Oil Filter Diagram

Oil Filter Diagram

An automotive aftermarket manufacturer required a diagram illustration to show how a new type of cellulose fiber could filter automotive oil better than previous competitive products. This is a sepia line art drawing on D’Arches watercolor paper, with Windsor...
Buick Automotive Cutaway

Buick Automotive Cutaway

Randal created this technical line illustration of the side view of a Buick automobile to illustrate a computer-controlled automotive fuel system. The work was commissioned by a Chicago area ad agency in the...
Engine Piston Pin Sketch

Engine Piston Pin Sketch

Randal Birkey created this quick felt tip ink line sketch showing the location of a “piston pin” in the layout of an automotive V-8...
Renault Elf Racing Car

Renault Elf Racing Car

As a part of developing a technical illustration business in the 1980’s, Randal Birkey did many illustrations as “self-promotion.” These projects were designed to push skills and abilities further and to show prospective customers what could be done....
Dodge Viper

Dodge Viper

Randal created this automobile illustration of a Dodge Viper as a self promotion portfolio piece, mainly because he really likes that design of this automobile. It is reminiscent of the AC Cobra design by Carroll Shelby, another car favorite of Randal’s. It was...