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Book preview

2012-01-05T20:34:00.000-08:00

Here is quick preview for The Hot Rod Art Book Vol 2: Masters of Chicken Scratch. If your interested in ordering the book check out this link.

I need your help for "The Hot Rod Art Book"

2011-05-27T10:25:00.000-07:00

I want to offer everyone something very special that has pledged so far. I really want to get the word out on the book for the next three days and I need everyones help to accomplish an ambitious goal. I would like the book to hit the $10,000 mark. If I hit the $10,000 mark, I will release my book to all the people that ordered it in a Hi Rez digital format. You get to see the book before it comes out. Then if we hit the $12,000 mark I will release a very limited edition print book that will contain very high quality art printed on the highest quality water color paper and canvas. The book will be a piece of art in itself. So with your help by spreading the word with email, blogs facebook, articles we can do this together. I truly thank you all for your contribution. Link to book

Sincerely

Dwayne Vance

Sidequesting.com Contest

2011-05-11T14:23:00.000-07:00

If you dig car design and cool design books. Here is your chance to score both. Design a really cool hot rod and win the Masters of Chicken Scratch Vol 2. Here is the link to the contest and all the details. Good luck! www.sidequesting.com

Tron Light Cycle

2011-04-06T14:52:00.000-07:00

Here is a Tron Light Cycle I drew for fun for a contest at www.sidequesting.com. They got some great submissions. Really worth a look so check it out. You can also see a bigger version on my Flickr account.

Be part of Masters of Chicken Scratch Vol 2

2011-03-22T20:41:00.000-07:00

So I need to make a final push for the Masters of Chicken Scratch Vol 2. I am asking people to be a part of making the book and help fund the final printing cost for the Masters of Chicken Scratch Vol 2. Please see my link to see how you can get involved. I guarantee it will be a great book from the hot rod art enthusiast to the professional designer. Plus it comes with a dvd that has 2hrs of instructional material about drawing cars. Pledge page

Click here if you are passionate about design and cool art work.

Online Webinar Class

2011-02-09T21:45:00.000-08:00

I will be teaching an online class next month. The topic will be about creating vehicle designs. How to use Painter and Photoshop as tools to create vehicle designs. The class is $47 and you can registrar here at Digital Art Summit.

Car Design Fetish Charity Calender

2010-12-10T10:07:00.001-08:00

New Car Design Fetish Charity Calender available. Featuring artwork from myself and several other amazing artist.
Calender

2010-11-12T17:21:00.000-08:00

This is volume 2 to the highly successful Masters of Chicken Scratch volume 1. Volume 2 is bigger and better with a new larger format at 11.5 X 9 and over 150 pages of killer hot rod art. It includes new and a few returning artist. Names in this volume include Dwayne Vance, Tom Fritz, Larry Erickson, Jeff Norwell Max Grundy ,Eric Tscherne, Tavis Highlander , John Frye, Charlie Decker, Mark Jones, Christian Pearce Eric Black , Fraser Campbell , Jean Baptiste Robbi, Joe Iacono, Chris Brown. Only the best Hot Rod art goes into the Masters of Chicken Scratch series. Plus it includes an hour and a half of instructional tutorials on the CD. It has truly earned the reputation for the Best Hot Rod Art book out there. To pre order now got to www.mastersofchickenscratch.com

2010-09-03T10:19:00.000-07:00

Here is some new artwork I did for an upcoming Toys for Tots car show in Dec.

Toys for Tots car and bike show on Dec 18th. I will be sending out hand signed artwork out the first 100 pre registered entries. The cars show will feature car from pre 1973. So Muscle cars, Hot Rods, and Motorcycles are welcome. You can register online at www.toyotaspeedwayatirwindale.com and if you have any questions about the event please write to carshow@gwsevents.com.

New Hot Rod T Shirt

2010-06-22T12:12:00.000-07:00

New Hot Rod Art T-shirts. These new T-Shirt designs feature the Runnin Flat 1 design. You can order them from the Masters of Chicken Scratch website in the apparel section. Just follow this link and get some new sweet digs

Hot Rod Art for your Ipad, Iphone

2010-05-12T21:23:00.000-07:00

The first ever hot rod art book on the Iphone and Ipad. The hot rod art includes the original 13 artist from The Hot Rod Art Book: Masters of Chicken Scratch. Dwayne Vance, Brian Stupski, Randy Ricklefs, John Bell, Eric Brockmeyer, Michael Miernik, Max Grundy, Jimmy Smith, James Owens, Justin Chin, Thom Taylor, Larry Wood, Steve Stanford. The app includes one and half hours of instructional tutorials from sketch to rendering. The hot rod art is very vivid and stunning as a digital application. You can zoom into all the hot rod art and see it close up and provide even better detail than the original book. So check out the Itunes app store for The Hot Rod Art book: Masters of chicken scratch for the hot rod art app.

