I staged the dually Weber wheels in this photo to make my initial sketch. This first rough sketch will need to be cleaned up, re drawn a few times till everything is lined up just right. As you can see
,that bottom triangle doesn’t line up with the right side wheels in this first draft. That’s the issue when sketching with ink, can’t erase any mistakes. But on the flip side that’s how I got better at drawing. I just learned to plan every stroke of the pen before it touched paper. As my sketch gets closer to being completed, it gets difficult. Just builds up pressure to execute flawless work. One mistake and it’s back to the drawing board. Sketching stuff over and over again makes you better. Once I’m content with the proportions on my concept sketch,( usually takes 30 minutes to 3 hours) it’ll get enlarged to an 11”x 14” size where the detail work is added. ( takes anywhere from 3 hours and up to 24 hours) This is where a sketch becomes a drawing. Detail work of the Weber wheel tread pattern, white wall cutout lettering, push nuts, ash catcher detail and spot welds on the kettle will be placed. Wood grain on handle along with counter sunken screw. This is when Color and shading is also added.
If you’re like me and haven’t picked up a pencil or prismacolor in a while, I hope you decide to join in. Chris