The #1 Technique to Improve Your Car Design Drawings Today - Pt 2

This is part two of a video covering improving the line quality in car design drawings. Line quality is the single most important aspect of drawing for automotive design.
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The first thing you have to do to get your car design drawings to look more like professional drawings is to...
Stop Drawing Cars!
I know it sounds counter intuitive but in order to go forward, we must go back. If we are not going to sketch cars, what are we going to draw? What we are going to draw are speed forms. If you stripe away the function of a car, and just look at the form, you basically have a sculpture.
Well, that is what we are going to work on. Sculptures. Sculptures that look like they are moving, flowing, interacting with the air. Speed forms will teach you how to sketch from your shoulder and to stop drawing from your hand
The purpose of this exercise is to teach your muscles how to sketch in a new way, this is vitally important if you want to get better and make you car design drawings look more professional.
Draw in sweeping strokes from your shoulder, NOT scratching away from your wrist or hand. Forget all the details like, grills, mirrors and even wheels and tires. They will come later
The shapes can be based on anything you want, animals, spaceships, fish, birds, sharks, etc. Go crazy and be creative.
At this point, the focus should be on how you are drawing vs. what you are drawing. And this may sound harsh but this is reality folks: If you never learn to draw cars from your shoulder, no one who matters to your career as a car designer will care about what you are drawing anyway.
Once you learn to generate your car design drawings with this technique you can spend hours focusing on developing a visual vocabulary of your own.
The second step to improve the quality of your car design drawings is to change the materials you are drawing cars with. If you can, and I know these materials might not be be available to everyone in every location, stop drawing with #2 pencils, stop drawing with ball point pens and stop drawings on loose leaf paper.
Get an 18x 24 newsprint pad and some prismacolor pencils or similar, soft leaded color pencils. Get 5-10 pencils of a dark color you like. The soft lead will teach you how to work with line weight. This is also vitally important for taking your car design drawings to the next level.
The colored pencils and drawing speed forms go hand in hand so stay with it. Again the purpose of this exercise is to break out of drawing from your hand and learn to draw from your shoulder. Draw big. That is the purpose of moving to an 18" x 24" pad.
If you're tired of not seeing any improvement in the quality of your car design drawings, or your drawings lack the energy and flow of the sketches you admire online, try this exercise out for yourself and let me know how it works for you.
Thanks for watching.

[@lemniskate_ayd]

You are genius! I think that’s the betters way for learn sketching! I did what you said: perfect! Thank you very much! You are the better teacher for design techniques!

[@howtodrawcars.]

Thanks Nico. Glad the videos are helpful. Keep pushing!!!!

[@AyushSingh-me5si]

the only genuine channel giving genuine tips

[@howtodrawcars.]

Glad you like the content.

[@AyushSingh-me5si]

i mean like really , other channels tips are like too fake . they just give high end tips and prove themselves to be a great artist . please check out my latest drawing video guys

[@jordanmathew7082]

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[@Addylabs]

Thanks you, your advice is honest and gold, keep making such nice videos :)

[@howtodrawcars.]

Thanks, glad they are working for you. Let me know if you want to see a specific video subject.

[@howtodrawcars.]

Thanks!

[@StefanPerriard]

Great exercise, thank you! Read your blog on your website, this is exactly what I'm craving for! Keep up:)

[@howtodrawcars.]

Stefan - Glad you found us and thanks for the kind words. Our tutoring sessions are 1000% more effective at taking your skills to the next level than just watching the videos. We are having great success with the students we are working with. We'd love to work with you to help you reach your design and drawing goals.

[@bachata9963]

How To Draw Cars i have a question. Are Polycromos Faber Castell pencils also ok ?

[@imlerith329]

i already knew everything about the video and i never watched any tutorial about design,i think i born to this.

[@howtodrawcars.]

Good for you! Send a image or two of your work if you want to have us review it for you and give you some feedback. [e-mail]

[@sharvinsawant6409]

I tried some of ur speed form it was awesome to do them by yourselves

[@howtodrawcars.]

Glad you found them helpful. Work on them as long as you need to to development your line quality. Do not rush it. The longer you spend on developing a beautiful, flowing quality to your line work, the better you car drawings will look once you start drawn them.

[@howtodrawcars.]

Very welcome. Glad they are helping you.

[@edmundvoltageofmoutbatten-9844]

Thanks for this great video.Because of this video i able to win the mercedes-benz car design competition

[@howtodrawcars.]

Wow congratulations! Was there anything specific about the video that was the most helpful?

[@Akshat_sharma111]

you tips are just great I started doing this exercise one month later from the competition and I won the compitition it also impruved my speed very much ! thanks bro!

