Car Tech Update - Jay Leno Tests Carbon Fiber Wheels

September 9th, 2014

Carbon Fiber Tires




Jay Leno has outdone himself this time. Just over a week ago, Leno posted a new video on his YouTube channel showing off some new tires on his Porsche 911 GT3. The catch is that these tires are made entirely out of carbon fiber, making them incredibly lightweight. This helps with grip, ride, acceleration, braking... so pretty much everything that tires affect. The only bad thing is that you might not be Jay Leno, and you might not be able to pay the $15,000 sticker on a set of 4. But, these may be a nice addition to your supercar if you do have the cash.

Watch Leno burn some carbon in the video above.

OTHER CAR TECH NEWS

PG Car Design - Weekly Update 9/7/2014

It's officially football season! My fantasy team is stacked, and I have Adrian Peterson. So basically I'm unstoppable. Other than that, not much has happened in the design front this week. Mazda unveiled its new design for MX-5 Miata, which is surprisingly stylish and I might not laugh if I saw a man driving it. Maybe still means maybe though.

2016 Mazda Miata Unveiled

What's in store for this week?

Release of Destiny:

Haha, so what does that mean? Probably nothing. Because I'll be playing this all week. But hey, I may get around to drawing the Lykan Hypersport, priced at $3.4 million. 

Stay Tuned.

Peace,

Patrick

How to draw a Ford F-150, Step-by-Step!

Today, I'll be giving you a step-by-step tutorial of how to draw the Ford F-150! This image above was my reference picture, and can be found at:

http://d3cnx4g7vdwmzl.cloudfront.net/Images/Ford-F-150.jpg

Begin with a baseline and your two tires that face toward you. The baseline is slightly above horizontal and notice how the back wheel is more shaped like an oval than a circle. To give it a realistic look, make the back wheel slightly shorter than the front.

Now we can add the inner part of the fenders and the bottom of the truck. The bottom of the truck runs almost parallel to the baseline. Also, we can add the bed of the truck because its pretty much a straight line that's also parallel to the baseline.

Here I added more details to the back bumper and the fenders. I also added more detail to the door/side of the truck. Pretty straight forward here, remember to always START LIGHTLY!

Now, we can add the windows and part of the windshield. We can also add the side view mirrors, which are very blocky and big on this truck. Make sure your side view mirrors go all the way to the second window.

Now, add the windshield and the roof. The roof is basically a horizontal line from the far end of the windshield to the back window of the truck. Notice that the hood of the car isn't a perfect straight line across.

Now this is the tricky part. Draw lightly, and experiment with how big you think the front of the truck should be. It may take a few tries to get it to look good, so don't get frustrated. The front bumper of the truck slants downward very slightly.

Here, I added the back tires, some silhouettes of some of the parts under the car, and the far side view mirror. Take your time with the shape of your tires, I kind of rushed this step. I also added some windshield wipers just for fun, so feel free to add those any time you want.

Now we can start on the details of the front of the truck. Notice how because we are looking at the truck from the side, the grille isn't exactly in the center, and the lights are the same size.

Here's some additional details to the front of the truck. 

We're almost done with the outline. Here, I added the silhouette of the inside of the truck, and a few more details on the side of the truck (door handle, side skirt, etc)

Finally, use cross-hatching technique to shade in the grill, and draw the details of the rims. To draw the rims, start by drawing an oval in the very center of the rim, then evenly create spokes using trapezoids.

The rest of the steps are shading. Start with your darkest parts first and use another piece of paper underneath your drawing hand to avoid smudging. When shading, sometimes its a good idea to rotate your paper so that your can shade as accurately as possible. Using your finger or a smudging tool makes transitional shading look good.

And that's it! You've drawn the Ford F-150. Practice makes perfect!! Remember to always

-Start lightly

-Start with a baseline and tires and then go from there

-TAKE YOUR TIME! You want a quality project.