Car Digital Drawing and Painting Tutorials
Perspective Basics Tutorial
In this video tutorial Marouane Bembli shows two different methods for drawing cars in perspective.
Concept Car Digital Rendering Tutorial
A visual tutorial that shows the steps for creating a digital car rendering starting from a scanned sketch.
2032 Hot Rod design tutorial
In this 32 minute video concept designer Scott Robertson shows some insights on the design development of his futuristic hot rod design, from a sketch to a 3D model.
Photoshop Layer Mask Tutorial
A tutorial that covers the basics for rendering in Photoshop using layer masks. Includes the layered Photoshop file.
Shiny car rendering in Photoshop: layering strategy
A video tutorial by Scott Robertson on the layering strategy for rendering reflective surfaces in Photoshop, taken from his recent workshop tour in Asia.
Truck concept sketch: value block-in
In this video tutorial Scott Robertson shows the value block-in process and some quick layer strategies for rendering a matte sci-fi truck in Photoshop.
Empowering the Burn to Design: A Creative Journey from 2D to 3D
In this lecture from Autodesk University 2012, vehicle designer Pete Blades shows his workflows for quickly creating concepts using SketchbookPro and Alias Automotive.
Old School Lowrider Painting
A 1-hour sketch/painting of a 1940s low rider using Autodesk SketchBook Pro 6 and a Wacom Cintiq 22HD.
Car sketching tutorial – front quarter view
A real-time video by Hyundai India designer Pravin Gaikwad, who sketches a concept car in front quarter view.
Adding color and value to a line drawing
In this video tutorial Scott Robertson shows how to quickly enhance a detailed line drawing by adding color and value, using a style reminiscent of old architectural watecolor drawings.
Automotive Design Process Video Tutorials
A collection of video tutorials by designer Mikael Lugnegård from his personal page on behance, including a one-hour video on his car sketching workflow process.
How to Draw Cars with Sections
A video tutorial that shows how to use sections to help define the car’s forms and shapes.
Vehicle lighting strategy
A video that shows two quick value comps of two lighting strategies of the same vehicle sketch in Photoshop.
Car sketch ideation tutorial
A video by Hyundai Motors India exterior designer Pravin Gaikwad, who shows a workflow for generating multiple concepts at the initial stage of the car design process, using rapid sketching and shading.
Aston Martin Vantage Sketch
A video showing the sketching process of an Aston Martin Vantage in 3/4 view. Created on a Fujitsu T-5010 tablet with a Wacom enabled digital pen.
Colorizing and weathering a car greyscale sketch in Photoshop
A new video tutorial by Scott Robertson, who shares his techniques for colorizing and weathering a greyscale sketch in Photoshop. Includes a downloadable PSD file for reference.
Concept Car Sketch Jam – Making Of
A visual “making of” of a project by automotive designer Olivier Gamiette, where a single concept is rendered using a variety of techniques, both analogue and digital.
How to Draw Cars Using Sections
A 8-minute video tutorial that explains how to to sketch cars with sections in mind. Shot in real-time using Painter 12 and a Wacom pen.
