Morgan G. Makes

Meet Morgan, a 13 year old kids who loves making artworks… of cars! ROADSTER! got to have a chat with Morgan about his artwork and his love of cars…

Morgan started making artworks for the love of it, but his natural ability soon started drawing attention! 

Last year, Morgan won a  commission from the Swindon Advertiser to showcase his stunning artwork on one of Swindon’s “Swindogs” - a collection of impressive six foot balloon dog sculptures completed as part the town’s Big Dog Art Trail. 

Morgan is also the youngest artist to be invited to paint a Wild in Art sculpture.

Morgan first started drawing cars during an event linked to the Swindon Art Trail and he has been drawing cars ever since! He has drawn live at a Lamborghini customer event in Bristol and at Five Zeros Supercars.

More recently Morgan was commissioned by Castle Combe Circuit for a special project and he has also exhibited his work.

WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO START ILLUSTRATING CARS?

I had thought cars were difficult to draw before. It wasn’t until someone asked if I could draw his dad’s pickup and showed me a photo, I quickly sketched it and his dad was so impressed! 

HAVE YOU ALWAYS LIKED CARS? 

I can’t remember a time when I didn’t like cars! My favourite film when I was  little was Pixar Cars and I had all the die cast models. I also had Hot Wheels. We always watch Top Gear too.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE CAR AND WHY?

I like so many, but the Aston Martin Valkyrie is one of the best track cars ever made! I like that is it has an open wheel from the cockpit view. It’s basically like an F1 car that’s road legal!

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVOURITE CAR TO ILLUSTRATE? 

My favourite was the Porsche 911 RSR - an awesome looking car! It was the first car I drew at A3 size so I was able to include a lot more detail. 

WHAT TOOLS DO YOU USE 

FOR YOUR ARTWORK?

I draw on paper especially for markers. I use HB Pencils for sketching the shape first, then Uni-ball fineliners for outlines and brush tips for the darkest shadowed areas. I have a set of 320 Ohuhu brush tip alcohol markers which blend really well. I use a set of 72 Prismacolor Premier pencils for added shading and gradients. I use white Posca pens for highlights.

DO YOU HAVE ANY TIPS FOR KIDS INTERESTED IN

 ART?

I would say find what interests you and then practice… 

Practice a lot! Don’t get discouraged by comparing 

yourself to others and only focus on your own development.

Our full interview with Morgan was featured in Issue 5 of Roadster!

Find out more about Morgan at:

https://www.instagram.com/morgangmakes/