A painting of a red convertible 1956 Ford Thunderbird, with the top down.

1956 Ford Thunderbird

Hand painted in Rebelle 5 Pro on a Surface Pro 8 (i7, 16gb RAM) with Slim Pen 2.

I really enjoyed doing the technical illustration of the Kaiser Darren last year as part of the Greenville Antique Car Club’s golden 50th anniversary medallion. When someone who had seen it asked me if I could do their car, I was immediately excited by the possibility, but vector drawings like that can take a long time and therefore are expensive.

I went home and picked a picture I’d taken at a car show as a reference and painted this as a demonstration of what I could do. It was a fun process!

Detail picture of the painting of a red 1956 Ford Thunderbird convertible showing the front grill, bumper and headlight
Detail picture of the painting of a red 1956 Ford Thunderbird convertible showing the side vents and windshield
Detail picture of the painting of a red 1956 Ford Thunderbird convertible showing the rear end with external spare tire

Progress Pictures

This is the only progress picture I have, taken to show a friend what I was working on.

Thunderbird progress picture showing the reference image with much of the car body painted and the chrome half done