Avoid flat sketches! This tutorial guides you through drawing 3D volumes using geometric shapes and perspective techniques to build your spatial awareness and sketching confidence as a designer.
Category - LEARN 1 TIP A DAY
Learn how to draw in Product design sketching: LEARN 1 TIP A DAY. This blog page is a collection of daily tips and tutorials on how to improve your sketching skills and create stunning designs. Whether you are a beginner or a professional, you will find something useful and inspiring here. Join the 365-keep-sketching-challenge and unleash your creativity!
Art books provide a window into the creative process and the evolution of ideas. For designers, they act like a Red Bull—refilling creative energy and inspiring continued artistic growth and motivation.
Discover step-by-step instructions for drawing multiple cylinders on the same scene, mastering ellipses and volume relations in perspective. This tutorial continues the practice started in Part A with architectural inspiration.
This tutorial teaches you how to draw multiple cylinders in perspective, focusing on the top surfaces and spatial relations. Perfect for designers and artists wanting to enhance their understanding of 3D volumes in scenes like a cityscape or machinery.
Hegarty reminds us that real inspiration comes from life itself—touch, smell, sight, and human connection—beyond pixelated images on screens. To innovate and create genuinely, step outside, observe, and live deeply.
Ben Go’s story shows the power of drawing to shape a career in yacht and industrial design—from early challenges to working across industries like cars and boats, and ultimately designing and living on the ocean. His journey proves that hands-on sketching, combined with passion and self-driven learning, can open doors to unique design paths.
Discover the fast technique for drawing cubes from imagination: master the XYZ axis, try both plane-first and axis-first approaches, and use doodle repetition to build intuitive 3D skills. Enjoy the process and remember, practice makes progress!
Table Of Contents Embrace the Freedom of Sketching on What's HandyTIP: Don’t Be Precious with Your SketchesBuild Your Sketch Using Rough PerspectiveTIP: Draw Selective Details as Transparent Layers My girlfriend and I went to Starbucks last Tuesday. She likes to go there to work without distractions, so I was pretty bored. I grabbed a pen and...
Transform basic geometric shapes into compelling product designs. Use contour lines for volume, embrace transparency and perspective, and experiment with details and textures to enhance your sketches.
If you struggle to add details to your sketches, try drawing them bigger! Learn this practical tip, see a real student example, and discover how drawing details large can instantly boost your confidence and clarity in design sketching.
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