Car design without the artist

I have a serious problem.  I don't know how artist do it, but the ideas and images flooding my mind of late have began to haunt my dreams.  I'm not being funny, I'm literally dreaming about cars.  For the record, I do not in any capacity consider myself an artist, that title is reserved for people with, you know, talent.  I have the artistic skills of a three year old, I know this because I've compared my work to my son's work and to be honest I am seriously falling behind.  I like to think I'd fair a little better if I had some tools: a drafting table, some decent art supplies, an office; but that is a way time off in the distance and I need to work with what I have. 
 

I super need one of these.


Things being what they are I'm still dedicated to trying my hand at putting to paper what I am seeing in my head.  If for no other reason than to create room for future ideas and alleviate the critical mass emergency I have going on inside my brain space.  As I've said before, I have to tip my hat to the artist that can take a vision from their minds eye and place it on a canvas or paper exactly as it looked in their mind.  It really makes you humble, you know?  I have vision, don't get me wrong.  Oddly enough my problem isn't a lack of imagination or creativity, it's the lack of an adequate outlet for the ideas that is driving me mad.  I plan to build cars, but what am I going to build if I don't have a vision to build from?  Learning to draft these ideas is a part of the process that, as frustrating as it can be with my serious lack of talent, is a must if I plan to succeed.  And I do plan to succeed.

(Quick aside) Luckily I am not alone in my pursuit of the dream.  Bobby Dawson and Jeremy Robertson, both co-authors on this blog, are as dedicated as I am to making this dream a reality.  Sadly we are all stuck in a similar problem; that being that we're all in the Army and as such at the mercy of a establishment that has a mission to accomplish.  This puts us at a bit of a disadvantage, but that is a story for another post.  Regardless, we three Bros are of the same mind with our vision of our business and for this I am eternally grateful.  Could I do this on my own?  Maybe, it would take a lot longer and it would never become the business/shop I've envisioned it to become; but together with our unique sense of style and varying skill sets, we will only fail if we truly give up on our dream, and I don't see that happening.

Back to the topic at hand, design and drafting!  For someone with no artistic skill I have to come to terms with the reality that I have to work harder at properly interpreting my designs in a physical medium.  This means many nights drawing the same thing over and over again until I get it to the level of clarity that I need in order to show my partners what it is I'm looking to create.  I've completed three different drafts and so far I've seen a gradual progression in my scaling and detail, which is nice.  It's cool to see that some, if very little, progress is being made.  I realize that I'll have to trim out some things from my list of past times and hobbies that would take away from time spent practicing and designing, and I'm oddly okay with that.  I love video games, I'm an avid gamer, but I have to come to realize that I will have to give them up to a certain extent in order to invest the time needed to make this dream a reality. 

I hope I haven't come across as vain and I apologize if I've rambled at any point, I just feel that if I am to see this idea become a real thing I have to believe in it with my entire being.  Mind, Body, and Soul.

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