Are you a beginner sketcher? First of all, You don't need years
to learn how to sketch. But you need to realise: Your sketching results don't depend on
HOW LONG ...
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to learn how to sketch. But you need to realise: Your sketching results don't depend on
HOW LONG ...
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"Is it competitive to become a Designer" is a legit question. But... It also means: "Is it risky to become a Designer?" Alright! I will answer this. First, I want ...
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Today,
I give you 1 sketching rule
you absolutely need to learn from start. Most beginners struggle at sketching.
Some evolve faster than others. You wonder why. Let me share with ...
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I give you 1 sketching rule
you absolutely need to learn from start. Most beginners struggle at sketching.
Some evolve faster than others. You wonder why. Let me share with ...
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How to Draw a Plug Easy
(with the Block Sketching Technique) Today, we draw a plug design by APPLE.
And you learn the Block Sketching Technique. Study it and ...
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(with the Block Sketching Technique) Today, we draw a plug design by APPLE.
And you learn the Block Sketching Technique. Study it and ...
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No matter how good you are in drawing by today, a more important character trait you need for your design career is Courage. When you'll become a professional designer,
you ...
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you ...
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Have you ever heard about this? "You can't have a career in Art. It's a hobby." This belief needs to be strongly demystified.
It's one of my mission with the ...
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It's one of my mission with the ...
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DRAWING CHALLENGE TIP-A-DAY 14/30 Are you? Are you thinking about Sketching Daily (or at least more often)?
Let's see the 8 benefits to draw anytime without pressure and happiness. At the ...
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Let's see the 8 benefits to draw anytime without pressure and happiness. At the ...
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DRAWING TIP-A-DAY CHALLENGE 13/30
Related article: How to draw a bottle (with a digital tablet) How about you? I have friends who go shopping only when
they have something specific to ...
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Related article: How to draw a bottle (with a digital tablet) How about you? I have friends who go shopping only when
they have something specific to ...
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There are plenty of complex explanations of
"How to shade a sphere" on the Internet. And they are overwhelming! This following 6 steps shadow drawing tutorial is made easy:
I made ...
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"How to shade a sphere" on the Internet. And they are overwhelming! This following 6 steps shadow drawing tutorial is made easy:
I made ...
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Wanna play something cool? I have a fun and easy game with Instagram
for you to play with your phone camera! This morning, I experimented with
the Insta stories filter ...
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for you to play with your phone camera! This morning, I experimented with
the Insta stories filter ...
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DRAWING CHALLENGE TIP-A-DAY 10/30 Hey look: To draw an attractive character design (male or female) with clothes, the outfit has its importance. However, to succeed is counter-intuitive:
- You have to ...
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DRAWING TIP-A-DAY CHALLENGE 9/30 If you wonder how to improve your drawing skills, you may find great opportunities in all the "in-between moments" of your day. It could be in ...
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DRAWING CHALLENGE TIP-A-DAY 8/30 It's 10 am, I'm in a cafe called: Cafe Ngot. I sketch while drinking a Vietnamese called "Cafe sua da" (Ice coffee with sugar milk). It's ...
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I've always been fascinated by bikes tech from Shimano since my childhood. You know this bike handle or brakes where you see their white logo. My friend in Singapore started ...
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DRAWING TIP-A-DAY CHALLENGE 6/30 I've just arrived in the new Taco restaurant: "TACO DEL SOL"
They have such a great skull logo! I always keep my ballpoint pen in my pocket ...
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They have such a great skull logo! I always keep my ballpoint pen in my pocket ...
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DRAWING TIP-A-DAY CHALLENGE 5/30 You love going out drawing urban sketching, statues in a museum, people in the street, do product observation in shops...
But you struggle to draw on ...
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But you struggle to draw on ...
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This morning, I arrived 1 hour early to the Consulate of France.
I walked around to kill time and I found a pen shop!
Let's test some pens to look ...
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I walked around to kill time and I found a pen shop!
Let's test some pens to look ...
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DRAWING TIP-A-DAY CHALLENGE: 3/30 "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” - Bruce Lee ...
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DRAWING TIP-A-DAY CHALLENGE: 2/30 Drawing cylinders is inspiring when you decline them into an infinity of forms to draw your products. Let me show you how to decline them easily ...
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DRAWING TIP-A-DAY CHALLENGE 1/30 How to find ideas drawing with thumbnails? If you wonder what to draw,
thumbnails are great to generate ideas. I love drawing with thumbnails.
It's a ...
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thumbnails are great to generate ideas. I love drawing with thumbnails.
It's a ...
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I've just received a happy message from Lola Lalic! She has been accepted into one of the best Design schools in her country! And I am glad the Design Sketchbook ...
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Let's draw 3d cubes and volumes that look real with round edges! Before starting, I invite you also to download the Designer Starter Kit. It's a free beginner guide. I ...
