text: “Every little detail counts toward making a car recognisable,” says House. Features like a licence plate, door handles and cross-hatching on the headlights will go a long way toward boosting the realism of your car. Make sure that you give your drawing a ground shadow and don’t neglect interior details. Sketching the steering wheel and seats in darker shades gives depth to the inside of the car. To really make it pop, add highlights and shadows to show where the light hits the car.
  In this second art lesson, designer Jay Shuster lays out a guide to the rough-and-ready drawing style that car designers use. Follow along with Shuster’s step-by-step drawing instructions to get your own results in minutes.
  The sill line refers to the bottom edge of the car. From a side-view angle, it is a relatively straight line across the page, drawn whatever distance from the ground suits your car. Mark your wheel cutouts at this point.