Draw Cars

by Doug DuBosque

Copyright ©1993, 1998 Douglas C. DuBosque. All rights reserved, includingthe right of reproduction in whole or in part, in any form.Published by Peel Productions, Inc.Manufactured in the United States of America

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DuBosque, D. C.Draw Cars / by Doug DuBosque

p. cm.Summary: provides step-by-step instructions for drawing popular cars,

including racing cars, exotics, and off-road vehicles.ISBN 0-939217-29-5 (pbk)1. Automobiles in art--Juvenile literature. 2. Drawing--technique--

Juvenile literature. [1. Automobiles in art. 2. Drawing--Technique.] I.Title.NC825.A8D83 1997743’.89629222--dc21

97-25458

For my brother Rick, who encouragedmy car enthusiasm at an early age.

(Without revealing how to work theclutch on his Triumph TR-4)

C o n te n t sSupplies ...................................................................................4

What you need to get the wheels spinning

Part One: Draw a car from the side ........................................5

Step by step, a close look at drawing a car in profile

Part Two: More cars in profile ..............................................13

From Lamborghini to Uncle Bill’s ratty ol’ pickup…

Part Three: Draw a car from an angle ..................................35

Add dimension to your drawings

Part Four: More cars from angles .........................................41

Some are easy. Some aren’t…

The Gallery ............................................................................60

A wild collection of automotive drawing ideas

Tips and Tricks .......................................................................62

Use reference material, turn your paper…

COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL

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S u p p l i es …Find a comfortable place to draw – with decent light,so you can see what you’re doing.

As you start to learn about car designs, shapes andproportions, don’t worry too much about materials.

Use a pencil that’s longer than your finger.

Sharpen your pencil when it gets dull!

Get a separate eraser. My favorite is a kneaded type,available in art supply and craft stores (the eraser onyour pencil will disappear quickly).

For smooth shading with a soft pencil, consider atortillon, or blending tool .

For practice drawings, use recycled paper – forexample, draw on the back of old photocopies orcomputer printouts.

Always draw lightly at first , so you can eraseproblems as you need to.

Save your drawings and learn from them.

Enjoy drawing great cars!

Po s i t ive at t i t u d e !

P e rs i s te n c e !

P ra c t i c e !


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Part One

Draw a carfrom the

sideIn the next few pages, you’lllook closely at the basic bodyparts and lines that shape ac a r. You’ll learn how to getproportions and details justright. Pay close attention!

Do thisc h a p ter

f i rs t!

( R ea l l y ! )


Before you start, look carefullyat your reference material.

Start with a light horizontalline for the ground.

Carefully draw a circle forthe wheel.

Always ask yourself: howmany wheels (or wheeldiameters) would fit betweenthe front and back wheel?

You won’t see many carswhere the answer is two.

Nor will you see many carswhere the answer is seven!

On the Stratus, the front andrear wheel are separated byabout 31⁄2 diameters, which istypical of many cars.

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The Ground.

A Wheel. Don’t worry if it isn’t perfectly round at first.

Dodge Strat u s

diameter

For this drawing, your reference material will be thisfinished drawing (my reference material for thisdrawing was a magazine advertisement.)


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Always start out lightly!

Carefully measure thedistance between thewheels, then draw a lightcircle for the second wheel.

Look again at your referencematerial. Lightly draw theline at the bottom of thewindows. Observe its heightabove the wheels, andnotice how it slopes slightlydown to the front.

Look again at your referencematerial. Find the top of theroof. Lightly draw this line.

The details can be a littlecomplicated at the front andrear end of the car. For now,just make a light vertical lineto mark the front of the car,with another line cuttingback to the wheel.

These three lines—the ground, bottomof window, and roof—are basic linesyou'll need to draw any car.


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Look again at yourreference materialto seewhere to end the car. Makea light vertical line there,then another cuttingforward to the wheel.

Look at the windshield.How far forward does itextend, compared to theback of the front wheel?(This varies from car to car.)Lightly sketch thewindshield line.

Add the line, joining thebottom of the windshieldand carrying forward, witha slight curve.

Notice how the rearwindow and trunk arehigher than the hood.Draw them. Now takeanother look at yourreference material, and addthe curves of the bumperand tail light.

windshield(windscreen)

hood(bonnet)

trunk(boot)

bumper

tail light


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E x t r e m e l yimportant…draw the darkcut-out portion of the bodythat surrounds the wheels.These dark wheel wellsarekey to making your cardrawing look real!

Add the side and topwindshield lines (notice theangle at the top of thewindshield). Drawwindshield wipers.

The outline of the sidewindows contributes muchto the car’s style. Draw theoutline of the side windows.By drawing this shape,you’ve also drawn the A-and C-pillars. Add the mirror.

Look carefully at the size ofthe doors. Typically, on afour-door sedan, the frontdoors are bigger (a coupehas two doors). Outline thedoors, windows and b-pillar(draw the door seamthrough the middle of it).


mud guard onthis car isunusual

b-pillar

c-pillar a-pillar

Why do chicken coops have two doors?


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Draw the rear window.

Add the tail light, and thebody seam.

Outline and curve the frontend. (Ooops…I had tochange mine to make it stickout a bit more.) Drawbumper and light details.

Draw the trim extendingalong the side.

Always look for horizontallines on the sides of cars.Designers add them tomake cars look sleeker.


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Add another horizontal line,above the bottom of thedoors, and extending to therear end of the car.

Draw door handles. Eraseguidelines you no longerneed.

Look carefully at thereference material,and addshading to your drawing.You might smooth it, as Idid, with a tortillon orblending tool (see page 4).Then you can use youreraser to add highlights.Spend as much time as youneed at this stage.

Now sharpen your penciland go over details andlines, making them as crispas you can.

All done!

highlights

Turn your drawing as youdraw to avoid smudging itwith your hand.


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…just kidding!

Notice those round thingsthe car sits on. They havetwo parts: the wheeland thetire. Draw a smaller circle ineach tire for the real wheel.

Having trouble drawingcircles? See page 61 to learnhow to draw them perfectly!

Darken the tires. For besteffect, leave a little highlightat the top of the top, andthe top of the bottom.

Draw the pattern of thewheels.

Add details to the wheels,and shading.

All done! (Really!)

wheel tire

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