#Chip foose marker full#

He has been creating automotive designs and renderings full time since then, though he still squeezes in some airbrushing, pinstriping and Sharpie vehicles for fun.Ĭhris’ preferred mediums are markers and airbrushed paint on illustration paper he also produces digital renderings. After a year and a half of building a West Coast client base, he decided to break out as a full-time automotive artist. While working, Chris spent his evenings drawing and freelance pinstriping at other shops. Days after their arrival, Chris landed a job as an apprentice at a local hotrod shop, and Caitlin found a job at the Happiest Place on Earth. The custom car industry mecca-Southern California-was calling, and so they sold everything they had and moved across the country to Huntington Beach. He also looks to automotive artists like Chip Foose and Steve Stanford for their expertise.Įventually, Chris and Caitlin decided it was time to get serious about his craft. Chris is not a classically trained artist, but he learned by doing, by trial and error, and by countless hours of practice.

His experience as an automotive painter and illustrator dovetailed like the lines on a ’69 Mustang. It was then that necessity became Chris’ hand-drawn artistic inspiration.Īs a way to illustrate paint schemes and build ideas with his ever-growing client base, Chris began drawing cars more and more. After living a double life as a full-time artist and full-time car painter, Chris and his wife, Caitlin, decided to open their own paint and body shop. As time passed, Chris experimented with airbrushing, pinstriping and Sharpie art.