� � http://www.problemchildkustoms.com � Hot Rod and Custom Car Design, News, Tutorials and Blogs http://www.problemchildkustoms.com/images/logodeckpromo.jpg http://www.problemchildkustoms.com � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/search-and-restore.html � Rendering a design for a Mustang street machine to honor an all-American hero on TV's Search and Restore! � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/learn-to-draw-hot-rods.html � A tutorial on sketching and coloring a hot rod rendering with Brian from Problem Child Kustoms Studio. Learn to draw a deuce coupe today! � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/balancing-act.html � Taking a long look at the ingredients needed to create a successful design... if not a beautiful piece of automotive art in the process. � � � http://tiny.cc/custom-renderings � Putting the tiniest details into a rendering, and learning the value of observation and visual harmony as it applies to drawing cars. � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/life_lessons.html � Looking back on the cars, the experiences and people who have helped shape a young hot rod designer into a driven artist, hot rodder and father, and not necessarily in that order. � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/pcc-interview.html � We interview a hot rod builder, and talk cars, inspiration, Tikis, zombies and tacos. It all makes sense, really. � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/think_fast.html � Like any good disease, this car thing is hereditary. I just know it is. � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/time_machine.html � Building the new Temple of Automotive Style over the ashes of youth and stupidity, and just enjoying the whole ride. � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/the-merc.html � Classic lines, classic powerplant... unconventional application of themes and styling. THAT makes a unique ride. � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/memories.html � Decorate your man cave. Start a museum. Or simply anger your wife by bringing home some more old stuff. � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/55chevy.html � Restrained madness. It should be the kind of car that people look at three or four times, and STILL find something new. � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/editorial.html � Why your untalented monkey ass is ruining the business, and taking food from your own family's plates. Metaphorically speaking. � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/rockstar.html � It's like a rockstar life, with a horrifyingly "Where are They Now?" kind of twist. But without the troublesome fortune. Or fame. � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch1.html#grandprix � If you've ever had even the slightest interest in Grand Prix or Formula 1 racing, this may be the hottest book to cross your path, and is certainly THE book we'd suggest that you buy, even if it's the only one you lay out your hard-earned cash for all year. � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch1.html#legendary � The latest from Motorbooks, Legendary Corvettes: Vette's Made Famous on Track and Screen hits shelves, and we have an in-depyh look, as well as 30-percent off savings for you! � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch1.html#barnvette � Tom Cotter's latest In the Barn volume hits the shelves, and we've got a great review waiting for you right here! � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch1.html#vetteweek � With the debut of the C2ZR1 at Corvettes at Carlisle this wekend, plus a week of new 'Vette book releases, it's a fiber-filled week here in the mighty Studio! We hope you'll look in for as much glass and carbon as you can stand! � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch1.html#bmxchallengetwo � The second annual Hot Rod Industry BMX Challenge is on for Saturday, August 7 in Lousiville, KY, and once again, I got the nod to create the t-shirt and poster art... � � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch1.html#artwork � Thought we'd share a few recent pieces that have been keeping the Studio hopping over the past month. From t-shirts to hot rod design renderings to poster and event art, it's been crazy... � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch1.html#touring � The 2010 Amsoil/Street Rodder Magazine Road Tour Car hit the pavement on May 16th with a grand debut in South Carolina, and we're stoked to see all of the hard work completed, and the Shadow Rods XL 27 reach completion... � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch1.html#hotrodtees � We have a limited number of our Art Ragz series of three-color tees in stock, and for under ten bucks, can make you look grteat and stay cool this Summer... � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch1.html#fueled � We're stoked to be a part of Australian hot rod magazine Fuel, and were chosen for an artist feature! If you're not already familiar with this killer publication from the land down under, well, you need to be... � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch1.html#customideas � The latest installment in the Motorbooks Idea Books lineup, this title by Alan Mayes is stacked with over 500 color images, and a ton of ideas for your next project. Think of this as your analog version of a Google search... � � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch1.html#barnfind � Tom Cotter's book The Cobra in the Barn -- Great Stories of Automotiove Archaeology will certainly have you turning the pages withe excitement,and have you taking a much longer route home, peering in yards and barns... � � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch1.html#streetmachine � Jefferson Bryant's informative project plnning primer hits the shelves, and we give it the once-over in the Studio, and grant it high marks as a great place for the novice or those making a sophmore effort in the world of building a car... � � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch1.html#vettebook � Tom Falconer's fantastic third-gen Corvette reference guide hits shelve this month as a soft-cover edition, and