How to Draw a Car (Easy Step-by-Step for Kids)

To draw a car, start with a long rounded shape for the bottom. Add a round cabin on top with two windows, then two big wheels. Round the ends, then finish with a headlight, a door handle and a bumper at each end.

Finished cartoon car facing left, red with light blue windows, a yellow headlight, gray bumpers and black wheels
The finished car
Steps
6 easy steps
You need
  • Pencil
  • Eraser
  • Black marker
  • Red, light blue, yellow, gray and black crayons

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Teaching this to a class?

Show one step at a time on the board and wait for the class before the next. The directed drawing for kids page explains how to run it.

How to draw a car step by step

  1. A long flat rectangle with rounded ends for the bottom of the car

    Step 1 of 6: Draw a long, flat rectangle with rounded ends for the bottom of the car.

  2. A round dome-shaped cabin sitting on top of the car's bottom

    Step 2 of 6: Add a round dome on top for the cabin.

  3. Two rounded windows inside the cabin, with a thin strip between them and a band of car all around

    Step 3 of 6: Draw two rounded windows inside the cabin, with a thin strip of car between them.

  4. Two big round wheels under the car, each with a small circle in the middle

    Step 4 of 6: Add two big wheels under the car, each with a small circle in the middle.

  5. Rounded hood and trunk ends, no line under the cabin, a round headlight, a door handle and a bumper at each end

    Step 5 of 6: Round the car ends and erase the line under the cabin. Add a headlight, a handle and bumpers.

  6. The car colored red with light blue windows, a yellow headlight, gray bumpers and black wheels with gray hubcaps

    Step 6 of 6: Color the car red, the windows light blue, the headlight yellow, the bumpers gray and the tires black.

Tips for little artists

  • Tip: Press lightly with the pencil first. Trace the lines you like with the marker, then erase the rest.

  • Tip: Let the wheels overlap the bottom of the car a little. Then the car sits on its wheels instead of floating.

  • Tip: Color the hubcaps light gray. The light circles make the dark tires stand out.

Make it yours

  • Race car

    Add a big number circle on the door and two stripes along the side.

  • Taxi

    Color the car yellow and add a small sign on the roof with a checker pattern.

  • Car on a road

    Draw a gray road under the wheels with white dashes and a few trees behind.

Common mistakes and easy fixes

  • The wheels are too small

    Make each wheel a little taller than the bottom part of the car, like the wheels in step 4.

  • The wheels sit in the middle

    Put one wheel near each end, under the front and back of the cabin.

  • The windows touch the edge

    Leave a thick band of car around each window, so the cabin has a frame.

Fun facts about the car

  • Carl Benz patented his Benz Patent-Motorwagen in 1886. Many historians regard that patent as the birth of the modern car. (Source: Wikipedia)

  • The Ford Model T was made from 1908 to 1927. It made car travel available to middle-class Americans. (Source: Wikipedia)

  • In 1913, Henry Ford started the first moving assembly line for cars at his Highland Park plant. (Source: Wikipedia)

Questions grown-ups ask

How do you draw a car easy?

Draw a long rounded shape, a dome on top and two windows. Add two wheels, a headlight and bumpers. The 6 steps above follow that order.

How to make a very easy car?

Use three shapes: a long rounded rectangle, a half circle on top and two circles for wheels. Add windows and color it in.

How do you draw a car step by step?

Start with the bottom of the car, then the cabin, the windows, the wheels and the small details. Color it last.

If your wheels came out different sizes, that's fine. Your car is ready to drive. More easy drawings for kids are on the home page.

Step 1 of 6

A long flat rectangle with rounded ends for the bottom of the car
Draw a long, flat rectangle with rounded ends for the bottom of the car.