How To Draw A Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat - Realistic Step By Step Drawing Tutorial

In today's muscle car drawing tutorial, I'll show you how to draw a matte black Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat with some amazing reflections.

I've broken down the entire drawing process, from sketching to shading and highlighting, into simple, easy-to-follow steps so you can create your own Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat drawing.

Let's get started!

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Drawing Supplies I Used To Draw The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat

To make this drawing, I used Ohuhu Honolulu markers in the colors Colorless Blender (0), Neutral Grey 03 (CG030), Neutral Grey 3 (NG03), Neutral Grey 07 (CG070), Neutral Grey 6 (NG06), Black (120), Coralessence (R200), Strawberry Pink (RV330), Horseradish (G140), and Ocean Green (G3).

I also used some Derwent Chromaflow colored pencils to add details. I used the White, Platinum, and Black pencils.

I used a white Posca PC-3M paint marker to add white highlights.

And I used an HB pencil, a ruler, an eraser, and a kneaded eraser.

I made this drawing on A4 size Canson Illustration Manga Paper.

How To Draw A Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Step By Step

To create a realistic Dodge Charger Hellcat drawing, you'll first need to find a good reference photo. 

Next, you sketch the outline of the car. 

After that, you color the Charger Hellcat, part by part, until it is fully colored. 

And to finish it off, you add a few details with colored pencils and a few highlights with a white paint marker.

Step 1: Find A Reference Photo For The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Drawing

The first step to drawing any car realistically is to look for a reference photo.

This helps you get the proportions and lighting to look realistic.

I found this photo of a matte black Dodge Charger Hellcat on Unsplash which I'll be using as a reference throughout this tutorial.

Step 2: Sketch The Outline Of The Dodge Charger Hellcat

Now that we have our reference photo at hand, we can start sketching the Charger Hellcat.

To do this, I like to use the grid method. This method makes sketching the car proportions accurately a lot easier.

If you're not sure how to use this method, I highly recommend checking out this detailed guide I wrote about the grid method.

The first thing you need to do to use the grid method is to resize the reference photo to have the same dimensions as your paper. For me, that's 11.7 by 8.3 inches (29.7 by 21 cm) or 3508 by 2480 pixels.

Next, I added a grid overlay of 15 by 10.5 squares and marked the squares containing bits of the car in light green.

After that, I recreated that grid on my paper.

As we made the grid 15 by 10.5 squares, the grid squares will all be about 0.8 by 0.8 inches or 2 by 2 cm.

I only sketched the squares I previously marked in light green.

With that now done, we can start sketching the Dodge Charger itself.

I first lightened the grid with an eraser.

Then, I started sketching the outer edge of the Dodge.

I broke the whole outline up into simple lines, and then, for each line, I marked the start, end, and where it crosses grid lines before sketching the line in one quick motion.

Step 3: Sketch The Parts & Details Of The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat

After completing the outline, I started adding the parts of the car like the headlights, windows, mirrors, grills, etc.

I started by sketching the outlines of all those parts using the same steps as before.

And then, I added all the smaller parts and details.

I left the wheel to do for the next step.

Step 4: Sketch The Wheels Of The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat

To sketch the wheels, I first sketch a big ellipse inside, separating the tire and the outer rim.

As we view the car from almost straight on, you can't really see much of the wheels.

On the front wheel, you can only see 5 of the 10 spokes. The lower 2 curve downwards from the center. The 2 above are just straight lines. And the top one curves slightly upwards.

In the middle of the front wheel, there is also this extra line parallel to the outer rim

On the rear wheel, you can only see 3 spokes. The upper 2 are just straight lines, the bottom one curves slightly downwards.

Each spoke points toward the center of the wheel, but you can't see it because of the car's angle.

Step 5: Sketch The Reflections Of The Dodge Charger Hellcat

To finish off the sketch, I roughly marked out the reflections on the car.

And that's the sketch all done!

Step 6: Color All Black Parts Of The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat

Now it's time to start coloring the car.

I like to color all the pure black parts first. This makes coloring the rest of the car easier in my experience.

Step 7: Color The Wheels Of The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat

Next up, I colored the wheels with CG070.

And then, I added some details and shading with NG06.

Step 8: Color The Shadow Below The Dodge Charger Hellcat

After that, I colored the shadow underneath the car with CG030.

