October 21, 2025

Category - Ballpoint Pen

Product Design Sketching Blog: How to Sketch with a Ballpoint Pen

Learn how to sketch with a ballpoint pen, one of the most versatile and accessible sketching tools.

The Design Sketchbook blog showcases examples of ballpoint pen sketches from different designers and products.

You will also find tips and insights on how to use the ballpoint pen to create different effects, such as shading, hatching, and blending.

Whether you are a beginner or an expert, you will discover new possibilities and improve your sketching skills with the ballpoint pen.

How to draw New products in 3 steps with this simple creative technique

How to draw New products in 3 steps with this simple creative technique Table Of Contents How to Sketch New Products in 3 Simple Steps with the Happy-Accident TechniqueStep 1: Embrace the Blank PageStep 2: Let the Magic HappenStep 3: Transform and DefineBonus Tips for Sketching ConfidenceFinal ThoughtsDESIGN SKETCHING TUTORIAL TRANSCRIPT How to...

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Start your sketch with a light pen pressure

It’s late at night, it’s quiet and I suddenly saw a small booklet I handmade with watercolour paper and a golden pliers I bought at Tokyu Hands shop. I grab the closest ballpoint pen I see and sketch. Sketching is like practicing sport. Start with a warm up! My first lines are a bit rigid. So I relax my wrist and start sketching with a...

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Doodle on receipts at Starbucks (Singapore)

My girlfriend and I went to Starbuck last Tuesday. She likes to go there to work without distraction. So I was pretty much bored. I took a pen and draw on her receipt what I saw around me. Basically, the shop Nubox and Subway. What I like with doodling on receipt is that you do not choose your format. You draw with what you have on hand, and you...

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New sketching pens ! Love the Signo Uni-Ball colours from Mitsubishi.

Tonight I was chilling in the shopping mall NEX at Serangoon, and “randomly” went to the pen shop! In this article below, you will see few quick sketches I made with the Signo Uni-Ball gel pen showing you some Tips about circles on cubes. If you want to glearn more from a video tutorial, you can have a look at the previous article: How to draw...

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What is the best Ballpoint pen for drawing?

Arpithooda asked me on Instagram: What is your favorite black ballpoint pen? I thought you guys may ask yourself the same question about it. So let me share with you our discussion. Besides that, I would be curious to know which one is yours? Tell us in the comments. :) My answer to Arpithooda: Hard to say, sometimes ballpoint pen you get for free...

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