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New project upcoming! Before starting,
I am happy to share with you I'm working on
a New blog specific on Shoe design!
If you follow me for a while,
you may know I did work ...
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I am happy to share with you I'm working on
a New blog specific on Shoe design!
If you follow me for a while,
you may know I did work ...
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Hello, It's Chou-Tac, I'm very happy to have this conversation with you about Industrial Design. I received a series of 7 questions from Jimmy Huynh who has also a YouTube ...
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Hello guys! It's raining. I stay home and I'm in the mood to sketch something. But what could I sketch? I don't know what to sketch, and I'm facing my ...
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Hello guys, Have you ever see great sketches people do on Internet. You try. You Fail. You get angry. You give up. It happened to me so many times. We'll see ...
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Hello sketcher! I show you the time-lapse of today's sketching session at a cafe called Phuc Long in Ho Chi Minh City. I took a cup of Milk Tea with ...
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The biggest obstacle at learning a new skill such as
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- drawing,
- playing music,
- singing,
- speaking a new language
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EXTRA SKETCHING VIDEOS TUTORIALS: How to start drawing anything better in 4 steps | the Random Product technique: https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/tip-138-how-to-start-drawing-anything-better-in-4-steps-with-the-random-product-technique/ Draw more ideas with the random product technique (+ Photoshop quick ...
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When I ask my friends how things going with the confinement due to Covid-19, they tell me: "Home is boring. Help!" And Yes, I agree. It is! But I believe ...
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HOW TO DRAW A CUBE (WITH THE XYZ AXIS) Transcript: Let's draw cubes with the xyz axis! x y z axis helps you visualize in 3 dimensions. You will draw ...
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Let's see how to draw simple forms to make them into products! I'm going to show you in this video, one of the main principle of Product Design Sketching on ...
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Hello Design Sketchers! Please, go Museum to draw when the Coronavirus will be beaten. At this time, I recommend you to stay home and sketch! I am publishing this article ...
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You aim for an interior, architecture, fashion, transport, or product design school... Great! But When you sign one of these schools of art and design, you know you will sleep ...
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Today, I wanna give you a simple trick to stop procrastinating your homework for your design school. You know when your school project deadline is coming, but your mind ...
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------ Hey guys, I'm Chou-Tac. So let's see how to draw simple forms to products. I'm going to show you in this video, one of the main principle of Product ...
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HOW TO DRAW DYNAMIC SNEAKER DESIGN Transcript: How to draw from static to Dynamic Sneaker Sketch Welcome to TheDesignSketchbook.com so feel free to go on the blog to get some ...
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Hey guys, Today, I've just face an unexpected driver issue with my Macbook laptop and Wacom Cintiq 22HD tablet. If I were no prepared, it could be highly damaging... Lucky ...
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"Oh! you are so lucky!" Sometimes, people say: "Oh! You are so lucky! You can draw as a living!". So far I remember, when I used to be a design ...
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Hello! Christmas is coming next week already. I hope you are having a great time in family with the happy mood floating all around us like falling snow. : ) ...
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Last week-end I went for a very short trip to Singapore with my dad. And I couldn't resist to visit my favourite bookstore: KINOKUNIYA at Orchard road. I went straight away ...
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Hey guys so today we see how to do a USB charger. So welcome to thedesignsketchbook.com, I'm Chou-Tac and I invite you to download the Designer Starter Kit. You have ...
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Hello, Design Sketchers! I was born in 1981. And I realize I am among the last generations born without the Internet. I grew up without wi-fi or 4G. No iPhone, ...
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Today is sunny and happy like I love!
I've prepared for you a video tutorial about the 3 basics of design sketching:
I've prepared for you a video tutorial about the 3 basics of design sketching:
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- The cube
- The sphere
- The cylinder
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Hello guys! I am working on the release date of my course: Sketch Like The Pros. I will confirm it to you by email by this week! Make sure to ...
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First of all,
I'm thinking of reopening the doors of my sketching course soon! (I open only 1 or twice a year only) In the next few days,
I'll send you an email asking for your personal input. :)) ...
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I'm thinking of reopening the doors of my sketching course soon! (I open only 1 or twice a year only) In the next few days,
I'll send you an email asking for your personal input. :)) ...
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This morning, I went to the World Coffee Museum at Buon Ma Thuot, the capital of Da Lak (Vietnam). It has a small-town feel and I liked it so much! ...
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How to get better at sketching (Drawing with Concept App) Transcript: Hey guys, Welcome to thedesignsketchbook.com. DRAWING THE JOBY TRIPOD on iPAD And today we get inspired by this JOBY ...
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You can download concepts app here for iPad Pro or Microsoft: https://concepts.app/en/ Hey guys, Welcome to TheDesignSketchbook.com. And today we discover the app Concepts on iPad Pro! But first of ...
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Last night, I was sketching a bit of concept arts at midnight (See sketch below). I am new at the app CONCEPTS. It can be a bit frustrating to learn ...
