1985 Lotus 97T Ayrton Senna - John Player Special

Original release: December 6th 2021

About the artwork

Ayrton Senna is a legend, everyone knows that. So when my client and friend Ricardo from Brasil contacted me to do another commission, I was very excited. This time we would work on the legendary Lotus 97T with the gorgeous John Player Special livery that Ayrton used in 1985.

Ricardo built a slot car place, and required the Porsche 917k artwork you might remember from the beginning of the year. This artwork would live in the same room, so I wanted them to be related somehow. I managed to build a coherence between both, by replicating the colors of the background, as well as the style of some of the speed lines. They look great together!

Here's a process video for your enjoyment.

Some close-ups

Behind the scenes look to the linework

The two artworks together

Here's the Lotus 97T again

And the related Porsche 917K. They look good together, eh?

I hope you enjoyed the artwork!

If you did, don’t hesitate to share this on social media. Feel free to visit the Creating Lightly store with the buttons above. Thanks for your support!