[@howtodrawcars.]

Hey that is some awesome news! Congratulations. Can you send me a before and after pic? I'd love to see your improvement. What competition did you win? Send the pics to [e-mail]

[@rakshithraj270]

Master in transportation design

[@howtodrawcars.]

Check my site - www.howtodrawcars.net for tutoring sessions and an explanation of how I can help.

[@adamantium2311]

im not a student of art or any of this. im a software programming and math student and this is onz lf my favorite things to do

[@harry1975ist]

lov the way u handle the pencil ..

[@howtodrawcars.]

Thanks. Years of practice.

[@anushree6551]

*Perfect!*

[@solidkreate5007]

I find a small whiteboard with a Dry Erase marker set work for me. I like the way it feels when I draw.

[@bernard18thomas]

Love your advice, pretty inspiring

[@howtodrawcars.]

Glad you enjoyed it! Be sure to check out the other videos on the channel. If you really want to take your work to the next level, check out the options at www.howtodrawcars.com

[@siddharthyadav4286]

It was a helpful vedio earlier things used to get messed up but now it is improving and thanks for the vedios!!

[@DesMonDLee24]

Amazing tutorial!! super helpful...i also checked ur website..very promising tutorial..might buy it!!

[@howtodrawcars.]

Thanks for the kind words. Glad you found it helpful. If you're serious about taking your car design drawings to the next level, please come and sign up for the session. Our students are seeing some amazing results and at only $25, it's a great bargin.

[@vikrantsingh7636]

you are teaching great but people dont believe in practicing. but I just loved your channel. please provide some reference stuff too so that I can practice and learn from you.thank you very much for this great channel and stuff . subscribed !

[@howtodrawcars.]

If people do not practice they will not improve. If you do not improve you will not get accepted to a top design school. If you do not get accepted to a top school, no one will hire you to design cars. It's that simple. That is why you either have the passion or you do not. The passion sustains you when it feels like work. The world is full of "wanna be" car designers who never worked as hard as they could have. I am glad the channel is helping you. Thanks for watching.

[@Nature-qm1cf]

Thank you man .Now i have confidence

[@howtodrawcars.]

Be sure to check out the other videos on the channel and to subscribe.

[@sanjayhiwarkar1050]

Thank you I followed u And I am very popular in my school about car sketches thank u very much

[@BM350Z]

Great lesson...totally agree

[@howtodrawcars.]

Glad you are enjoying the vids.

[@kratokat3431]

+how to draw cars I am a 16 year old kid seriously wanting to be a professional car designer.Could you recommend basic steps to be one?(exercises to improve sketching, what to do in and after college,etc. Thank you.) Your videos are awesome by the way.Keep 'em coming!

[@howtodrawcars.]

Herold - The basic steps to improve is to follow the lessons of my videos and other videos like them. Like anything in life, if you want to be great at something you have to practice. A lot. Becoming a car designer is like becoming a professional athlete. You have to have some natural skills but you also have to work very hard on improving those skills to become a pro. For college you have to apply and then attend a top or second tier design school. If it is a top school, the training your get in the 4 years you are there should set you up to be scouted by the car companies. If it is a second tier school, you have have to work a bit harder to get their attention, but it is doable. The fastest way to improve would be to come and take a class with me. We are seeing amazing results with students your age who are getting their portfolios ready for college and are getting scholarships. You can sign up here - www.howtodrawcars.net I started the service because I wanted aspiring designers to have access to quality education to answer the very questions you have, one on one. Our program works and our students are succeeding. It's very reasonable and we have students from all over the world. If you're really serious about succeeding, I would come and check it out. Glad you like the videos.

[@amarjyotibasumatary7466]

I really like your design tacnik

[@howtodrawcars.]

Thanks. Glad you are finding it helpful.

[@henilsuthar9411]

Thank you sooo much sir

[@howtodrawcars.]

Most welcome

[@ninjaparatrooper]

Great videos two question how long should you draw speed form and were do you find then (Google)

[@howtodrawcars.]

There are two basic purposes for drawing speed forms. For the aspiring designer they help develop line quality and overall drawing technique. For someone more advanced, they are used as a way to create new form vocabularies. Designers "come of age" during different trends in auto design. Right now faceted surfaces, hard angles and large front grills are in fashion. This is the last thing you should be drawing if you want to design cars. You need to be inventing what will come next, not what already exists. Drawing speed forms can help get you there. As far as where to find them, they are all around you. Take a life drawing class. Go to an aquarium with a sketch pad and draw any sea life that looks interesting. Go to a zoo and do the same thing. Look at Henry Moore sculpture. I would start with this video : kzbin.info/www/bejne/mICvlK1vps94Y6c It'll give you the basic idea. Thanks for your questions.

