We was drawing at Garden by the Bay, in Singapore. I took a picture of my friend drawing. It was the first I saw someone holding the pen that way (picture below). So I tried. My movement became clearly limited. Maybe I was just not used to it ?! I ask her to hold the pen how I usually recommend (Position A below). She tried and she was surprised that she could suddenly gain more agility. She has an opportunity to improve by just readjusting her pen grip. I invite you to look at how yourself...
Archive - January 2015
A TIP I recommend especially for beginners who have difficulties to start – who try to draw, but can’t find any satisfaction at the moment. Instead of focusing on getting “ambitious” result, and get frustrated, I recommend to focus on getting pleasure at drawing. That’s how you will gain motivation and progress making your first baby steps. You may fall down often, but stand up as many times as needed till you can walk. One way to enjoy and motivate oneself at drawing is to...
My friend Adrien Wira and I tried something new, a Collaboration. It’s something I never though about till Adrien suggested the idea. We know each other for a while. We was classmate at Creapole-ESDI, in Paris studying Product design. Adrien is a talented Footwear designer at Adidas, in Germany. We used to work in the same building of Adidas Performance. Even if I now live in Asia, I am pleased that we still keep in touch and decide to create things together. We aim to improve each other’s...
Today a Video tutorial of Photoshop interface and brush (Opacity and Size pen pressure). After this tutorial you will know how to make your first sketch on Photoshop with your graphic tablet. 00:10 Create a new document 01:10 Interface presentation: Tool bar, tool preset, Canvas, Windows 01:30 Toolbar 01:50 Tool preset 02:09 Window for designers: Painting configuration 03:02 Navigator: zoom in and out 03:24 Move the canvas shortcut: [Spacebar) 03:38 Zoom in and out shortcut: Space + Cmd...
Maxpower20 asked me if I would have any advice on “How to improve my drawing quality of lines?” I think it could be helpful to share my answer with all of you. Nike Sneaker sketch I did this NIKE sneaker sketch in Photoshop with the Wacom Cintiq 22HD. What makes a drawing interesting is not only the design but also the expression of your lines. To enhance it: I started it with the Photoshop pen pressure activated. Then, I deactivated it to bold some lines even more to give a...
When you start a drawing session, you may wonder why your first sketches are clumsy. Your hand muscles are not yet that agile. It’s good to start with a bit of warm up. For that, draw anything with a loose hand. Warm Up drawing with a loose hand – Wacom Cintiq 22HD with Sketchbook Pro 00:01 Start drawing with simple shapes 00:04 Keep your hand loose 00:12 Draw with a moderate precision 00:15 We’ll adjust later 00:21 Use some light reflexion to the eyes 00:27 Add grey value using...
Hi Sketchers! Today, we’re diving into the world of C-curves – a fundamental technique that will revolutionize your drawing skills. Get a pen and let’s create smooth, flowing curves that bring your designs to life! Let’s get started with this simple yet powerful technique that I use in 99% of my sketches! Table Of Contents How to Draw C-Curves in 5 StepsLearn the Straight line, C-curve and S-curvesNEXT: The 18 Types of Lines to Draw Anything! How to Draw C-Curves in 5...
For a “symmetrical sketch”: The middle line is essential to any designer. Mother nature made most of the things on earth and outer space symmetrical. Humans naturally create objects mostly symmetrical as well. You may want to draw a spaceship, a razor, a lamp, a car, a fashion model…anything symmetrical, use the Middle line. It’s mostly applicable for the front view, and it becomes even more interesting from a perspective view. See an example on this short video I extracted from the...
7-days Roll of paper challenge I started without knowing the lenght of the roll. But I needed to set up a time limit to the challenge. I took 7 days, fair enough. The challenge is not about making each sketch a piece of art, but a design journey to study and explore “new sketching territories”. What really matter here are: How am I able to multiply ideas How my sketching skills will improve Know better my self Which Theme ? I decided to focus on 1 theme to get more results. I decided to explore...
Hi guys, today I recorded the first video of sketching tutorial ! To be honest that was not easy for me, as I am not used to speak alone in front of a camera. I plan to do more videos, so more I do more I should improve my video skills. Anyway, here we go ! How to draw objects in volume step by step | Industrial Design sketching for beginners Many beginners think that they can’t draw because they feel like facing a wall. I give you in the video 2 essential principles that should help you to...
Second day of the Roll of paper challenge. My mood is not there. I sit and carry on drawing on the roll of paper. About 1.50meter later, I am not much happy with the results. I feel inefficient. I realised that I am not focused, and my imagination is dry. I don’t want to give up, so I take a break. Be impressed by high level artist. Let your self be inspired, not discouraged. Be positive ! When I feel discouraged, I often spend few minutes looking at some artworks from artist and designer I...
To improve we need to regularly get out of our comfort zone. It’s something that we don’t do naturally. Relax, in sketching we can only improve. Even a little, it’s still a step forward. So keep in my mind your goal, and keep going. A friend of mine, passionate of concept art recommended me to look at John park’s techniques, a great concept art artist. So I did. Thanks Adrien for your support ! Concept art is fascinating but also quite challenging for different aspects. Creativity, memory of...
For a student, buying the Wacom Cintiq is most of the time a dream. It was so expensive. Let me tell you more about the alternative Wacom product I used to have. However, note that it seems to be tricky to find a retailer if you don’t live in Japan. The Wacom tablet I get cheaper than a Cintiq Below, is a picture of my previous Wacom screen tablet, the Wacom DTI 520 that I bought in Japan, in 2007. I thought it would be good to share with you a few words about it. If I am not wrong most of you...
We draw together an Adidas sneaker design taking inspiration from my working experience when I used to work there as a footwear designer. I have prepared 16 TIPS on How to draw a sneaker for you. 16 Design tips How to draw an Adidas shoe with a marker Following the TIP 57 How to make your sketch stand out with a simple shadow, I am publishing an extra video tutorial on shoe drawing. 00:04 I use a Bic Marker (for CD-DVD) I love drawing with markers. It makes nice lines and slides smoothly on...
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