24 Drawing Tips to raise your Product Design skills

Today, I would like to share with you how you can start drawing from a reference picture to create your own product design!

I started to search on Google pictures about tools and found out an interesting cordless grinder. I like its mechanical features.

I share with you a series of 24 sketching tips to improve your sketching skills!

I took my Wacom Cintiq 22HD tablet to draw with Sketchbook Pro. It is a very light soft with a nice pen tool by default. I invite you to make a try, it is free and easy to use. 🙂

When you draw, remember to set up a strategy to make it easy and logical all along the way for you.

There is no one single approach.

But the main rules to remember are:

1. Draw light for your construction lines
2. Draw loose without looking for perfection
3. Draw from general to details (Main body form > handle > buttons > stickers and logo)
4. Always visualize your perspective, even for details

Drawing TIP 1:
Take inspiration from existing products

Drawing TIP 2:
Choose a wider angle of perspective

Drawing TIP 3:
Draw the main sections

Drawing TIP 4:
Import existing details

Drawing TIP 5:
Sketch Roughly the shape of the focus point

Drawing TIP 6:
Use construction lines to visualize better

Drawing TIP 7:
Always start with light lines

Drawing TIP 8:
Use bolder lines for the product itself

Sketching TIP 9: Think about functions

Drawing TIP 10:
Draw a minimalist handle to see through it

Drawing TIP 11:
Make sure the handle follow the same perspective

Drawing TIP 12:
Draw by ignoring the handle first

Drawing TIP 13
“Scult” removing or adding material

Drawing TIP 14:
Make sure details follow also the perspective of the main volume!

Drawing TIP 15:
Use hatching to block some areas

Sketching TIP 16:
Add some writing to space up!

Sketching TIP 17:
Think “inside” the box!

Sketching TIP 18:
Experiment!

Drawing TIP 19:
Think of the user’s needs

Drawing TIP 20:
Take your time to refine and relax

Drawing TIP 21:
No need to be perfect. But make sure the perspective is correct

Sketching TIP 22:
Add a logo using a frame.

Sketching TIP 23:
Add extra axis and circular curves for dynamism!

Drawing TIP 24:
Add a quick shadow below

That’s it!

If you are a beginner in Design sketching and want to make your first steps in drawing, feel free to start with the Designer Starter Kit! for your first drawing lessons all step-by-step.