Keith's Project made it into Hot Rod

[Gmac454]

That is really cool, I can't wait to see it, Good Job!

[trapin]

Keith, first off...congratulations. That's awesome. I can't wait to see the finished project. I may do a Chevelle for my next project when I'm done with this one sometime around the turn of the next century.

Andrew, that is the answer. It's a smart thing to do, but I'm not a fan of sticking my name right by the focal point of the picture. I don't think my customers would be too crazy about it either.

Why not? Chip Foose does. And just about every sketch done here at Design Center has the artists signature right underneath it.

I'm assuming that Hot Rod is getting these pictures from PHR being that they are both owned by Primedia. It might be that your signature is too far off in the corner of the photo for them to fit it in. Place your signature directly under the car (parallel with the rocker or bottem of quarter panel) and see what happens. If they still continue to edit your name out, than I would ask that Hot Rod cease using your photos unless proper credit is given for the artwork. This is disrespectful as those sketches are part of your livelyhood. If Hunkin's can't get them to stop from the practice than I would kindly thank him for the memories and sever ties with Primedia altogether. I would than warn them about litigation in the future if they ever decide to get cute and use one of your sketches from a website in one of their articles. I'm not sure if you were paid for your services to Primedia and it's none of my business anyway. But if you were, they might feel that the photos are theirs to do with as they wish being since they paid for them. And they wouldn't be wrong about that either. But it doesn't change the fact that it's disrespectful. Don't worry about pissing off Hunkins or Popular Hotrodding, make it clear that it's not their fault...and it wouldn't be. Sure they gave you notoriety, but you gave them some great artwork for their articles...even the one that started the whole 5th gen Camaro craze. The credit goes to you. Without those 3D renderings that article might never have seen the light of day. Your work is truely unique Kris, no one else is doing the quality of work and detail that your doing right now. Don't underestimate your worth. I love Popular Hotrodding just as much as any G-Machiner does, but this is a dog eat dog world....survival of the fittest. They did for you...but YOU did for them, so all things are even.

Even if you never see another of your sketches in a magazine again, you'd still be the best out there for 3D renderings. And through the notoriety on websites such as Pro-Touring.com, Lateral-G.net, Camaros.net and a few others...most of the world would know it and still call on you to provide your service to them.

Just my $.02