How to Draw a Cartoon Car
Learn how to draw a cartoon car step by step in just nine easy steps. Start the lesson and use the helpful hints!
Please note – this car looks very spacious. At the same time, there are many straight lines and geometric shapes that form the final impression.
Cartoon car drawing guide
Materials
- Pencil
- Paper
- Eraser
- Coloring supplies
Time needed: 1 hour and 10 minutes
How to draw a cartoon car
- Establishing the base structure.
Begin with a long, horizontal rectangle. This rectangle forms the base of the car and is fundamental in establishing the vehicle’s proportions. Focus on keeping the lines straight and the corners sharp, as the accuracy here will determine the overall shape of the car.
- Creating the cabin profile.
Add a trapezoid on top of the rectangle to represent the cabin of the car. The shorter base of the trapezoid should be at the top to mimic the tapering of a car’s roof toward the rear. When drawing, remember to keep your hand relaxed yet stable.
- Wheel placement and balance
Sketch two circles within the base rectangle to represent the wheels. It’s crucial to place them correctly for a balanced design, ensuring that they are evenly spaced from the edges and each other. To get a perfect round shape, you may lightly sketch guidelines in the shape of a cross.
- Drawing the side and front windows of a car
Look closely at the placement of the straight lines in this step. The top line of the car’s cabin is not parallel to the line from the first step, it is directed slightly obliquely. Also the two lines at the front are not parallel to the front line of the cabin. Notice such details and try to draw without bends.
- Defining car’s body contour.
Outline the car body, incorporating the wheels into the base. This step involves drawing a curved line that dips near the wheels to indicate the car’s bodywork around the wheel wells. Use smooth, confident strokes, adjusting your pressure to allow for thicker lines in areas needing emphasis.
- Adding car door handles.
Despite the simplified drawing style, a little detail is always useful. These are indeed two very small figures, but it is very important to maintain the shape with smooth corners and the correct location close to the rear edges of each door.
- Refining the cutouts for the wheels.
Check the shape of the car wheels again. These should be really round shapes. Then remove the lines inside the wheels so it doesn’t look transparent, and finally outline the cutouts for the wheels with clear, visible lines.
- Detailing Bumpers
Sketch the front and rear bumpers, which from the side look like two small squares. Keep the lines light at first, so you can make adjustments if necessary for symmetry. The front bumper looks larger and wider compared to the rear bumper.
- Draw the car headlights
The front and rear lights of the car also look very simple. The distinctive feature of the headlights is the obvious difference in shapes and sizes.
- Draw the wheels in detail
Add the hubcaps with simple shapes inside the rims. You can choose to depict basic hubcap designs with straightforward lines or circles. Try to replicate the same design on both wheels to maintain consistency.
- Making the final outlines.
In this phase, remove any unnecessary guidelines and refine the final outlines of your car. Careful erasure of the extra lines will clean up the image, while reinforcing the main outlines will bring your drawing into sharp focus.
- Final touches: color and shading
Finally, color the car in a vibrant shade, like blue, to bring your drawing to life. Coloring within the lines will give the car a neat and professional appearance. Consider using shading techniques to give the car a three-dimensional form, with lighter areas indicating highlights and darker tones for shadows.
You can make your cartoon car drawing more cool and interesting. Add some details. For example, you can depict the passengers inside the car and details such as the steering wheel and seats.
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How to Draw a Cartoon Car: Alternative Style
The figure shows a small car that has the simplest form. The top of the car is rounded, on the side you see only one door. Such a car looks concise and at the same time very funny.
You can easily draw a cartoon car step by step if you follow all the steps in this tutorial sequentially and use small tips at each step. Try to carefully draw all the lines to get an excellent result.
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