Drawcars

by Doug DuBosque

For my brother Rick, who encouraged my car enthusiasm at an early age.
(Without revealing how to work the clutch on his Triumph TR-4)

Copyright ©1993, 1998 Douglas C. DuBosque. All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part, in any form. Published by Peel Productions, Inc. Manufactured in the United States of AmericaCataloging-in-Publication Data 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 1997 743’.89629222--dc21 97-25458Contents
Supplies ...................................................................................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 UncleBill’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…

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Supplies…
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 and proportions, don’t worry too much about materials. Use a pencil that’s longer than your finger. Sharpen yourpencil when it gets dull! Get a separate eraser. My favorite is a kneaded type, available in art supply and craft stores (the eraser on your pencil will disappear quickly). For smooth shading with a soft pencil, consider a tortillon, or blending tool . For practice drawings, use recycled paper – for example, draw on the back of old photocopies or computer printouts. Always draw lightly at first ,so you can erase problems as you need to. Save your drawings and learn from them. Enjoy drawing great cars!

Positive attitude! Persistence! Practice!

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Part One Draw a car from the side
In the next few pages, you’ll look closely at the basic body parts and lines that shape a c a r. You’ll learn how to get proportions and details just right. Payclose attention!

Do this chapter first! (Really!)

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Dodge Stratus
Before you start, look carefully at your reference material.

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

Start with a light horizontal line for the ground.
The Ground.Carefully draw a circle for the wheel.

Always ask yourself: how many wheels (or wheel diameters) would fit between the front and back wheel?

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

You won’t see many cars where the answer is two.
diameter

Nor will you see many cars where the answer is seven!

On the Stratus, the front and rear wheel are separated by about 31⁄2diameters, which is typical of many cars.

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Always start out lightly!

Carefully measure the distance between the wheels, then draw a light circle for the second wheel.

Look again at your reference material. Lightly draw the line at the bottom of the windows. Observe its height above the wheels, and notice how it slopes slightly down to the front....