Examples of normal vehicles in comics

[Martlu15]

Can someone show me some comic pages drawn in a simple art style with vehicles like cars and pickup trucks? I've been trying to practice drawing cars but I've been having some trouble and want to see how some artists drew their vehicles. Especially in a 3D angle.

[sarrowsmith10]

Here are some examples of a semi truck from my comic VSEPR:

And this page has some cars at a funny angle:

This series also has lots of cars in it:

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[Wumbl]

I've got shots of cars (1980s porsche models) in my comic Flirting With Death. The first scene has a chase in it.Here's a few pages where they are prominent.

[joannekwan]

The cars I've done were all approximated from references photos. If you know the make and the year it should be easy to find.

[Shanny8]

REFERENCE cars. Google pics of cars; or look at pics in magazines.

Use perspective when drawing cars at an angle. Draw the perspective lines in the direction that you want the car to be in, the start drawing the car within those lines.

@joannekwan haha. My MC's Mom drives a Prius in my comic...lol.

[Michelle]

My comic takes place in a huge city, so sometimes I have to draw a bunch of cars.

My approach: Sketchup models! Because I'm a dirty cheater-butt who doesn't want to spend extra time looking for the perfect car angle. ;d It's quicker for me to download a model, move the camera how you like, and get ref images that way.

Of course you'll still want to draw over the model images and make it your own. And as always with 3D models, I suggest using them as an aid, not a crutch; you should still practice drawing cars so you can draw them from memory if needed.

[thomasfallaeriksen]

Drawing car is fun (I'm obsessed with anything that is old and has 4 wheels). To get them right I almost always use refrence photos. I want them to be regocnizeable, so it is possible to see what make and model they are. I know this probably doesn't matter to 99% of the readers but it matters to me.
The process of drawing them is simply to decide what kind of car I need, find the right photo, and then draw directly from the photo. And remember to make it fit properly into the drawings perspective. This is VERY important. At least if you want a certain sense of realism.

If the car is supposed to have any other color than a shiny black, it usually ends up as a clean lineart drawing. If it will be black and shiny I usually fill in everything when I'm inking and leave some white space as reflections. Shiny black is probably the most reflective car finish (at least it is in the real world). According to the guy who owns the local automotive paintshop where I live it is the hardest color to pull off.

There is a few cars here. And also in the following chapters. As I'm interested in classic cars, everything I draw that has wheels will be at least 30 years old. Newer cars doesn't interest me at all. They may not be considered normal today but they used to be.

[blackenedgates]

+1 for sketchup. When drawing an action page for example it allows you to accurately block the action for the panels. Good if it is the focus of the page in that you can shape the page around it, or if a background detail, quickly block it in without concern it is going to look wrong.

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[mappypaint]

here are some pages from my comic with a normal car. Hope it helps.

As I'm interested in classic cars, everything I draw that has wheels will be at least 30 years old. Newer cars doesn't interest me at all. They may not be considered normal today but they used to be

Good to know that i'm not alone. Modern cars doesn't interest me as well. I'd drive my classic beetle anyday over any modern cars. ^u^

[thomasfallaeriksen]

That is very good to hear. I also drive a beetle.

[Sanz]

I only have one shot of the car here but I use sketchup....like others here its awesome...and sketchup is ridiculously easy to use for the inside and outside of the car. I don't find it any different then sitting there and drawing the drawing when you have to sit there and model the car.

https://tapas.io/episode/736330

[MST3KFan]

I really stink at drawing vehicles, but have been trying over time.

The Humvee on this page was drawn while looking at a reference photo so it's not 100% accurate to the real deal, but it's better than what I've drawn for vehicles in the past.