Project - Wheels on Vehicles

Lesson by

Stan Prokopenko

inDrawing Basics

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Assignments 334

Downloads 5

Project - Wheels on Vehicles

Lesson by

Stan Prokopenko

in Drawing Basics

869

Assignments 334

Downloads 5

Drawing wheels on vehicles is an excellent way to practice cylinders and reinforce what we've already learned.

Level 1

Draw a simple car, bus, RV, or truck focusing on the wheels.

Add a spare tire on the front or back to practice cylinders in different orientations.
Use photos for inspiration, not for direct copying.
Draw your vehicle from a slightly different angle than your reference to practice perspective construction.
Make vehicles toy-like, simplifying details and focusing on perspective.
Start with the side view silhouette in 3-point perspective, then extrude it.
Construct wheels by approximating square planes and drawing ellipses within. Give them thickness!
Experiment with the same vehicle from multiple angles or different types of vehicles.

Level 2

Include at least one tank in your drawings to practice cylinders along all three axes.

Tanks should primarily be constructed out of boxes and cylinders.
Add simple details like headlights, a window, or more guns for enhancement.
Use the X method to ensure consistent wheel sizes.

General Tips

Keep lines light and clean in early stages to avoid messiness.
Apply "X-ray vision goggles" to visualize and construct internal parts.
Remember the techniques for constructing cylinders inside boxes.
Review previous lessons if necessary to refresh on the concepts.

Deadline: Submit by 03/28/2024 for a chance to be in the critique video!

Amu Noor

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This was even harder than the hands.

Rachel Dawn Owens

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So good!

Thien Minh Pham

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This is my attempt. It so hard~ but I kinna enjoy it I still struggling with long straight line it also take me too long I assume to do this project it took me an hour. I don't know if that is too long. I just use the idea of the car and change it position. I tried be creative with the wheel by turning it. Turn out it quite above my capability lol. And tips and advice is greatly Appreciate!

@aubrey

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15d

Hi every one, Im not sure where to post this but Ive struggled to create and enjoy the process of drawing due to perfectionism. I wanted to do character design to have put it off for years waiting until I was Good enough. Unfortunately by waiting so long to do what I actually wanted to do all along I've become better at doing studies, and drawing from observation than character design and story telling, and this gap has made me feel like an imposter. don't get me wrong studying is important and so is drawing from observation, but I almost never drew What I actually wanted to, and when I did I would criticize it harshly and tell my self to go back to studying, thinking my fundamentals were the problem. It burned me out and now Im 6 yrs in and my character designs still aren't very good. Now Im just trying to enjoy creating characters, illustrations and having fun. I think this year I've had the most growth out of all the years combined due to being willing to make mistakes and letting perfection go. If you're starting out please try not to get too caught up in the way your art looks, it will save you years. ( yes,I know Stan is always says this, Thanks Stan for awesome advice!)

Melanie Scearce

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14d

Thanks for sharing @aubrey. I think a lot of people can relate. The real secret to becoming a good artist is a lot of bad drawings.

@julia52

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14d

Hey! Thanks for sharing this—it’s such a relatable story. Perfectionism can be such a tough barrier, and waiting until we feel “good enough” often just holds us back from creating what we actually care about. I went through a similar struggle before I finally allowed myself to dive into what I really wanted to make, and it was so freeing. The best advice I can give is exactly what you’re saying: if there’s something you want to create, just start now. Thanks for sharing your journey and for the great advice, and i wish you all the best on your art journey!

I did not Want to see that

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21d

here is my level 2 assignment for this project. I feel like this one has way better wheels then my level one's. I can still see some faults in there like the sphere on top, and someone I made the smaller wheel at the back a little bigger than the one at the front, and my line quality is horrible for this one, but I tried my best at the wheels. I am still very lost about this, and I mostly go on intuition. It seems I will have to spent some time on getting this particular part of drawing right

Rachel Dawn Owens

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23d

I tried. I will need to work on cylinders more.

