Q&A for How to Become a Car Designer

Get some drawing supplies and learn to draw in perspective. Get some clay and try your hand at creating your designs in 3D. Photoshop is good, if you have access. Try to do some work on cars so that you get an understanding of how they work. Remember that cars are about form and function. Watch videos and read articles done by designers in the industry. Hard work is the key.

Practice, practice and more practice. As you continue to practice, drawing will become second nature and you can really concentrate on the look you want to bring over.

A Maruti 800 is a good start as it is cheap and it is simple to understand its structure.

Your engineering degree is a definite plus in the automotive industry; remember that the two disciplines (engineering and design) are not mutually exclusive. In your case, you probably have some experience with CAD, which is good. What you need is to start developing your artistic abilities: finding courses or programs in automotive or transportation design would be ideal, but any course (drawing, clay modeling, Photoshop, etc.) that teaches you how to render a design idea will be useful. Make sure that you get practice with perspective, color and design -- try some of Scott Roberton's books.

Yes, you can. Best of luck!

You should have a bachelor's degree in automobile design to start your career in car design.

You'll want to be old enough to communicate your ideas to others through speech, text, and images. Focus on following the recommended steps regardless of the age at which you start the process.

No, they're not. Automobile engineers mainly deal with the manufacturing and mechanical aspect of cars, whereas car designers are usually involved with the body design and aerodynamics.

Take any automotive classes in school or around your community that you can. Then get a degree in automobile design or mechanical engineering.

Get a job in a body shop and join a Hot Rod club. Read books on car repair.

Yes; I would recommend using Photoshop or Illustrator. Check out Pluralsight (an online graphic design learning tool) to help learn how to create a car template and start to draw your designs.

It depends on the skills and background education you have. If you are already skilled in sketching and rendering, you can go for a masters, which requires 1-2 years. If you would like to start from scratch, a bachelor degree course will take up to 3-5 years. Otherwise, you can learn online in 6-9 months.

To become a car designed, you need to go to design school. Find a school near you, and apply. There are many schools, such as Art Center in the USA, Royal College of Arts in the United Kingdom, and IED in Italy. College fees range around $7000 to $15'000 yearly. To get into design collect, you will need to pass an entrance test, or submit your design portfolio. There are a few online courses where you can learn car design, such as BkSketch, Creative-ed, etc. If you are not able to afford college fees, or not able to travel, you can opt for online learning instead.

You should probably start with sketches to bring out what's in your mind. As you get ready to bring more clarity to your design, you can go for more detailed drawings.

Start watching videos of car designers interviews. You can also try contacting a local car designer to see if they would meet with you to talk about what it takes to be in the field.

If the design of the car is good enough, you have a chance. You have nothing to lose by approaching car manufacturers with your design to see if there's any interest.

Yes, of course. You have to be very skilled and have a lot of practical knowledge about cars, but there are certainly no gender requirements or restrictions when it comes to becoming a car designer.

You can use clay to get a 3D perspective. Once you get clay and you are ready to start modeling, you can find a basic car to copy or you can make your own. Try starting with the Honda Civic type r 2019.

$75000 on an average, if the company is really impressed with your design. Also, try to sell the design to a start-up company as it will be a great opportunity for you to get a job as well.

In the UK you have Coventry and the Royal Academy of Arts, two of the best design schools in the world. For the laptop, look for softwares such as Catia, NX or Solidworks and your approach is 100% engineering; if not, ICEM Surf or Autodesk Alias (also from Catia). You can also look for free design courses, like the one at drivingyourdream to become a car designer. You have many options.

Look for Universities like the Royal College of London or Coventry; they offer really good masters in automotive design. There are also free online design courses like the one at drivingyourdream. There are also tons of online schools that offer courses, in any of those schools you can learn a lot of and become a car designer.