How To Draw A Ford GT - Detailed Step-By-Step Guide

In this car drawing tutorial, I'm going to show you how to draw a Ford GT.

Each part is broken into simple and easy-to-follow steps so you can easily follow along and create your own realistic Ford GT drawing.

Let's get started!

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How To Draw A Ford GT?

To make a realistic drawing of a Ford GT, I first looked for a reference photo I liked.

After that, I created a sketch of the outline of the Ford using the grid method.

Next, I colored the car with alcohol markers starting with the black and the grey parts, before moving on to the main body of the car.

Lastly, I added some details with colored pencils and highlights with a Posca paint marker.

Step 1: Look For A Reference Photo You Like

When drawing a realistic car, you need a reference photo. A high-quality image helps you capture accurate proportions, reflections, and details that make the car look lifelike.

I find this beautiful photo of a Ford GT driving on the road on Pexels.com:

Step 2: Gather Your Drawing Supplies

To make this drawing, I used Ohuhu Honolulu alcohol markers in the colors
Colorless Blender (0), Neutral Grey 03 (CG030), Neutral Grey 3 (NG03), Neutral Grey 07 (CG070), Neutral Grey 6 (NG06), Neutral Grey 7 (NG07), Black (120), Pastel Yellow (Y1), Sunflower (Y2), Melon Yellow (YR33), Dark Yellow (YR1), Deep Teak (Y210), and Napoleon Blue (PB4). (Get a 10% discount here.)

I also used the black and white Derwent Chromaflow colored pencils.

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

I made this drawing on A4-sized Canson Illustration Manga paper.

Step 3: Sketch The Basic Outline Of The Ford GT

Now that we know what reference photo and what drawing supplies we're going to use, we can start sketching the car.

I like to start with the basic outline and then sketch in all the parts.

To make sketching the Ford GT a little bit easier, I like to use a technique called the grid method. If you're not sure what it is or how to use it, I highly recommend you check out this guide I made about it.

To use the grid method, you first need to resize the photo to match the aspect ratio of your piece of paper. The paper I'm using is A4-sized, which translates into 3508 by 2480 pixels.

Then, I added a grid overlay on my reference photo using Photoshop. You can also use my grid overlay tool to do this.

Next, I replicate that grid on my paper. I like to only sketch the squares that are necessary to sketch the whole Ford GT. I previously marked those squares in light blue on the reference photo.

Next, I start sketching the outline of the Ford GT. I like to start on the left and work my way up and around the car section by section, line by line, until the full outline is done.

To sketch each line, I first mark where it starts and ends, and where it crosses grid lines. Then, I sketch the line in one motion. I repeat this for the whole outline until it is complete.

Step 4: Sketch The Parts & Details Of The Ford GT

With the outline in place, it's a lot easier to sketch all the parts of the Ford GT.

I like to sketch the bigger parts first and then the details.

I just pick a part, mark where corners are and where it crosses grid lines, and then I sketch it.

I do this for all the parts (except for the wheels for now) and details until they're done.

Step 5: Sketch The Wheels Of The Ford GT

Now only the wheels are left to sketch, and as the Ford GT is driving on a road, they are a lot simpler.

Because it is driving, you can't see the individual spokes. You can only see vague shapes. Those vague shapes are the things we're going to sketch.

But first we need to sketch the outline of the wheels.

To sketch the wheels, I like to mark the top, left, right, and bottom edges first. Then I mark where the outline of the wheels crosses grid lines. Lastly, I sketch the outline going through all those points as smoothly as possible.

If the outline looks wonky, I try to find out what is wrong with it, then I erase it and try again.

Next, I sketch the outer rim edge and I mark the center.

To sketch the outer rim, I again first mark the top, left, right, and bottom edges. Then I mark the points where it crosses grid lines and then I sketch the line.

To mark the center of the wheels, I carefully look at which square they are in and where they are placed within that square.

Now it's time to sketch the vague shapes of the rotating wheels.

I just look at the reference and look for semi harsh lines in the wheels and then I sketch those.

With rotating wheels like these, there is a lot of room for error.

Lastly, I sketch the outline of the shadow underneath the car.

Step 6: Sketch The Reflections On The Ford GT

To finish off the sketch, I mark where the reflections are.

To do this, I look at the reference photo and look for harsh lines on the body work of the car and where they are positioned in relation to the grid lines.

