Today we draw a dragon head with an “organic style”. I was randomly doodling and got slowly absorbed into it. You will see, the drawing technique is simple and pretty addictive. So I totally forgot to take an intermediate screenshot to...
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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!
Drawing with fluid lines will give life to your sketches. Sketching with fluid lines is an expression I especially like. I like to experiment it in different field such as drawing people, products, concept art and so on. I don’t give much boundaries...
These days I am looking at some pictures of Evangelion. I love this mix of organic and machines. So I started to draw a shoe inspired by them – but trying to keep it simple. TIP 60 Photoshop > Start working with a huge canvas In Photoshop...
Digital Drawing, LEARN 1 TIP A DAY, School & Career, Sketching Tools
My first day and impressions of my Wacom Cintiq 22 HD Touch
This article is not a Wacom Cintiq 22 HD review trying to give a mark to the product. It’s just a share of my first impression and real experience with the digital tablet. You will see the plus and minus I met as a new Cintiq user who wondered for...
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Just started with a digital tablet? Don’t panic
I have just acquired a new Wacom Cintiq 22 HD tablet. I though I would get used to it quickly, I was wrong. It took me few hours to get some results. I remember my first tablet. It was a Wacom Graphire 2. It has the colourful Macintosh look. It’s a...
Best of, LEARN 1 TIP A DAY, Product Design Tutorials, Sketching Tutorials
Start a sketch with general shapes, then refine
Today a quick tutorial on how to make a head. TIP 58 Start a sketch with general shapes, then refine. Start by a circle and a symmetry axis to roughly visualise the head. Draw roughly the chin to give a general preview. Place the different elements...
LEARN 1 TIP A DAY, Shoe Design, Sketching Tutorials
How to make your sneaker sketch stand out with a simple shadow
TIP 57 Make your object levitate adding a distant shadow on the ground A 6 minutes video to see my sneaker drawing process. I love making my objects levitating. It adds some lightness to them. Somehow you may feel that you could grab it in your hand...
LEARN 1 TIP A DAY, Motivation
Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works. – Steve Jobs
Following the article about the Book written by Chris Lefteri, Manufacturing techniques for Product Design, I would like to precise an essential notion that any aspiring designer needs to know. “To me, a great designer loves people. This is where he...
Let me share with you guys a book I bought a couple of years ago. It’s about Manufacturing for product designers. MAKING IT, from Chris Lefteri. Chris Lefteri made this book to be approachable for students who want to get a solid base without going...
LEARN 1 TIP A DAY, Motivation, Product Design Tutorials, Sketching Tutorials
Sketching Big – The Secret for Improved Performance
The bigger is our drawings, the bigger our mistakes appear! I know how we feel at the start. We are not used to drawing big, and we are not confident at doing it. So we get naturally scared. We feel that a small sketch got a better chance to looks...
It was 2pm. I was looking for a nice spot to sketch. So I decided to go to the Jetty for the awesome view of the sea. However I underestimated the sun of Penang. I was walking toward the famous jetty under 30°C. The sun was above my head and there...
LEARN 1 TIP A DAY, Motivation, Sketching Tutorials
How to Manage your Motivation and Avoid Costly Mistakes
Do you know that drawing is also about motivation management? I recommend to do not go into details too early. It is tempting but you need to resist. Work first on the main settings and make sure they are good enough to carry on. I rather do...
I was sketching some buildings of Penang, A family stopped by and congratulate me on that drawing. It is always touching. Then a local men whose name is Joo, sat beside me. He asked me for how many years do I draw such illustrations. I told him that...
LEARN 1 TIP A DAY, Sketching Tutorials, Urban sketching
Look at people you draw, don’t be shy (Malaysia)
HAPPY DIPAVALI ! Today is the day of light in India. I am now in Penang, Malaysia where the Indian community is quite huge here. Despite of the rain we expect great festivities and an awesome fireworks side the sea tonight. 🙂 TIP#52 LOOK AT PEOPLE...
I was chilling at Georges Town White Coffee. A beautiful Coffee built in a 100 years old house at Penang, Malaysia. That city is one of the Unesco World heritage site. I hoped that place would have good vibes for inspiration. These are my first...