Designing a Car - from Sketch to Presentation

[@FormTrends]

Here's a look into the development processes that take place within many automotive design studios

[@odvutjogot3220]

What is the name of the material used at 3:13

[@aguzarov00]

I, too, since childhood, was engaged in Amateur design art drawing of hypercar bodies and various modifications of passenger cars, but then I left thinking that this idea is not unprofitable for me.

[@FormTrends]

@@odvutjogot3220 automotive clay

[@FormTrends]

@@aguzarov00 Sad to hear that. A lot of car designers earn a decent living. It's an extremely competitive to get into, but it can be profitable.

[@eshanjadhav265]

@@FormTrends hey man how do you make these videos... Like these design interviews ,do you go to them and then interview them ...?

[@cabforwardooo9983]

As a retired designer this reminds me why I became one! Looking back it was really fun and rewarding work, especially while "on the board". The management side wasn't so much fun, to be honest, but that had a lot to do with where I worked. I've always admired the design work coming from the Audi Studio, and this concept doesn't disappoint. The consistent success of the Audi products reflects a culture within the company that values great design and engineering! Build an EV version of this concept and I'll buy it!

[@The_Curious_Cat]

Hehe the "management side wasn´t so much fun", I hear you, I´ve worked with a few designers that became head of design in studios or created their own companies and all of them say one thing "when you are at the top you design less and less, there is a lot of more in the business side that you have to deal with so you end up giving the designing part to somebody else".

[@jaycrzy5737]

how much work was it? and what did you study in school?

[@cabforwardooo9983]

Curious Cat Absolutely true! There is also the political aspect that becomes more important, and where you have people you will always have personnel issues that crop up. The subject matter, auto design, always remained fun and challenging.

[@cabforwardooo9983]

Joshua Lofton Back when I was in high school, I took college prep courses, most of which I never used again, but it made me a good candidate. There are several college programs that specialize in auto design, but I didn’t know about them at the time. I studied industrial design which is the general field of study which includes auto design. It was a lot of work. There wasn’t much time for partying, and we were told not to play sports because that would take too much time away from your assignments. In truth most dropped out. You really should have some artistic ability to enter the field, and lots of the freshmen did not. The program was for 4-5 years depending on how many credits you wanted to take on per semester, and how anxious you are to start work! The auto companies are always looking for the next hot designer, but they don’t look at every school. Unlike my path, I would recommend going to one that teaches auto design and has several good students in the program. The competition is good and they can learn from each other. That’s actually what happens when a designer joins a team. They feed off each other and they all improve. Hopefully I’ve answered your questions!

[@jaycrzy5737]

cabforward OOO you definitely did thankyou

[@rickintexas1584]

I am a mechanical engineer. I’m always amazed at the talent of the artists who create these designs. As a mechanical engineer it is my job to help turn their ideas into reality.

[@michalsvihla1403]

How do you feel about them drawing 26" wheels on what is basically an Audi TT?

[@WeebBountyHunter]

Same here I am an mechanical engineer too and I have been doing that for years creating their dreams into reality

[@laidbacklifestyle389]

When I hear an accent, I automatically trust someone's work more

[@FormTrends]

LOL 😂

[@JBeats111]

🤨the hell

[@a.c.6475]

Hmm!.....strange but true!

[@vicvinegar3660]

The Germans are some of the greatest auto makers ever.

[@trilopjc3780]

Even an African accent?

[@ThiyaguRam]

I like the hand touch for final finishing activities. Simply perfect!

[@sambenkamel]

The Magic is actually the team work, combining all dimensions together to form a piece of art that no one can imagine how much complexity and hardwork are involved.

[@casaxtreme2952]

It is really hard to watch this as a German.

[@Napstone]

Casa Xtreme Why?

[@KeasekuchenJonas]

@@Napstone mix of languages

[@noajarvensivu]

well its hard for me too and im finnish🙉

[@LashTekk]

Es triggert einfach wenn er auf Deutsch losredet und dann wird enlisch drüber geklatscht...

