Vehicles & Props Design: Fundamentals of Vehicle Design

29/08/2022 - 11/12/2022 (Week 1 - Week 15)
Evaleez Voo Lian Yun / 0350275
Vehicles & Props Design/ Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
Fundamentals of Vehicle Design

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Instructions

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Task

Deconstructing Vehicles

For vehicle design exercises, we were first told to deconstruct 5 air, water and land vehicles into basic blocks. 

Fig 1.0 Deconstructing Vehicles (Air)

Fig 1.1 Deconstructing Vehicles (Land)

Fig 1.2 Deconstructing Vehicles (Water)

Forms and Functions

Besides deconstructing vehicles, we were also tasked to understand the forms and functions of vehicles. This helped us understand why some vehicles are shaped in that way and the reasons for having small details like railings, etc.

Fig 1.3 Forms and Functions

Fig 1.4 Forms and Functions

Perspective Studies

Next we also did some perspective exercises, where I chose a cube and a shoe as my subject.

Fig 1.5 Perspective Studies

Fig 1.6 Perspective Studies

Material Studies

The last exercise we did was material studies. I had the most fun here, although I stil have a lot to improve on in terms of texturing.

Fig 1.7 Material Studies

Fig 1.8 Material Studies

Fig 1.9 Material Studies

Final Compilation

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Feedback

• Try to simplify the vehicles into big component so its easier for you to sketch them out
• The side view of the shoe is too short
• Line weight is very important in concept art and sketching, please strengthen your foundations
• The skin should be warmer tone, the bubble should be more transparent, the wood stripes need to be fixed. 

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Reflection

As I've said before, material studies was the most fun I had the entire semester. But all in all doing these exercises make me realise I had a lot to improve on especially in terms of my artistic foundations.