After putting out a request last week for your automotive artwork to share here on Speedhunters, we were completely blown away by what we received. We’ve never had so many emails in our #IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER inbox before – never like this!
We quickly realised that there was simply no way we’d be able to share all of your amazing talent in just one story, so this is going to be the first of many special features to come over the next few months showcasing your incredible car-related art, and we couldn’t be more excited. This idea first came about because of all the cool art Speedhunters was getting tagged in on social media, but we honestly had no idea that so many of you out there had such top-notch skills…
Krzysiek Jackowski – Poland
Krzysiek (also known as Chris) from Poland has some serious talent; this is just one of the beautiful pencil drawings he sent into us. Chris tells us that he’s been drawing cars for as long as he can remember, and his experience really shows. The attention to detail he’s gone into and the intense depth created by the shading he’s created here make this Nissan 200SX look like it’s about to pop out of the page. This took Chris around 25 to 30 hours to draw by hand on A3 size paper. You can check out more of his work here.
Andrew Millist – Queensland, Australia
We’re loving this neat Mazda RX-3 illustration by Andrew Millist from Australia. Having worked as a commercial illustrator for the past six years, Andrew tells us that at some point, that blurred into design and photography too. “I do the same things at play as at work, though it often revolves around cars. When I get commissioned to illustrate a car, that’s the sweet spot,” he writes. He created this particular illustration for a request from rotary enthusiasts on his Tumblr account. As you can see, the Wankel-powered kyusha features bulbous, accentuated over-fenders and a sweet ’70s colour scheme.
Daniel Senkerik - Czech Republic
All-round talented artist and graphic designer Daniel Senkerik has always been a big Formula One fan, which has greatly influenced his art since he completed his first painting 12 years ago. Daniel mostly paints with acrylics and oils, with his art being inspired by all eras of motorsport; silver arrows, ’50s, ’60s, ’70s, and he has a beautiful knack of being able to capture a sense of speed within his paintings. Painting portraits of drivers is another one of Daniel’s passions, and this painting of Niki Lauda has to be our favourite. Daniel tells us, “I have had around 30 exhibitions in the Czech Republic, which have allowed me to meet some great heroes of mine (including Niki Lauda) and some of them now have my paintings. Step by step, I am working to fulfil my dream.” Make sure to check out more of Daniel’s work at his websitehere.
Robert McCarter – Harrisburg, North Carolina USA
North Carolina’s Robert McCarter shared two images that really stood out to us. The first is a conceptual drawing of a 1929 Ford Coupe, and the second (below) is a photo of the real-life build coming to life! Robert writes, “Concept art is a relatively new endeavour for me, but I was lucky enough that the second piece I ever produced became a real car. Back in 2010, a new acquaintance of mine, Jeff Eischen, was getting ready to start a major project for a customer and heard that I dabbled in concept art. Once I told him my process of using real dimensions and measurements, he commissioned me to work with him on proportions and visualization.”
We can only imagine how satisfying it must have been for Robert to see his digital work transform into the real thing, and the finished machine looks absolutely stunning.
Stephanie Isidro – San Francisco, California USA
Give Stephanie Isidro some coloured pencils and she can make magic happen. Stephanie loves cars and is a self-taught artist based in San Fransisco, specialising in hand-drawn automotive portraits – some realistic, and some with more ‘fun’ proportions. Stephanie has a habit of using colour and shading to create a luxurious depth and real-life look to her drawings. Check out her Instagram account for more!
Ashley Westmoreland – Auckland, New Zealand
How cool are these digital illustrations by New Zealand based car enthusiast Ashley Westmoreland?! Ashley started an art project a year or so ago called Hero Prints, producing prints of high-quality illustrations of iconic drift cars from the past. A big drifting fan (in case you hadn’t guessed already!), Ash has recreated many well-known Japanese drift builds in detail down to the correct wheels, aero parts and liveries, including Ken ‘Nomuken’ Nomura’s 2005-spec ER34 Skyline, Naoki Nakamura’s 2010 S13 (which took in excess of 40 hours to complete, ensuring every single sticker on the car was perfect) and Kazuya ‘Chunky’ Bai’s 180SX. Ash writes, “I think it’s important to remember the people that have led this growing motorsport to become (in my opinion) the most exciting in the world. And what better way to immortalise them than through art.” Make sure to view the above image in Presentation Mode to take in all the cool details!