[@colin5577]

I can imagine. I abandoned watching TV in Germany after 6 months as I couldn’t watch another second of voice over or dubbing, people I knew there were huge, long term fans of Hollywood stars and yet had never been curious to hear their real voices.

[@hdbsnhdh8209]

I hear German and English at the same time, that is a German confusing as a German

[@SpendinThatCash]

this comment is the most confusing thing I've ever read 😂 I assume you mean "That is confusing as a German, who speaks German" but maybe I'm wrong. I read it like 13 times to try and figure out what I was missing.

[@FormTrends]

NEON Think he means hearing both languages at the same time is confusing (as a German).

[@hugogijzen3852]

I hate it, it is so annoying.

[@jb9282]

Oh men , it’s a Overvoiced Video , like many 1000 documentation on TV or News. It’s a standart about more then 60 years 🙋🏼‍♂️😅

[@sayan1667]

NEON Your comment is more confusing.

[@tracyyy99]

I find the designing process of how the internal body panels are designed interesting....I would like to see this too.

[@new_comment]

WoW, so much God given talent. That ride is flipping beautiful!

[@mateuszm9409]

2:48 What a nightmare of surfaces to deal with XDDD

[@amirfarahbakhsh2960]

what 3d software is he using

[@i_am_geonu]

@@amirfarahbakhsh2960 autodesk alias

[@odvutjogot3220]

@@i_am_geonu What is the name of the material used at 3:13

[@rxivild]

@@odvutjogot3220 it's clay, listen to what they say next time

[@taliesinriver]

This is why I don't 3D model cars much xD

[@johannes6172]

Absolute dream job. If everything goes well, I can start as an external Designer for bumpers and other exterior parts for VW Group next year. Wish me good luck 🤞

[@FormTrends]

Good luck Johannes!

[@hemangbhardwaj7346]

Oh that's my dream job

[@Roni_10000]

Mine too 🙂

[@Roni_10000]

How old are you

[@Turtleback8024]

When I was about 15 years old, I used to draw sketches and send them to VW via hand delivered post... including a 4x4 bakkie/pick-up trying to get into the automotive design industry. However, due to lack of guidance, it never happened.😒.

[@toufikahmmed3231]

Sam bro

[@EastEndersWALFORD]

Same

[@naseralhamdan2394]

The legend that never dies. Audi i love it

[@gadiartlover6320]

I m so impressed nd hav a dream to be an auto designing student of reknowned automaker group.👍 I wish me best of luck.🎁

[@shembhalangthawbroi]

This is beautiful 😍 hard work pays off

[@madevi4812]

How do you just draw like that? WOW😉

[@MuhammadAhmad-zb1hq]

Different softwares are used......I am 3d car modeller......I am using blender......similarly companies use 3d softwares like that.

[@MuhammadAhmad-zb1hq]

@The Cornucopia .....my brother......lerning computer graphics and coding is my passion....I learned blender at my home by myself.....in 2 years...and still working and learning.....if you want more information from leave your email....I can guide you if you are passionate about car designing.....😘😘😘(with lots of love

[@ibleed1]

I have never seen a video showing the process that takes this clay model and creates the whatever-ton presses which actually create the steel panels. Any ideas?

[@carfan108]

I genuinely wish this actually hit production, but those damn SUVs, they took it from us.

[@PomahXomehko]

This brings me memories I used to make Chavant hardstyling clay in Slough near the airport of Heathrow. It was smelly affair firstly melting parafin wax and jap wax then filling it with redoil boiling to correct temperature cooking the mixture for 6 and half hours so just before adding zinc oxide the Portuguese resin is added once the zinc oxide reaction finishes it was poured into 25kg metal moulds to cool over night . The following mourning 72kg of dry grease resin mixture is tossed into a industrial dough making machine and mixed for an hour , 120kg of yellow sulphur powder seived is tossed into the dough machine and mixed thoroughly for another half hour and the very last 15 minutes a brown clay of 0.3kg is added so nearly 200kg of clay is transferred to a barrow to a bread extrusion and extruded cut to length and packed in cardboard boxes into 25kg net weight of clay all done by hand . Those were the days smelly, sweaty job and the eggy smell coming of sulphur powder it was a crappy job to do .

