Portfolio

Welcome to the digital “finished goods” warehouse. Here, you’ll find a collection of objects that have survived my peculiar obsession with fuchsia-colored pixels and the miracle of the straight line. From 33,000-gallon rail cars to the humble pipe wrench, these illustrations represent a career spent trying to make complex machinery look as simple as it thinks it is. I’ve been told that my work brings a certain “industrial dignity” to household items, which is really just a polite way of saying I spend far too much time drawing the screws on your lawn furniture. Feel free to kick the tires on the Heavy Industry section or poke around the Household tools—just watch your head; some of the edges on these compound curves are still a bit sharp.

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Heavy Industry

This is the section of the warehouse where we keep the things that don’t fit in a standard garage. Here, I tackle the mechanical giants—the tankers, the jets that usually move too fast (or are too intimidating) for a close inspection. My goal with these ‘Heavy’ subjects is to provide a bit of visual structural integrity. It’s a study in managing massive scale without losing the tiny, crucial details that keep the whole thing from falling apart. If you’ve ever wanted to stare at a 33,000-gallon tank car without being asked to leave the rail yard, you’re in the right place.

Technical line drawing of a Grumman EA-6B Prowler jet by John D. Reinhart, created using the Three Point Line illustration method.
Technical line drawing of the Afromax tanker SFL Sabine by John D. Reinhart, created using the Three Point Line illustration method
Technical line drawing of a 33K gallon railroad tank car by John D. Reinhart, created using the Three Point Line illustration method

Household Industry

I believe that a well-made pipe wrench deserves as much respect as a fighter jet—and it’s often much more useful when your sink is leaking. This gallery is dedicated to the ‘Household Industry,’ the tools and structures that do the heavy lifting in our daily lives. From the geometric reliability of an Adirondack chair to the essential simplicity of a pair of scissors, these are the objects we often overlook. I’ve deconstructed them here to celebrate their design, one fuchsia pixel at a time. It turns out that when you look closely enough, even a common wood screw has a story to tell (though I’ll admit, I’m usually the only one listening).

Technical line drawing of a group of common DIY fasteners by John D. Reinhart, created using the Three Point Line illustration method.
Technical line drawing of a blue Cape Cod style house by John D. Reinhart, created using the Three Point Line illustration method.
Technical line drawing of a blue Adirondack chair by John D. Reinhart, created using the Three Point Line illustration method
Technical line drawing of ceiling drywall panels by John D. Reinhart, created using the Three Point Line illustration method
Technical line drawing of wooden house framing by John D. Reinhart, created using the Three Point Line illustration method.
A technical line drawing of a soldering iron by John D Reinhart using the Three-point Line method.
A technical line drawing of a power sander by John D Reinhart made using the Three-point Line Method.
A technical line drawing of four different leveling tools by John D Reinhart made using the Three-point Line method.
A technical line drawing of a circular saw by John D Reinhart made in the Three-point Line Method.
A technical line drawing of a group of six assorted scissors and shears by John D Reinhart made using the Three-point Line method.
A technical line drawing of a compound miter saw by John D Reinhart made using the Three-point Line method.
A technical line drawing of four assorted pliers by John D Reinhart made using the Three-point Line method.