Thank you Chetan Yadav for sending me your question. I remember I actually asked my self the same question when I was student. Q: Do I need to be proficient in Photoshop to work in the industry ? In the Product or Transport design industry, it...
Category - Digital Drawing
Learn how to draw in product design sketching: digital drawing tools for designers.
This blog page introduces the best digital tools and software for product design sketching.
You will find reviews, comparisons, and tutorials on how to use different tools, such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketchbook, Procreate, and more.
Whether you want to sketch on a tablet, a laptop, or a desktop, this blog page will help you choose the right tool for your needs and preferences.
Boost your ideas (drawing Sony earphone with the Doodle-Storm technique!)
We all know about Brainstorming. I was thinking about using this creative drawing session with the “Doodle-Storm” technique. Try, and send me yours by email at choutac@thedesignsketchbook.com! It’s a real pleasure to get absorbed by the “Doodle...
How to draw with Converging lines?
When you are a beginner and start sketching an object, you feel lost with Perspective.There is a high chance your converging lines get clumsy. To plan them well, you have to take care of multiple parameters at the same time: Horizon lineVanishing...
My friend Adrien Wira and I tried something new, a Collaboration. It’s something I never though about till Adrien suggested the idea. We know each other for a while. We was classmate at Creapole-ESDI, in Paris studying Product design. Adrien is a...
How to activate Photoshop brush pressure: Opacity and Size variation
Today a Video tutorial of Photoshop interface and brush (Opacity and Size pen pressure). After this tutorial you will know how to make your first sketch on Photoshop with your graphic tablet. 00:10 Create a new document 01:10 Interface...
Warm up drawing with a loose hand
When you start a drawing session, you may wonder why your first sketches are clumsy. Your hand muscles are not yet that agile. It’s good to start with a bit of warm up. For that, draw anything with a loose hand. Warm Up drawing with a loose hand...
For a student, buying the Wacom Cintiq is most of the time a dream. It was so expensive. Let me tell you more about the alternative Wacom product I used to have. However, note that it seems to be tricky to find a retailer if you don’t live in Japan...
To draw a bottle, start with the symmetry axis
Let’s draw a modern teapot that actually looks like a bottle. From the side view, the body is symmetrical. The difficulty here is to draw the curves of the side symmetrical. To do that. I recommend starting by drawing the symmetry axis first. This...
This tutorial contains few tips. You will see how to change the colours at the step 9 of this tutorial. Today I still carry on the popular Japanese warriors: the Samurai mask. They was made to scare their opponents in the battle field. To express...
How to paint with Photoshop in 3 steps |Pen Opacity Pressure
CHOUTAC CHUNG – Samurai Robot Last night, I was trying some brushes in Photoshop. I would like to show you how to paint with Photoshop in 3 steps using the Pen Opacity Pressure I tried a brush that reminds me of the quality line of one of my...
My Ikea workspace to draw with the Wacom Cintiq 22HD
Yeahh!! I am the happy owner of a Cintiq 22HD Touch for 10 days already. However, the Wacom Cintiq 22HD is really bulky, and I needed to upgrade my working workspace to draw or hours with a proper posture. I faced some problems that some of you may...
Do not skip your perspective lines
Last month I was in Penang, Malaysia. I took my sketchbook and sketched outside what I saw. This week I decide to try reaching the next level. Instead of reproducing the reality, I want to be able to create my own environment. I start to gather some...
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...
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...