Zhe Mei, Devansh S, Mya, Rodrigo O, Tilo, Forrester, John P, Tomes, Rafael asked me in the recent survey about: How do you get inspired and draw things from imagination ? May I share with you a quote I really like from Leigh Michaels. “Waiting for inspiration is like standing at the airport for a train.” In other words, inspiration is not something we get naturally. So don’t panic if you are not inspired. There is technique to get started. With experience you will get inspired...
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How to join the Jewellery design world? | with Diaset, a Diamond setter for Cartier, Chanel
Daniel has just started Design sketching. Yesterday, he let me a public comment asking me a question that you may wonder as well: Q: I bought a Wacom tablet. Should I still practice with pen and marker by hand ? Hello Daniel, About the markers, if your school aims to teach you how to use them, you should make a try. At least get the series of shade of grey (I got a preference with the cool grey, more than the warm – that’s my own opinion) For the colours, you may choose one or two...
How to make your sketches more real When you start learning how to draw as a beginner, you study and practice basic rules of perspective, line of geometry, and simple shapes such as square, circles… and so on. We are going to see something that will change your daily habit when you draw. At the end of the video, you will know how to make your simple shape become more real. In other words, how you will transform a geometric shape to an object. At the end of the video, you will see a small demo...
Hey today is a sketch of a Super-hero made with Photoshop. Actually I did that video just for myself and for fun. But I though I could add some Tips to share with you through this sketch. 1- The vertical axis here is here a symmetry axis of reference of the body. I want my character to be standing, seen from the front view. I make sure the head, neck pecs, abs and legs are all well aligned. Remember to draw this axis with a very light pen pressure. It serves you as a guide. 2- I like to have a...
How to draw bottles easily Today I show you a simple and powerful sketching technique from product designers on How to draw transparent bottles easily. It’s a powerful technique to learn because you can use the same method to draw any product that is also the “Revolution”.(In other words, anything that the profile turns 360 degrees around a vertical axis. You may think of the pottery technique.) In this video tutorial,I show you how to draw a bottle (of any kind) with my digital tablet using...
If you often wonder what to draw,today, let’s look at a 4 steps tutorial that will help you draw anything in 3D! It’s perfect training for those who face the Malediction of the Blank page, where you may face these challenges: No inspiration, no ideas Even if you have ideas, you can’t visualize them on paper. So you feel paralyzed and end up doing something else than drawing… e.g. Counting your pens. The [Random Product] Drawing Technique in video The “Random Product” Drawing...
Wether you study Industrial design for 3, 4 or 5 years, you might end given a project to carry, defend and promote yourself for several months. The main obstacle you shall meet is the choice of your topic. Make sure it has a great potential, and that you love it ! I remember for my last year of Design school (5 years – Master degree), wether we pass or not would be judged on ONE project only. We had to create and drive that project from A to Z for the whole year and we had Carte blanche. ...
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