[@antonioivanetic1519]

very nice video...p.s. concept has an aston martin"s back;)

[@diogopsilva]

What a great and inspiring video!

[@dibikouame]

I like the job, today I have lots of car models that I designed myself but there is no car designer school in our country so my talent cannot be exploited.

[@deadbiscuit1817]

I love cars too much! And with that i also design some 3d model of cars (original concept). I only use autocad, 3ds max, and photoshop. Hopefully i could apply in some of your companies someday bcause right now im currently a college student.

[@joelkinds]

Is it weard that i kind of prefer the brown clay colour more than any of the other?

[@samirshadid8151]

Yes.

[@lexusrcflover9175]

I'm pretty sure with modern wrap technology you can easily get that look

[@hermeslord]

gives me a heart attack to see how sure you have to be to make it click.. I've been sketching cars since I was 6 and now I am 47.. the guts required to take from sketch to concept process still seems like crossing an ocean on a kayak, which held me back from considering a career in automotive styling and design

[@FormTrends]

francis joe Sorry to hear you didn’t choose to pursue your passion. Automotive design is a highly competitive industry. But it’s important to try to achieve your goals

[@abranluevano]

Gotta get to the other side somehow, right? If all you have a is a kayak, better get to rowin’.

[@szahir2010]

I would like to go to their workshops to see the whole process

[@trstmeimadctr]

I'm surprised they still use clay modeling instead of switching to VR. I've seen people do incredible design work inside of virtual reality.

[@jasiekx3856]

Thats because they need to feel the car soul

[@oldben1800]

never ever change from something that isnt broken

[@laskasase]

They wake up and they can't wait to go to work...car designers.

[@alpacamale2909]

I prefer the older one

[@harshbelgaonkar1563]

what softwear he was using for the design

[@manofsteel3589]

That's why I love audi

[@wianlgzo]

looks like the German Version of a Mustang...

[@takedownaxis6055]

Schorschstein ! That's not what he was talking about though

[@takahashi111]

The German version of a Mustang is the C63S AMG Coupe, V8 biturbo with an amazing sound.

[@raknnxiao1012]

SO COOLLLL! hope that I can work like this in the future!

[@KvRX]

8:54 The Matrix confirmed

[@rogerharsh]

I want to become a car designer but design schools are too much expensive...so I decided to do car designing by passion like elon musk(without college or from automobile engineering) even I'm poor..because it's my passion from 7th std

[@artemyakushchenko5291]

well, go for it! just be prepared for a hard obstacles in your way and you'll be fine

[@rogerharsh]

@@artemyakushchenko5291 thanks! I'm from india ....design school colleges fee is 20lakh Rs(5 lakh per year)...it's in Rs but it is like 10,000$ for american...My dad earns 20-30 thousand Rs means 1000$ per month....so how can a passionate designer afford design college in india....that's why I have to do mechanical or automobile engineering for becoming car designer

[@jakovd]

@@rogerharsh all that knowledge can be found on internet. Read books and practice. That's essentially what they will force you to do in design school. You can force yourself to do it and save yourself a lot of money and stress. Once you get good at it, nobody is going to ask which school you went to. The design speaks for itself. Some people out of design schools are still bad at designing so attending a design school is not a guarantee of success.