[@lolakiya1390]

thank you!, it was great video!

[@howtodrawcars.]

Glad you liked it.

[@ansumanmallik675]

can u pls make a video on rendering...it would be helpful.....And what material pencils and paper should be used?

[@howtodrawcars.]

Thank you for your suggestion. The rendering videos are part of the plan. I wanted to start with the basics as putting color over a poor drawing just results in a poor drawing with color on it. If you're interested in moving forward and improving your skills, please check out our site and possibly sign up for a tutoring session. You'll get one-on-one tutoring in whatever aspect of car design / drawing you want to improve on. We are having great success with many of our students getting accepted to major design colleges. www.howtodrawcars.net

[@devamjangra8352]

u r doing great job dude 👍👍

[@akashdeshmukh1018]

dear how to draw bumps and some curves on body like on doors and front , back plz can u make a video plz on that..

[@howtodrawcars.]

A I don't know what you mean by "bumps and some curves". Can you please explain further? Thanks.

[@aminehsalem1644]

I don't understand how you can see both wheels on the passenger side in a Sideview, the centerline was moved inward on the outside wheels? It's a Sideview how is that possible,?please explain...I appreciate you work

[@howtodrawcars.]

Did you see this vid - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJfddIinact7b7s Check it and let me know if you still have questions.

[@darkomilic8887]

Can you give us some advice on how to draw from shoulder on small formats. A4 paper or drawing tablets.

[@howtodrawcars.]

If you already know the technique, you just have draw as large as possible on the small format you have. If you don't know the technique, it will take you exponentially longer to learn drawing small. Could you learn to dance in a closet or box one handed? What you are trying to learn is really hard. If you cannot draw from your shoulder, find some larger media, butcher paper roll, paper bags, anything that will give you the room you need. Put the small format stuff away until you know what you're doing. Good luck.

[@seenuz1]

Your really Genius, this video says it👌

[@howtodrawcars.]

Thanks!

[@dcsev]

Your videos are excellent and very helpful. Although I understand the purpose the speed forms are to instill sketching from the shoulder, do you have any examples that you could please share where the curves of your speed forms directly translated into a car design? Thanks!

[@howtodrawcars.]

Take a look at the McLaren Speedtail or the new Mazda 3. Both those themes come from form studies. What you should be looking to establish is not a direct transfers of this curve or that curve, but developing a visual vocabulary that is original to you. Beyond drawing from your shoulder, the true point of speed forms is to come up with something new like Mazda and McLaren have done with their respective designs.

[@shivamraikar4538]

Could you tell me, in which position do you sit or stand while drawing and angle of your arm while drawing.... Sometimes I feel my table is a little too high for me which makes drawing with my shoulder a challenge....

[@howtodrawcars.]

There is no universal position. When I was at Chrysler each designer drew in a different position in relationship to their table. Even now, sometimes I stand and sometimes I sit depending on the technique and medium I am using. You need to do what is most comfortable for you in any given situation. If your table is too high, lower it. If the light is too low, get some more lights. Drawing cars is hard enough. You want your environment to be as comfortable and accommodating as can be to insure your success. Change whatever you need to to achieve a level of comfort that will support you doing your best work. Make sense?

[@OpeningRocket]

thats a important tip for me, thx for the help😀

[@howtodrawcars.]

You're welcome. Glad it was helpful.

[@limitless9504]

Sir should we concentrate on perspectives...as Scott Robertson?,To prepare a portfolio for artcenter...?

[@howtodrawcars.]

A portfolio for ArtCentr has to have much more that just cars. The details of which are too lengthy to explain in a youtube reply. I would suggest contacting me directly at [e-mail].

[@juliegaba290]

Can u plss tell once again what kind of pencils,paper etc. Should be used??

[@howtodrawcars.]

Julie- I'm using Prismacolor Premier pencils on a smooth, 18" x 24" newsprint pad. The pencils will teach you to control your line weight and quality and the paper is the least expensive large format paper available so there is no guilt if you mess up. Im going to do a video on materials next because so many people are asking. Thanks.

[@SidharthRath1]

Great tutorial , thanks for posting sir. I will surely start up sketching with prismacolor pencils. Do you use ebony black ?

[@howtodrawcars.]

Love your avatar! I like to use tuscan red for sketching but you can use any color you like. I find dark colors work best. Black would be an excellent choice. I see many students who start our program sketching with fine art pencils. The quality of your line work and overall quality of your drawings will improve with the prismacolors. Please keep in touch and let me know how it works out for you!

