2D Tutorials

Jamie Seymour shows how to do a quick side view rendering using photoshop, starting from a scanned sketch and using cool and warm tones.

This short tutorial shows how to transform a four-doors sedan vehicle into a 2-doors sports coupé in an image-editing software.

In this tutorial Leonardo Castilho will guide you through the technique he uses to produce quick air brush renderings. For this kind of artwork he was inspired by the work of Chip Foose.

This video tutorial shows the perspective and sketching process with Corel Painter. It is divided in four parts and is available in downloadable high quality wmv format.

This tutorial shows step by step how to make a quick marker render (about 1 hour total time). Materials used include copic markers, fineliner and a thick black whiteboard marker.

This tutorial shows a technique for producing sketch renderings using watercolour paints, an unusual technique that is not often seen in the car industry. The author is Max Shershnev, a Russian student of the College of Art in Smolensk.

This articles explains how to give correct proportions when drawing a car. In particular it covers the study of a four doors saloon layout and offers several guidelines on how to proportion the different body parts.

A visual tutorial that shows how to create a quick concept rendering in Photoshop starting from a plain sketch.

This tutorial shows how to draw a concept car using traditional media (pen and markers). It is a technique useful for doing fast sketches with a little speed coloring.

This tutorial shows a technique for creating a sketch in Photoshop very quickly (max 15 minutes) and includes some general tips about digital sketching in Photoshop. The author is Giangiacomo Barbero, an Italian designer graduated at the Istituto Europeo di Design.

How to combine a traditional markers technique with digital composition in Photoshop to create a complete rendering. The author is Joshua Hoffeld, a graduate from Art Center College of Design in Transportation Design.

Through 10 steps this tutorial gives an overview of the quick rendering process, starting from a sketch. A basic knowledge of Photoshop or Painter is required.

This tutorial will explain how to obtain a half-an-hour sketch by using a superposition technique. This is an easy way to explore the volumes and shapes without worrying about reflection and colours, but only about light and darkness.

In this tutorial Allan Macdonald will guide you through a technique he has developed to produce easily adjustable tape drawings using Photoshop. The final images are easily scalable and can be used to refine proportion and check packaging.

This tutorial will take you through the process he uses to create polished Photoshop renderings. The author is Jonathan Tatum, a BA graduate from Coventry School of Art and Design and MA graduate from Umea Institute of Design.

In this tutorial Hussein Al-Attar will guide you step by step the techniques he has developed for creating digital renderings in Adobe Photoshop, adding highlights and shadows by using the Burn and Dodge tools.

A video tutorial that shows the creation process of a concept car rendering starting from scratch (Format: MP4 – Size: 20.8 MB).

This tutorial explains a technique to produce well composed renderings using Adobe Photoshop. The author is Andy Wong, an Industrial Design student who has worked at Ford Australia.