Art

BMW has the most experience in the niche field of art cars. Since 1975, they have invited famous artists from all walks of life to paint and doodle on BMW cars from time to time to create beautiful and fashionable art cars. As a competitor of BMW, Lexus also began to try art cars. It used Lexus UX as a template and combined with British tattoo artists to build the world's first tattoo car.

The world's first tattoo car

UX is a compact luxury SUV launched by Lexus 20 18, which is used to replace Lexus ct and become the most entry-level model for young consumers. At the same time, tattoo art is the most attractive to young people, so Lexus tried to integrate UX with tattoos and invited Claudia, a tattoo artist in London, England. De? Sabe and her husband Yutaro designed and built it. After half a year's careful production, on March 18, the tattoo UX finished car was exhibited with four amazing seats.

Manufacturing technology of tattoo car

The principle of tattooing is very simple, that is, the pigment is pierced into the skin with a needle to form a permanent color. The idea of painting tattoos on cars is very novel. Even for two tattoo artists, tattooing on a metal car body is the first attempt, and it is more difficult than tattooing on the skin.

First of all, the design link, the appearance of the car is not a smooth surface, full of all kinds of lines and corners. They need to design a pattern that matches the irregular shape of the car body. Because her husband Yutaro is Japanese, they chose the traditional Japanese koi fish as the main design element, and then adjusted it according to the shape of the vehicle to complete the design of the ukiyo-e tattoo.

Secondly, the operation link, because there is protective varnish on the surface of the car paint, prevents tattoo machine from coloring the primer. So they first use tools to polish off the varnish on the surface of the car, and then carve line outlines on the car body. And paint it with the prepared paint? The next step is to make a detailed tattoo with tattoo machine. In order to highlight the 3D effect of tattoos, koi fish stuck gold foil on fish scales. After the tattoo is finished, spray a layer of varnish for protection to prevent oxidation and rust on the body surface.

The whole process took six months, and all the work was done by the couple themselves, with great care. After careful observation, almost no flaws were found, which is also in line with the craftsman spirit advocated by Lexus. However, the tattoo car is expensive, and the production cost is as high as 6.5438+0.2 million pounds (about 990,000 RMB). The only one in the world, not for sale. This is just an exhibition for everyone to enjoy.

Although you can't buy this tattooed car, it provides a new way of thinking for modified riders and technicians. Motorists who pursue the ultimate personalized modification can try to learn from it and become the most beautiful car owner in the modification circle.

This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.