How to Draw a Dodge Ram

This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to draw a Dodge Ram, one of the most recognizable American pickup trucks, that clearly reflect the principles of U.S. automotive styling.

In the following steps, the DrawCarz.com team will show how to build traditional truck proportions on paper so that the drawing reflects the scale and character that define the Dodge Ram and American pickup design overall.

This guide is a logical continuation of the GMC truck drawing tutorial and reveals many important aspects that we did not touch on in the previous article.

How to draw a Dodge Ram: step-by-step tutorial

Step 1 – Sketch the package of cab and cargo box

Start with the body and lightly draw the Dodge Ram cab and cargo area. The Dodge Ram is very large and massive, so its contours should also be very powerful. Make all strokes light for now, but try to make the proportions look similar to a real vehicle.

Step 2 – Add the circular wheels, bumpers, and glazing line

Now, using two perfect circles of equal size, draw the wheels of your Dodge Ram. Next, sketch the glass strip – a straight horizontal cut. Add the bumpers with simple, angular contours on the front and rear. At this point, the sketch should look like a pickup truck: large wheels, a long bed, and a forward-facing cab.

Step 3 – Draw the semicircular fender arches with coupe doors

Now, use two semi-circles to create the wheel arches. Then create the doors (unlike the monster truck, this one has two doors) and a simple rearview mirror. Add a simple mirror to the front angle of the windows frame. Draw the guides inside the wheel circles of the Dodge Ram to prepare for more complex detailing later.

Step 4 – Draw the Dodge Ram’s front fascia with the lamps

The basic outlines of the Ram truck are complete, and starting from the step four, we’ll focus on the final detailing. Using dark, crisp lines, trace the visible side edge of the grille. Construct the headlight as a simple block behind the grille of your truck. Strengthen the lower bumper with stronger and darker strokes.

Step 5 – Trace the roof arc with glazing segmentation

If you’ve finished working on the truck’s front, move to the top. Outline the roof with dark lines, and make the windows and mirrors darker and more aesthetically pleasing. Carefully divide the windows into the windshield and side windows. Be sure to clean up this part of the drawing of unnecessary lines.

Step 6 – Darken the door cuts and handles of the Dodge Ram

Detail and darken the door contours of your Dodge truck with bold and strong lines. Add the handles as simple horizontal bars, positioned high. Add a subtle design crease along the side of the body. To finalize the cabin, erase the guidelines.

Step 7 – Draw the Dodge Ram’s cargo box, rear light, and bumper

In this step, we’ll complete the Ram body. Strengthen and darken the frame of the cargo box with long, straight lines. Draw in detail the taillight of the Dodge Ram as a vertical rectangle. Define the bumper with simple lines. Erase the remaining sketch lines to make the truck body more defined.

Step 8 – Sketch the circular rims and tire outlines

Now finalize the tires and trace the rims, making them more detailed. First, create the center of the rims, then carefully detail the straight spokes diverging from the center to the edges. Unlike sports cars, pickup rims should not be too large or detailed.

Step 9 – Add shading to convey mass and volume

To give your Dodge truck sketch a more aesthetic and complete look, add shadows and highlights. Start with the shadows, adding dense and uniform hatching, located in those places where it is indicated by the artists of Drawcarz. Conclude this stage with highlights located on glass surfaces.

Dodge Truck design features

The Ram is one of the largest and most impressive trucks on the road. With this step-by-step guide you can sketch a realistic and dimensional Dodge Truck and bring this powerful pickup from the highway straight onto your sheet of paper.

We often cover many different trucks, showing not only the various body styles but also the different makes and models.

All trucks share certain similarities and common drawing patterns, but designers never repeat each other exactly. Because of this, each truck has its own unique character, which also affects how it should be drawn.

Drawing more truck after the Dodge Ram

After learning how to sketch a Dodge truck, it makes sense to reinforce your knowledge and at the same time pick up new skills – both by practicing with other trucks and by studying the essential basics of this body type.

First, make sure to check out our tutorial on how to draw a Ford truck, one of the most well-known and widely recognized pickups in the United States and around the world.

In that lesson, we don’t focus on one specific Ford model. Instead, we explain the key principles behind illustrating this manufacturer’s trucks, principles that apply across many of their models.

Next, take a look at our lesson on drawing an old Chevrolet truck, where we explain the unique features of sketching vintage pickups and how they differ from more modern designs.

But most importantly, we recommend starting with our main truck drawing tutorial. That’s where we go in detail through the core fundamentals of sketching any truck, giving you the tools to draw pickups of any brand or style.

If for some reason that lesson feels a bit challenging, you can try our simplified truck tutorial. In it, we show how to sketch a similar pickup in a much easier way, with fewer details and without shading.

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