Dave Tobaben

Dave started his career as a technical illustrator after graduating from Ferris State college in 1967, then earned his Bachelor’s degree at Wayne State University in Industrial Design. After working at several studios he started GM Photographic in 1973, doing assembly illustrations, cut-a-ways and concept art for engineering/design. His cut-a-ways have appeared in Popular Science, Motor Trend, and Car & Driver. He continued at GM for 29 years, and took a retirement in 2002.

His love of cars is expressed in the pen & ink and watercolor renderings as well as larger acrylic paintings on board. He has self published three coloring books “This Old Truck”(1935 Ford); “This Old Car-1940 Ford” and “Sketches from a Century of Buick-1903-2003". His specialty at GM was illustrating artist’s concepts and he is capable of rendering your presently unfinished project car with the finished detailing you propose.