Archive - January 2016

New sketching pens ! Love the Signo Uni-Ball colours from Mitsubishi.

Tonight I was chilling in the shopping mall NEX at Serangoon, and “randomly” went to the pen shop! In this article below, you will see few quick sketches I made with the Signo Uni-Ball gel pen showing you some Tips about circles on cubes. If you want to glearn more from a video tutorial, you can have a look at the previous article: How to draw ellipses in perspective. Spring or Autumn colour collection? Love the alternative colours that are much more fun than the regular blue and red...

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How to Draw Ellipses in Perspective | 7 Steps Easy Tutorial

How to Draw Ellipses in Perspective | 7 Steps Easy Tutorial How to draw ellipses in perspective step-by-step. How to Draw Ellipses in PerspectiveStep 1 |  Draw a box with a 2-point perspectiveStep 2 | Divide the front face into 4 equal parts and find the center.Step 3 | Draw the Minor axis going through the Vanishing point and the center.Step 4 | Find the middle of each edge of the squareStep 5 | Trace your ellipse!Step 6 | Optional: Check that the Major axis is Perpendicular to the Minor...

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How to draw faster with your Wacom Cintiq 13HD (with a simple IKEA accessory)

Last week I bought some felt pad to stick under a table so it wouldn’t scratch the floor. I realized then that the heavy table actually slide easily on the ground. So we wouldn’t even need any wheel. Later on, I started to sketch on my Cintiq 13 HD and kept frustrated with the adherence of the tablet to the table surface. (Rubber below the tablet) I suddenly made the connection and stick some Ikea felt pad under my tablet. Let me share with you how you can also increase your speed in digital...

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Hello! I'm Chou-Tac, a Product Designer from France.

If the sketching methods I’ve acquired aid me in my life and in my industrial design career, I believe that they can also help you reach your dream goal as a student or professional designer.

Leave a comment in the blog or send me an email at choutac@thedesignsketchbook.com : )

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