Renault Elf Formula 1 Race Car This pen and ink cutaway technical illustration was done by the illustrator based on his personal knowledge of the Renault Elf Formula 1 race car. The color version was done with color pencil on drafting vellum at approx. 24″ x...
1972 Datsun 240z Cutaway Diagram This pen and ink cutaway technical illustration was done by the illustrator based on his personal experience and knowledge in owning, driving, and rebuilding a 1972 Datsun 240z. ← Automotive Engine Piston Pin Sketch Renault Elf...
Automotive Engine Piston Pin Sketch This quick pen & ink sketch was completed in the process of generating illustration and layout ideas for an automotive aftermarket manufacturer. This is often the first step in the creative illustration process to just get quick...
Amtech Automotive Cutaway This is a pen & ink illustration of a generic auto that was completed for an automotive aftermarket manufacturer. The designer was going to add some photos of auto parts around the diagram, and then the artwork turned into countertop mats...
1955 Ford F-100 Pickup This is a pen & ink illustration of a 1955 Ford F-100 owned by the illustrator. It was composed and conceived from reference photographs and first-hand knowledge of the truck from the restoration process. The original was done on 20″ x...
4-Cylinder Ford Engine This is a cutaway illustration of a Ford 4-Cylinder engine back in the days of the Ford Pinto (circa 1970’s). It was done by hand with pen and ink on illustration board from technical references. ← Financial Report Graph 1955 Ford...
1960’s Chevy I took a watercolor class in the 1980’s at the American Academy of Art in Chicago and Irving Shapiro was the instructor. I did this watercolor painting for that class. I had the honor of having it featured in his book on Watercolor. ←...
1997 Black Book Ad Randal Birkey put together this self-promotional ad for the 1997 Black Book. It features: Pharmaceutical Product Logo Globe – Product Illustration Retouched and digitally altered 5 dollar bill with 2 Abe Lincoln’s Close-up diagram of a...
1998 Black Book Ad Randal Birkey put together this self-promotional ad for the 1998 Black Book. It features: A series of vector line art icons A Nuclear Fission Reactor Core Vessel An Atomic Level Fission Nuclear Reaction Diagram A Medical Doctor Digital Vector...
Aiwa Car Stereo Randal Birkey illustrated this Aiwa car stereo unit for an ad agency in the early 1980’s. ← Ameritech "Signals" Magazine “The Item Catalog” for Caterpillar, Inc....