You can see the completed watercolor pink pickup truck here in my Etsy Shop.
My design process is driven by a passion to share positivity. Drawing pink vintage trucks is just one way to share those positive sentiments.
I want you to enjoy looking at the designs I create, every single time you see them.
I grew up in a small midwestern town in the US and those values have been foundational to my work as an artist.
So the whole retro vibe with pickup trucks? I get that.
But let’s have fun with this. Let’s create a pink vintage pickup truck. With daisies and joy.
Let’s be Blessed and Happy.
Start With a Solid Vintage Truck Sketch
I purposefully darkened this sketch a bit so you can see it better. After I sketch like this I always erase most of my marks before going over the faint lines with colored watercolor pencils. Once water hits the paper, there is no more erasing!
Add The First Color to the Vintage Truck Sketch
I want you to see how my design process works. I always find it encouraging to take note that as I get started on an art project, I cannot always “see” the finished artwork. In other words, the finished piece is still contained in the undone artwork. At this stage, I must visualize the finished truck with my imagination.
Does your artistic process wane at this point, too? Keep going!
Indeed, often at this point my sketches and preliminary colorization can be more frustrating than satisfying. I share this because you, too, may be working on your art skills and find that the artistic process can be frustrating.
I encourage you to not give up! For me, art has 2 parts; the finished project which I want to be a source of joy and encouragement in someone’s life, and the 2nd part, the process itself that fuels growth and deep joy in the artist.
Seeing the vintage truck’s sketch full of color for the first time reveals the possibilities. In this simple piece of art, I’m not trying to recreate a realistic truck. No, the idea is more fluid than that.
Fun – even whimsy – combined with the rock solid strength of this old pickup truck, create something a little bit modern, a little bit retro, and a whole lot of farmhouse decor.
At this point in the design process, I carefully brush water over the watercolor pencils, let dry, and then repeat. There may be several layers of adding shading and details with a water brush-out for each.
When everything’s completely dry, adding ink details makes the pink truck pop. If you’re working on a project of your own, don’t be afraid to experiment with details. The ink on this fun watercolor pencil project makes the truck come alive.
Our Pink Vintage Truck’s Finishing Touches
I’m sure you’ve seen the red vintage pickup trucks so popular for Christmastime decor. I didn’t want this pink vintage truck to be a seasonal piece of artwork. I wanted it to look fresh in your home all year long.
A pickup bed full of daisies feels like happiness anytime. In the picture above I have drawn the daisies and leaves with my watercolor pencils but I have not done the final inking yet.
Customizing While Drawing Pink Vintage Trucks
This is the rough sketch and initial inking of my Blessed & Happy logo for the vintage truck. You can see I’ve sketched in placement of the hearts and rings but those are not the final renditions.
The font is one I’ve made myself. Try your hand at hand drawn lettering. There is a ton of excellent help available online to learn hand lettering and one of the easiest ways is to start with a font you already like and practice embellishing it for your own personal use.
Beautiful, isn’t it? This sweet pink vintage truck drawn with watercolor pencils has a happy feel that will brighten up any space.
Make one for yourself or get mine as a digital download printable from my Etsy shop. :You can choose either a truck with daisies or without, but both have the positive Blessed & Happy message.
I always look for artwork with a positive message. Filling a home with encouragement can really make a difference for everyone in a family.
Want to see more of my design process? Take a look at my colorful owl watercolor painting.