[@acronvron9665]

See what u can do is learn photoshop get ur self a graphic tablet to draw on and make videos of u modifying cars . Some have started doing it now . Make a video where u take a car discuss what u feel is wrong with its design and how would u fix it . Also have a consistent design philosophy while doing so . Then modify those cars using photoshop . There’s a KZbin channel sketch monkey he does this . This is a great way to get exposure as well as improve ur self . If ur lucky u can use this to show ur experience because people want quantity in terms of proof that you’ve done something instead of stories of ur passion and few shoddy sketches . Do this and worst case scenario you will have an audience who will help build a decent KZbin channel which u can in few years from earn some money .

[@FormTrends]

@@jakovd That's absolutely true. A design school's reputation used to open doors and get you a job. There are no guarantees anymore. That said, you do learn a lot about the practices and how to correctly use the tools in design school.

[@petersulak6059]

amazing work👌

[@SAGASAOnAir]

I hope someday i owned one of that car

[@Roni_10000]

This is inspiration 😊😊👍👍👌👌

[@krystalannawilliams2653]

This job is cool what's the name of it

[@cosmicideas4d239]

Truthfull work we are inspired by everyone from everything

[@timandjennycain]

This was so interesting

[@beni_playr.b2998]

I'm good at drawing cars and i try to make my own designs if only I can get a good platform to show my skills😏 Wish me luck

[@FormTrends]

Batapay Malu Good luck!!

[@beni_playr.b2998]

@@FormTrends thanks

[@IEatBubble]

I'm trying to design my own cars for my company when I make it in a couple years.

[@virtualrealism2946]

looks a bit like the r8

[@askanswer4]

the song in 5:00 ?

[@hanneslol84]

Glimmer Love - Milo

[@erosangelos9422]

Hello! That's an "International Car, AUDI" where all nations have participated and created this beautiful Team work Car ,,and the Symbol came up with 5 circles from 5 different nationalities as a team creating this car . the only difference its made on German soil ).. So its called a German car) anyway I like the Car )) thx for the Vid

[@RandyMarsh-nu6lo]

I wanna know the thought process behind the making of the Pontiac Aztec... 😐😐😐

[@harounbenz986]

Bravo 👍👍👍

[@ksvasanth5227]

My dream job: about to design the concept like this vw group. #Das Auto...

[@welcometomychannelswelcome7261]

Left handed are artists 🎨

[@designthinkingwithgian]

Appreciate the video!!

[@kathaperumal1866]

How much cost it would take to create a new model until ARAI approval

[@paullacey2999]

Stunning concept.Still hoping Audi makes it for real.Maybe the EV Dakar rally car will look like this..

[@harryjohnson5178]

beutiful design audi) the best)

[@Billy_D]

Why are most modern cars so dam gigantic...

[@djcool3685]

Cool

[@sujaypaul369]

Legendary....car... designers.. 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ya55er4008]

It could easily be the next A5. I don't see the original quattro in there except the fenders and roof line

[@xinzhang1957]

very good

[@sumithsuresh4099]

What software do they use to make a 3d model of the sketched exterior on the computer...

[@FormTrends]

Sumith suresh Nearly all OEM design studios use Alias to get the project from 2D to 3D

[@MasAntoklaten]

Very very good....

[@kashmiryadav891]

Is car kya naam hai

[@vladislav1380]

What 3D soft they use to design a car concept?

[@FormTrends]

NSS PROD That’s a compound question. Most designers use Photoshop. But there are many other programs that also see their way into their workflow. For modeling, Alias is the default program while ICEM is used for for class A.

[@dwolfe2907]

so... a mustang?

[@stard1758]

D Wolfe i just want to tell that, we both have the same vision Bro, they are jut lying, i thought also it's just a Mustang maaaayuun, the look of Mustang is so powerful in this Quattro, and if u check European cars, they all stealing designs form each other

[@dwolfe2907]

@@stard1758 Yea - At this point I find it pretty hard to see original design. People need to step back, and breath- and create something fresh.

[@lindltailor]

Totally saw mustang in that too!

