Blog Articles
-
Foresee Car Design Launches the Car Design School on Patreon
All you ever wanted to know about Car Design and shouldn’t be afraid to ask! All throughout his career as a car designer, Cor Steenstra has been helping young car design enthusiasts find out more about the profession and giving them tips and insights. After producing the the DaMert Professional Car Designer Kit Steenstra set…
-
Cor Steenstra explains his use of Ball Point Pen and Photoshop
During sketch development I find that I understand what I would like to “sculpture” in my design from the section lines I draw as a base, as well as from “leaving out” areas. However, if you want this to come across to the people making the decisions, you need something that stands out and jumps…
-
Virtual Design Development
With the advances in computer technology and the development of affordable Virtual Reality technologies the automotive design industry has changed dramatically. Of course there are still those who like to cling on to methodologies developed over the past 75 years since these worked back in the day, so why change. On 0rgb.com you can find…
-
MACHETTE ZERO EMISSION CONCEPT TRUCK: TIME FOR AN OVERHAUL!
luxury brand level, highest quality fit and finish ideal aerodynamics through optimal internal and external air flow multi dimensiona 400 mile range extended through to 800 with wireless charging infrastructure Drive-by-wire central driving position for full vehicle control Modern chassis and drive train technology to reduce weight and optimize road holding Covered front and rear…
-
FIRST AMERICAN 200 MPH PLUS ZERO EMISSION SUPER SPORTS CAR TO BE BUILT IN CALIFORNIA
MISSION VIEJO, CA Sep 7: Renowned international car designer Cornelis Steenstra has just released the first images of his latest project, a zero emission super sports car called STYLETTO, you will probably will get to see those top 15 most valuable brands of 2015 and this one will be definitely included. This first American zero-emission…
-
Electric Delivery Van for Postal/Maintenance/Police Services
Foresee Car Design has introduced a concept for a small Electric Delivery Van platform which can be used for a great variety of services in zero emission areas like Golf Cart Communities, Apartment Complexes, Golf Courses, Stadium and Exhibition Halls, Special Event Areas and of course in City Centers where OCE powered vehicles have been…
-
2D Concept Ideation
A good design starts with a good idea, communicated in the best way possible. At Foresee Car Design we specialize in thinking outside of the box. We listen to our clients, determine the clients’ goals, and then approach the ideation process with as broad a scope as possible, so that we can easily determine what…
-
Alias Concept Modeling
To go from 2D ideation to 3D concept model, Foresee Car Design specializes in the use of Autodesk Alias software. Since its inception in 1994, Foresee has used all iterations of the erstwhile Alias-Wavefront 3D software to quickly and accurately turn unique 2D ideas into 3D reality. Foresee strives to keep up to date with…
-
My New Pluralsight Course: Sketching a Sports Car using Autodesk Alias
After having ran the Foresee Online Car Design School since 2000, I have now teamed up with Pluralsight to build a complete series of car design courses on video. The first one of the series is about sketching cars using our beloved Autodesk Alias software. Although it does explain the how to use certain parts…
-
Autodesk VRED
To visualize design proposals in the best possible way and at the earliest possible time, Foresee has always used the latest available software to achieve this goal. Throughout the years packages like Bunkspeed Hypershot, Bunkspeed Hyperdrive, Autodesk Showcase, Bunkspeed Drive and Keyshot have been used, and the current version of Autodesk VRED to Foresee seems…
-
Zero-Emission New York Taxi Concept – Breaking the comfort zone
When New York set out to find an environment friendly taxi it served as an inspiration to leave my comfort zone and apply the newly found Alias Organic Modeling Technique to experiment with new sculptures to find a shape that would truly reflect the innovation that seemed to be sought with this project. Of course…
-
Designing a Safe and Affordable Endurance Race Car for Amateurs
Design, text and images by Cor Steenstra. Motor racing is a dangerous sport, but for those who can view Ford f150 experience it always has been and always will be something unforgettable. But it is also a lot of fun. It’s a passion that is nearly impossible to avoid. Professional racing these days is a…
-
Zero Emission High Speed Luxury Limousine
In the market of luxury limousines it has been a habit to just take a current production vehicle, lengthen the chassis and put a horizontal extension between the front door and the rear door. Dominant were the Lincolns, but nowadays the Chrysler 300, the Hummer H2 and various others are rearing there not so pretty…
-
Zero Emission Garbage Disposal Truck Concept
The garbage disposal trucks are mostly operating within our living environments. They come to our houses so the interaction with the population is very direct. Until now they are loud, huge, overwhelming and produce a lot of exhaust fumes, since garbage disposal and recycling is important, and using resources like scrap copper recycling in Sydney,…
-
Quick VR 360 3D Design Evaluation on Donkervoort Concept
Putting my money where my mouth is, I did a quick evaluation of an early stage concept for a Donkervoort like vehicle using Autodesk VRED in stereo 3D spherical mode. This allows me to see how the surfaces behave, where things pinch where they should not, and how the overall proportions look in Virtual Reality.…
-
Wishing You a Very Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year in Virtual Reality 3D 360 degrees!
Wishing you all a Very Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year, from me personally as well as from http://www.4c-foresee.com, http://www.cardesigntv.com and http://www.CORrozzeria.com. Having been experimenting using Virtual Reality through an Occulus Rift earlier, I was quite keen to try and find if I can create imagery in Virtual Reality for use without being connected…
-
Ferrari 599 Autodesk VRED 3D animation Demo
Demonstration of an exterior and interior animation of a Ferrari F599 using Autodesk VRED software. This is the latest realistic 3D software to be used within the car and industrial design industry to give the most realistic vision of what a design proposal could look like in real life. For lots of people this is…
-
Zero Emission Electric Recreation vehicle (RV)
Concept design for a fully electrically powered luxury 45′ Recreational Vehicle (RV) with a range of 800 miles per charge, and a special charging option of 45 minutes till fully charged. http://youtu.be/WIamTCjhZyU
-
Advanced Clean Touring Bus Concept
The design for this advanced zero emission touring bus concept is based on the realistic package of a zero emission touring bus Foresee worked on in cooperation with Metalcrafters, Inc. It has a range of 800 miles on a full charge, and can be fully recharged in 45 minutes. Since the primary use will be…
Search the blog for more articles