This is a piece I did of rat rods racing.

It all starts with a sketch.

I scan the sketch and put color over it using photoshop.

Delete the sketch and place objects in back ground.

Add detail and use little bit of effects to give movement.

Dyno Day

Put my car on the dyno for the first time.  It put out 118hp to the wheel.  Not too bad for a car with minor bolt ons.  A stock miata is rated 116hp to the crank.

My Bike

I love vintage bikes. This is my 78 Yamaha XS 500 that I was slowly making into a cafe racer.  I've sold it and am looking for another project.

I've always been into cars and bikes. This is my current daily driver. Its a 1991 BRG Mazda Miata.

Karuizawa Shirt

This is a t-shirt project I did for Clubroadster.net. They wanted a shirt designed for the Karuizawa Roadster meet in Japan. This is the process it went through.




These are what the final looked like after they were printed on the shirts.



These are pictures from the actual event in Japan.

Tengu Biker

This sketch started when I had an idea to mix American Biker culture with Japanese Mythology.


Some digital color added.


Torii and stone lantern put in.

Textured and filtered.

Finished product.

Hello everyone!!

Hi my name is Shintaro Maeda. I'm an illustrator from Lawrence, Kansas. I was born in Montreal, Canada. But both my parents are Japanese. I guess that makes me Japanese Canadian American??? I'm expecting to graduate from KU in May of 2009. Please check out my work and the process behind it.