The Game of Wheels!

This article is all about the techniques of drawing the side view of a car.

It all starts with the base line and then we draw the wheel. The wheel is the most important part of the car. It defines the height and length of the car.

In case of hatchback cars,second starts at a distance of 2.5 wheel from the first, for a sedan it is generally 3 wheels apart and sometimes more. For SUVs the distance is 3 wheels apart.

The height of the car is 2.25wheels for a hatchback and sedans while for SUVs it is 3 wheels or more.

The shoulder line, the line where the window glasses start is about one third of the total height of the car.

Then we draw a line staring from the center of front wheel at an angle less than 90 degree and greater than 45 degrees. This line determines the point where the front glass touches the top of the car. The inclination may vary according to ones wish.

Then we starting drawing the outline starting from the top.

The front door partition is about 60% width of the total width of the distance between the wheels. The back door does not extend beyond the center of the rear wheel.