Concept Car Designed and Destroyed: The Five Minute Car: Ep. 1
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Watch professional car designer Ian Cartabiano create and destroy his ultimate sports car in five minutes from his studio located at Toyota's Calty Design Research Incorporated in Southern California.
See one of Ian's concept car designs for Lexus here: bit.ly/MCZf76
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I don't know why, but there was so much emotion when he was tearing that page.
That's correct. And Calty is their design house in Southern California. When we go there to shoot, they have these very tall, moveable walls that they roll around to block of views from things they are working on (upcoming concepts, etc), and its really hard to not want to take a peek when you are on the way to the bathroom, but we never would and know we can't. But its tempting!
For people wondering why he ripped the paper apart in the end;
This is not a detailed work. It is a rough sketch, something he is supposed to be able to create without effort at any time. It is supposed to be a sketch with just enough value to indicate its purpose, but no more. Had he put more effort into it, it would have become an art piece, but no longer a sketch with a purpose of hinting a design direction. In theory he should not lose anything by destroying this, because he knows he can effortlessly recreate it anytime he wants. The key is to put exactly the needed amount of effort and thought into the work - no more, no less.
+Daniel Kemnitz I agree. When you're a transportation designer you have sketched so many things that the rough ones are really worth nothing at all.
+Dane Hamilton Also, if you intend on doing a rough sketch and get too much into it and spend time on it, then it does not serve its purpose. It is difficult in the beginning to let go, but you also need to learn how to spend your time. at least when you do it as a profession/study :)
Got the meaning. Thanks for your comment. I was getting so curious why he did that. :)
This are the kind of videos that are worth watching! Awesome designer, awesome car
Automotive design is a very cool profession to work your way toward. We've toured many of the design studios and they guys and gals working there are some of the happiest people in the automotive business. Who wouldn't be doing that all day, right?
I kinda cried when he ripped it off...
Sinexation He has nothing to lose, 5 or 10 more minutes and the sketch will look 10 times better.
That's how it all starts, with a love of cars. Happy to reply and thanks for checking out our video!
Thanks! We are glad you enjoyed it. Episode 2 in 2 weeks
This video was actually produced by Road & Track, a sister publication of CD. We are glad you like it!
Ian, you are so spot on and its a joy to watch your simple yet exacting technique unfold.
...and you're right about the car noises. Lavin
We are glad you like it! This video was actually created and produced by Road & Track, a sister publication of Car and Driver. We have lots of other great videos online on the Car and Driver Channel under Road & Track presents, as well as on our own UA-cam Channel. Check them out!
We agree! Ian is great. Did you see the Lexus LF-LC? He had a large hand in that concept.
Wow! That was very cool! Ian Cartabiano was just as impressive at our 2012 Career Day. Thanks for sharing your passion and being an inspiration.
The crazy thing is how easy he makes it look. That's when you know its just natural, god-given talent.
Great video! My dream job is to be an automotive designer so this was a great watch!
Nooooo why must a beautiful drawing be torn why!!! lol! Thanks for showing us a genius who loves car at work, it was really cool to see!!!
You really see his passion in his work and I love it. One day I hope I really love my job like this man.
Even if i had nothing to lose i wouldn't destroy such a piece of art .
+Ege Coskunsoy From your perspective you are correct, but you have to imagine how many cars he "explore" daily or weekly before "hit" one and enhance work with that model.
Ege Coskunsoy think of this as regular drawing for people in ID profession, nothing an extraordinary that it would hold him to keep sketch for possible future reference.
The way the marker adds soft tones is amazing. Is there a technique or specefic marker?
Its on the way! Another episode in 2 weeks
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really enjoyed this and great piece at the end, what markers were used to shade ext? thanks
Mazda Furai has the great example of a futuristic yet gorgeous looking design language. Because they actually put effort to create a design philosophy on the car instead of drawing a bizzare car in few minutes and call it a day. Thats what most concept car designers doing nowadays.
Great series. Hope to see more!
Wow these videos are magnificent.
Great Episodes!
R&T, please continue this series!!!!!!!
this serie should return
MORE of this. SO awesome.
He ripped it up because its "The 5 Minute Car" - these designs only last for 5 minutes. Can't wait for you to see how we destroyed the next one in episode 2!
nice video
Haha yes it is indeed. I have LOVED to design cars since I was like 4 years old, I remember I drew boxes with wheels; and now I can do a pretty good job drawing a car. I'd be so happy designing I dont think i'd call it a job. Thanks for replying!