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Hey guys today let's see how to do contour lines. Your first steps. I am Chou-Tac. So welcome to the Design Sketchbook. And before getting started, I would like to ...
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What is #inktober? Do you know Inktober? It is 31 days drawing challenge created by Jake Parker in 2009, a comic artist. He wanted to improve his inking skills and ...
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At my first year of design school, I remember my classmates and I said "Oh they are so lucky!" about great students going to the best design companies for internship ...
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You are a beginner? You feel lonely and you can't progress? That's normal. Most beginners feel shy when they start. If you are in this case, Do you hide your design drawings and creation? ...
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When you are a design student or a freelance, you need self-discipline to get things done. You have no boss to "scold you" 😛 You have no one to make sure you'll respect ...
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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 ...
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Hello !! If you are a designer or a student designer. What does your friend, family think about your activity? What are the questions people ask about your job? You ...
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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 ...
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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! ...
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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 ...
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Yesterday TIP 241, we saw that if you struggle at finding time to practice sketching, it is not because of a shortage of time, but because of how you may ...
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"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 ...
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I love receiving your messages. You share with me your happy and tough moments too. Your stories on your design journey are truly inspiring. Thank you! Some says: "I am ...
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Hello! How are you today?
On my side,
I feel pumped by a new project I prepare for you at the Design Sketchbook blog!
It is called the "90 DESIGN TIP-A-DAY Challenge!"
To learn how to sketch,
the secret is not ...
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On my side,
I feel pumped by a new project I prepare for you at the Design Sketchbook blog!
It is called the "90 DESIGN TIP-A-DAY Challenge!"
To learn how to sketch,
the secret is not ...
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Hello ! My friend and student Oliver Esther recommended me a new sketching software called: SKETCHA. I couldn't wait to make a try and show it to you! Hehe. The ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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HOW TO DRAW FROM IMAGINATION Hello ! It's Chou-Tac, My neighbor came home to say hello. She's a creative person and loves DIY for home decoration. However, imagination drawing seams ...
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Hello ! I hope you are having a great week-end ! : ) In product design sketching there is something essential you need to have: It is your Speed of sketching. That's what ...
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Hello Beautiful day ! Today is the 1st April, and I'm posting here a video sketch of Harley Quinn, Joker's girlfriend :). If you follow me for a while, ...
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Today, I would like to share with you how you can start drawing from a reference picture to create your own product design! I started to search on Google pictures ...
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I used to be crazy afraid to talk in public. While it is so essential for a designer to communicate verbally to defend and promote our own projects. I remember at ...
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To make sure you receive news on the launch of the Sneaker Sketching course, make sure to Register to the blog! 🙂 It took me 10 hours and 30 minutes of sketching ...
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Hello ! It's Chou-Tac, It's 11am here in France. And before going to gym, I wanted to announce that this week: I am starting a 7 meters of "Sneaker Sketching Challenge" ! ...
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Hello Design Sketchers! Last year I met Amor Jiménez in Madrid. 🙂 I met him in real while eating croquetas in his home country! We were sketching on the coffee shop ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Let me introduce you to Daniel who created an amazing sketchbook for artists and designers at Jofelo.com. We see together how to start a sketchbook quickly so you can fill ...
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Hello! It's Chou-Tac, How are you today? . Last month, I had the chance to present a national TV SHOW called: VIETNAM DISCOVERY where I make a Travel Sketchbook! . ...
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Hello, it's Chou-Tac, Today we travel to South-Korea! Let's meet up with JONGHO LEE! I am glad he accepted today interview as he has a precious point of ...
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As a Product Designer, I find plenty of inspiration in Sci-fi movies such as Star wars and Concept art sketches. * You can discover Edward Eyth interview who created plenty of ...
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Today we are going to cover a sketching technique to draw more creative sketches in a few minutes only! I love using it when I have no idea what to ...
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I am publishing something new for you guys. It's to introduce you a Kickstarter Campaign for beginner designers ! It is a New drawing tool that help you draw basic ...
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Hello ! It’s Chou-Tac, Today I got a Designer creative routine for you to implement daily. So you'll generate thousands of new ideas ! I am writing to you from ...
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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 ...
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HOW TO DRAW STRAIGHT LINES | THE 4 CONFIDENCE EXERCISES Hello guys! Many beginners wonder how to get started in Industrial design sketching. You may tend to have clumsy sketches ...
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How are you today ? . . Summer holiday period is starting ! : ) I hope you are crazy boosted for enjoying this free time for what you love: ...
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Vivek Rai was sending me by email a pretty cool picture from a school task he had about creating characters. He asked me some tips about: How to generate ideas ...
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HOW TO BECOME MORE CREATIVE 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 ...
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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 ...
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A designer needs to draws without looking for perfection! (Vlog in Tokyo, JAPAN) BIG NEWS: Next month (November 2020), I reopen the registration to my online Design Sketching course: Sketch ...
