Archive - March 2016

How to Draw Products Design Easy!

From 3 Simple Forms to Product Design (for beginners) | Product Design Sketching Table Of Contents How to Draw Product Design from Simple Forms (Easy Level)Starting with Basic ShapesEnhancing Your SketchFinal TouchesConclusionDRAW 3 SIMPLE FORMS TUTORIAL | TRANSCRIPT How to Draw Product Design from Simple Forms (Easy Level) Product design sketching is an art form that blends creativity with technical skill, and here’s a guide to help you transform simple geometric shapes into detailed...

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The 9 benefits of the 1 minute Sketching Challenge

Table Of Contents The rule is simple.PreparationPen recommendationThis challenge pushes you to:Gentle warning: I invite you to play at the new challenge I call The 1 Minute Sketching Challenge! It’s fun to sketch. I have just tried today and I can already see how it will help me improve my skills. I warmly invite you to make a try. Post your sketches on Instagram and tag me @thedesignsketchbook #1minutesketchingchallenge!  The rule is simple. Take a piece of paper, and...

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How to Draw a Camera | GO PRO

How to draw a camera GoPro easily How to draw a camera GoPro easily HOW TO DRAW A CAMERA | GO PRO | BALLPOINT PEN SKETCHING Hello! I often receive messages of aspiring designerswho do not dare to sketch and are worried about making mistakes.   To help you overcome this fear, I am giving a 7-day sketching challenge to my students!   I share with you the videos drawing tutorials of the week showing you step-by-step a method on CAMERA DRAWING EASY!   Since the camera become digital...

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3 rules from Kimon Nicolaides to learn making 1000 mistakes

1 Learning how to sketch is about making iteration. We try, we do mistakes, we adjust… we retry… and so on. That’s how we keep learning and get better at anything. If you want to learn the violin, you have to try, explore and train your ears. So you will fine-tune. Same for drawing. I was reading an article from my friend Roy Pallas, blogger and illustrator from Blog-ledessin.com. He was talking about Kimon Nicolaides, author of “The natural way to draw”. The author recommends...

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Why I might not sketch on Ipad Pro. :(

  These last few days I made a lot of research about the IPad Pro – wether it is suitable for me – as a sketcher.* I am a Wacom user for years, and I was positively impressed from what I saw online about the Apple tablet. But I promise to myself to do not get too excited about the newest or the latest product in trend as long as I have not tried it myself. *Not as a gamer. If you look at my current Ipad there is no game inside. I used to have Plants vs Zombie, but it mostly...

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Wanna get cool design sketches? (Don’t start with details)

Should I get an Ipad Pro for drawing cool sketches? I really like the idea of “On and draw”. That machine looks really cool. After so long, and deception with the previous Adonit Jot pen (Stylus for Ipad) – Apple seams creating something better than the Samsung Pro Note tablet. Table Of Contents Should I get an Ipad Pro for drawing cool sketches?How to draw cool design sketchesDrawing your cool products alive!DO NOT START WITH DETAILSConclusion Apple Pencil to draw on iPAD...

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CARPENTER: Why the Designer-Technician Collaboration Outshines Any Skill | Thailand

  Table Of Contents Understanding the ProcessWorking TogetherCultivating the RelationshipChit Chat with a carpenter of Bang Sue RoadConclusion In the rich tapestry of Thailand’s cultural and artistic heritage, I found myself immersed in the life of a local craftsman at Bang Sue Lane in Thailand, a carpenter whose hands breathed life into wood, crafting stories in each piece he created. Understanding the Process Designing a product involves a delicate balance between creativity and...

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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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  • Chou-Tac: “My pleasure Linda. I do have some content about Urban sketching. Hope it helps! Feel free to leave me a…Jul 5, 21:37
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  • Candy-Chan: “I’m from Chicago and I’m 20. I want to learn to sketch to improve my art skills and be more…Jul 5, 09:00
  • Linda Cadeau: “I am a senior and started drawing about 5 years ago. Just want to learn how to draw objects that…Jul 4, 22:09
  • Marc Benitez: “USA 67 1. I have been drawing and scribbling since I was a child. I’m doing some blackletter calligraphy and…Jul 4, 11:27
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  • Gurupreet: “Hi, I come from India and I am 20 years old. I am an freelance artist and I use to…Jun 30, 22:14
  • Jatin Verma: “I come from India. I want to learn sketching in general, 1.India, 30 2. Studying graphic design and Sketching 3.…Jun 30, 14:19
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  • Chou-Tac: “Hi Adrian, We are in 2025, and I am re-reading my article. :) The example I gave here: Some applicants…Jun 25, 18:33
  • Chou-Tac: “Hi Hana, Sure you will! You got all the content you need in the blog. :)) For the shoe design,…Jun 25, 17:02
  • Chou-Tac: “Hey Haitam, The first step is to study perspective. From CAD, you already got a great grasp on it. You…Jun 25, 16:59
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