TABLE OF CONTENTS
INSTRUCTIONS
PROJECT
Fundamentals of Vehicle Design
We were tasked to breakdown 3 vehicles from land, air, and water. I chose to work on a jeep, helicopter, and a submarine. For this requirement, I drew them from different views, including the front, side, back, top, and 3/4 view. I took several reference pictures so that I can make an accurate reconstruction.
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| Fig 1.1 Deconstruction & Construction - Land |
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| Fig 1.2 Deconstruction & Construction - Air |
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| Fig 1.3 Deconstruction & Construction - Water |
Because I'm planning to work on a land vehicle, I made a silhouette from the jeep I drew and made variations from parts of the jeep itself. By playing with Photoshop's transform tools, I got to achieve these.
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| Fig 1.4 Form & Function |
Afterwards, I worked on different perspective views with varying focal lengths. Most are done in a 3/4 angle to get a more 3D look from the vehicle.
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| Fig 1.5 Perspective |
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| Fig 1.6 Line Weight |
Before finalizing the car, I tried several color variations to see which fits best. In the end I chose the one color palette that's similar with my vehicle.
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| Fig 1.7 Applying Colors |
Lastly, I applied some textures by warping them to follow the perspective of the car, and using blending modes while adjusting the opacity to get the best look.
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| Fig 1.8 Texturing |
REFLECTION
This exercise took quite a while to finish, especially for the deconstruction and construction part, as I tried to make it look as accurate to the real thing. I also liked the perspective drawing I did because it better displays the car rather than just the plain orthographic views. Overall, this has been a good exercise for me to visualize shapes and forms from a 3D view and from different perspectives.