It sure is, cars are my passion! Thanks again.
we need more of these videos
Bravo! Well done Sir!
I created my own concept too. I built it even. Its called the JZ Cobra and it is in my videos.
I saw those videos, and I have to say that your car is amazing. How did you make it legal?
victor robles Thank you! I worked along with the authorities in my country. They told me what the standards were that I had to meet and then let me do whatever I wanted so long as I worked within the law. Then once I was finished a through inspection was done by a certifier and VTNZ and then the car was made legal for on road use. A lot of paper work though!
Wow I'm very impressed. I'm also into car designing car but I'm Only 15.
This is the right way to draw a car: *DrawCar . info*
its amazing
this guy makes all that (what I would consider a pretty good sketch) and just rips it... like damn
Dude u have a strong heart tearing ur artwork....
The Design of the car was a raw as usual concept.Finally goes over trash bin.
this dude is awesome..
Any Cool Grey Copic or Magic Markers will do it. The technique is simple blending. When you sketch with Ball point pen and use an alcohol based marker like he used it gives that purple smear effect. He also blended in the sky tone
We agree!
Amazing!
someone knows what is the sofware that Ian was using in the first of this video?
This is great.
Wow. Good job
Mine too, I was like "WHAT! DON'T!!!!!!!!" Then I realized that for these guys that was just like another 5 minutes of work.
if that car came into production, id be on the waiting list with a pre-order already done..
I have a question for you or anyone who may know. So it seems to me that you are largely a car designer, mainly focusing on the aesthetics of the car, correct? Well if so I was wondering if you know anything about how the cars run or know more what goes on under the hood? See I do a lot of designing and love designing cars however, I have not a clue how a car works. What I do know is the aerodynamics that go with the cars design though. Can I be a car designer without knowing the mechanics?
The "Bob Ross" of auto design;)
Sir i also like designing of cars i am having some modals to share plz share me your link i will post there
How. How how how. When I first saw him sketching it, I thought it would look awful, then it slowly turned amazing
He ripped it up to say, "I can do one of these anytime I want to, no big deal." I do think he's been drawing that car for years. It just came too naturally to have designed it just then. Still, amazing artist! I've been trying to do what he did in minutes for years and have never come close. Guess that's why he gets the big bucks and I get to watch.
love this guys voice
Front Mid-ship engine placement.
Examples include the Corvette, Viper, GT-R35, LF-A Ferrari 599, FF, F12, Aston Martin Coupes, Marcos Mantis, and Honda S2000. It is no less effective than Rear mid-engine, costs less, more stable at high speeds, less costly, more practical, and more popular in terms of actual number of cars sold.
eso hago con mis dibujos los rompo o los regalo no le doy importancia se que esa idea siempre estara en mi cabeza... admiro tu trabajo muy original tu diseño
Imagine a 5 minute car drawing done over period of 2 hours!
I'd like to knw what he did to get to the position he has today...Did he go to school? Was he just super talented? Or was it just knowing the right ppl? I'm considering working in the automotive field...was thinking of being an auto body painter but designing the cars would be awesome too
KuroInuNeko it’s really a mixture of all the things you mentioned
I'm interested on drawing cars. since i'm not study in design faculty, i don't have any basics of that. i have problem with perspective view since drawing a car is not same as drawing buildings. any suggestion? thanks
If you haven't watched any of Sangwon Seok's videos you should, he is on youtube, carefully watch how he does things and just keep practicing
Jasper Hunter telling a beginner to watch sangwon is probably one of the worst thing you can do. He exaggerates the proportion and a perspective to an extreme extent, and without a decent understanding of automotive proportion and form, this would only confuse the beginner. It is much better to use his work as reference to learn a good line quality/show the surfaces in a sketch, as he does an incredible job with contrast and the shading of 1-2-3 sides. A good way to start is to simply sketch from existing car models, allowing a person to understand the form and proportion of different types of vehicles, and then moving on to designing.
Scott Robertson is an excellent designer and has a lot of great technique to show you. Look up his youtube page, it's a great place to start. He also has a book called how to draw that he recently released that will show you how perspective works in fantastic depth. Other than that, do your own research. Take reference pictures and try to draw using just your eye.
actually the perspective techniques used in drawing cars and building is exactly the same. It just tends to be the angles that are different.
