Hailed as a hot-rod god, his work has been featuring in many popular films, and he even helped design a casino. Working with his father at an early age… it was evident that designer/fabricator Chip Foose had a gift. But a man who needs no introduction… did just that. (Editor's note: Our office is packed with models of John's work-we can't get enough of it.You know, not too many people can say they painted a car before their 13th birthday. He pitched the idea of having a Pro Touring line of 1:18-scale muscle cars built, which was approved. His current employment at GMP Diecast is similar to The Franklin Mint, but John's level of involvement in the design of the model cars is much higher. He craved more design work, so he went to work for Mattel, first in the Matchbox large trucks group revamping their rescue and police vehicle line, then in the Tyco R/C group designing fantasy stunt vehicles and other stylized radio-controlled cars. He worked in product development for over three years. John started his career at The Franklin Mint, an extremely high-quality scale model manufacturer. He graduated from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh with a degree in Industrial Design and an emphasis in automotive design. John McBrideMidnite OctaneIt seems all our designers have a strong education in industrial and automotive design, and John McBride is no exception. He got the chance to work with Boyd Coddington and other high-end builders who really boosted his resume, and gave him enough work to get started on his own. He started drawing cars on the side, and the requested volume of drawings quickly forced him to choose between the boat job and hot rod rendering. He got a job in the design department of a boat manufacturing company, which was closer to what he wanted to do. This didn't appeal to Eric, so he looked elsewhere for work after school. One of the guests was a designer for GM who described how he spent months designing the side-view mirror for a Chevy Cavalier. He went to the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, whose guest speakers told students about their job. He aimed to become a designer for one of the big domestic car companies. As he got older, he looked into how he could turn his talent into a paying job. At that time, he didn't know he could make a career of it. He would draw these cars and change them to how he would've liked them. Picking up the wrong set of wheels or grafting a scoop you thought would look good can cost you tho in high school usands in parts and labor when a simple rendering for a couple hundred dollars could've saved you from that fate.Įric Brockmeyer DesignsWhen Eric Brockmeyer was a kid, he would spend every dollar he saved on Hot Wheels and model cars. Either way, if a mistake is avoided on paper, the fix is always cheaper than on the actual car. In contrast, a custom piece of art that's hand drawn and suitable for hanging on the wall can cost up to $3,000, depending on the number of views you have rendered. (There's nothing like saying your car was designed by the likes of Steve Stanford, Chip Foose, or Chris Ito-provided you followed their visual direction.) At the bare minimum, if you're looking to just try on a different set of wheels or different paint colors over a photo, it can be done convincingly for as little as $100. The cost of a rendering tends to be proportional to the amount of work in the piece, and the experience or notoriety of the artist. Renderings have become a regular stop in the journey of building a car, especially in an Internet-savvy age where guys like to show off their dreams to fellow enthusiasts. You might think that having a rendering done is a luxury only for professional car builders or wealthy enthusiasts, but you'd be wrong. Having a rendering done of your project car isn't very expensive compared to the cost and time of buying parts, fabricating, painting, and assembling everything.
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