California Screamin Art show

2010-05-12T21:20:00.001-07:00

California Screamin show this Saturday May 15th. For more info check out Masters of chicken scratch.

German Helmet Artwork

2010-04-26T21:01:00.000-07:00

this was a German Helmet I did some artwork on for the Vintage Torque Fest put on by John Wells. If you want to see more pics and read more about visit Masters of chicken scratch.

How to draw a hot rod! Get on it brotha

2010-04-19T16:16:00.000-07:00

I uploaded a couple tutorials on how to draw a hot rod Part 1 and Part 2. Check them out at www.mastersofchickenscratch.com I also added a tutorial about drawing wheels on my You tube Channel

Hot Rod love from down under

2010-03-23T14:12:00.001-07:00

Fuel magazine Vol 3 - hot rod culture in Australia as seen through photography and art.This is great art magazine and should be added to any hot rod book collection.

This vol3 includes Artwork and an interview by Dwayne Vance along with great phtography taken by Luke Ray in Australia.

Now on sale at Masters of Chicken Scratch

Mechanical Freestyle

2010-03-19T10:44:00.001-07:00

Here is a Robot Head I drew on my Nintendo DS. I did several designs just to take a break from Hot Rods. Click on the pic and you can see the drawing in process. I drew the robot head by using a program called Colors for the Nintendo DS.

Hot Rods and Masters of Chicken Scratch

2010-03-10T11:19:00.000-08:00

This is a video that was taken by Noe V at a book signing we had at Auto Aero books in Burbank California. You can see the video at Masters of Chicken Scratch blog. We talk about everything from Hot rod art to the current state of the auto industry and a few other topics. The guy featured in the video are Myself(Dwayne Vance) James Owens, Steve Stanford, Max Grundy and Mike Miernik.

Hot Wheels Scorcher

2010-02-25T15:17:00.000-08:00

Here is a new Hot Wheels I designed called Scorcher. If you want to read more and see a higher rez image check out Masters Of Chicken Scratch

Face Peeler 2 Bonneville Missle

2010-02-01T12:00:00.001-08:00

This is a 1/5 th scale model I have been working on as an idea for a Bonneville Salt flat car. If you would like to see more check it out at Masters of Chicken Scratch.It is based on a sketch I did for my book called The Hot Rod Art book: Masters of chicken scratch. I had it on display at Barret Jackson and Grand National Roadster show. The model is still a work in progress and I hope that it will become the real thing someday. For now it looks cool as a model.

Fueled Hot Rod Art Show

2010-01-27T11:29:00.001-08:00

Hot Rod Art show on Jan 30th. For more info visit Masters of Chicken Scratch

Facepeeler 2 : Boneville missle

2010-01-16T14:29:00.000-08:00

Check out Masters of Chicken Scratch to see more about this Bonneville Salt flat model.

More Chicken Scratch

2010-01-06T18:19:00.000-08:00

Here is a new sketch I recently finished. I work on these at different shows I go to while sitting in my booth. It will soon be a $10 print in the www.mastersofchickenscratch.com store. I do work for the motocross industry and thought of combining off road with a hot rod and you could have a great dirt track racer. The "Dirt Track Jalopy " The orginal sketch is for sale at the Gasoline Gallery show this Saturday Jan 9th. So if you interested it is for sale.

Gasoline Gallery Jan 9th Art show

2010-01-04T16:14:00.000-08:00

On Jan 9th there is an art show at Gasoline Gallery. I will have 2 pieces in the show "Constrained Force" acrylic on metal with a CNCed aluminum frame along with and original sketch out of my sketchbook. Plus several more artist. Hopefully see several of you there.

2009-12-31T08:53:00.000-08:00

This is an interview I did with the guys over at 3Dtotal. It was published in there online magazine called 2D artist. Great website for 3D and 2D work. very cool stuff

Free Hot Rod Art!