Why did he destroyed that design, just curious :)
Anyways nice video, as i am also uploading my speed sketch video, which i did in software. I will be glad to get reviews.
Wishes
CleoTv It's like what he talked about. This sketch will probably not be used. And if he spends 5 more minutes into that drawing , it looks even better.
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Prismacolor markers, i use them from architectural design. you can find them in art supply stores or check their website. best art markers ever made
amazing, i wanna learn how to draw like that.
Why on Earth did he rip up his drawing after he was finished it? That's makes no since! That's was an awesome car drawing and he ripped it up for no reason! And by the way I'm hugely inspired by cars especially in design form!
Why is Everyone freaking out? It says he Will destroy it in the title!
Yeah we get it but whats the damn point ?
Ege Coskunsoy he will not have any use for it!
Nice proof you have!
anyone else see alot of ft-1 concept in that scetch O.o
both depends on the designer and the company some stay for 6 months and move on, others are freelancers so they only take a job and leave, yet others stay for 20+ years. the amount they make varies just as much depending on how long they work and their success (eg head/chief designers will obviously earn more)
I like seeing the drawing process, how someone else does it. I draw cars all the time while sitting in meetings. Why go for cab-rearward styling in a mid-engine car though? Lose the side scoop and make in front engine.
I converted my own car to electric power and asked if I could appear on the air about it. At first they said yes, but they've never contacted me back... Figures... Someone on the payroll of a car consumable manufacturer probably squashed it.
can I know which software you use for designing car????
+Priyanka Jadhav yes i will tell you, its a pen and, a piece of paper and a lot of experience.
Is there any way that I could contact him?
I can't wait to get my degree...
See C&D, THIS is what we want to see. Not two fools sitting on a green screen showing old and outdated videos.
c'mon man doesn't it hurt to rip apart a piece of art
wht kind of pen r u using?
+Daniel Bokshan The pen he used is probably a Pentel R.S.V.P Fine point.
I it was to show that you do not need to stick with your first concept sketch and you should sketch over and over again and then you will get to a point where you really like your work
He's tech is good, but his sketches are far away from a kind of timeless beauty.
Nothing god given about it. Sketch 5000 cars and anyone would get pretty good at it. Design schools can always teach you how to draw, they just can't teach you how to think. Hard work and dedication (like any other profession) will give you the skills to put your idea on paper and make it look easy.
Awesome
In reality prisma colour shading markers. Copic are a great brand as well.
this concept is some thing always i looked for i always tried
"The battery power would give you so much cool torque". Yes it would....for about 16 seconds.
I am with the last guy who commented, I also want to be a designer, but I don't know how to become one
I like drawing cars, but I am better at drawing architecture, that is why I am doing a degree in graphic design lol.
What kind of paper did he use ?
Its on photoshop and it looks EPIC
we actually have markers called Magic Markers. I personally use them.
wtf...did he just ripped that beautiful car?????
...makes me wanna cry man.....
arash sabet If he spends 5 more minutes of his time into that drawing , it will look 10x better so he has nothing to lose.
Thats funny when I doodle something and people are watching I rip up my stuff too, doesn't matter if it's nice or crap.
Toyota owns Lexus, it's their luxury brand.
I go through that light blue marker like no bodies business. XD
Cool Mercedes need to hire this guy...
My jaw dropped when he ripped it. omg.
Where in the usa can I study this career?
sir, i want to know what is the exact name of this kind of mechanical pencils which draws like some water shade on the paper(car's body)
+Dipankar Gupta I am not sure of the exact model, but they are some kind of marker pens. All marker pens have this effect, some with better quality than others, but that is the purpose of them - to be able to put layer upon layer without ruining the color.
+Daniel Kemnitz Prismacolor/Tria/Letraset/Pantone markers - You want the warm and cool grey sets
+Dipankar Gupta It is a Prisma marker and a Prismacolor pencil.
thank you very much sir..
What markers does he use?
Nice
As a improving car designer id like to know!
THe weird thing about this and a few other quick sketch videos and he said it himself is, that he destroys his sketch.?
We have been taught never to destroy your work and to almost stockpile them as material to learn from and as a source of possible ideas. The whole scrapping work thing now seems just wrong to me.
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www.ctrlpaint.com/videos/mastering-the-art-of-letting-go Watch this. The video is about creating concept art for video games, but I feel the same idea he explains in it can also be applied when working as a car designer.