Hi, Product Design Sketcher! Ready to develop your sketching skills and imagination? Today, I share with you a super easy sketching technique to draw your own products even if you are a beginner!For that, this technique will use the Cylinder as a...
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4 Steps to Master Drawing Skills: A Beginner’s Guide to Learn How to Learn That’s great! You decided to start learning how to draw. But you wonder how to draw anything you ever wanted? Naturally, you copy designers or artists you like, but it...
How to Draw Sections (on Spheres + Ellipsoids) When we love drawing, I believe we have the DNA of a geek. We got to learn plenty of sketching techniques, tips and tricks to be able to draw from our imagination. Today, I have prepared a very specific...
I receive messages from new readersabout “How they regretted stopping drawing”. Are you in that case too? We all have busy lives and it can be tough to find time or motivation to draw regularly. That’s why I wanted to share...
One of the first things I learned at my design school, as a beginner designer, is that presentation matters in Industrial Design.Yes, you have to convey your ideas by showing visually how a product works, how is it made, and how to use it… but...
Beginner tutorials
How to Draw Straight Lines (Freehand)
Do you draw clumsy sketches?A great way to improve fast is to work on the quality of lines. It all starts with drawing straight lines freehand. HOW TO DRAW STRAIGHT LINES FREEHAND Exercise 1: The ghost drawing Exercise 2: The constellation Exercise...
Sketching Tutorials
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...
Using a Killer Perspective: Learning from the Masters
A thorough understanding of perspective is indispensable for a solid foundation in drawing. Remember: Perspective is a highly effective tool for visual communication Perspective establishes a 3D image, representing volume in space by simulating the...
When I started as a beginner Product designer,I always wondered how professional sketchers draw so fast and so well!One of their main secrets is drawing these imaginary lines called: Contour lines. How to draw Contour lines easy 10.02minutes Before...
Shoe Design
You want to become a Shoe Designer,but it sounds too ambitious and you may have doubts like: Am I legit to become a Shoe Designer? I think I’m no special. I can’t even draw… Am I wrong pursuing a dream? Today, we knock out these...
A fun exercice in Product Design is to draw a men and women version of a design. It’s a good way to be introduced into how to create a design language. You can look at your phone, your computer, your fridge, a bottle of water… and so on, and try to...
Nymul has just sent me a question. I share here with you hoping to help more people. Send me your question in the comments or email at choutac@thedesignsketchbook.com. I will be glad to answer you and share the answer to all of you. Question from...
MOTIVATION BOOST | SCHOOL & CAREER
LASALLE – SINGAPORE First off, I’d recommend that you visit multiple schools and make sure you learn their general philosophy and approach to design. If their philosophy doesn’t jive with yours, cross the school off your list. Visit the next one...
Designer Interview
Sketching The Country: How to Create a Travel Sketchbook in Vietnam
If you too dream of sketching when you travel, follow me during that amazing journey in Vietnam where I create a travel sketchbook meeting local artists. Vietnam Discovery VTV4 I was on national TV!I was invited to a national TV SHOW called: VIETNAM...
Creativity
Easy Steps to Learn Faster with Iterative Drawing in 4 steps
Most beginners struggle with sketching and ignore Iterative drawing.This is why some evolve faster and you wonder why. You absolutely need to learn drawing with the right designer mindset from start. How to Learn Faster with iterative drawing How...