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How to Draw Choppers Like a Pro

Roaring into the mainstream consciousness with their rakish style and V-twin power, choppers have captured the public's fascination. Now, best-selling Motorbooks author and award-winning car designer Thom Taylor shows enthusiasts of all artistic levels how to draw these rolling heavy-metal sculptures, whether for fun or as concepts for their own dream bikes.

After a brief history of the chopper, Taylor covers the selection of tools and equipment before explaining fundamentals like perspective, proportion, reflections, and shadows. With the building blocks for a successful drawing in place, Taylor goes on to selecting a color palette, finding your own technique, and adding people to your drawings.

Also included are chapters on cartooning, and the role computers play in your art. In addition to Taylor's own work, How to Draw Choppers Like a Pro features art from several other well-known motorcycle artists—including Ed Newton, Dave Deal, Tom Fritz, and Keith Weesner—not to mention a foreword by the godfather of modern choppers, Arlen Ness.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Foreword
A quick history of the chopper
Tools and equipment
Perspective
Proportion
Ellipses and axes
Sketching and line quality
Light source
Shadows and reflections
Technique
Color
Presentation
Cartoons
People
Computers
Schools
Appendix
Index

About the Author

A graduate of Pasadena's Art Center College of Design, Thom Taylor has designed cars for industry-leading builders like Boyd Coddington and Roy Brizio, as well as celebrities Eric Clapton, Tim Allen, and Billy F. Gibbons. Taylor lives in Southern California and is also author of How to Draw Cars Like a Pro.

PRODUCT DETAILS:

Publisher: Motorbooks International — 2005
Author: Thom Taylor, foreword by Arlen Ness
Binding: Paperback — 8¼ x 10½ inches
Pages: 144 — Over 150 color photos and illustrations
ISBN: 0760322600

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