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Today, I wanna share with you about How to Make a Sketchbook! During one of my recent trip to Spain, I met Antonio who is one of the students of ...
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HOW TO DRAW A CAMERA | GO PRO | BALLPOINT PEN SKETCHING Hello! I often receive messages of aspiring designers
who do not dare to sketch and are worried about making ...
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who do not dare to sketch and are worried about making ...
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START (0:00) Hey guys! How you doing? Today, I’m pretty excited because we have done something which is pretty new. So for the first time we have organized a Live ...
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Hello! It is Chou-Tac, How are you today? If it is so-so. Then this coming Saturday I got a BIG SURPRISE for you to get back your natural pretty smile ...
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I had the great honor to chat with Dwayne Vance! Together we share about what it takes to become a designer. I am a super fan of Dwayne's work, especially ...
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Hello ! It's Chou-Tac, Our today designer interview with Guillaume Bouvet who is a custom made designer for furniture, gives an essential lesson for any industrial designer. Too many student ...
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Hello ! Today I would like to share with you a simple technique to help you better visualise in 3D. We'll go through the basics of perspective to draw ellipses ...
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In a visit to Madrid, My parents and I had the chance to meet up with the students of my course Sketch Like The Pros: Pedro, Antonio, and Amor. The ...
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Hello guys, I have received a question from Omar on The Design Sketchbook Instagram about How to get started in design sketching. I will also share with you the common mistake ...
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Before starting, if you are making your first steps in perspective, I invite you to download the Designer Starter Kit made for beginners. Then, practice these two easy tutorials on ...
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Hello guys, today I am in London visiting my friends, and also Vietdong, who is one of my new beginner student of Sketch Like The Pros. We are going to ...
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Ola from Madrid ! Como estas ? I am now writing to you from Spain, where I am visiting Madrid with my parents. And also preparing the next video vlogging ...
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Hello guys ! My friends call me Chouchou, I am a Product designer 🙂 To get started in design sketching, I invite you to download the Designer Starter Kit : The Designer ...
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Hello !! It's Chouchou, 🙂 I hope you had a great week-end plenty of fun ! 2018 is coming already, I started to plan the next year projects for The Design Sketchbook ...
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Hello guys, As a designer we learn how to promote our projects. We put a lot of effort in our portfolio, but sometime we face difficulties to promote ourself for a job ...
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Hey guys, It's Chou-Tac, A question I receive pretty often is: How long should I practice per day to be good at sketching ? I tell my students to draw at ...
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Hello! It’s Chou-Tac, I remember how important it was for me to be inspired by other students to boost my motivation. Because I wanted to reach their level, I was ...
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How to draw 3D cubes | Part 3 (last part) My nose is running, so sorry if you may hear my voice a bit like a duck 🦆in the video! ...
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Draw so many 3D cubes in perspective | Part 2/3 Yesterday we saw Part 1 of the Cube Mania challenge. We get familiar with drawing cubes in a 2-point perspective, ...
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If you want to improve fast and make a change, get ready for the CUBE MANIA CHALLENGE! We are gonna draw a LOT of cubes following the simple and easy ...
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Hi guys, I have just received an happy email from Parker, who is a member of my course Sketch Like The Pros. With great motivation and work, he now becomes ...
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Hello guys ! I received an email from Pio Tran about which softwares to learn to become an industrial designer. There is no unique answer to this. However here is ...
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Hello from Osaka ! I am travelling with my good friend Eliane and her big family in Japan. We are a group of 10 people travelling all over Japan ! ...
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Hello! It's Chou-Tac, How are you doing today? I know how we all have a busy life, and how many beginners have little time to pursue their passion for sketching ...
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Hello ! It's Chou-Tac, How things going today ? At noon, I met Eugene and his wife Mandy for lunch at Ho Chi Minh City. They are such a lovely ...
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Hello! It's Chou-Tac How are you today? Last day I was at Panam, a French pub in Ho Chi Minh owned and driven by my franco-viet friends Khiem and Remy ...
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Hello! It's Chou-Tac A lot of designers happened to be introvert (included me), and we may suffer from not being able to socialize with people as easy as we would ...
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Hello guys from Vietnam ! How are you doing today ? Here is pretty rainy (Raining season), and I just came back from lunch. I am thinking to start sharing ...
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I have just met John in Singapore. He's one of my VIP member of Sketch Like The Pros. It happenned we were both in Singapore, so we decided to meet ...
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Hello ! It's Chou-Tac, In your opinion, who got more value: Someone skilled with years of experience or a young passionate ? In my previous company, (shoes and fashion industry ...
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I still wonder how I survived my design school. We had a ton of projects. I remember wondering if they put that pressure on us on purpose. Maybe they wanted ...
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Hello! It's Chou-Tac The blog started in 2014, and I am always happy to keep publishing plenty of free content, articles, and drawing tutorials on the blog giving you even ...