2009-12-18T22:13:00.001-08:00

This weekend is the last to receive $5 off and a free runnin flat 1 hot rod print with your purchase of The Hot Rod Book: Masters of chicken scratch book. I received shipment of all the books and this will be the final weekend to receive that deal so order it now. You can buy it here

Mooneyes Show

2009-12-05T08:27:00.001-08:00

If any of you are around the Southern California area I will be at the Mooneyes show on Dec 12th at the Irwindale Speedway. Here is a link for more details. Mooneyes Christmas Party

Charity Calender

2009-12-02T09:38:00.001-08:00

The guys over at Car Design Fetish put together this great calender for a great cause and they asked me to be a part of it. The 2010 Rendered Hope Charity Calendar featuring transportation artwork from professional designers. This years calendar has a great mix of work from OEM, Hot Rod and Entertainment Designers. There is feature artwork from the hot Camaro, Corvette Stingray Concept, Scott Robertson’s crazy ships, west coast Hot Rods and more!

Just like last year 100% of the proceeds will go toward buying Hot Wheels and toys for the Detroit Children’s Hospital annual Snow Pile Event. This is a great cause that you surely want to support.

Head on over to our store at Cafe Press and buy the gift that gives 12 times a year! This is a large calendar too at 11″ x 17″ with thick card stock and full bleed printing. Very high quality.

The calendar is a limited edition print and will be on sale now through the end of the year. So spread the word and get it while you can!

Buy It Here!

Hot Wheels loop in real life

2009-11-30T12:29:00.001-08:00

I just had to post this since I was a Hot Wheels designer and still do work for them every once and awhile. This is truly very cool.

Hubalishous interview with Dwayne Vance

2009-11-24T08:15:00.000-08:00

Hub stopped me at the the SEMA show just recently and gave me an in prompt to interview.

Vehicle Painting tutorial

2009-11-17T17:30:00.001-08:00

This Vehicle painting tutorial was done by me and Hoi Mun. We both show different techniques on rendering vehicles. Well worth the price and very nicely put together by the people at 2D Artist magazine. Follow this link to check it out. Vehicle Painting.

Forza 3 and Flying Lizard

2009-11-11T17:59:00.000-08:00

Forza 3 Screenshot

Early Sketch idea for graphics by Dwayne Vance

Final Vector design for Graphic by Dwayne Vance

T-Shirt design for race team by Dwayne Vance

Photo by Bob Chapman

These screen shots are from Forza 3 Motorsports, a very good driving game if I do say so myself. In case you didn't know I am an avid gamer and I love driving games and the occasional Halo series. I worked on these graphics while I was at Troy Lee Designs. The graphics were for the team Flying Lizard and they raced this car in 24 Hours of Le Mans in France. Now they feature the car in Forza 3 motorsport. I was rather stoked on the fact that I had the opportunity to work on such a cool project. I took these pictures from the game after I raced the car. The top three pictures are from the game, the next three are some of the design sketches and Illustrator drawings for the graphic. Then the final two are actual photos of the car that raced I am including shots of the real car as well. The graphics is supposed to be a huge lizard that stretches from the hood to the rear of the car. They wanted an art car feel to it so we added plenty of colors to really set it apart from the rest of the pack racing in Le Mans.

"Fury of the Warhawk" print

2009-11-03T11:26:00.003-08:00

I have been working on putting up all my artwork for sale at www.mastersofchickenscratch.com. This is a new print I recently added and it is 13X19 and is $60 at www.mastersofchickenscratch.com This print is also available in a 30" X 40" Giclee print. The website is still working progress but it is getting there.

Texaco Car Of the Decades

2009-08-18T17:48:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to let people know that I will be the feature artist for the Texaco Car Of the Decades contest.

If you would like to enter the contest and win some cool artwork you can follow this link.

Troy Lee Designs Funny Car

2009-08-01T12:40:00.000-07:00

I designed the graphics for on this Funny Car for Troy Lee Designs. Check out the link to the story.

Benchrace mag

2009-05-14T17:30:00.000-07:00

I was featured as an artist in Issue 8 of Benchrace. it is a free online Hot Rod Magazine and very well done one at that. Sign up to receive the magazine and you could win a copy of my newest book Hot Rod Artbook: Masters of chicken scratch or a killer set of Hot Rod wheels.

