David Kimble's Cutaways : The Techniques and the Stories Behind the Art (Hardcover)

from TomDonaghey

As a kid I always wanted to get a pair of the x-ray glasses I saw advertised in the comic books, but I knew they wouldn't work. I was jealous of Superman and his ability to see through things without any problem, except for lead that is. I had dreams where if I just focused enough I could actuall...

from rhbouchard

Absolutely mesmerized by this book. Not a car nut, but the artwork is amazing. There's a tendency to get totally absorbed viewing the artwork and miss the entertaining storytelling that surrounds them. It's fascinating to read how he made various choices in his approach to the illustrations, and ...

from johnnyapollo

It would be difficult to express my excitement when this book was offered up by LibraryThing's Early Reviewer program - the Cutaways by David Kimble was one of the highlights of my days back when I subscribed to most Auto and Driving magazines back in the 80's and 90's - yes I'm that kind of geek...

from DCavin

Stunning. This book combines some of my favorite things: cars, engines, art, and mechanical drafting. This is a beautiful book that is presented oblong (landscape) and it really does the book justice. The printing is beautiful with great ink densities and colors (though I wish it was printed in t...

from stacypilot

Superb all round! The beginning chapters show the process of perspective drawing and layers of detail to the highly accurate cutaways of iconic car designs from the golden age to present day NASCAR cars and a chapter just on Corvettes. Art students can learn from the descriptions and visual devel...