How to Draw a Coupe Car Easy

This really simple tutorial on how to draw a coupe car easy already on drawcarz.com, so prepare your pencils and let’s get started.

The team of our artists really loves coupe cars very much, and our readers love this type of cars too. Three are a lot of different styles and brands creating these cars, and this guide can help you to sketch any of them.

We’ve uses the example of the legendary BMW E36 in this tutorial. It has sharp and straight lines, but when you will sketch your version, you can adjust the shapes and reproduce any other coupe.

How to draw a coupe car: easy tutorial

Step 1 – Sketch coupe proportions with simple shapes

First, lightly draw the outline of your coupe using a long, flat rectangle and a trapezoid. The outlines at this stage should be very light. To convey the shape, make the rectangle long and the roofline very low. A key feature of any coupe is its elongated, streamlined profile with a very sloping roof that flows smoothly into the trunk, so make the roof flat and the body low.

Step 2 – Add the car’s headlights, wheels, and mirrors

Now we need to add the most basic details to our car body. Mark the headlights, windows, mirrors, and wheels. This step is also done with very light lines. Draw the coupe headlight as a narrow rectangle, the windows as long, shallow trapezoids, and the mirror as a small triangle. The wheels should be circles positioned directly under the semicircular arches.

Step 3 – Draw the long hood and headlight of the coupe

In this step, we need to be more attentive. Gently trace and darken the outline of the headlight and the long hood of your car. Since we are drawing the car from the side, we see only one headlamp, this greatly facilitates our task. A coupe usually has a long hood, so extend the front line further than you would for a sedan. Keep the headlight flat and narrow.

Step 4 – Trace the sloping coupe roof with a smooth curved line

Now let’s move on to the roof. Incidentally, this type of car differs from others in that it has a rather low roof, which we’ll detail in this step. Therefore, carefully draw the top of the coupe using dark lines. Again, try to keep the roof as low as possible in relation to the body, and use very smooth lines to create the transition from the roof to the trunk. Try to use one continuous line without any breaks.

Step 5 – Draw the coupe door and side outline

Another distinctive feature of coupe cars is that they have only two doors. In this step, we just need to trace this very door as a long rectangle and the outlines of the side of the body. Add a couple of short horizontal strokes for the handle. Do not forget to add a turn signal lamp, handle, molding, and a small rectangle for the side lamp.

Step 6 – Sketch the car taillight with simple shapes

This step of our coupe drawing tutorial will be fairly straightforward. Here, we need to trace the trunk and taillight. To simplify this part, illustrate the rear as a simple diagonal shape descending from the roof. Add a single rectangle for the taillight at the end. Add a couple of short horizontal lines for detailing the taillight. Again, when drawing a coupe, remember that the rear should be quite sloping.

Step 7 – Add the sports wheels with low-profile tires

Now, using very careful hand movements, draw the wheels of your coupe. Add a second thin circle inside each one to illustrate the low-profile tire. Try to make them smooth and perfectly round. Large wheels with thin tires are part of the sporty style, and this is easily conveyed with two expressive round shapes.

Step 8 – Complete the coupe wheels with basic rims

To make the car look more aggressive and cool, create large rims, as the artists at DrawCarz did. Simplify the rims by sketching five or six straight spokes radiating from the center, like a star. You don’t need perfectly curved or detailed patterns.

Coupe drawing basics

This is the first tutorial created by our artists based on your requests. As you can see, we’re very attentive to your requests, so please let us know what cars you’d like to learn how to draw.

For now, let’s summarize and reinforce what it takes to sketch a coupe in a simple style.

First, there are several features that always define this body type. The most important is the two-door design.

To simplify it, sketch one door on the side, making it longer than on a sedan. This immediately distinguishes a coupe from a four-door car.

Another factor is the low roofline. Coupes always look sportier than sedans. On paper, this can be depicted as a single, smooth arc, gently sloping toward the rear.

The long hood and sloping rear also play a key role. Therefore, always sketch the hood as a long, smooth shape, and the rear as another long, smooth shape.

Finally, large wheels with low-profile tires give the coupe a sporty look. As in this tutorial, sketch the wheel as two large circles with simplified rims.

Now that you know the basics in a simplified style, you can continue sketching other vehicles with similar designs.

If you’re looking for another step-by-step method for a classic supercar, try our tutorial on how to draw a Lamborghini, or check out our tutorial on how to draw a Ferrari, another iconic sports car created in a very simplified style.

And, of course, in the future, we plan to draw cars of all different styles and shapes, as well as all sorts of famous brands, so stay tuned.

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