Listening to NOISLI while working When you are a design student or a freelance, you need self-discipline to get things done. No one is going to discipline you on your time management to deliver quality work on the dead line. So many distractions...
Category - Motivation
Today, I wanna share with you a simple TIP, yet essential for your drawing routine as a designer. Do you listen to music when you draw? If yes, what’s your favorite selection to find concentration and gain in productivity? Tell us in the...
Yesterday 12.00pm, I went at the French restaurant L’Usine. It was my second meeting with my “Tinder date” Ngoc. *Pronounced “Gnop” in Vietnamese with a bit inflated cheeks like a pouting baby. I was very excited to...
LEARN 1 TIP A DAY, Motivation, Sketching Tools
6 reasons why sketching beats 3D software at creativity
Hello ! Today let’s BOOST your motivation to create and enjoy the 6 benefits of learning sketching on paper! Why? Because there is no better sensation than to create with the traditional way! We saw in the previous TIP 243 that too many design...
Too many students “hide” their poor sketching skills behind learning 3d software. They want to impress with a portfolio full of quality pictures. Some will suceed. But too often the porfolio ends poor in ideas… Today, let me...
“How many hours to practice sketching per week to become a Designer?” Our logic brain crave to ask that question. And that is normal. However, to succeed in sketching and become a Designer. You shouldn’t think by hours… Why...
LEARN 1 TIP A DAY, Motivation, Sketching Challenges!
Are you ready for the “90 DESIGN TIP-A-DAY Challenge”?
Hello! How are you today? Become the best sketcher you can be with the “90 DESIGN TIP-A-DAY Challenge”! Take advantage of this exclusive drawing challenge, full of motivation and inspiration to help kickstart your creative journey. I...
Hello ! How are you doing today? Today is the 2nd part of: “Are you making these excuses to procrastinate at drawing?” (You can find the PART 1 here.) As an inspiring designer, you dream is to create a better life for people. You want...
Hello ! It’s Chou-Tac, It’s 5pm. I am writing to you from Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. I landed in the country 7 days ago. We have just found a cosy place to stay ! We started to moved in already. Many things are still missing. But I...
LEARN 1 TIP A DAY, Motivation
7 TIPS to stop procrastinating and start your designer dream with love!
To be happy, you got to visualize your dream and make it happened ! 1st January 2019, I realised something. Too many people want something “NOW” so bad – they don’t even wanna look for “HOW” to get it. : / Do...
Hello ! It’s Chou-Tac, I received an email from Tim B. asking me how long should he sketch per week ? (Tim is one of my VIP student of Sketch Like The Pros.) As you may also wonder the same question, I wanted to share with you my 5...
Designers Interview, LEARN 1 TIP A DAY, Motivation, Sketch Like The Pros
Why you should become a Product Designer now – Jongho LEE (SAMSUNG Art and Design Institute)
Hello, it’s Chou-Tac, Today we travel to South Korea! Let’s meet up with JONGHO LEE! I am glad he accepted today’s interview as he has a precious point of view about Why you should become a Product Designer now. : ) He has the...
15th July 2018: France won the World Cup !!! Last night I discovered 2 players from the French team come from my hometown, Troyes ! I feel so happy that YES people from my small town can rise to become Champion of the Football World cup ! It...
Designers Interview, LEARN 1 TIP A DAY, Motivation
How to Be More Creative Daily? (W/ Renata Lahalle)
How to be Creative Daily (Chou-Tac x Renata) Ola from Madrid, in Spain! Sometimes, we lack inspiration.We wonder what to draw and we face the blank page. Junior artists to seniors artists, we all search for creative ideas.That’s our topic of...
Creativity, Designers Interview, LEARN 1 TIP A DAY, Motivation
2 reasons why a mom encourages her son to become a designer
Today I would like to share with you an inspiring discussion I had. While many parents push their kids to become a Doctor, Lawyer, Engineer… I met a mom who support her son’s interest for drawing to become a Designer. But before sharing with you the...