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Hello Design lovers ! Many of you may be preparing their portfolio to enter a design school, internship or a designer job position. But there is a huge and common mistake ...
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Hello Design Sketchers ! If you have a heavy wrist tendency, this article is gonna help you realise how much being gentle with you pen matter. If you have this tendency, many of ...
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Hello Design sketchers ! Too many beginners are afraid of sketching, being afraid of what other people may think. Feeling ashame of showing their clumsy drawings so much they decided ...
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Hey guys! Today, I am super happy to share with you the 1st Design Sketchbook COFFEE CHAT ! 🙂 I hope interviewing more designers around the world to demystify the creative and ...
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Instagram is an amazing tool to publish your work online and get feedback, but especially likes and followers. You gain exposure, you gain popularity. It's to me great, but there ...
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Hello, Design sketchers! 😀 It's my second time I do a Sketching live tutorial for you guys on Facebook! It was a real pleasure to help you, and interact with ...
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Hello guys! How are you doing today? I am very happy to show you today a drawing exercise on the perspective that is to me just compulsory for any designer ...
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Hello guys ! Today I wanna share with you a common mistake thay may damage your progress for long if you are not aware of it. You will see that it's ...
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Hello guys, How are you today? I was giving some corrections to one of my student Zhen Bian from China from my course Sketch like the Pros - and I ...
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Hello guys from Korea ! I am now in Seoul, and it's super cold like being in a freezer. I went to find refuge in a caffe to warm myself ...
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Hi guys, Today I am in Seoul, Korea ! It's amazing and also super cold here. About -7 degrees outside. Ohoh ! Getting warmer back in my room, I thought it ...
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Hello Design Sketchers !! Today is my great pleasure to introduce you Noah Sussman, designer for UVEX Sports in Germany. I met Noah when both of us used to work ...
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Hello ! Today, it's time to publish the 2nd part of the questions you have sent to me these last few weeks! (We'll cover 36 questions) Because I want you to progress ...
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The 1st DESIGN SKETCHBOOK SHOW! Live event: Learn how to make greater design and eye-catching sketches joining me on Facebook LIVE! on Wednesday 1st February 2017. Click here to get your Free ...
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If you are in love with sketching and creativity, today is your lucky day! I would like to introduce you to an amazing Concept Artist Designer and professor: Edward Eyth ...
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Hello ! Hello ! It's ChouTac, How are you ? It's Saturday, and Saturday is a Happy Day ! Why ? Because tomorrow is Sunday : D Today, I got ...
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Hey guys, I have just received a message from Krishna who told me a senior students offer her a Graphire tablet (It's the early generation of graphic tablet from Wacom). She ...
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Sometime we wonder how to get more inspiration daily for our project at school. We may be tempted to buy books but they are pretty expensive as a student. Your ...
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Today, I am super excited as one of my dream has been realized. As a user of the Wacom Cintiq 22HD, I did myself a little present: The Ergotron arm! ...
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When I was a student, we made a lot of mood boards to visually communicate on the brands, users, and products. We spend hours looking at relevant pictures to convey ...
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Hey guys, Which pen are you drawing with ? (Tell me in the comments !) If you are still wondering with which pen to start with, let me share with you the ...
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It's 4:58 am and I can't sleep. I guess I am still a bit Jetlagged after my 28 hours journey door to door from France to Singapore. I was in bed ...
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Hey guys, Many of you told me it's valuable to discover more about the profession of a Product designer - knowing more about the real life out there after your design school ...
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Hello from Paris Airport! It's 6.19am, and I am waiting for my flight to Singapore with a transit at Ryhad. Today I wanna share with you a question I received ...
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Hey guys!! Today, I am pretty excited to share with you something only a few know about. The topic of the day is something that matter more than anything to succeed: It's ...
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Erwan who is an upcoming student product designer, has just send me an email. He's from France, 20 years old and will join soon the ISD Rubika design school at Valencienne ...
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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 ...
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Hello!! I have prepared for you a cool VIDEO tutorial introducing the 3rd point perspective! It will give your sketch an extra level of realism! This tutorial will help you visualise simple ...
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Hey guys, Today I would like to share with you a Tip I learned at my Design school. When I was student in Product design, I was so fascinated by ...
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HOW TO DRAW NIKE SHOE AIR MAX (IN 1 MINUTE) These days, we have been talking about Footwear design with Mr. Bailey from Concept Kicks, so I felt it would ...
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First of all before starting this article: every school has their own policy and criteria for selecting their students. This article is about the school I went so my experience may ...
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Today we discover how Mr. Bailey's experience can help you become a Footwear designer. Today's interview is meaningful to me. When I was a student Mr. Bailey published (still) ...
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HOW TO DRAW A COIN STEP-BY-STEP How to draw a coin in 6 steps: STEP #1 The first thing you need to know is: a circle is equal to an ...
