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Car Drawing: Free Printable & Easy Step-by-Step

Need a car drawing to print? Download the one below for free, ready to color, trace or copy. Want to draw it yourself? This easy car drawing starts with two simple shapes and adds wheels, windows and lights. Six steps for kids, with a free printable worksheet.

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Printable: 2-page PDF: the drawing to color + all 6 steps and a colored example on one page (US Letter / A4)
Worksheet: 3-page PDF: all steps, a tracing page and a coloring page
You need: Pencil, eraser, crayons or markers
Ages: 5 and up

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How to Draw a Car: step-by-step instructions

The new lines in each step are shown in red.

Step 1
Draw a long rectangle with rounded corners. This is the bottom of the car.
Step 2
Draw the roof on top: a shape with a slanted front and back, like a little hill.
Step 3
Add two big circles for the wheels, overlapping the bottom of the car.
Step 4
Draw two windows inside the roof, with a gap between them.
Step 5
Add the door line, a handle, a headlight in front and a taillight in back. Draw smaller circles in the wheels for the hubcaps.
Step 6
Draw a dashed road under the car. Vroom, vroom!
Now color it!
Color the car red (or your favorite color), the windows light blue and the tires dark gray with gray hubcaps. The headlight is yellow and the taillight is orange.

Print these steps (PDF worksheet)

Free printable drawing worksheet

Print all the steps on one page, then practice on the tracing sheet and finish with the coloring page. Perfect for art class, homeschool or a rainy afternoon.

Download the worksheet

Tips for a better car drawing

Draw the wheels last so they sit on top of the car body.
Keep both wheels the same size by tracing a coin.
A slightly slanted windshield makes the car look like it is moving.

4 ways to make your car drawing unique

Add racing stripes and a number on the door.
Draw a road, trees and a sun around your car.
Turn it into a police car, a taxi or a race car.
Put a driver in the window.

Coloring your car drawing

Once your drawing is finished, go over the pencil lines with a black marker or fine-liner and erase any leftover pencil. Then grab crayons, colored pencils or markers. Start with the biggest areas first and finish with the small details. Not sure which colors to use? Look at the colored example under the last step: it also prints on the steps page of the PDF. Not in the mood to draw? Print our ready-made car drawing at the top of this page and jump straight to coloring.

Fun facts about cars

One of the first gasoline cars was built by Karl Benz in 1886.
Electric cars were already being built more than 100 years ago.

Your car drawing is complete!

Great job! Every time you practice, your lines get smoother and your shapes more confident, so try drawing it again from memory tomorrow. Print the free worksheet to practice with the tracing page, and check out our other easy drawing guides below.