How To Draw Lightning McQueen: 7 Steps (with Pictures)

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Lightning McQueen is the main character of the Disney Pixar films Cars and Cars 3. In appearance, he's very similar to a NASCAR car--what really matters is that he's a great subject for an artist. Follow this tutorial to learn to draw Lightning McQueen!

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1. 1 Start off with the basic shapes for the body. Draw two ovals for the front of the car, and two large ones to form the body. Draw a curved trapezoid for the head and a rectangle to shape the back of the car.
2. 2 Sketch in guidelines for his features. Pencil in the lines for his eyes, mouth, tires, windows, etc., as shown in this image. Advertisement
3. 3 Sketch in his outline. Add two circles to the windshield area for the eyes. Draw smaller circles inside each of these for the pupils. Add in eyelids to give more life to Lightning. Don't forget his lively smile, including his teeth and tongue.
4. 4 Sketch in circles for Lightning's wheels. At this stage, you need to add perspective to create the sense of dimension and depth. Add details to the wheels by sketching in smaller circles for the rims, with smaller circles in the middle and small squares around the rim.
5. 5 Add in the finer details. Draw Lightning's stickers, Rusteez logo, and a couple of lightning bolts. Mark his side with the number 95. Outline the number in shadow to create depth.
6. 6 Outline the image. Color in the black areas, such as the tires, pupils, and part of the mouth as shown in the image. Erase any excess guidelines.
7. 7 Color the rest of Lightning McQueen. Use the colors shown here, mostly red and yellow/orange for his detailing. While you're coloring, add shadows and highlights, and you're done! Advertisement

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• Question How can I color to my drawing to make it look like an animation? Community Answer You could try making the features look a bit blurry. This technique tricks the eyes into thinking a drawing is moving. Drawing light lines with a light gray colored pencil can give the illusion of movement as well. Thanks! We're glad this was helpful. Thank you for your feedback. If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow Yes No Not Helpful 6 Helpful 12

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• If you want to use markers/watercolors to color your drawing, use paper that is relatively thick and line over your pencil more darkly before doing so. Thanks Helpful 45 Not Helpful 18
• Draw lightly in pencil so that you can easily rub out mistakes. Thanks Helpful 46 Not Helpful 21

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