europe designer Robert Lemmens. The full length movie is hosted at www.cardesign.tv.