man, is this thing loaded with great info, and is the perfect reference for artists,restorers and collectors. And with third-generation Corvette's still affordable... � � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch1.html#icoolstuff � Continuing our new products theme, we just got this killer Kicker iKick 501 sent to us, thanks to Roger at Kicker, and man... I'm in love with this thing... � � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch1.html#killerstuff � From rust prevention to custom oval punch dies, we've got some killer new stuff you need around the shop from one of the biggest names in the industry... � � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch1.html#moparref � Jim Schild's tremendous Collector's Originality Guide to Challenger and Barracuda, 1970-74 hits soft-cover this month, and we find it to be a valuable adition to the Studio's reference librarty... � � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch1.html#updatetime � A quick peek inside the Studio after a month of no updates. Looking at new projects, some cool designs, and where PCK Studio renderings are popping up these days... � � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch1.html#gnrs10 � It was a great time this past weekend as Pike, Swanee and I headed to Pomona for the 61st Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona. Beyond the fun of visiting with some friends, we were given unprecedented access to some incredible cars, thanks to some very good friends and talented builders... � � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch1.html#nomadness � It's a wagon-load of sheetmetal work! The green 1955 Nomad project has been making some tremendous strides in the shop, and is well on the way to becoming a real-life version of the renderings... � � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch1.html#intercooled � Mounting the intercooler and supercharger, and prepping a 6-second, first-gen Camaro for paint and Power Tour! It's getting closer to go-time for the team fom Pro-Rides... � � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch1.html#chase http://www.problemchildkustoms.com/img3/time_slip.jpg http://www.problemchildkustoms.com � Our good friend Blake rang in the New Year at the track, and nailed a 10.10 right out of storage with his '69 Firebird. The mighty copper/orange missile is one of those rides that were rendered in the Studio, and has been proudly wearing a Studio PCK sticker, and going quicker and quicker at the strip with each pass... � � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch3.html#speedyo � Some insight to a 1950's luxo-barge with a factory 200 MPH speedometer, and the dawn of a new era of performance cars... � � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch3.html#rightcoast � Taking a look at the often over-looked East Coast style of customizing cars, and in particular, a low-buck version created at the end of an era from the Niagara region of Western New York... � � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch1.html#newyear � In honor of the new year and the end of another decade, we're knocking prices back to 1999... That's right, single-view renderings of your car, a planned project, a dream car, your high school hot rod, daily driver, whatever you call yours, at 1999 prices! Head to www.problemchildkustoms.com for more details! This offer is good on all work orders placed from 12.30.09 through 1.31.10, so get yours in early... � � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch3.html#farkas � A peek back in time at Ford's engineering answer to engine vibration, and the unique answer they found in Eugene Farkas' twin crank, four cylinder, opposed-8. A unique exercise with some potential in an age of CNC-milled bliss, and certainly a cool suggestion for your next Ridler contender... � � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch1.html#gonzo � Taking a long, hard look at custom car design, hot rod art and drawing in general from the vantage point of Hunter S. Thompson. Brian looks at what made drawing and building hot rods so damn fun in the first place, and pinpoints just where it all got off track... and adopts the Gonzo approach in creating a new and exciting style, combining design sense, some ingenuity and above all the hands-on experience of just creating something cool... � � � � http://www.problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch1.html#holidays � Looking back at 2009, Brian recaps an exciting year of renderings, shows like the GNRS in Pomona, attending the Hall of Fame Luncheon, and having the Resilience Buick grab the KKOA 777 Crown and Elden Titus Memorial Design Award. News on the second edition of the Hot Rod Art Book, and more... � � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch1.html#cdfclaendar � The 2010 Charity Calendar, featuring artwork by OEM, hot rod and entertainment industry designers, with 100% of the proceeds benefitting the Detroit Children's Hospital... � � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch2.html#motion � Taking a look inside Martyn Schorr's new book, and getting the history of some of the meanest Camaros, Corvettes and Chevelles ever to roam the streets by the en who made it all happen at Baldwin-Motion... � � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch2.html#speedbook � Merchants of Speed hits the shelves, and we take a peek inside the new Motorbooks offering from Paul Smith... � � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch2.html#fivetips � A tutorial for the first time builder on hiring a designer, and aviding the pitfalls and drama. Featuring five key things to look for and expect when designing your next custom car, hot rod or street machine with a professional designer... � � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch2.html#printage � Looking at high quality, collectible hot rod artwork from Problem Child Kustoms Studio... � � � � http://problemchildkustoms.com/blogarch2.html#specfeat � A look at the similarities between two marketing and promotional giants. One hyped monster movies, the other custom cars, and yet both find thir careers mirrored in similar success... �