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I’ve been intending to start this series for over a year now, but to be honest, I’ve found the bike drawing component pretty daunting. Despite riding, taking apart, fixing, putting back together, admiring, lusting after or just thinking about bikes every day, I find them tough to draw. Tough to get the proportions right, as well as the perspective.
The idea behind this series was to draw fro real life, though frankly, it’s really drawing from a mental image. But it’s based on people I see on my rides. Granted, there’s some artistic license, both in making up for details unremembered or for design continuity. Anyway, this girl rode past me in Mill Valley. I was struck by how she seemed genuinely happy, grinning at me as she passed, wearing jeans, a flannel shirt, a puffy vest, flip flops, and a bowl helmet with a star on it. Most noticeably, it was the freckles and braided red hair. Cute!
Spotted on Miller at Camino Alto in Mill Valley!
Forgive the drawing errors in her fixed gear. At least I have a working drivetrain…
You will be able to find all the Third Rail Design Lab Illustrated Bike Girls in a gallery on the illustration site soon. Once there’s more than one.
High rez version can be found here.
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