Car drawings

[TwinTurboJay]

Whoa great drawing...the pensil shading for the carbon fibre looks fantastic !

 

[TwinTurboJay]

Been awhile since I last came in here... :]

Thanks for the comments, you guys are too kind, !

I picked up my pencil again a couple of days ago and whipped this one up. I finally bought a 3 piece french curve set and used it to draw some lines on the car, it really helped. And for the first time, instead of completely drawing freehand, I decided to use grids this time (no tracing). And it helped ALOT! Everything looks in proportion and I'm pretty happy with it! Thanks to Shannon for making the image cleaner and much sharper 👍

First of all I must say I'm really a Lamborghini person (well... sort of) but for some reason everytime I want to draw a car I look at Ferraris.

Enzo Ferrari

Love how you did the rims...

 

[RACECAR]

Racecar, you have some brilliant drawings i must say

Thanx!👍 I just love to draw. I sure would like to see some of yours if you have any.

 

[X5.]

Thanx!👍 I just love to draw. I sure would like to see some of yours if you have any.

I used to draw cars but have stopped for a while - actually a few years . Have got some good ones though, those are back home in London though, however i'm going to draw some from scratch .

 

[eliseracer]

RACECAR, you've got the line-portion of things down, but you have to learn better pencil technique. To be honnest, areas like the windscreens look like they were scribbled in by a 6 year old. Apply even pressure over these areas, so you get a smooth region of shaded area. Get a good set of pencils, it will also help.

There aren't that many tutorials out there for drawing cars, but there are a ton for pencil control and shading, which is what you really need.

Like I said, there are many tutorials on this kind of thing, so if you don't want to go through a long one, there are plenty of shorter ones as well. You could also ask here for specific help. I can help you a lot, especially with tips on working with pencils.

 

[RACECAR]

RACECAR, you've got the line-portion of things down, but you have to learn better pencil technique. To be honnest, areas like the windscreens look like they were scribbled in by a 6 year old. Apply even pressure over these areas, so you get a smooth region of shaded area. Get a good set of pencils, it will also help.

There aren't that many tutorials out there for drawing cars, but there are a ton for pencil control and shading, which is what you really need.

Like I said, there are many tutorials on this kind of thing, so if you don't want to go through a long one, there are plenty of shorter ones as well. You could also ask here for specific help. I can help you a lot, especially with tips on working with pencils.

well, I don't have much art supplies, just a pencil and paper (preferbly not skeching paper).

 

[Andrew R]

I think your drawings are great RACECAR. After seeing this thread it's made me start doodeling around with a few things. I need some practice.

 

[eliseracer]

well, I don't have much art supplies, just a pencil and paper (preferbly not skeching paper).

You don't need art supplies. Technique doesn't have to do with medium. Your pencil and normal paper are just fine.

I find sketching paper is too soft, which isn't very favorable for this kind of car drawing. And a normal pencil is all you need, really.

A standard set of pencils will most likely help though, and they are not at all expensive.

Look around for some tutorials. You have to find the help yourself, it won't come to you.

 

[RACECAR]

I find sketching paper is too soft, which isn't very favorable for this kind of car drawing. And a normal pencil is all you need, really.

and its a complete mess when I'm trying to erase. it kind of leaves a smear around the image . My shadowing isn't to good on it either .

 

[VIPFREAK]

I am guilty of erasing but a way to not smudge is draw lighter. Not being left handed and starting on the left would help too.

 

[under18carbon]

Thanks Jay 👍

 

[G.T]

Wow, those are more great drawings, under18carbon!

 

[Andrew R]

U18C, that is amazing. I love it.

Do you draw all of your wheels free hand or do you have a protractor or something? Sounds like a pretty stupid question but I know I can never get my circles right free hand.

 

[Jondot]

The Zonda looks kinda... cute , though one question - where's the tire for the front rim? Kinda looks like it's only the rims...!

Thanks for the kind comments peeps

Here's a new one,

Lamborghini Diablo GT

👍👍👍👍👍

 

[under18carbon]

Do you draw all of your wheels free hand or do you have a protractor or something? Sounds like a pretty stupid question but I know I can never get my circles right free hand.

The wheels on the Enzo were drawn completely free hand.

On the Diablo, the inner part of the front rim (umm... where the wheel hub/nuts are), that dark circle was drawn using a 10 cent coin. The front brakes were done using 20 cent and 50 cent coins. Regarding the front rim themselves, first I drew the circle roughly free hand, then used a french curve set to smoothen the curves. Although as you can see, some of the lines are still wobbly (black line on the front rim).

The rear rims were done using a french curve set.

Hope that made sense

 

[VIPFREAK]

that's what I used to do too when I first tried 3/4 and I was really frustrated with drawing smooth lines. Now I just do all freehand but it's still sketchy.

 

[G.T]

Guys, this may seem like a silly question, but do you draw the cars coping from another picture of that car, or do you draw from memory?