[@SidharthRath1]

oh thanks a lot :) for your quick reply sir. I have used STAEDTLER Mars Lumograph Pencil....8B but I was not able to have pressure control, I was not able to control the line depth/ darkness. I was about to order the prismacolor ebony dark black pencil , but I see red color is having more dynamic effect than the black which would give only tones of grey. red is more eye-catching. Did you use cotton pads to add the mid-tones?

[@howtodrawcars.]

Glad you are becoming aware of the limitations of the fine art pencils. You'll see a big difference in your work with the prima colors. For the mid tones, I just use a regular tissue folded to make a pad. Any cotton pad will work. You want to work the surface lightly with the pad to add the soft haze effect. Once you get this technique you can make your surface look very shiny. This is important for future lessons. Have you visited our site? There is more info and images our site. What other tutorials would you like to see?

[@SidharthRath1]

Thanks for your advise, It would be extremely helpful if you could post some more tutorials on rendering , reflections. I was just thinking , what would be a good investment , copic markers or Prismacolor Scholar Colored Woodcase Pencils, Assorted Colors/Set, I know the difference between markers/pencil rendering , but these are very expensive

[@howtodrawcars.]

Yes there are plans for more advanced tutorials. The next one will be on line weight. Not being familiar with your work or what your goals are, it is hard for me to recommend one medium over another. If you'd like, write to me at the www.howtodrawcars.net site, send me some images of your work and I can better advise. Thanks!

[@cctv1691]

can u help me with.. how would I learn speed form ? were from do i start any book or something

[@howtodrawcars.]

The video here on my channel covers some of the ideas but the most complete tutorial on speed forms is part of this course - www.udemy.com/course/introduction-to-automotive-design/?referralCode=17C40D3D6D40C2E8CBCB Udemy is always running big sales you you can take the course at a very low price. Like everything else with automotive design, there is no substitute for putting in the hard work and long hours to get better and learn new skills. Good luck.

[@ayushdutta5319]

im having trouble in drawing speed forms,sometimes i make disproportionate lines which makes me frustrated....can you suggest how to improve these things?

[@howtodrawcars.]

It is difficult to suggest improvements without actually seeing what you are doing. You can send images of your sketches to [e-mail] and I'll take a look at them and comment accordingly.

[@ayushdutta5319]

How To Draw Cars thanks

[@ayushdutta5319]

How To Draw Cars can you please upload videos on various types of speed forms ? its a humble request

[@fishiboybg1751]

Shall we use the shoulder technique only for cars and will we find it in digital drawing on tablets WITHOUT a screen?🤨

[@howtodrawcars.]

It depends. It's a technique. You use it where it will produce the most benefit. For example, if you're doing gesture type figure drawings, it works well for that. If you're doing a figure drawing that is not a gesture drawing, drawing in a smaller way will yield the best results. It's the only technique used by pro car designers for drawing cars.

[@sanjayhiwarkar1050]

u r my inspiration

[@howtodrawcars.]

I am glad you are finding inspiration in the work. It is very humbling to know. Please be sure to share this content with friends who are also interested in car design. Best of luck to you.

[@sanjayhiwarkar1050]

yes my friend also sketches cars when we are fully grown uped we are opening a car degineing shop my company is= J.motars

[@sanjayhiwarkar1050]

How To Draw Cars thnx for ur car degineing tips

[@bulllettofficial6132]

Thank you for the help and tips, but I don't have those materials available, like you said that it may not be available to everyone, I do got speacial drawing pencils, but not soft lead, and I only have loose leaf paper, would that work? That's my first question, my second question is that how can i get with a tutor, or mentor?

[@howtodrawcars.]

You can use any materials available to you. I try to demonstrate using the materials that aspiring students or professional car designers would use but ones that are also the cheapest. The most important thing is to learn the techniques then you can transfer them to other materials when you gain access. It's hard to learn to draw from your shoulder with loose leaf not because there is anything wrong with the paper but because the sheets are very small and by the time you get your arm moving you're off the page! But keep practicing even it that is all you have. One idea to investigate is using butcher paper. I do not know where you are located but if you have a local store that cuts and sells meat they usually use a brown paper to wrap the meat in. This paper is sold in large rolls and is great for sketching cars. If you have a local shop that has this paper you can ask him to get you some and you can pay them. It's not expensive. Regarding finding a mentor or tutor, we tutor students from all over the world in my program. www.howtodrawcars.net. There is a fee but we try to keep the costs as low as possible. Many of our students are doing very well in competitions and getting accepted to prestigious design school in the US, Europe and India. Check out our site and send me an email with a sketch and I'll give you some feedback.

[@bulllettofficial6132]

How To Draw Cars thank you for the info, there is a local shop that does sell and cut meat so I will ask them, and I will send an email, also check out the website, again thank you for the video and feed back.

