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Images or email not loading properly? View it in your browser here. Receive exactly what you are interested in This newsletter goes over several topics. You received this email because you are interested in at least one of these: Automotive and Motorsports Illustration Manage your topics of interests here and receive exactly what you enjoy. Is this raster or vector art? By the end of this email, you will know what the difference is. If you read the words "digital art" you might think "pixels...

Images or email not loading properly? View it in your browser here. Receive exactly what you are interested in This newsletter goes over several topics. You might not be interested in all of them. Manage your topics of interests here and receive exactly what you enjoy. […] no one is going to gather around the harddrive or cloud storage in later life to reminisce. You probably have a good amount of memories in the form of photographs. It's highly likely that for the past 10+ years, most of...

From the Question of the Week #4 below: I put everything together grouping "moments" of one's life, from being born into adult life, and everything in between. We all have our own car enthusiast origin story, and here are some of yours. I hope you enjoy them! What life situations defined who you are today? There are a ton of very small, seemingly unimportant situations in daily life. I want you to focus on moments that are recorded in your memory. Those you can remember more or less vividly....

Last week we discussed about things we collect. Model cars came up quite a bit, so the question I have for you today is: Why stop with "buying and storing" when you can make the car unique? Things you will learn about today: What types of customisation are possible Some of the things I customised myself, with good and bad results What tools you need to start yourself Simple how-to guide to get you started Types of customisation Custom cars from new These are plain improvements from a "lower...

People can collect anything they deem collectible, but as a car enthusiast, collecting model cars is very common. It's nice picking them up, looking at them, checking the details, comparing different brands... Some even play a bit with them on the desk every now and then. It makes you feel like a child again. Briefly imagining settings while at it. That's just one of the things I personally collect. The rabbit hole goes deep. In this article we will be talking about: What is a collection and...

There are always certain people you admire and you think you will never meet. You go on with your life, like they do, until maybe some day your paths cross. I will share the story of how I went out of my way to meet one of my most admired people alive, Pagani Automobili founder Horacio Pagani, what I expected and how these interactions went. I also asked you on Bluesky last Monday "What important car related personality have you met and how?" and got several responses I will share as well!...

Today's topic might seem a bit "over the top" in terms of promise. But I can assure you one thing from experience: When you're done reading, you will have new clarity and steps to follow and make progress. This is me, going through the pain and learning, so I can put things into words and give you a little shortcut. You can then listen and apply it, or ignore it and go through the pain yourself. We will meet in the end arriving at the same conclusion. Today you will learn about: One of the...

This issue is very special. On top of myself sharing about today's topic, we also will have our first guest ever, Peter Taylor, to talk about some wheel design and engineering details with his over 15 years of experience in the field. Without further ado, let's get started. Today's topics: Genres of car photography Let's talk about Wheel Photography One of my favourite things to photograph Some tips to get you started Special Guest Content: Peter Taylor Things to consider when engineering and...

Is there something you wanted to learn for some time but you could never get to it? I am a car enthusiast, an artist and I like video games. These together mean that I was always interested in 3D modeling. Creating car models and animations, or even assets for driving games is very high on my interest list. But I never started learning. Until now! In today's issue you will learn: Why we delay learning something new What are the challenges and How to approach them effectively in order to be...

Have you ever found yourself in the same room with a piece so important to automotive history that you could not believe you were actually there? In August 2024 I went to Louwman Museum in The Hague. The most interesting thing on display? The 1936 Toyoda AA If you want to know why it's Toyoda and not Toyota (yet!), read the story here and come back for the rest. But "why is this old, rotten car, an exciting view?" you may ask. Simply put, this is way more important and rare than any exotic...