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Hey, Today I wanna share with you a motivational TIP I learned from my friend Roy Pallas, from the French blog: Blog-le-dessin.com. (blog-the-drawing) I knew his blog before I met him ...
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Hey, I am not very happy of how education system is trying to create "clones" learning literature and math. How about art and creativity? Art and education are like oil ...
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Hi guys, Today I have just met an amazing Toy artist in Bangkok! If you love art toys, you might have heard about him: he's Marc from the duet Marc & ...
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Hey guys! How are you today? I just went back to my Calystehnic class. (Also called Street workout). It's now resting time, and I take a "few" minute to write ...
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How long have you been sketching? To give a short answer, I have 2 big periods of drawing. The first one was when I was a kid till I grew up as ...
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There is common mistakes that everybody do as a beginner. The flat sketch. We draw what we see and it's obvious there is something wrong. But we can't figure out how to solve ...
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I went to the famous book shop in Singapore: Kinokuniya. They have a huge Art & Design corner where you find books about Product design, architecture, fashion, packaging, tatoo, figure ...
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We saw in the Part A how to solve a common mistake about drawing "dual ellipses" - showing the top surface of camera lens for example. Today, let's draw multiple ...
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Let's look at how to draw cylinders in perspective. For this Part A, we will get interested in the top surface of a tube - which is actually "a cylinder ...
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Leonardo studied Industrial design, and he's today a 3D artist for video games. He enrolled my course Sketch like the Pros as a VIP student. Leonardo sent me his work about ...
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Ben has a story I feel inspiring. He's a boat designer, and presently living in an amazing boat! "Drawing has been a way to get everything I dreamed about." You will ...
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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 ...
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HOW TO DRAW A SPHERE NOTE: We saw previously how to draw a circle in perspective. (Which is represented by an ellipse drawing.) Sphere drawing Today's tutorial, we see how ...
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Hey guys, If your perspective on your sketches looks awkward, or they seam lacking of details, these today 2 sketching TIPS might help you. I've just received an inspiring sketch ...
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Hello! I invite you to play at the new challenge I call The 1 Minute Sketching Challenge! It's fun to sketch. I have just tried today and I can already see how ...
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1 Learning how to sketch is about making iteration. We try, we do mistakes, we adjust... we retry... and so on. That's how we keep learning and get better at ...
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These last few days I made a lot of research about the IPad Pro - wether it is suitable for me - as a sketcher.* I am a Wacom user ...
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Should I get an Ipad Pro for drawing cool sketches? I really like the idea of "On and draw". That machine looks really cool. After so long, and deception with ...
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Whenever we have a problem, we dig in the past to find a similar case to solve the case. I believe there is an even better approach: To do the ...
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I share with you my meeting with few Thai wood carver in Bangkok. I hope giving you some TIPS to help you working with suppliers in Asia in general. I actually ...
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I am in a taxi of Bangkok on the way to Bang Sue, a road famous for woodcraft. I hope we are on the right way. We have just been ...
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I am now in the flight from Singapore to Bangkok. No movie to watch. Let me share with you a story from when my friends and I was a student ...
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I've just went to the money changer of Raffles place (in Singapore) to get some Thai Baht as I am flying to Bangkok tomorrow! 🙂 This afternoon, I stop for ...
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Hi guys, To keep in touch more often with you, I am experimenting blogging with my phone! I am writing with my Xiaomi (Redmi) phone and the screen is pretty ...
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I am preparing the reopening of the registration of Sketch Like The Pros design course. To help you build your motivation and self-confidence, I want to show you that anyone ...
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Being a designer is a "24-hour work". You see, hear, eat, sleep as a designer. Everything that surround you is a source of inspiration. Under the condition that you are ...
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Today we meet Huang Li-Chung who has an atypical background. He took a common path (Civil engineering) but then decided to follow his passion for design. He definitely gave a ...
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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 ...
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How to draw ellipses in perspective step-by-step. If you wonder what is an ellipse, it is basically a circle in perspective. For example, if you see a cup from the ...
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Last week I bought some felt pad to stick under a table so it wouldn’t scratch the floor. I realized then that the heavy table actually slide easily on the ...
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Learn to draw is not intuitive. We often believe drawing skills are innate, so it creates some mental roadblocks. This article is inspired from Marc, a student of my course ...
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Last November, the course Sketch like the Pros was launched. I was glad to see how it gather an infinite number of unique profile who have all in common the ...
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It’s surprising how much you can learn from people you’ve just met. Last week-end I went to visit the city of Lyon in France. I went there using carpooling (Blablacar.com) ...
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As a beginner, we often face the blank page.
We just start a project that our mind suddenly seems so empty we could hear the crickets. 😛 Today,
I ...
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We just start a project that our mind suddenly seems so empty we could hear the crickets. 😛 Today,
I ...
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Why sketching is so important for a designer ? Nick gives us also precious advices about how a student or junior designer can rise his chance through his abilty to ...