[@panharithmann2934]

I actually used to draw planes but now I've started to draw more cars.

[@howtodrawcars.]

You should draw planes and cars and everything else. The best car designers don't only know how to draw cars, they know how to draw. Draw everything. :-)

[@panharithmann2934]

@@howtodrawcars. thanks for the advice

[@amarjyotibasumatary7466]

ok sir thank you very much

[@dipling.pitzler7650]

I noticed the special way you are holding the pencil with a crooked index finger . Do you do that on purpose to trick your hand into drawing sweeping lines from the shoulder or is this a pathological issue or injury ?

[@howtodrawcars.]

It's neither. It's just how I hold a pencil. No one ever told me not to hold the pencil this way and even if someone did, I would not have listened anyway. The sweeping lines don't come from how you hold the pencil but how you move your entire arm.

[@dipling.pitzler7650]

That is funny because for detailed drawings in a small scale one usually needs to rest the tip of the index finger on the bottom of the pencil shaft to have more control.Even turning a lead Pencil around its axis while drawing sharp lines to avoid flattening on one side is difficult holding it the way you do. It is obvious considering your skill this is not an issue in your line of work.

[@howtodrawcars.]

I do a lot of fine art drawing as well where I am not drawing from my shoulder and it's never been an issue. I've never even thought about until I started posted videos and people started asking about it. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter how you generate your work, the important thing is the work itself.

[@rakshithraj270]

I'm really interesting to see speed forms and also thankful . Apart from that I need help to get M.des at IED or SPD so please guide.. will be waiting for your reply...

[@howtodrawcars.]

What is M.des at IED or SPD?

[@vaidyanathannarayanan2824]

@@howtodrawcars. he means masters in design schools IED and SPD are design schools , in India m.des stands for masters in design

[@naqeebsidd6934]

do you suggest prismacolor ebony or primier pencils?

[@howtodrawcars.]

Prismacolor Premiere. Now there might be a Premiere color called ebony but you want to stay away from fine art pencils that usually have a "B" or "H" designation like "6B". The Premiere pencils will teach you how to judge how much pressure to use at any given moment. This is important for both analog drawing (real pencil and paper) and working digitally on a tablet. Thanks for the question!

[@naqeebsidd6934]

+How To Draw Cars Thanks for answering..btw prismacolor ebony is a totally different pencil with very soft led and usually is for shading purpose....and thanks again:)

[@howtodrawcars.]

You're welcome. Please let me know if you have any specific videos you're interested in seeing.

[@amarjyotibasumatary7466]

I really like it

[@howtodrawcars.]

Glad you like it.

[@PimpSpeed]

Does the way you hold the pen affect the sketch?

[@howtodrawcars.]

It should not. It's how you move it that will.

[@sangeethmohan5850]

iam a biggener , I alredy started sketching cars from may 2018 to till now. but my symmetry is not so good how can I make it better

[@howtodrawcars.]

When you say your symmetry is not so good, do you mean in your front and rear views? Or do you mean in your perspective views?

[@sharvinsawant6409]

Please can you suggest any site from where we can copy and practice different speed forms, please reply.

[@howtodrawcars.]

I do not know any site that promote speed forms for copying. As suggested in the video, draw what every you can find and influence from: animals, birds, fish, sculpture, dancers, spaceships, science fiction movies, comic books. Whatever you have access to can act as inspiration for speed form ideas. The idea is to be creative and not limit yourself to what you think things should be. A creative person can find inspiration in almost anything. Give it a shot!

[@sharvinsawant6409]

How To Draw Cars can u make a video on different speed forms to Practice

[@thimmarajk1541]

thanks

[@thimmarajk1541]

Can you please tell me any other colour pencils as the colour pencils you recommended is not availabe in the place where i live.

[@howtodrawcars.]

You want to use any pencil that has a soft lead and good color range, where the dark is really dark and the light is very light. Many pro quality color pencils use a filler in the lead that prevents you from getting a really dark tone. The soft lead will teach you to control the pressure and your line weight. So any soft lead pencil will work. The materials are less important than the technique.

[@PimpSpeed]

The way you hold the pen also helps though

[@lucasghiurau]

I have a question: during the time i draw speed forms, can i try to draw cars? And how many speed forms should I do in a day?

[@howtodrawcars.]