 

[VIPFREAK]

I can sometimes draw from memory but usually I just find a decent size pic off Google and then eye it from the screen. I can't duplicate the angle or the size of the car so it's "unique" to me (a subtle way of saying I still suck).

Anyway, I draw the best when I have the best vision of what I want to do in my head. If I don't then I draw ****ty no matter what.

Does that help?

 

[under18carbon]

Guys, this may seem like a silly question, but do you draw the cars coping from another picture of that car, or do you draw from memory?

I can't draw well from memory, mainly because...

...I can't duplicate the angle or the size of the car so it's "unique" to me (a subtle way of saying I still suck).

...of this too.

I usually just find a picture online and print it on A4 paper. It's a good way to waste ink and get your dad to go "...how many pictures must you print?! "

 

[VIPFREAK]

yeah, I try to get away with on the screen partly for that reason. I used to print out 8x11 versions though. I could do A4 but why? Big...

I guess that's another bad habit I have I can't draw big... I usually do 8x11.

 

[G.T]

Ahh, cool. I was going to say if you can draw THAT good from memory (all the details and getting the angles right, etc), you must be superhuman.

 

[VIPFREAK]

ehh... no it just takes practice mostly. You know, like everything that takes practice.

 

[Sting]

The Zonda looks kinda... cute , though one question - where's the tire for the front rim? Kinda looks like it's only the rims...!

Thanks for the kind comments peeps

Here's a new one,

Lamborghini Diablo GT

Awesome picture, because I know exactly what the Lambo GT looks like, I saw one drive past while I was out with some mates last night! I couldn't believe my eyes! 👍

 

[RACECAR]

here's my Ford GT-Rs.

 

[Pebb]

The Zonda looks kinda... cute , though one question - where's the tire for the front rim? Kinda looks like it's only the rims...!

Thanks for the kind comments peeps

Here's a new one,

Lamborghini Diablo GT

Having no tires in designs and drawings of cars, is a method used by a lot of car designers.

 

[eliseracer]

Your inconsistent strokes are still terribly visible. Don't change the direction of your hand when you draw. Like the areas of the windows, where you darken them, but your strokes are going all over and are all criss-crossy (excuse my lack of a better term). Also, see in those wheel arches, your strokes are so incosistent, there are spaces between. Fill it in completely so you can no longer see the individual pencil lines, but it is a solid piece of shading.

And here is where a pencil kit would help. If you find you can only get a solid dark region by pressing your hardest, then the variety of pencils will still let you press with the same pressure, but you'll get that nice, solid piece of colour.

And don't worry about smudges, really. I'm a lefty and my papers are a mess at the end. For now it doesn't matter, and there is no rule against erasing everything around the car, but you'll learn to be more careful and cause less of a mess.

 

[RACECAR]

Your inconsistent strokes are still terribly visible. Don't change the direction of your hand when you draw. Like the areas of the windows, where you darken them, but your strokes are going all over and are all criss-crossy (excuse my lack of a better term). Also, see in those wheel arches, your strokes are so incosistent, there are spaces between. Fill it in completely so you can no longer see the individual pencil lines, but it is a solid piece of shading.

And here is where a pencil kit would help. If you find you can only get a solid dark region by pressing your hardest, then the variety of pencils will still let you press with the same pressure, but you'll get that nice, solid piece of colour.

And don't worry about smudges, really. I'm a lefty and my papers are a mess at the end. For now it doesn't matter, and there is no rule against erasing everything around the car, but you'll learn to be more careful and cause less of a mess.

I've been used to lifting my pencil so much so its a habit I've developed. I've tried to keep a consistant line, but I somehow end up always not getting a perfect line.

 

[Encyclopedia]

Awesome work, under18carbon! 👍



[wishes] Do a Skyline R33 GTR [/wishes]

 

[eliseracer]

That kind of habit has nothing to do with entirely filling in the darker areas. such as wheel wells or front intakes. You have to completely fill them in so that there is no space between the strokes.

Take a look at the second BMW picture, the back quarter windows. You can see the change in direction of the storkes very easily.

It may be a habit, but it's easily broken and if you don't fix it, your drawings will continue to look like something a child had scribbled in out of a colouring book.

 

[eliseracer]

That kind of habit has nothing to do with entirely filling in the darker areas, such as wheel wells or front intakes. You have to completely fill them in so that there is no space between the strokes.

Take a look at the second BMW picture, the back quarter windows. You can see the change in direction of the storkes very easily. To be honnest, it looks really ugly.

It may be a habit, but it's easily broken and if you don't fix it, your drawings will continue to look like something a child had scribbled in out of a colouring book.

I really wish I could show you in person, because you don't seem to be understanding a lot of this theory. Keep darkening the area by applying the same amount of pressure, with all of your strokes going in the same direction, until the whole area is one solid shade. You can practice this on any piece of paper, not just a car drawing. The bottom one is yours, the top one is what you should be getting with even, parallel strokes.