Have you watched the new "Cars 3" and now want to portray something like that? Lightning McQueen? How to draw the protagonist of the legendary cartoon? This is the question facing the beginning illustrator. Copying other people's recognized masterpieces is one of the stages of art education. Therefore, if in the future you want to draw your unique characters, then you need to start with copying. In this article we will answer the question: "How to draw a Lightning McQueen wheelbarrow?". So, more details.
Lightning MCQUEEN. How to draw? Looking through analogues
Every child knows who Lightning McQueen is. How to draw a racing car, however, not everyone can understand.
To answer this question you need to look carefully at the cartoon. Not necessarily all parts, but you need to see the image of a moving machine. And for this contemplation, one trailer is clearly not enough. Indeed, when drawing even the most primitive volumetric forms on the plane, it is necessary to well imagine the parts of the object hidden from the eyes. Only in this way will you get a proportionally competent drawing. After studying the video, you can proceed to work with photo material. Browse through the pictures of Lightning McQueen and choose the one that will serve as your counterpart for future work.
Draw a sketch
How to draw Makvin Lightning in stages? To do this, you need to perform only two steps:
- The first is a graphic representation of a typewriter.
- The second is a pencil sketch coloring.
So, here is Lightning Makvin. How to draw a sketch? You have already selected the image you will copy. It remains to harmoniously put it together on paper and sketch it so that the main dimensions of the machine do not go astray. If in the future you plan to paint the drawing with paints, it is better to draw a sketch with watercolor pencils. If the drawing will be painted with pastel or markers, then the sketch can be drawn with a regular graphite pencil.
You need to start with large forms. Do not get hung up on individual parts, such as eyes or wheels.
First of all, you need to draw a body, and then add details to it. Stages of work should be as follows:
- body;
- wheels
- eyes, smile;
- drawing large parts - hood, doors;
- drawing of small details - stickers, headlights.
Enter color
Finish McQueen's Lightning. How to draw a bright picture? First of all, you need to choose the material for the image of the cartoon character. It can be dry materials (pastels, crayons, colored pencils) or those that require dilution with water - paints. Regardless of the chosen drawing technique, the general requirements for painting will be the same. First of all, you need to paint over the body of the machine. But do not paint it simply red. On the back of the Lightning McQueen there are shadows and highlights. They need to be shown not in one color, but in a smooth stretch from brown to red (if you draw a shadow) or from white to red (if you draw a highlight). After painting the body, you can go to the details. Drawing stickers is an easy task. Initially, you need to paint over a large lightning. It comes with a color gradient from yellow to red. This stretch must be sustained so that your drawing looks like a cartoon character. It remains to draw a black stroke to it. The remaining stickers need to be circled in pencil sketch and supplemented with letters.