2D Artist Tutorial

2009-05-14T17:23:00.000-07:00

I did a 3 part tutorial for 2D artist and the May Issue is the final part of the tutorial. It is a downloadable magazine and is very high quality. Check out the link and get to see some stunning artwork.

California Screamin 4!

2009-05-07T21:35:00.000-07:00

I have an original piece at California Screamin 4 This Saturday. Stop on by if you local. It is the original of "Desert Duel" TI si Acrylic on Canvas with a custom Aluminum frame.

"Desert Duel"

2009-04-17T17:50:00.000-07:00

The Hot Rod Artbook: Masters of Chicken Scratch Art Show

2009-03-31T15:29:00.000-07:00

If you're around the Southern California area. There is an Art show featuring artwork from the artist that are featured in The Hot Rod Art book: Masters of Chicken scratch at the GINAC Gallery in Santa Ana on April 4th. Come by and check it out and meet a few of the artist.

Black Runnin Flat T-shirt

2009-03-04T12:15:00.000-08:00

New T-shirt Design
I just received these this week for the March Meet in Bakersfield.
If you would like to purchase one, pick your size and click on the buy now button below.

New Artwork

2009-03-01T17:23:00.000-08:00

Some new hot rod art for sale
"P51 Racer"
8X11 Print on Silver Card stock
$10 Plus shipping

Some new hot rod art for sale
"Winged Tanker"
11X14 Print on Silver Card stock
$20 plus Shipping

The Hot Rod Art book: Masters of chicken scratch

2009-02-16T18:03:00.001-08:00

The Hot Rod Art book: Masters of chicken scratch

Book Signing FEB 28th at Autobooks in Burbank California! From 10-2 meet the artists from the book and get it signed.

The Hot Rod Art book: Masters of chicken scratch

Book Signing FEB 28th at Autobooks in Burbank California! From 10-2 meet the artists from the book and get it signed.

Click here for more information about the book signing!

Autobooks Aerobooks is located at:
3524 W. Magnolia Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91505
For a map of Autobooks Aerobooks please click here.

Also, an Art show is featuring the artists work in the book on April 4th at the Santa Ana Art walk. Another opportunity to view the awesome work of these artists.

Interview with Hub Garage

2009-02-02T21:12:00.000-08:00

the Hot Rod Art Book:Masters of chicken scratch

2008-12-16T11:27:00.000-08:00

Well the book is finally finished and is expected to come in January and will be debuting at the Grand National Roadster show. It features me and 12 other Hot Rod artist with a wide variety of talents. Artists inside book include Dwayne Vance, Brian Stupski, Randy Ricklefs, John Bell, Eric Brockmeyer, Michael Miernik, Max Grundy, Jimmy Smith, James Owens, Justin Chin, Thom Taylor, Larry Wood, Steve Stanford. The video below is a small sample of the tutorials that come on a DVD that is included with the book. FOr more information and to preorder the book please visit www.hotrodartbook.com

Hot Rod Art Book Sample Video from Dwayne Vance on Vimeo.

Hot Rod Artwork video

2008-07-05T14:55:00.000-07:00

Hot Rod Artwork from Dwayne Vance on Vimeo.

Here is another small collection of Hot Rod artwork I have done over the years. It showcases from new deigns to classic Hot Rodding images. Most of the work is for sale in the FutureElements store. The Hot Rod artwork also includes some new images that i have never posted. One of them a 1970 Charger that I did for a winner of the Texaco Car of the Decades competition. The other is of a belly tanker Salt Flat car that is more of a Tatoo style design with wings behind it. It is for a book I am putting together with all my hot rod artwork in it.

Concept Art

2008-07-02T15:09:00.000-07:00

FutureElements Concept Work from Dwayne Vance on Vimeo.