The idea of not drawing cars while you are spending time drawing speed forms is to allow your muscles and the brain that controls them to not have to think about the details inherent in drawing cars. The goal of the speed form exercise to two-fold: The first goal is to teach you to draw from your shoulder in a way that is natural and relaxed. The second is to develop a new vocabulary of form that you can THEN take back to your car design drawings. Drawing cars in the middle of this process can minimize the impact the speed form exercises will have on your skills. If you're sick of drawing speed forms, try drawing other types of vehicles, trains, bikes, helicopters, snowmobiles. Again, the goal is to come back to cars with some new skills and a new form language that you can then put into your car designs to get them to the next level. I'll be doing more speed form vids soon. Thanks for watching and for your excellent question.

[@howtodrawcars.]

Regarding how many to do in a day.... This is very important for everyone looking to improve: Put the first sketch you do on a Monday on your wall. Then Friday put up all the sketches you did that week in chronological order Monday to Friday. If you haven't seen a serious improvement in the Friday sketches over the first sketch you put up on Monday, you're not drawing enough each day. It's that simple. You should see yourself getting better each week if you are working at it. In design school, you can go through a 50 sheet pad cut in half to make 2 50 sheet pads, so 100 sheets, in a week.

[@anshulkumar7711]

how can i draw cars with using my shoulder if i want to draw at any view ?

[@howtodrawcars.]

By practicing.... a lot.

[@magsigjo]

Do you think it’s necessary to get into design school to get a job as an automotive designer? Or do you think your talents can get you a job by having a great resume and a few connections?

[@howtodrawcars.]

It depends but the chances of getting hired without a degree are very slim. Here's why. The skill set you need to become a professional is so vast and difficult to learn, that it's almost impossible to do on your own. Design school is like military boot camp in the sense that is it designed to weed out less talented, weak minded people. If you start in your freshman year with 25 classmates, you'll have 8 or 9 left you when you graduate. Those 8 or 9 will be the most talented and mentally tough. Out of those, 5 might get offers. Design school is a caldron where you're pushed to the breaking point, competing each week with 15-20 other very talented people to become the best. The constant competition takes your skills to a level you just cannot get to on your own. Moreover, you can get exposure during school years through internships and company sponsored projects. It's VERY hard to do all this on your own. Go an look at the 2019 CCS graduating transportation class video. Compare that to what you are doing. See how close you are to those folks. You mention a person having a great resume. Of what? Automotive design is so specialized. The only thing I can think of off hand that would translate is production design for film. To become a production designer, you still need a degree. You'd have to be a design prodigy with a dad or mom who is a vice president at VW, GM or Toyota. If you think this is you, send me some of your work and I will give you some feedback. [e-mail]

[@michaelmiller8735]

use you shoulder throughout the whole of the sketch ?

[@howtodrawcars.]

Yes, except for the details and for doing shading. But if you cannot draw from your shoulder now, don't worry about the details. Just practice the technique. The technique is gone into much greater detail here - www.udemy.com/introduction-to-automotive-design/

[@bruceknight6926]

This exercise will work with abstract speed forms too right?

[@howtodrawcars.]

Yes, it's much easier to work on line quality doing speed forms vs. cars with all their details.

[@obviouslynotjen]

great vid

[@howtodrawcars.]

Thanks Faris. Great avatar.

[@lucasghiurau]

(I write again here because i can't reply to your reply :) ) Wow man... thanks a lot! You are really helpful! I apreciate your work a lot! You see, I am an 15 year-old kid (almost 16) and i am pretty sure I would like to have a career in automotive design! Love you man! Keep on posting videos and teaching us, the kids! Thanks a lot again! P. S. Have you got an email adress? If I am struggling with something I want to know that I have a person to help me.

[@howtodrawcars.]

Send you questions to [e-mail] Check out the site too www.howtodrawcars.net

[@lucasghiurau]

How To Draw Cars, Thank you!

[@sangeetasingh1919]

how to get those shading effects u gave in it

[@howtodrawcars.]

Just wiping the pencil with a tissue.

[@kakokurt4279]

thank u so much for that but i need rules of design can you show us please

[@howtodrawcars.]

When you ask for "rules of design" what exactly do you mean? Automotive design is not like physics, there are no laws to follow. Let me know what you are looking for.

[@subhadeepdey3421]

Sir I'm starting with sketching well Archies

[@surajsourcecode7805]

what should i draw before drawing car

[@howtodrawcars.]

Draw whatever you like. Drawing should be something you do because you love it. It should not feel like work or drudgery. That is not to say it should not be challenging or hard at times, but drawing should be done because you have a passion for it. If you want to improve your design vocabulary for drawing cars, draw things that have a similar shape: planes, fish, animals, helicopters, shoes, human form.

[@howtodrawcars.]

Suraj: It's always good to warm up by drawing a page of wheels in different views. Everyone struggles with drawing a clean circle or ellipse so you can never draw too many of them for practice.

