How to Draw a Toyota Supra

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to draw a Toyota Supra, a model that has become a true legend among Japanese performance cars.

The Toyota Supra is a Japanese sports car that has become an icon in motorsport culture and one of the most popular models among fast cars.

In this tutorial, you will also get to study the key styling solutions used in Japanese sports cars and see how they differ from American, German, and Italian design.

How to draw a Toyota Supra: step-by-step tutorial

Step 1 – Sketch the smooth 90s Supra outline

Like the Mazda RX-7, this car has distinct automotive design features from the 90s, that is, very smooth and flowing contours. Start with a flowing shape that captures the Supra’s long-hood/short-deck proportion. Make the body simple and aerodynamic. Use sweeping arc illustrate the roofline.

Step 2 – Create the cabin glass and wheel shapes

Our drawing is gradually becoming more and more like a car. Now, using light strokes, sketch the round wheels (you can use a compass) and the outline of the Supra’s window line. Then, outline the window with a continuous arc, tapering smoothly toward the C-pillar.

Step 3 – Mark the single coupe door, arches, and rims

Since this is a sports car, it has one door on each side of the body. Mark this very single door on this side, lights, and large spoiler. For the door, use a couple of smooth and curved lines. Sketch the wheel arches as rounded bulges. Inside the wheel circles, mark the rims lightly, leaving space to detail them later and add spokes. Finally, indicate the spoiler with a simple outline.

Step 4 – Define the rounded headlight, hood, and front arch

To make the sketch look complete and professional, let’s begin tracing the sketch with a dark pencil, marker, or ink. Starting from the “nose” of the sports car, draw out the hood and arch of the Toyota Supra. Trace the headlight as a rounded oval, giving it a soft, organic quality typical of 90s Japanese design.

Step 5 – Draw out the sloping Supra roof arc and windows

Almost all Japanese supercars have a very flat and sloping top surface. Trace the roof arc with a single fluid motion, giving it a sleek and continuous shape. Draw out the windows of your 90s Toyota Supra, narrowing them to the rear. Place the mirror on the A-pillar as a simple, aerodynamic form.

Step 6 – Refine the sports car’s spoiler and trunk

The large spoiler of this car should create a strong downforce, and in this step we should draw out this part of the Japanese supercar. Outline the bumper as a solid block at the rear. Draw the exhaust pipe as a small square form protruding from beneath the Toyota Supra bumper.

Step 7 – Add the door and aerodynamic side details

The most complicated detail of our Supra is the side part. Detail the stylish door with deliberate strokes. After that, add the intake as a recessed cut near the lower edge. Place the handle as a small horizontal shape near the beltline.

Step 8 – Draw the Toyota Supra’s sporty rims

Tires are one of the most challenging parts of any car drawing, as it’s incredibly difficult to make them truly round and symmetrical. Rims are just as challenging to draw, so be extremely careful when drawing them. Carefully work the wheels, tracing their rounded shape with smooth, controlled movements. Inside each wheel, create a rim with symmetrical spokes radiating from the point.

Step 9 – Add shading to give your 90s spouse car volume

The final touches to any sketch are shadows and highlights. Hatching can be added to the locations shown in the illustration below. Add shadows along the lower edges and inside the arches to give the car volume. On the glass surfaces, use simple strokes to create reflections. If your Toyota Supra sketch looks like ours, this guide is complete.

Toyota Supra design elements

At one time, this crazy Japanese supercar caused a sensation in the world, and now you can buy this 90x Japanese sports car for very little money. But you do not need to buy it, because now you yourself can sketch a Toyota Supra on a paper or tablet.

The Supra of the 80s and 90s, like many Japanese sports cars of that era, was defined by a long hood and a short rear deck. This proportion reflected the front-engine, rear-drive layout and gave the car a distinctly aggressive profile.

Another key feature was the use of smooth aerodynamic curves. Japanese design at the time favored rounded bumpers, flowing roof arches, and wide but softly shaped wheel housings rather than sharp angular lines.

Distinctive details such as the large headlights, integrated bumper intakes, and prominent rear spoilers also played a major role in Supra’s look.

All these elements are those seemingly unnoticeable little things that help this car stand out from other cars and be recognizable even for those who do not understand cars.

And you, as an artist creating cars, can reflect this in your drawings and reproduce famous cars in your sketches or create your own, inspired by legendary designs.

Draw more Japanese sports cars

After finishing this tutorial, you can also try to draw a Nissan Skyline. This model is one of the most recognizable Japanese sports cars with a long, straight body with boxier surfaces in earlier generations.

Another option is the Mazda RX-7 drawing tutorial. This Japanese classic has softer lines, pop-up headlights, and a lighter overall character compared to the Supra.

Sketching it will help you understand how Japanese design of the 90s could vary between manufacturers while still keeping the same aerodynamic spirit.

The next option is the Nissan GT-R drawing tutorial. Compared to the Skyline, the GT-R has a more modern and aggressive design, with wider fenders, angular headlights, and even lower stance.

Drawing it is a good way to work on muscular proportions and complex aerodynamic details.

And if you want a more universal approach, check the main tutorial on how to draw a sports car.

In that lesson, we explain the fundamental rules of proportion, and construction that apply to any performance vehicle. It’s a strong foundation to master before moving on to more specific models.