Creativity Cubed!

Just had a blast illustrating a wild music-themed vehicle wrap for the James North Productions Nissan Cube! This particular Nissan Cube Cubic Rider is a special car, with a slightly longer wheel base than the standard Z11 Cube, full body kit, 15” Autech chrome mags, and 1.5L engine with CVT transmission - imported directly from Japan by James. Without the wrap it was a unique machine and a real head-turner, WITH the wrap it’s a show-stopper!

I began by drawing up a vector blue-print of the back and sides of the Cube. Each little element of the illustration (instruments, notes, splashes etc) was drawn in pen and ink, scanned and converted to vector. I then worked up the composition, piece by piece, over the blueprint. Working with the asymmetry of the Cube’s wrap-around rear window was a lot of fun and made for some dynamic differences in the illustrations for the left and right side panels. Using the JNP company colours - red, black, grey and white - kept the over-all effect super tight and punchy, matching the Cube’s custom interior and personalised plate.

The wrap was installed by the awesome dudes at www.alpinesigns.com.au - their team really stands out over and above other vehicle-wrap services, I couldn’t recommend them more highly. They love a creative project!

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