I did not Want to see that

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23d

God I am so embarrassed of these, I have been trying to understand this for over 3 days now, and I am so lost. I even went ahead and watch the demo's but I am still so lost about these elipses/cilinders. I did some elipses/cilinder drawings and warmups before and I did not really think it was hard, but for some reason after watching the demos and the project video I have been beat. I still have no idea how to do those elipses in perspective, and when I do try it, it makes me mess up the perspective of everything around it as well, making it look even worse. I am not even trying to talk down to myself, but it almost feels like my brain has been reset for this or something. If there is anyone out there that can share some advice with me, I will be so super grateful to you!

Gannon Beck

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23d

What helped me finally get it was understanding that the minor axis of the ellipse points to a vanishing point. It's what helps me orient my wheels correctly when I'm doing these. I didn't get it for a long, long time, so I definitely empathize with you. It's a tough thing to get your mind around.

Rachel Dawn Owens

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23d

This is looking great to me! This is a tough assignment. I think the 3rd drawing looks the best because the x,y,and z axis angles line up the best.

Jack H

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24d

This one kind of stumped me, not gonna lie. I'm not sure how to draw the correct ellipse for the boxes I've chosen, and the resulting vehicles all look kind of funky. Maybe I'll revisit this after watching the demo. Will try level 2 after getting the hang of level 1 first.

Jack H

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22d

My tank attempt. Honestly, I can't seem to get the hang of drawing the wheels aligned and of the same proportion no matter how long I try. Would definitely appreciate any advice/critiques on this...

Lil FatWombat

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24d

Here are my attempts. The old car is my last picture. At first, I had little desire and motivation for the task. Fortunately, it became easier for me over time.

Amu Noor

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These are so clean and detailed. Great work!

Melanie Scearce

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24d

These turned out great, way to stick with it 👍

Alvaro Villanueva

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24d

A lot to improve, but I'll keep practicing it time to time

Rachel Dawn Owens

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24d

These are super nice!

Christina Unger

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29d

Ah, well. First try was a bit impatient.

Vili

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1mo

Hi ! I tried my best for ellipses but i am not able to do it free-hand even with the box method. For the tank (imagination), i tried by putting an ellipse fitting in the box with the "ellipses tool" on procreate as "guideline". Then i try to draw with the ellipse as background. I think a lot of things are off, but i want to move on to the next lesson haha

@writedrawface

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1mo

The wheels were definitely a challenge. A good one, though. Centering cylinders in boxes can be pretty difficult. Measuring the minor and major axis was what got me. Maybe drawing these bigger would have helped.

Rachel Dawn Owens

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1mo

Drawing a bit bigger might help you if you make more of these drawings. I like how you drafted the different points of the ellipses on the wheels

@josephl

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1mo

My first attempt was without any practice and jumped right in. You can tell with the tank I got lazy and started getting impatient, cylinders are hard. Went ahead and watched the demos and critique and got a lot of help from those and then attempted both again with the new information. Tried to do a cool angle with the tank and did a lot better than the first but still feels off in areas.

Zeev

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1mo

I feels like this ones are kinda bad… my patience for vehicles is way more limited <o.o>

@madin

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2mo

Really struggling with extruding the ellipses, and drawing them in the squares. Hard to judge how to connect the ellipse within a square because sometimes it ends up looking squarish. Definitely need more practice with perspective in general

Petr

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2mo

Lvl 1 - I spend whole day with several trials and erase them, at this one also had lots of errors. It looks easy, but it is not :-D

@cpclermont

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2mo

I struggle really hard with ellipses. Like my arm doesn't want to do the strokes. Anyone has tips for those? Just more practice? (underhand grip on an inclined surface)

Angelica

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2mo

So many lines!! It’s hard to keep track of them all. Especially when you have the VP in the middle, everything gets so close together. And cylinders is hard to do. I understand the steps to do it but I feel pretty lost when trying to actually draw it. Like how fast should the turn be at the major axis, and how long… ? no idea. The placement of the major axis is confusing too. But it did get a bit better in the end. This was very challageing. All the latest projects have been challenging but it feels great to go from feeling that I can’t do it to somewhat being able to do it.