We have all looked at classic paintings –or ones that have not had a chance to become classic – of cars and wanted to own the painting and/or the car. However, also a great many of us look at the wonderful art inspired by cars and wish that we could draw like that. Talented car artists have a way of drawing the car that gives a real impression of speed, power and class. The best car artists will make the car come alive in the picture, giving it a 3D aspect that puts you right there next to the car, looking into it.

It is without doubt the case that some people are just blessed with artistic talent, able to draw from memory or from view something that stuns you with its photo-realistic quality. Some of us, even with hours of studying and days of work, will never be able to do what they can turn out in the time it takes to eat lunch. There are, however, some books and guides out there for those of us who have just that bit of talent and want to turn it into something epic.

If you are interested in making car art yourself, for your own appreciation or to sell, then your first stopping point should be an online bookstore, where there are a range of books on how to draw or to hone your existing talent, and a number of specific books on how to draw cars. After you have sold a few pieces, who knows? You might be on the road towards buying one of the cars you have been drawing.