Chapter 1
The birth of the clay model
Chapter 2
Sculpting with steel and sweat
Chapter 3
Playing with light and lines
Chapter 4
The digital hand-off
Ch 3 · Playing with light and lines
audi Clay Model Highlight Lines
Watch the light lines bend on the silver clay—(hey!) to shape a future car and light the way—(oh yeah!)
BETA
audi Shine lights over the clay model to discover how reflections reveal a car's shape.
audi Sculpting Car Highlights
We curve the clay under the studio beams, To sweep the light along unbroken seams.
Fun Fact
Sunlight courtyard: Many studios build high-walled secret courtyards to view clay models in natural sunlight away from spy photographers.
Quiz
What are the reflected parallel lines of light on a car's body called in design jargon?