[@lualsuw1358]

Totally agree

[@zaccomusic]

good content hope you keep update :)

[@mohamer8466]

Hello i a amateur designer for 30 years ...how to be prof desiger

[@ram3208]

It's really interesting 😍

[@GreviousGKoopa]

What is the beat called in 4:58?

[@bpeet315]

Where the heck are the engineers, only saw designers

[@drsparky]

Engineers currently watching this video including me

[@davidheisnam743]

The video says "Designing"

[@ollythomas6702]

@@davidheisnam743 It does indeed and it's a great shame they left the engineers out of that process. I guess Audi just value looks above all else, like aerodynamic performance.

[@tiagodgy]

@@ollythomas6702 It is a concept car. Concept cars are 90% about how it looks.

[@jjk4891]

They probably start discussing aerodynamics and other engineering features after the first design-based blue print and concept car.

[@RealKevGotEm]

So the big clay models are scanned by a computer and then made into metal? How the heck does a thought and design become reality? The wheels and tech within?

[@FormTrends]

RvssianTv Designers work from 2D sketches, which are then quickly transferred to digital and 3D. A clay model is then milled from the 3D data, which is then scanned back into digital. From there, tooling is made, panels are stamped and the vehicle is assembled on the production line.

[@anywaystohighway]

why is it that no one can design a decent looking back end of a car? everyone just puts 100% effort into the front and then the back is all fucked up

[@LashTekk]

Because after designing the front, the designers have no more interest du do the back, but must do it. So it gets ugly. NO JOKE! I just don't know but u r right.

[@anywaystohighway]

@@LashTekk That is probably right

[@jean-mariegravaillustratio1813]

nice

[@vathanameng1825]

Which major in the university that can do this project? I really want to study because I want to be a designer of cars.

[@FormTrends]

You'll need a degree in Industrial of Transportation Design. Check out this list of design schools: www.formtrends.com/school-list/

[@NILAY-BS]

Was this car ever released??

[@FormTrends]

It was the 2010 quattro concept. Shown at the Paris motor show that year. It didn’t make production

[@NILAY-BS]

@@FormTrends ohh Thanks a lot for the information given but do I have any idea why it was not produced?

[@FormTrends]

@@NILAY-BS Most concept cars never see the light of day. They're created to gauge reaction for a future direction. If the business case isn't strong enough it gets filed away...

[@NILAY-BS]

@@FormTrends so sir the hard work done by the people for building the car is wasted?

[@FormTrends]

@@NILAY-BS If you see it that way. Exploration and development is always a learning process

[@stefanlechner1501]

Designer: How big do you want the grill? AUDI: Yes Old Audi's are timeless, but now they are fashion accesoires for hipsters with colorful sunglases.

[@fiatmultiplaa]

Old are timeless? Audis age so bad and they look old af after some time unlike bmw and mercedes.

[@handznet]

Asphalt I agree. Audi quattro is ugly car as hell. These were bad years for car design.

[@prashobunniunni8050]

Will they accept if I send drawings

[@FormTrends]

Prashob unni Unni Doubtful. You could always try.

[@applegaming6427]

wow

[@JLuccan]

I just can pay attention for their english accents hahahah

[@MrOiram46]

It looks like if a Mustang and a Camaro had a baby

[@amindehghan5754]

How much time does this process take?

[@FormTrends]

amin dehghan It depends. Some programs go faster than others. For a show car it’s usually around 4 months

[@Adrian-wd4rn]

@@FormTrends Also depends how deep the pipeline is. Really top secrete cars/products can be worked on at least 3-4 years in advance. Products for example, apple has iphones on the table that are 3 years ahead, and they're currently working on the phones that will be released in 2023. Same thing applies to cars, sometimes.

[@GK-hf9pl]

this is my dream work i dont know how to become a car desighner

[@mysterious2296]

This is so funny when i hear the Germans with the englisch speaker. All time it was for me that the English mans speak and the German speaker translate it. Its turned around 😅

[@WinterCrafter]

The big issue now is the concepts hype up the car way to much only to look totally different when it comes to production.

