Its an oldie, but remains one of my favorites.

I did this photorealistic rendering in 2005 while attending Pasadena City College.
This is a rendering of the crushed front end of my BMW, which was involved in a head on collision  in december 2004.
I chose this photo not only as a way to remember my car, but it was a great exercise when it came to learning about detail, color and composition. (all this was done by hand using markers, color pencils, chalk pastel and guache on Illustration board)