Ghosted Illustration Samples

Portfolio of See-Through Transparent Cutaways by Kevin Hulsey

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Phantom Cutaway Ghosted Illustrations


Linear Accelerator Illustration This ghosted illustration cut-away was created for Siemens AG, showing the inner-workings of their Oncor radiation therapy machine. View		Medium: Digital File Type: Photoshop CMYK Image Size: 30" @ 350dpi Illustration Time: 8 Days Style: Transparent Image Alt Category: N/A

Bicycle Fork Assembly This phantom, or see-through ghosted illustration was done for Answer Products, showing the inner workings of a front suspension unit for a mountain bike. View		Medium: Digital File Type: Photoshop CMYK Image Size: 16" @ 350dpi Illustration Time: 4 Days Style: Ghosted Image Alt Category: N/A

Kodak Digital Camera This ghosted illustration reveals the inner workings of a first-generation Kodak digital SLR professional camera. View		Medium: Digital File Type: Photoshop CMYK Image Size: 12" @ 350dpi Illustration Time: 6 Days Style: See-Through Alt Category: N/A

See-Through Car Overhead This image was a test sample of several style versions showing a direct overhead ghosted illustration of an Acura TL 4-door passenger sedan highlighting the car's safety features. View		Medium: Digital Client: Acura No. America Agency: Ketchum Use: Brochure, Collateral Style: See-Through Alt Category: N/A

Toyota Land Cruiser SUV This image is our personalized version of an actual illustration for Toyota's Land Cruiser. The ghosted photo was overlaid with a ghosted illustration of SUV chassis, placed against an antique map. View		Medium: Airbrush & Digital Client: Toyota No. America Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi Use: Brochure, Collateral Style: Photo-Illustration Alt Category: N/A

Baseball Bat This image was done for the famed Louisville Slugger bat company, showing their Spring Steel baseball bat with the steel spring ghosted through the bat exterior. View		Medium: Adobe Photoshop Client: Louisville Slugger Agency: Client Direct Use: Brochure, Collateral Style: See-Through Cutaway Alt Category: N/A

Honda Motorcycle Ghosted Illustration This photo illustration was done for Honda of North America, showing the VFR Interceptor's linked braking system, engine and suspension. View		Medium: Digital File Type: Photoshop CMYK Image Size: 12" @ 350dpi Illustration Time: 4 Days Style: Photo/Illustration Alt Category: N/A

Toyota SUV Cut-Away This transparent cutaway of a sport utility vehicle was done for Toyota of North America and was in their consumer brochures and as a dealership poster. View		Medium: Airbrush on Board Image Size: 30" x 40" Illustration Time: 14 Days Use: Brochure, Collateral Style: See-Through Alt Category: N/A

Toyota 4Runner Cut-Away Ghosted photo-illustration of compact SUV sport utility vehicle with engine and chassis. View		Medium: Photoshop Client: Toyota No. America Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi Use: Brochure, Collateral Style: Photo/Illustration Alt Category: N/A

Acura NSX Illustration Ghosted illustration of Japanese sports car showing engine, suspension and interior cabin. View		Medium: Photoshop Client: Self Agency: N/A Use: N/A Style: See-Through Alt Category: Stock Images

» Phantom, See-Through & Transparent Cutaway Illustrations «

This portfolio page contains images that were done in the "ghosted," "phantom," or "see-through" style of technical drawing. Ghosting is used to make the exterior shell of a product, vehicle or piece of machinery appear to be transparent in certain locations in order to reveal important internal parts or components that are being referred to in marketing materials.

This style of technical illustration is especially well suited for products, cars and machinery where the exterior skin is not too complicated so as not to distract from the internal components, gears, electronics or mechanical devices.

If the exterior of the subject is highly complex it is typically better to use the traditional cutaway method. The ghosting method is also helpful for products that have a distinctive outer shell with logos or graphics, as these busier elements provide extra depth when they are rendered as semi-transparent over the internal machinery or electronics. You can see how these images were created by following this tutorial link: creating a ghosted illustration