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

Faqing sad man

[@LorisEntertain]

reminds me of the r8

[@glorious_help]

thnx

[@othnieldarling-ampofo909]

That is nice bro keep it up

[@joshooahh]

Come a long way from beating metal on a wooden mold to get it the shape you want

[@FormTrends]

They certainly have!

[@artthanos5515]

9:57 they ran out of footage lmao

[@meko5863]

Haha ,😂😂 if only I know all this things I would have bulit my own costum car and have named it something out of world. I wouldn't give credits to these company

[@НиколайГригорьев-ы5е]

а где проводяться конкурсы дизайна, или какие то заявки от компаний где то выкладываються?

[@aaroninvincible3373]

1:35

[@CarlosFlores-jw8qp]

so the car designer simply draws it? can someone answer me that i dont have the knowledge that i want when it comes to what a car designer does

[@FormTrends]

Carlos Flores Car designers draw in the traditional sense but increasingly use digital tools. They also use 3D modelling software such as Alias and VRED. Clay modellers (most times, not always) then work to create a scale model of the car (interior, exterior) and once that’s signed off the car gets built. That’s a very simplistic explanation l, but I hope you get the gist. Cheers!

[@CarlosFlores-jw8qp]

@@FormTrends thank you so much, ive had this question in my head for almost a year

[@diegostuff3813]

Form Trends waittttttt but does the car designer get to do the clay model instead? Or is that only allowed for clay modelerss. I want to do industrial design and use clay not just computer stuff

[@hikmahuddinhasbullah3928]

I wish I can do this job because it is my dream for Malaysia to have our own made cars😭😭

[@FormTrends]

Isn’t Proton a Malaysian company?

[@hikmahuddinhasbullah3928]

@@FormTrends yes but their products is not fully designed by Malaysians

[@FormTrends]

@@hikmahuddinhasbullah3928 Yes, I see your point. A lot of design is outside of the country in Geely studios...

[@hikmahuddinhasbullah3928]

@@FormTrends I feel sad for our automotive industry..I dont know why my people still cant design our own car..doesnt have to be on the same level as european cars,just a little bit below japan or south korea but designed by our own people is okay..can you identify the problems that proton faced?

[@FormTrends]

@@hikmahuddinhasbullah3928 It's simple economics: Geely has advanced design facilities all over the world. The people working in those facilities can compete and create designs for Proton. Why set up a facility exclusively for Proton? Of course, there are multiple benefits in doing so from a brand perspective, but if you're number crunching those reasons don't justify the cost.

[@mehdi.nobakht]

In my opinion, by no means is this concept model as beautiful as the old model. It was not very interesting. I think if they had left the car exterior design work to academic and experimental designers, they would have offered much more exciting examples.

[@datboyyoungtripp9477]

But the engine cost a tone

[@ueltrades9479]

too bad that this was never put into production

[@modetorelaxation7375]

Can anyone tell how to start a electric car company like Tesla

[@ProfessorRuh]

Find an aspect to master in the car world - weather that’s on the engine side, programming etc.

[@modetorelaxation7375]

@@ProfessorRuh ok sir

[@GoBot05]

Дайте мне ручку и тетрадь

[@lindltailor]

I don't see even the slightest inspiration of the original Quattro sport. The new design looks great, but it is just modern Audi design language, but beefier and stout. I prefer the original

[@FormTrends]

harpoonflyby Thanks for your comments!

[@danushadasunpriya73]

i need learn ..vehicle design is my dream ,but i haven’t money for learn🥺🥺🥺

[@seemabora2012]

Before money, please try learning yourself. If will help a lot. And about money, there will always an way to do your desired work Best of luck 👍👍👍

[@robertodangelo5137]

Practically a Mustang