Journal: This Young Designer Showcases French, German and Italian Cars

This Young Designer Showcases French, German and Italian Cars

By Petrolicious
May 20, 2014

Mr. Tanay Patel is a transportation designer from India, currently working at Studio Clockwork in South Mumbai as a Lead Concept Designer. He finished his Masters Degree from DSK International School of Design in Pune, during which he interned at Citroën in Paris, and Volkswagen in Wolfsburg for a year. “I am proud to say that six of my works are now a permanent exhibit at the Citroën Design Studio.” Like most other designer’s work, his art has a loose, quick feel to it that dispenses with the unnecessary. All of his subjects are instantly recognizable, but if you look closely, the secret is indication, rather than painstaking detail (such as this). Additionally, while his subjects have a certain looseness, the backgrounds go even further to the point where digital ‘brushstrokes’ give the feeling of texture.

If you look closely there is also a warm to cool effect on the cars’ surfaces from the focal point to the background. This gives the cars a more three-dimensional, voluminous appearance. Basically, it makes them pop of the page. In Tanay’s case, his most successful pieces are the less detailed ones because they also tend to have the most contrast.

But aside from cars Tanay has also started a clothing brand called Pocket India, which celebrates India’s different textiles and the iconic shape of a pocket. Apart from that he has a scale model collection of around four hundred cars that is about twenty-five years old (some of which were his dad’s!). He is a big fan of the Gran Turismo racing games and is currently building a 150cc Suzuki-engined Scrambler.

If you’d like to see more of Tanay’s work, click here

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Alpa
Alpa
10 years ago

So proud of you Tanay. Your talent is special. Praying that success becomes your constant companion. Happy for you and super proud of you.
Lots of love and tonnes of luck

Dr. Purvi Mehta Bhatt
Dr. Purvi Mehta Bhatt
10 years ago

World Class, world Cars…..

Tanay
10 years ago

Thank you guys!
Markus, I didn’t know that was your car. That’s awesome! Thank you for the kind words. Cheers!

Markus Haub
10 years ago

Great work! And the best is that finally I know who did this wonderful illustration of my car. 🙂
Thank you!!

Malini
Malini
10 years ago

Tanay , I always said you are a genius —– and you prove it !

Jinita Desai
Jinita Desai
10 years ago

Bravo Tanay Patel!!!
U and your designs rock!!! Super proud of u!!

Dustin Rittle
Dustin Rittle
10 years ago

Seeing a artist like this makes me green with envy. It still amazes me every time i see a artist who draws car and makes them look like they are moving a full speed despite them not moving at all on the page. The very first picture is wonderful and im really digging the Simca 1000 pic as well

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