[@sanjidsawrar3658]

hello ...prisma colour pencils arent available in our country but will fiber caste pencil colours do?

[@howtodrawcars.]

As long as the lead if very soft, the FC pencils should work. You do not want a hard lead. The soft lead will teach you to control the pressure you put on the pencil. This is an important part of drawing. I would buy one of the FC pencils and try it out. Let us know if you like them.

[@sanjidsawrar3658]

How To Draw Cars ....yeah I kinda like them ....they r cheap and not bad in quality .....overall not bad ....but the lead is not so soft I guess ...but softer than pencils ...ull know when u use them 😊😀

[@howtodrawcars.]

Can you send a sketch or two so I can have a look - [e-mail]

[@sanjidsawrar3658]

sure ... :D

[@sanjidsawrar3658]

I've sent some sketches :D

[@01ichi]

Just, Thank you

[@howtodrawcars.]

You're welcome

[@devamjangra8352]

which pen we should use

[@howtodrawcars.]

I use Prismacolor Premiere colored pencils for all the videos so far. These pencils will teach you how to control your line weight and quality. These are not the only options but if you want to get better, faster, they are the best.

[@kimyoonkook3926]

master designer tell us which pencil and paper is best to draw car

[@howtodrawcars.]

The next video is going to be "The Materials of Professional Car Designers". All your questions will be answered in that one! :-)

[@kimyoonkook3926]

thanks i also want to be a car designer when i was 7 years old i started car designing and now i am 17. i don't have a best material for designing so, i hope you shall tell us about best material .i watched your videos and i get a improvement in my designs they are much better than before . so, thanks👍👍👍👍✌️😌😄

[@howtodrawcars.]

@@kimyoonkook3926 Glad to hear the videos are helping. The new materials video in done and going to be posted right now!

[@amarjyotibasumatary7466]

iam also practising sketch....car sketch...

[@howtodrawcars.]

The only way to get better to is to practice and not make the same mistakes over and over.

[@rakshithraj270]

I want to join master degree course in transportation design please guide me I am mechanical engineering background....

[@antoniomarinella466]

In which carcompany do you work?

[@howtodrawcars.]

That info is here - www.howtodrawcars.net

[@shockwave1xD]

What do you use for smoothening?

[@howtodrawcars.]

Just a tissue. Go softly at first to get the feel of how much the fibers move the pencil around on the paper.

[@shockwave1xD]

How To Draw Cars Alright thanks a lot.

[@sanskarsaini871]

sir i am a 10 class student so you tell the speed form sir my question is that sir after making speed form how to sets the dedign of car

[@howtodrawcars.]

The speed form exercise is not necessarily to create a car design. It is to teach you how to draw with your shoulder and not your hand. Once you learn to loosen up and draw from your shoulder, all your car design drawings will look better.

[@thimmarajk1541]

Actually i live in Ballari in Karnataka of India

[@jjboyy8469]

Im 22 and I live sireously and die for beautiful cars more than anyone else. Should I practice everyday and for how long ?

[@howtodrawcars.]

If you want to become a professional car designer you will have to practice everyday. How long you draw for is up to you. But always remember that somewhere in the world someone who will be applying for the same job opening as you is practicing. My suggestion is to find the areas in which you are the weakest and practice those. Don't just stick to the things you do well. You'll never get better. Good luck.

[@josephb729]

I see a lot of 3/4 views but not a lot of straight head on views or straight on rear views of cars drawn. The lines and perspective seem to be not as sweeping and more bunched and detailed with shorter strokes Its been a big challenge for me to get one side of the car to match the other even though I do have a centerline. Please draw some head on views thx.

[@howtodrawcars.]

Joseph - A method for creating front and rear view is taught in my Udemy courses - www.udemy.com/course/introduction-to-automotive-design/?referralCode=17C40D3D6D40C2E8CBCB www.udemy.com/course/automotive-design-level-2/?referralCode=7487EEFD9C778A22A1BE There is a whole lot more besides this, but one of the lessons is dedicated to creating front and rears. Check the trailers.

[@sunilkumargouda3564]

hey michel i'm 24 ,a mechanical engineer want to be a car design engineer . how can i learn car designing ???

[@howtodrawcars.]

Car design and automotive engineering are two different disciplines. Automotive or car design is what we do on this channel. It is concerned with the exterior and interior look and someone's emotional response to the car. An automotive engineer is concerned with how the car functions, how it drives, how the engine or suspension works, etc. There are design engineers that work with designers to "prove out" what the designers dream up but it is still engineering. I am not sure which discipline you are most interested in, auto design or automotive engineering. If you are a mech. engineer and want to stay in engineering, you just have to prove to someone (a car company or automotive parts supplier) that your knowledge and skills transfer from what you are doing now to automotive products. This shouldn't be too hard as cars use so many mechanical parts. If you want to move from mech. engineering to automotive design, you're going to need specific training in how to represent your ideas, drawing, sketching rendering, etc. Making the jump would be like going from being a professional cricket player to a professional footballer. You're still an athlete but the skill set is different so you'll have a lot of work to do and there is no guarantee you'll be successful. Hope that answers your question.

