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Published: 2018-07-24 19:29:11 +0000 UTC; Views: 3276; Favourites: 50; Downloads: 7
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Description Okay, just so you know you're able to draw it as well. 
Mainly this is for the people who saying i can't draw cars at all. You can Just draw a box in the end.

Drawing a car

Of course, we probably going to start with a simple car design, normally thats a sedan car. Im not sure if the box trick is going to work with lambos or other exotic cars. No promises since i didn't try myself, but you can try to do it.

Step 1)Draw a brick/box 

2) Start to draw the roof and the windshield.
Here i started it on 1/3 for the whole box length leaving the space on the hood. The hood is important and usually longer than a trunk.
It can be steep, it can be low/ high. But you should fit it to your Oc. Or first just try something random. 
I started to draw my Oc Max.

3)Draw gaps for the wheels
Look at the photo if you need help to locate it, don't forget to compare their size and if one is closer to us -it should be bigger.
Clean your line art removing the lines that we can't see anymore (we added the roof)
My Oc not so angular as the box, so i gave it some round shape (blue lines). Not big change still as you see.
He also doesn't need a long back so i removed this extra length.

4)Adjust
Using the lines that we just drew before (a blue one) we start to make original one to look like newest and remove the sharp angles, we don't need it anymore. Draw the mirrors and look what else you can fix until you feel satisfied.

5) Draw the eyes, mouth, hood line, radiator, mirrors..
Add some lines on the car's side, it will make it look not so empty. Now it should look done to you,, except...

6) The wheels
Add the wheels in the gap, can google again if need help to locate it. Detail the headlights, eyes. Give it some tunning and the paint job.

The sketch is done. Do i use this way myself? No, i can start it right from 6. But it wasn't like that all the time and i had to practice while i even didnt have this tutorial. I only created it when i already drew good enough. I also wish i knew how to draw eyes earlier, but oh well. Learned on my own mistakes

I already described good enough about how to draw the eyes. So i won't repeat here. 

The last step is to make our sketch into clean line art. I used a tool curve in the program SAI. If you don't know how to use this tool you can find it on YouTube. Nothing hard i believe. Or just draw clean line art over the sketch using your hand, if you are lucky enough

Good luck. I hope it will help to somebody.
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Comments: 21

MelRuzty [2023-07-07 15:28:08 +0000 UTC]

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LightningStorm95 [2022-05-04 04:15:32 +0000 UTC]

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RoseTheFireChieftess [2021-08-06 02:01:38 +0000 UTC]

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Eclipse-M In reply to RoseTheFireChieftess [2021-08-11 10:59:53 +0000 UTC]

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Thequeenofsarcasm34 [2018-10-09 03:14:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for this but how do I draw charters like Francesco Bernoull or tow mater. I want to know hat shape I should use 

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Eclipse-M In reply to Thequeenofsarcasm34 [2018-10-09 10:30:35 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. I think to draw Francesco good enough at first you should be able to draw simple cars very good. Imho. Because the shapes of this Formula car aren't the same and it has more standing out details which hardly will work out with "a box trick" so to say. 
About the tow, well, i never tried to draw a tow using that way, so i can't say if its necessarily easiest way.

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MidniteTheDSiXL [2018-08-24 22:49:02 +0000 UTC]

This is extremely helpful! I used the box idea when I made Tenite's references, but when I drew her official picture (I haven't posted it yet), I started with her headlights and went from there. Still, the box idea works excellently for beginners or those of us that need help like me XD
Oh and drawing exotic sports cars, I found the box idea still works as a guide for making the sporty curves or slopes and angles those cars usually have

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Eclipse-M In reply to MidniteTheDSiXL [2018-08-25 17:22:20 +0000 UTC]

Yes
I noticed that it gives more correct proportions of you need sketch that with some attention. It maybe takes longer but very good thing for those who can't draw yet that well.
Usually thought I start with the eyes or hood / headlights and it goes itself xD

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MidniteTheDSiXL In reply to Eclipse-M [2018-09-06 03:12:23 +0000 UTC]

The box idea does give correct proportions, but only if you draw the box in the right size. I had to fold one of the papers when I did Tenite's references because I drew the box that was her body a bit too long XD
I haven't really found the best way for me to draw vehicles yet, but it seems like the headlights and grille is the best area to start for me.

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thewhitemoongirl1234 [2018-08-01 09:27:05 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the tutorial. You Rocks!😚😚

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Eclipse-M In reply to thewhitemoongirl1234 [2018-08-01 12:14:59 +0000 UTC]

Yeah. No problem

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thewhitemoongirl1234 In reply to Eclipse-M [2018-08-01 15:07:36 +0000 UTC]

😊

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XxxFranKProxxX [2018-07-26 17:30:13 +0000 UTC]

Wow Thanks For Help ^^

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Eclipse-M In reply to XxxFranKProxxX [2018-07-29 17:59:39 +0000 UTC]

no problem

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TitanicsSister [2018-07-25 23:27:42 +0000 UTC]

This is so helpful! Thanks for posting this!  

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Eclipse-M In reply to TitanicsSister [2018-07-26 05:00:54 +0000 UTC]

^-^ Really?
Aww, no problem!

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BlayJane [2018-07-24 19:36:11 +0000 UTC]

Gawwd iam glad you did that effort, iam hoping that it helps many! ^-^ admittingly, i read the eye part myself rn hehe XD lele and i love maxs, comment and mostly that design! I still am curious what path his life will go. Bc we for sure dont know, will he stay at the rig or no. Anything can happen, i personally have an opinion about that though XD.

That design of him is so neat though, he looks actually way more dangerous like that d"

A nice tutorial you did there ^-^♡

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Eclipse-M In reply to BlayJane [2018-07-24 20:23:15 +0000 UTC]

Yep we don't know what will happen and * moves closer and narrow eyes * what's your personal opinion hm??

That was random design haha :3

Thank you ♡

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BlayJane In reply to Eclipse-M [2018-07-24 20:28:01 +0000 UTC]

He changed, his life changed and even if he realizes what happened, theres nothing left in the outside world. But alex. Alex needs him seemingly d:

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Eclipse-M In reply to BlayJane [2018-07-24 20:30:32 +0000 UTC]

D: right in the heart
Idk ;-;

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BlayJane In reply to Eclipse-M [2018-07-24 20:46:19 +0000 UTC]

Supposed to

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