2D Tutorials

This pdf tutorial explains how to create a realistic car details rendering using a photo reference for colour and details. Done using Photoshop and ArtRage 2. The download requires free newsletter registration.

A tutorial that goes through the creation process of a sportscar rendering in Photoshop. Requires some background knowledge on perspective.

This tutorial describes how to quickly render a car using Adobe Photoshop and starting from a scanned sketch.

A video time-lapse video that shows an original workflow process for creating new shapes such as alien spaceships in Photoshop using custom brushes extracted from photographic references.

This video tutorial shows the creation process of a car rendering in Photoshop CS4, from grayscale sketching to the addition of color and lighting.

This 10 minutes video tutorial by designer Mikael Lugnegård shows the creation process of a car digital rendering in Photoshop, using an experimental approach and playing with colors and textures.

A speeded-up video that shows the creation of a car rendering in Autodesk SketchBook Pro. Done by Danny Chhang in about 2 hours.

A tutorial for beginners that shows a method for creating a quick car rendering in Photoshop using shapes, gradients and the airbrush tool.

This video tutorial shows how to draw a toy car focusing on basic perspective, good line quality and line weight, proper control of the tools.

An animated image that shows the workflow process for creating a quick carside view rendering in Photoshop with an overhead spotlight and a combination of loose lines and crisp details.

In this tutorial the author shows a workflow process for creating a Mk1 VW Golf GTI rendering in Photoshop using paths.

This video tutorial explains how to create a wheel and tire from an old grand prix car using a reference photograph. Part 2 of 2 explains how to add warmer tones and textures to the final digital painting.

Render Demo has published a video tutorial by designer Anthony Sims that describes the author’s techniques involved for the creation of a complete car digital rendering in Photoshop. The tutorial is available as a digital download at $30.

This video tutorial explains how to create a wheel and tire from an old grand prix car using a reference photograph.

A tutorial on how to create a rendering of a motorcycle on chipboard, an unusual sketching material, very absorbent, and smooth – almost like Masonite.

This tutorial shows how to use graphic shapes and mid-tone rendering to define and visualize a new design idea based on existing design or reference image. It can be downloaded for free by registering to the author’s newsletter.

In this video tutorial the author explains how to render simple shapes with a single value range, in order to learn the fundamentals required for interpreting more complex shapes when sketching cars.

This 80 minutes long video shows the creation process of a futuristic vehicle digital sketch. Done in Autodesk SketchBook Pro.