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Fiat 500, Rome

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Bruce Thomson

I’m a little late getting around to this sketch. This was a car I saw when I was visiting Rome last year, and it amazed me. The reason for my amazement was that it was an exceedingly beat up example … Continue reading →

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Lagonda

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Bruce Thomson

A quick sketch of a Lagonda – again – from British Car Day…

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E Type Detail, British Car Day 2014

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Bruce Thomson

Another sketch from this year’s British Car Day…

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Campo Santa Margherita, Venice

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Bruce Thomson

  This was the first sketch I did on the trip to Italy… I think the lack of practice shows! Still – it was a surprisingly tricky sketch as all the buildings across the “square” were slightly off kilter from one … Continue reading →

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Royal Enfield

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Bruce Thomson

Another sketch from the Wacom tablet. Still a little shakier than I would like, and I’m still having a little trouble getting used to the parallax issue – but I’m much happier with this than the Datsun…!

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Sketch and Rendering for “GP Evolved”

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Bruce Thomson

This is a sketch and rendering that I produced for a fellow blogger who runs a site called “GP Evolved”. It is a site that documents the history of F1 in a race by race fashion, and is really worth … Continue reading →

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LP 400 concept – side

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Bruce Thomson

Another sketch for the Lamborghini concept.This is a bit too bog-standard for my liking, but pure side views have a way of diminishing the drama of a sketch. Think I’ll try a more dramatic angle next and see how that … Continue reading →

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The rough and the smooth – The SMOOTH

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Bruce Thomson

Overlay of the previous drawing. Not perfect – car could be “wider”… still quite happy with the result. Total time spent on both drawings – about 1.25 hours. Reference taken from screen.

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Austin Healey Sprite

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Bruce Thomson

Another sketch from this year’s British car day. This was a lovely off-white/cream 1959 bug-eye sprite.

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E Type Interior

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Bruce Thomson

Another sketch from “British Car Day” – or “How to spend an entire evening on a drawing you meant to take 20 minutes, while single-handedly contributing to an ink shortage in your area…”

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