Month: October 2015

How I started design sketching and kept motivated ?

Most beginners abandon their dreams because of lack of confidence. They love sketching but give up too early. They practice a lot and even put a lot of effort as we say “Practice is the key”. But they never progress so they conclude they don’t have any talent, and talent is innate. Actually the cause is elsewhere: They had nobody to show them the techniques. I remember how much I struggled at start feeling also discouraged. Let me show you something a bit embarrassing. Hehe...

How to Sharpen your Sense of Proportion as a Designer

Chou-Tac

This simple yet effective halving method improves your proportion skills, helping you create more accurate and balanced sketches and designs.

How to Draw Perfect Circles (Freehand)

Chou-Tac

How to Draw Perfect Circles (Freehand) Table Of Contents How to Draw Perfect CirclesDrawing circles is easy!Common mistakesFix your drawing PostureDraw as many circles as you can! This week we saw earlier: How to draw straight lines How to draw perfect squares To carry on your progress on your sketching daily routine, let’s look at How to draw awesome circles! How to Draw Perfect Circles How to Draw Perfect Circles (Freehand) Before starting,feel free to download the Designer Starter Kit.to see...

Mélvilla: “My name is Mélvilla and I’m from Brazil. I’m a 20 yo Industrial Design student and I found your blog…” Sep 17, 06:03
Angel: “Angel diaz from tx but live in wi .. The reason I want to learn to sketch is because I…” Sep 17, 02:38
John Trant: “UK Teaching Design Looking for accessible tutorials to help train students” Sep 14, 17:32
Ummugulsun: “Hello, I’m Ummugulsum, 26 years old, and I am from Wales. I studied design 4 years ago but never went…” Sep 14, 06:46
Ummugulsun: “Hello, I’m Ummugulsum, I am from Wales. I studied design 4 years ago but never went back to it after…” Sep 14, 06:46
Hend Faiad: “I am from Egypt. I’m 30 years old. I want to learn to sketch to be able to demonstrate my…” Sep 14, 01:29
Kashvi: “I am kashvi from India. I am 19 year old. I am pursuing bachelor of design so I want to…” Sep 11, 12:05
Maria: “I am a 71years old woman from the Netherlands. I teach people how to draw. And I am staying curious…” Sep 10, 21:22
Nam Binh Trinh: “nothing beside learning to sketch” Sep 10, 21:01
Liana: “I’m from Canada. I have success with my drawing and watercolours but my perspectives are still really weak. You are…” Sep 9, 22:25
Irene Sharkey: “I am from Canada. I am in my 70s. The process intriques me. Scrolling I found a link. I want…” Sep 9, 21:41
Kit: “Challenge myself to sketch well” Sep 9, 15:31
Nasser: “Hi, im a data scientist from kuwait, im 44 , i used to be an artist back in the day…” Sep 9, 11:35
kunal singh: “Hello” Sep 8, 20:26
Sally Cespedes: “hello” Sep 8, 12:11
Shyam u tiwari: “I come from India” Sep 7, 14:39
nainsuk: “thank you!” Sep 7, 05:07
Aniket Dash: “I come from India. I am 25 years old. I want to sketch cars and consumer electronics. I discovered this…” Sep 5, 17:18
Georgia: “Alabama, USA… 43… I want a relaxing hobby and also to be able to sketch castle ruins when I visit…” Sep 5, 09:03
Z: “.” Sep 3, 08:28
Pamela: “Photography isn’t as satisfying as I thought. Looking at other peoples sketches lets me feel more connected to a place…” Sep 3, 02:13
Ale: “Mexico, 41 Love to draw, love art Finding ways to study Nicolaides, via Google ;)” Sep 2, 22:19
Federica: “Parma, Italy – 43 yrs old personal enjoyment i was serching for learning how to draw shadows” Sep 2, 14:38
Z: “*” Sep 2, 10:11
sunghun: “1) I live in Seoul, South Korea and I am 40 years old. 2) I want to express my ideas…” Sep 1, 16:39