Here is a small demo reel I made of my concept art work. The artwork is all personal concept work I have done throughout the years. The work ranges from small stories I have written to just doodling. The concept artwork is mostly vehicle related to robot and mech stuff. The vehicel concepts I do most of the time are very inspired by hot rodding or muscle car styling. I also tend to use styling from old WWII aircraft as well. The mechs are very inspired by Japanese styling with some American influence. This video is done in High Definition so the image quality is really good. So enjoy and if you would like to get in contact with me please go here thanks

Metal Hot Rod Prints

2008-06-24T18:12:00.000-07:00

49 Ford Shoebox

Constrained Force

Here are a couple new Hot Rod prints I launched for The Carnivora exhibit. The Hot Rod prints are printed on Aluminum. The art work was originally done in Painter and Photoshop. On the Constrained Force piece I rusted stainless steel on the aluminum then hand etched the outer part of the piece. The artwork is an old sketch I had around. I finally finished the piece for an art show called Carnivora. The art piece is my take on a version of the Batmobile that needed to be chained down to control it. It gave the car more character instead of just being a car. The other Hot Rod print is of a 49 Ford with some customization by me. Then I painted all the aluminum with a a primer lacquer for the mat and three shades of green on the main piece for the image.Then sanded through the greens to give it a worn look. Then the metal is sealed. The image is put on with a UV process that bakes the ink onto the surface and become virtually waterproof. Then I used acrylics to finish it off to give some texture and depth to the final Hot Rod prints. Each print is framed in a custom CNC anodized aluminum frame designed by me. These Hot Rod prints are truly a one of a kind piece and I am only making 15 of each because of the timely process to make them. So each one will be different and have it own unique look. I will even take color request if interested then you can have one of kind piece of artwork. Each piece sells for $800 each plus shipping and handling. I already have a list started for the prints and it is on a first come first serve basis. I can be reached through my email if interested.

Mazda Furai

2008-06-10T15:43:00.000-07:00

I know this might be a little old but Mazda Furai is pretty cool.
This Mazda Fuari looks amazing going down the track and I gotta say I would want to watch more racing if all the cars were this cool looking. The Furai sounds amazing too. The word Furai in Japanese means "sound of wind". Furai is able to generate about 80 percent of the downforce of the original race-spec bodywork. Most concept cars don't even run but this one as you can see by the video is running around the track at speed. The Furai has aggressive lines plus elegant styling it will make you look even if you don't like cars. Furai is one of those special cars that really show off what a concept car can represent. Very inspiring and stylish.

FutureElements Hot Rod T-shirt

2008-06-07T21:55:00.000-07:00

Introducing the brand new FuturElements hot rod T-shirt. It features a 29 style pick up designed by Dwayne Vance racing down the right shoulder. It is a tan shirt with brown ink. It has a nostalgic look with a modern twist. They are 100% cotton Gilden T-shirts. If your interested in ordering a T-shirt they are $20 plus shipping and handling. If you interested in ordering click the buy now button below.

2008-06-05T09:05:00.000-07:00

Big Buck Bunny from Blender Foundation on Vimeo.

I came across this video today called "Big Buck Bunny" It was all done with a free 3D program called Blender. First of all it is amazing work and second with a free 3D program it is really impressive what they did. It has a great story and the animation is flawless. Just to let you know a little more about Blender , it is a free open source 3D content creation suite, available for all major operating systems under the GNU General Public License. Blender is completely free to download and use. They do have a cool shop that offers training DVD's and other goodies to help support the program. I have downloaded myself but have never dived into it. You can't go wrong when Blender is free and offers some great experience to learn 3D.

"Structura" the art of Sparth

2008-06-03T17:19:00.000-07:00

As a professional designer I always use lots of things to help inspire me. I have worked in the design industry for over 13 yrs from graphic design to automotive design. I use lots of cool equipment and have many books in my library, so I decided to open a store and share some of the things I have and tools of the trade with all of you guys. Go to the FutureElements store and check it out. Some of my favorite books are listed. One of my favorite current artists is Sparth. He is an amazing digital artist with some killer techniques. Sparth's art book called "Structura" just came out from Design Studio Press and it features his best work. It includes Sparth's professional work as well as personal artwork. Sparth uses a lot of custom Photoshop brushes with textures and patterns. Which creates stunning pieces of art, it almost becomes a "pick the picture out of the clouds technique" and creates "happy accidents". Sparth's main work now is working in the video game industry doing the concept art for the games from characters to vehicle and environment design. Some of Sparth's newest published work was Assassin's creed. Sparth has worked for game companies such as Capcom, Namco and recently worked with Ubisoft. So "Strucura" is a great addition to any concept artists libabry. Well worth the money and check out the other concept books offered through my store.

New blog

2008-05-30T09:29:00.000-07:00

Hey everybody. I created this so I could update more often and to just put crazy stuff up that I find. I will aslo update with my new artwork here as well and just show some sketches once and awhile. Thanks

Dwayne Vance