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Most beginners abandon their dreams because of lack of confidence. They love sketching but give up too early. They practice a lot and even put a lot of effort as ...
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We saw previously How to draw a Cube with a 1-point perspective and how to recognize whether you need a 1 or 2-points perspective. I hope you enjoy how easy ...
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Learn perspective easy Pretty often beginners feel overwhelmed in front of perspective. There are so many lines going here and there that you even don’t know how to start. So ...
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Let’s continue with the video tutorials exported from the exercises you can find in the book: the Designer Starter Kit. Feel free to download it and find the right elements ...
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This week we already saw: To carry on your progress on your sketching daily routine, let’s look at ...
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Today we carry on with the 2nd video of the series of 6 - illustrating the Designer Starter Kit book (Feel free to download it and start from there. It’s ...
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Today is the 1st video of a series of 6 videos illustrating the exercises from the Designer Starter Kit. If you haven’t done it yet, you can download the book. ...
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We often wonder what to draw. Today, I share with you a simple solution to get started – and create that “spark of inspiration” that will fill that blank ...
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Yesterday, one of my students asked me: I am doing mistakes. Is it my fault? I answered telling him a story about "The cycling boy" Do you mind I share ...
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This article has been inspired from questions asked by the members of my blog who answered my previous survey: Ask me anything. Thank you Prakash from India, Rerolde from Brazil, ...
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I was browsing my picture library, looking for a subject to draw for you guys. I ended with that hostel front I took in picture in Taipei few years ago ...
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Nicolas is a French student in Industrial Design who has recently achieved with success an Internship at Salomon. Nicolas’s experience has a lot of positive insight so I though you ...
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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 ...
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Hey, today I was chillin’ in town. My Black Papermate FLAIR M died yesterday, so I came to the pen shop to get a new one. It’s always a great ...
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Zhe Mei, Devansh S, Mya, Rodrigo O, Tilo, Forrester, John P, Tomes, Rafael asked me in the recent survey about: How do you get inspired and draw things from imagination ...
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I believe meeting people enrich ourselves from their experiences. I will interview designers and other great people from the creative industry and share with you guys. I am pleased today ...
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Daniel has just started Design sketching. Yesterday, he let me a public comment asking me a question that you may wonder as well: Q: I bought a Wacom tablet. Should ...
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When you start learning how to draw as a beginner, you study and practice basic rules of perspective, line of geometry, and simple shapes such as square, circles… and so ...
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Hey today is a sketch of a Super-hero made with Photoshop. Actually I did that video just for myself and for fun. But I though I could add some Tips ...
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Today I show you a simple and powerful sketching technique from product designers on How to draw transparent bottles easily. It’s a powerful technique to learn because you can use ...
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If you often wonder what to draw,
today, let’s look at a 4 steps tutorial that will help you better draw any Product design in 3D. It’s perfect training for whom ...
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today, let’s look at a 4 steps tutorial that will help you better draw any Product design in 3D. It’s perfect training for whom ...
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Wether you study Industrial design for 3, 4 or 5 years, you might end given a project to carry, defend and promote yourself for several months. The main obstacle you ...
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Today I show you a smart way to draw with the broad nib of the Pantone marker. After a quick review of the 3 nibs, I show you how that ...
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Hello Design Sketchers! Some of you told me about facing these challenges when you start sketching:
- "My sketches don’t looks good"
- "It’s not easy to draw from imagination"
- "I ...
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Today I would like to share with you the method that is the most precious to me. Some people may say I should keep it SECRET– and keep it as ...
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Be inspired by artists and designers you admire. I was inspired by:
- My classmate who got higher skills with whom we shared the same table in sketching class to ...
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I had a short and sweet conversation with David Zakarias-Weich on the Design Sketchbook’s Facebook page that I would like to share with you guys. Q/ Why are trainers always ...
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When I was a student (2003-2009), my classmates and I didn’t have any Digital tablet at school to practice on. The first tablet I put my hands on was a ...
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I've just flown back to my hometown in France traveling with my iMac and Wacom digital tablet. I will set up a new office space to have more time to ...
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Whether at school or in the industry, it’s an asset for a designer “to be unique”.
To be unique, some people think they rather keep there knowledge secrets to better ...
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These days I have fun playing with the App Marvel, Contest of Champions on Ipad. Be aware, it’s pretty addictive. Looking for inspiration, I did a sketch of one of ...
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From the previous article, you learn about the 5 steps to starting drawing a scene in perspective. Let’s spend a bit more time in the Step of Observation. Today, I ...
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Today I would like to share with you a story about Saad, a designer who has decided to get out of his comfort zone. For that, I will tell you ...
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Today I would like to share with you an article I read from 99U, written by Elizabeth Grace Saunders, writer of The 3 secrets to effective time investment. How many ...
