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Learn How To Draw A Car The Easy Way
November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment
If your trying to learn how to draw cars this article is for you! I know a lot of people who get frustrated when they spend a lot of time and effort drawing cars and end up with disappointing results. Or maybe you want to know how to draw cars, but have no idea where to start, either way these tips will improve your car drawings straight away!
1. Getting The Tones and Contrast Right
One off the hardest things to do is get the nice and subtle differences that each car material is made from, this is because it takes time to master. Once you get the hang off using the right tone and contrast to turn a sketch into a fantastic 3D image, there will be no looking back!
Something you can do right now to make your cars look real, is copy photos of actual cars. But turn these photos into a black and white form. This makes it much easier to visualize how dark or light you need to shade a particular portion of your car. Make sure you have a few different types of pencils on hand to achieve this look!
2. Drawing in Perspective
Angles and perspective can turn an average drawing into a masterpiece! This is a very important skill to acquire when learning how to draw cars. To draw a car in perspective, you need to first create a side view of your vehicle. Then project the major points to a point on the page above your car of your choosing. The point you project to will determine the extent of the perspective.
3. The All Important Shadows
If you haven’t noticed, all objects create a shadow… if you don’t believe me, step outside and take a look, even in your room you will see that there are shadows projected from every object, somewhere, somehow. If you want to make your image look as realistic as possible, you will need to choose a light source and direction before adding shadow detail. The most basic and important shadow is the drop shadow on the ground that is produced under every car… so grab a pencil and start shading to create depth for your image, and ultimately, the “X” factor!
If you want to avoid your images seeming sloppy and unrealistic and you want to learn how to draw a car the way the professionals do, have a squiz at this step by step guide on how to draw a car on paper. It will help you heaps!
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