[@62valiant68]

I subscribed thanks as your videos have really helped me :) and I was also wondering when will a new video come out?

[@howtodrawcars.]

The plan is to have some new videos out at the end of January. Glad they are helping you!

[@62valiant68]

How To Draw Cars thank you!

[@yungtd287]

I've tried it once it looked good but then i still struggle to draw with my shoulder

[@howtodrawcars.]

If it was easy, everyone would be a car designer. It's hard and it takes years to master. The question is, how badly do you want to be a car designer?

[@THUNGUNS]

how could i apply this exercise to non-cars?

[@howtodrawcars.]

The purpose of drawing speed forms for car designers is twofold. The first is to help develop a new form vocabulary. If you are drawing the same design shapes over and over, drawing speed forms inspired by things that do not look like your current design vocabulary will help break you out of that box and take you in a new direction. The second reason is to help young designers develop the technique of drawing from one's shoulder vs. drawing with your hand. If you never learn to draw from your shoulder, no one who matters to your car design career will care about your designs. So to answer your question, it depends on what you're looking to do. If you are doing special effects, sci-fi prop or ship design, this a completely transferable. It would also be appropriate for product design but the need to develop the flowing, fluid drawing style of auto designers is not necessary for most products. Without knowing what it is you're looking to do. it would be hard to say what is applicable and what is not. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.

[@THUNGUNS]

How To Draw Cars Thank you very much for that lengthy and comprehensive explanation. I have drawn many cars, but not ever using a proper method until a few months ago. I was wondering how i could apply the speed form concept to humans and organic beings.

[@howtodrawcars.]

Again, it depends. If you are doing fine are drawings, then it does not apply as the technique would look too fluid. It works great if you are drawing dancers but for seated poses I find I have to switch techniques and go back to the fine artist in me. If you are doing character development/ creation, then you can use the speed forms exercise to work on new vocabularies for your characters. If you want to send me some sketches, I'll take a look and give you my feedback on how they can help. [e-mail]

[@howtodrawcars.]

Look at humans in action possess. Look for the gesture of the pose and try to capture that gesture in your sketch. Another option is to look at humans laying horizontally. There is a lot of form going on that you can draw inspiration from.

[@THUNGUNS]

How To Draw Cars I've done some gesture excercises I'll try that idea with the people laying down *reference hunt begins*

[@PopcornSticker]

do the level up on the tablet

[@howtodrawcars.]

Not sure what you mean. Please explain.

[@PopcornSticker]

@@howtodrawcars. sorry, I mean, I'd love to see some tablet rendering tutorial. I plan to take on tablet rendering after I make some more progress on the paper.

[@mubaricmohammed6101]

Hi sir my name is mubaric and I want to learn how to draw cars please can you teach me?

[@howtodrawcars.]

Everything you need to get started is in the videos on my channel.

[@harishchandra-zq8nh]

Hello

[@neolordie]

never wanted to draw car, but this is good shit I'll take it (tbh I just want to be a freelance general artist)

[@VikasAwale]

since childhood i never drawn a single sketch with my wrist !

[@sanjayhiwarkar1050]

hey I am also opening a new channel related to my car sketches

[@MyFree2run]

Anyone else notice he's tracing 😂😂🤦‍♂️

[@howtodrawcars.]

The original sketch I did for the video is used as an underlay to make sure the final sketch appears in the frame. The video would not be much value to viewers if the final sketch wasn't in the frame. Designers use underlays all the time.

[@MyFree2run]

@@howtodrawcars. nah they don't being a designer I know you're full of it 😂 you talk about drawing from the shoulder yet you flick your wrist

[@harishchandra-zq8nh]

My drawing 💡 👀 similar ➡ yours

[@zinxyoplayz8336]

dude ur fcking tracing over the paper look closely ....

[@howtodrawcars.]

When you set up a shot to record someone doing a drawing you have a certain area of the page that is framed in the shot. If the drawing goes outside the frame, the video quality suffers and the video has to be redone. By doing a "pre-sketch" that I can slip under the top sheet that will keep the drawing perfectly in the frame I know I will get a quality video to post each and every time in one take. This is the drawing you see underneath. It's there to make sure the drawing is framed in the camera so I only have to do one take.