Learn the fine art of using brushes and 3D effects in Illustrator while creating a three-color t-shirt design. Follow along as Ger “Dutch Courage” Peters teaches you brush basics and manipulation, and how to use the 3D tools in Adobe Illustrator to give your digital work a hand-inked look…
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In a Motorburg exclusive, Lemorris Harris guides us through the step by step process of rendering an automobile in his unique and fanciful style. Watch, as he starts his preliminary design with traditional tools, followed by a computer scan and then on to some superb “plugged in” craftsmanship utilizing Photoshop. So, set back and enjoy this great cartoon tutorial by Lemorris… it’s sure to leave you both artistically informed as well as with – a big smile on your face.
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A car design rendering tutorial from Motorburg.com. From rough sketch to completed piece, our in-house expert guides you through materials and tool selection, proper masking, shading, coloring and detailing. Learn some helpful tricks and tips on creating surface reflections, highlights, shadows and more. No matter what your skill level, or if you work traditionally or digitally, there is something to be learned along the way, and adapted to your current work to give it that final “polish”! Fully illustrated tutorial Includes step-by-step instructions and helpful hints.
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The Saga of the Corvette Street Rod
Proving the old adage that Less is MORE!
By Charlie Smith

“A production street rod from a major manufacturer? I don’t think so!”, he snapped.

Be sure to check out the Vettester Gallery at the end of the article! — Ed.
When the 1984 Corvette was released in 1983, it made a big impression on me. Not so much its exterior styling, but that engine with its plenum and injector …