How to Draw an Old Truck

Earlier the team of Drawcarz showed how to draw a classic car and an antique car, and now we show how to draw an old truck.

So how are old trucks different from new ones? The main difference, of course, is the design.

In this guide, we will show you how to draw a pickup truck from the middle of the 20th century. It is distinguished by its flowing lines and rounded shapes.

How to draw an old truck: step-by-step tutorial

Step 1 – Sketch the smooth silhouette of cab and cargo

Let’s start the instruction on how to draw an old pickup truck by depicting smooth outlines of the silhouette. At this stage, the cab and the cargo section should already be clearly distinguishable.

Step 2 – Mark the rounded wheel arches and cargo border

Use two smooth semicircular lines to depict the front and rear wheel arches. In the same stage, depict the top edge of the side of the cargo part.

Step 3 – Shape the rounded window and front parts

Draw a rounded window, the top of which should follow the contours of the roof. Next, draw a large and massive fender above the arch and a headlamp recess in front. In the same stage, depict the hood.

Step 4 – Draw the door of your old pickup truck

Depict metal bumpers in the front and rear. Now create a door, the upper part of which should follow the contours of the roof and window. Complete the stage by depicting a step between the rear and front fenders.

Step 5 – Refine the truck and add the wheels with rims

Now get rid of all unnecessary construction lines from the old old pickup truck drawing. Now depict the perfectly round wheels under the arches. Next, depict perfectly round rims inside the wheels.

Step 6 – Draw the old fashioned details of your truck

In a niche in front of the body, depict a rounded headlight. Next, depict a rearview mirror and a handle on the door. Finish the stage by drawing the circular rims patterns within the outlines from the previous stage.

Step 7 – Make your old pickup truck look dimensional

Add shadows and highlights to make the old pickup truck drawing more realistic. Start with the darkest areas, then smoothly work towards lighter shadows and mid-tones.

Old truck drawing nuances

These were seven easy stages on how to draw an old truck. To complement the drawing and make it more interesting, add additional strokes to the shadows. Next, draw details such as characters inside the car or writings on the body.

Older trucks, as we mentioned in our vintage Ford truck drawing lesson, have a distinct character and visual identity.

Throughout our site, we’ve often noted that earlier vehicles were shaped more by engineers than by marketing teams, which gave them truly unique lines and easily recognizable forms.

This doesn’t make modern cars any less interesting, but it’s important to remember that classic vehicles carry a style that cannot be replicated today.

To see these characteristics even more clearly, make sure to visit our old Chevrolet drawing lesson, where these features stand out in the shapes and proportions of the truck.

For a deeper study of vintage vehicle design, explore our classic cars category, which includes mid-20th-century pickups, off-road vehicles, sports cars, and muscle cars created by designers of earlier decades. Many of these models are known for their distinctive colors and tonal choices.

To practice working with these color schemes, we recommend our truck coloring pages collection, where our artists have carefully created a wide selection of classic and modern trucks by hand.

These printables provide an excellent way to study tone, experiment with color, and develop your understanding of how to finish drawings of both older and newer vehicles.