To smoothen the gradient, I used CG070 to blend the dark black edge by coloring over it.

I used CG030 to color over the dark grey edge of the CG070.

And I used the colorless blender to blend out the outer edge of the shadow.

Step 9: Color The Headlights Of The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat

Then, I colored the headlights of the Dodge Charger.

I first colored the top half of the right headlight with CG030.

Then, I used NG03 to color the remainder of the right headlight and create this lighter hockey stick shape.

I also colored the left headlight.

Next, I used CG070 and then NG06 to add some reflections to both headlights.

Step 10: Color The Windshield Of The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat

Next, I colored the windshield.

I started by coloring the light part of the side window and the rear window you can see through the windshield with CG030.

Later on, I decided that the bit of the rear window was too light and darkened it to NG03.

Next, I used NG03 to color the rest of the windshield and the left door mirror.

After that, I used CG070 to darken the darker reflections, the right and bottom edges, and the bottom half of the top of the door mirror.

This is also where I used NG03 to darken that bit of the rear window.

Lastly, I used NG06 to darken the right bit of the reflection in the middle of the windshield and the bottom of the top of the door mirror cap.

Step 11: Color The Side Windows Of The Dodge Charger Hellcat

After that, I used NG03 to color the side windows and the door mirror.

Then, I used CG070 to color the rear side window and added shading to the mirror cap.

And lastly, I used NG06 to make the parts I shaded on the mirror cap darker.

Now, everything but the main body is done.

Step 12:  Color The Front Bumper Of The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat

As the reflections are a bit complex, I divided the main body up into 3 parts: the front bumper, the hood and the roof, and the side of the car.

First, I colored the front bumper, and to start off, I used NG03 to color the whole thing.

Next, I used CG070 to add shading. 

I left the front edge of the splitter and the edge above the splitter, the top left corner, some bits on the bottom right, the big edge below the top grill, and some parts above the lower grill on the right, lighter grey.

I blended the edges out with NG03 to make it look more matte.

Lastly, I used NG06 to add some darker shading to the darker grey parts and blended the edges out with CG070.

Step 13: Color The Hood & The Roof Of The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat

After that, I colored the hood and the roof with NG03.

Then, I added the reflections with CG070 and blended the edge out with NG03.

Lastly, I used NG06 to darken the reflections and blended the edge out again, but with CG070 this time.

Step 14: Color The Side Of The Dodge Charger Hellcat

Then, I colored the side of the car with NG03...

Added reflections with CG070 and blended them out with NG03...

And some dark reflections with NG06. I didn't blend out these reflections.

Step 15: Add Some Color To The Reflections On The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Drawing

Now the fun part, the part I've been waiting for, and a little experiment.

In the reference photo, you might have noticed that there are some colored reflections.

I have not forgotten about them. I just wanted to experiment a bit.

Now is the time we add all those colors to the reflections by just coloring over them.

I used Coralessence (R200) to color the red reflections.

I used  Strawberry Pink (RV330) to color the pink reflections.

I used Horseradish (G140) to color the light green reflections.

And I used Ocean Green (G3) to color the darker green reflections.

Step 16: Add Details To Your Dodge Charger Hellcat Drawing With Colored Pencils

Now it's time to add some details to the Dodge Charger Hellcat, and to do that, I used only 2 colored pencils: white and black.

I used the white pencil to highlight panel edges like the front edge of the splitter, the gaps around the hood, the edge above the hood intake, the top edge of the windshield, etc.

I also used it to add reflections and highlights on the side of the car, in the headlights, and on the wheels. And I colored the SRT Hellcat logo in the grill with the white pencil.

I used the black pencil to add just a few panel gaps and some dark reflections on the side of the Charger.

Step 17: Add White Highlights To Your Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Drawing

To finish the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat drawing off, I used a white paint marker to add some bright white highlights on the car.

I highlighted the SRT Hellcat logo, the headlights, some bits of the wheels, and some reflections on the hood, window, and side of the car.

And that's how to draw a 2023 Dodge Charger Hellcat with markers.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and were able to follow along!

Below you'll find some more tutorials you might like.

Thank you!

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Car Drawing Ideas, Muscle Cars, Step-By-Step, Car Sketching, Marker Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sports Cars, Modified Cars

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