Top 10 Car Drawing Books for Beginning Artists
1. How to Draw Cars Like a Pro 2nd Edition
In this long-awaited follow-up to the best-selling first edition of How to Draw Cars Like a Pro, renowned car designer Thom Taylor goes back to the drawing board to update his classic with all-new illustrations and expand on those themes. as the use of computers in the current design. Taylor begins with tips on selecting the right tools and equipment, then moves on to perspective and proportion, sketching and cartooning, various media, and light, shadow, reflection, color, and even interiors. Written to assist enthusiasts of all artistic levels, his book also includes over 200 examples from many of today’s top automotive artists. Updated to include computerized illustration techniques.
Author: Thomas Taylor
2. How to draw cars fast and easy
How to Draw Cars Quick and Easy is a 134-page guide to drawing cars in downloadable e-book format, packed from cover to cover with all the tips and techniques previously known to only a small handful of professional designers. This program contains all the information you will need to quickly and easily draw perfect cars that will amaze your friends.
Author: Tim Rugendyke
3. How to Design Cars Like a Pro
This book describes how car design and technology work through the eyes of the world’s most talented and powerful car designers. The interviews give an in-depth understanding of why we see what we see on the world’s roads. Author Tony Lewin has been a highly regarded magazine publisher on the world stage for so long that some of the best young men who revealed everything in this book were hanging on his words just a few years ago.
Author: Tony Lewis
4. How to Draw and Paint Cars
This book is not about learning how to draw and paint cool cars, super cars, road cars or ‘cool’ as some car journalists refer to, it is about drawing and painting all kinds of cars. The author has endeavored to distill the experience of many years creating images on this subject into a book that will help and encourage those interested in drawing and painting automobiles, whether for pleasure or as a career. The author takes you through the history of the automobile from its conception in 1885 to current models with sketches and paintings created in a variety of media, complete with examples and step-by-step guides. He encourages readers to develop their skills, whether they are beginners or accomplished artists. The road to success will not be easy, but through this book he will learn all the techniques and shortcuts accumulated over decades by an accomplished commercial artist. Whether for business or pleasure, this book is THE manual for automotive art. With 185 illustrations and step-by-step guides, it’s a must-have for any budding automotive artist.
Author: Tony Gardiner
5. How to Draw Cars the Hot Wheels Way
This book provides excellent drawing details that are engaging and easy to follow for Hot Wheels(tm) and drawing enthusiasts ages 10 through adults. Detailed drawing techniques with descriptive captions allow readers to create their own car designs. The illustrations emphasize how to draw fantasy, custom, concept, and hot rod cars. Author Scott Robertson uses original Mattel artwork throughout the book. With actual works of art from Mattel presented in detail, the book has wide appeal for collectors, even if they aren’t aspiring artists. Because Hot Wheels(tm) die-cast cars are modeled after real and fantasy vehicles, the techniques and interest for readers are the same as for real-life car enthusiasts. Officially licensed by Mattel.
Author: Scott Robertson
6. Point H: The Fundamentals of Automotive Design and Packaging
The ultimate reference guide for car designers and automotive engineers! H-Point was written by Art Center College of Design Vehicle Architecture course pioneer Stuart Macey together with Director of Advanced Mobility Research Geoff Wardle. Currently used as an educational booklet for transportation design students at Art Center, it will now be available to aspiring car makers everywhere, clearly organizing the packaging standards that apply to car and truck design; Along with insightful graphic explanations, this book demystifies the automotive design process and empowers designers with insight worthy of illustrious careers.
Author: Stuart Macey
7. How to Design Cars Like a Pro
This comprehensive new edition of How to Design Cars Like a Pro takes an in-depth look at modern automotive design. Interviews with leading car designers from Ford, BMW, GM Jaguar, Nissan and others, analysis of past and present trends, studies of individual models and concepts, and much more combine to reveal the fascinating combination of art and science that goes into automobile creation. This book is a must for professional designers as well as automotive enthusiasts.
Author: Tony Lewis
8. DRIVE: sketches and renders of vehicles
DRIVE features Scott Robertson’s latest vehicle designs for the gaming space communicated through skillfully drawn sketches and renderings.
DRIVE builds on the success of his two previous vehicle design books, Start Your Engines and Lift Off. With four chapters, each representing a different aesthetic theme, Aerospace, Military, Pro Sports, and Salvage, concept sports cars, big trucks, and off-road vehicle designs are beautifully represented through sketches and traditional media renderings. and digital.
Author: Scott Robertson
9. How to Illustrate and Design Concept Cars
Beginners will find an easy-to-follow introduction to the subject, while more experienced designers may find new inspiration by reading up on the author’s workflow process. A very interesting book for everyone who loves to draw and render cars.
Author: Adrian Dewey
10. Start Your Engines: Sketches and Renderings of Rover Vehicles from the Drawthrough Collection (Air Vehicle Sketches)
Start Your Engines compiles works from Scott Robertson’s vast archives of ground vehicle drawings and renderings, and features the following chapters: Cars, Bicycles, Snowcraft Mechanimals, and selected works of vehicle concept design for the Field Commander and Spy Hunter 2 video games. The Cars chapter covers about half of this book and features both futuristic and retrospective original designs.
Author: Scott Robertson