These are the reflections I sketched:

Step 7: Color All Black Parts Of The Ford GT

Now that the sketch is done, I like to color all pure black parts first.

This makes the car a lot less overwhelming to color in.

Step 8: Color The Wheels Of The Ford GT

Next up, I colored the wheels.

I colored both wheels fully with NG03.

Then, I used CG070 to darken most of the wheels while leaving a few tiny lighter grey edges, especially around the center and the bottom of the wheels.

After that, I used NG06 to color the dark parts of the wheels while leaving some vague shapes lighter.

Lastly, I darkened the darkest parts on the front wheel with NG07 and I darkened the medium grey parts with NG06.

Step 9: Color The Shadow Of The Ford GT

After that, I colored the shadow underneath the Ford GT.

I started by coloring the outer edge with CG030.

Next, I used CG070 to color in between the light grey and the black to function as a transition color.

Lastly, I blended it all together to form one smooth gradient from white to black.

To do so, I used CG070 to color over the edge of the black and the dark grey. This smoothens the edge out a bit.

Then, I did the same with CG030 with the edge of the CG070.

And lastly, I used the colorless blender to soften the edge of the CG030.

Step 10: Color The Front Carbon Fiber Bit Of The Ford GT

Next, I colored the carbon fiber part on the front of the Ford GT. Does it count as part of the splitter? I'm not sure...

I colored it with NG03.

And then, I used NG06 to add the dark shadowy bits on the left.

Step 11: Color The Side Skirt Of The Ford GT

Next up, I colored the side skirt of the Ford GT

I colored it with CG030 first.

Then, I used NG03 to darken most of it, except for 2 lighter grey lines. One big one in the middle and a small one on the left.

Next, I used CG070 to add some darker shading. I colored the top half and I colored the bottom left and right with the brush nib, leaving the middle lighter.

Lastly, I used NG06 and colored over the CG070 parts as I wanted them to be darker.

Step 12: Color The Headlights Of The Ford GT

After that, I colored both headlights of the Ford GT.

I started by coloring the light parts with Cg030 and I colored the remainder with NG03.

Next, I used CG070 to add some shading and I also marked out some of the parts in the headlights.

Lastly, I used NG06 to darken the dark parts on the right side of the left headlight and I darkened all of the dark parts on the right headlight.

Step 13: Color The Pin Striping And The Windshield Of The Ford GT

After that, I colored the pin striping on the front of the GT with NG06.

And I darkened the front half with NG07.

Next, I colored the remainder of the windshield with CG070 and I colored the stripes on the roof with NG06.

Step 14: Color The Side Windows Of The Ford GT

Next, I colored the side windows.

I started by coloring the front half with CG030.

Then, I added some cloud-like squiggles on it with NG03.

And I colored the rear half with Y210.

And to finish it off, I added a dark outline to the dark yellow with CG070.

Step 15: Color The Ford Logo On The GT

After that, I colored the Ford logo on the front of the GT with PB4.

Step 16: Color The Main Body Of The Ford GT

Now all that's left to color is the body of the Ford GT.

I started by coloring the lightest parts with Y1.

Next, I used Y2 to color the remainder and to darken some of the light yellow bits where they needed to be a bit darker.

After that, I felt like the parts I just colored weren't dark enough so I colored over them with YR33. I also darkened the light yellow on the top of the front of the GT.

Next, I used YR1 to add some darker shading and reflections, mainly on the front, the air vents on the frunk, and the reflections on the side.

Lastly, I used Y210 to add just a few dark shadows on the car, mainly on the front right of the bumper and the aero bit on the left, as well as some reflections on the side of the car.

Step 17: Add Details With Colored Pencils To Your Ford GT Drawing

With the Ford GT now fully colored, we need to add some details to it.

To do so, I like to use a black and a white colored pencil.

I used the white pencil to add highlights and panel edges and the headlights, and I used it to color the vague wheel bits.

And I used the black pencil to color the panel gaps and dark lines in the wheels.

I also used the black pencil to add the carbon fiber texture on the front carbon fiber part, but I forgot to do so in this step, so I did it in the next one...

Step 18: Add White Highlights To Your Ford GT Drawing

To finish the Ford GT drawing off, I used a white paint marker to add some really bright white highlights on the car, mainly on the side reflections.

And that's how I drew this simple yet realistic Ford GT.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!

Let me know what parts you struggled with so I can make better tutorials in the future.

Thank you!

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