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Nowadays, the world move fast, maybe too fast sometime. To keep updated a designer has to allocate some time at forecasting innovation and trends. I share with you some websites ...
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Q: How to make an online portfolio? Before starting, I published an article for artists and designers if you want to make your portfolio a Marketing Weapon. Nowadays,
it’s ...
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When we look for inspiration, we do our research from visual documents such as books, magazines, photography… How about sound, taste, smell… Should we also explore our other senses ? ...
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Question from Ragavendran Architecture student from India. Q: Where, When, How do you get inspired for any designs? Sometime we wish we could simply switch on a button to make ...
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Question from Nur Aktas Industrial design student, Turkey As a designer, how do you present your product to the company? As a designer when you present a project to ...
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Shoe drawing is difficult at the start.
Wondering how to draw shoes, we often face these 2 issues:
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Wondering how to draw shoes, we often face these 2 issues:
- Bad shoe proportion,
- Difficulty to visualize the shoe in “3D”.
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I am following a cool page about Footwear design on Instagram: @PaletteStudioCo Credit featured image on the home page from Rob Maston or @raw_mass @PaletteStudioCo on Instagram It showcased amazing ...
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Martijn Van de Wiel is an Industrial Design teacher at the Eindhoven University of Technology – I was pleased to be invited as a guest to converse with him and ...
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When we first join a design school, we receive an art material list. After a visit to any art shop, you realize that the material is costly and that our ...
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Time is precious and no one can stretch it. How about converting your transportation time to a productive session ? I remember after class, I was drawing in the subway ...
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If you have decided to join a Design School, get ready to sleep less. 😉 You will face new challenges and obstacles that drive you to change your daily habits ...
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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 ...
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We saw at the TIP 109 How to draw Cast Shadow using PARALLEL source light (such as the sun). Today let's see more about DIVERGING source light (such as 1 ...
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Nymul has just sent me a question. I share here with you hoping to help more people. Send me your question in the comments or email at choutac@thedesignsketchbook.com. I will ...
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To constantly improve at Design Sketching, we know that Practice is the key. But M. Procrastination like to call us one time in a while. It may be a sign ...
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To make your sketch pop out from the background, it's essential to add a Cast shadow. The “cast shadow” projects the shadow of an object on a surface (basically the ...
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Anything can happen! The interview itself could be short, or could stretch on for upwards of three hours. It could involve an office and call for professional formal attire, or ...
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A good number of you guys come from countries speaking Spanish, such as Colombia, brazil, Spain… and some asked me if I would consider a translation of [the Designer Starter ...
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We all know about Brainstorming. I was thinking about making a “Doodle-Storm”. Try, and send me yours ! It’s a real pleasure to get absorbed by the “Doodle-Storm” session – ...
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Today, a tutorial on How to draw arrows using 1 and 2-point perspective. With practice, you will be able to take some shortcuts and draw arrows without tracing the whole ...
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When you sketch an object, most of the time you can’t possibly draw the full set of Perspective:
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- Horizon line
- Vanishing points
- Converging lines.
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In product Design we like to use arrows to express a movement, a path, an acceleration. It’s not only made to designate certain elements of a product. Today, I will ...
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A cube is a 6 sided 3D form like a dice or a Rubik cube.
Artists and industrial designers learn how to draw in perspective drawing a series of cubes ...
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Artists and industrial designers learn how to draw in perspective drawing a series of cubes ...
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In design sketching, it’s essential to know how to represent ideas fast, especially during the preliminary phase of research of a project. We are not yet looking for “sexy drawings” ...
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We was drawing at Garden by the Bay, in Singapore. I took a picture of my friend drawing. It was the first I saw someone holding the pen that way ...
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A TIP I recommend especially for beginners who have difficulties to start - who try to draw, but can’t find any satisfaction at the moment. Instead of focusing on getting ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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“Maxpower20” asked me if I would have any advise on How to improve the line quality. I think it could be helpful to share the info with all of you ...
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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 ...
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Drawing nice curves are essential for a dynamic sketch. 90% of the time I use 2 types of curves:
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- The C-Curve
- The S-Curve
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The middle line is essential to any designer. Mother nature made most of the thing on earth and outer space symmetrical. The human, then creates object mostly symmetrical as well ...
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7-days Roll of paper challenge I started without knowing the lenght of the roll. But I needed to set up a time limit to the challenge. I took 7 days, ...
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Hi guys, today I recorded the first video of sketching tutorial ! To be honest that was not easy for me, as I am not used to speak alone in ...
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Second day of the Roll of paper challenge. My mood is not there. I sit and carry on drawing on the roll of paper. About 1.50meter later, I am ...
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To improve we need to regularly get out of our comfort zone. It’s something that we don’t do naturally. Relax, in sketching we can only improve. Even a little, it’s ...
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For a student, buying the Wacom Cintiq is most of the time a dream. It’s so expensive. Let me tell you more about the alternative Wacom product I used to ...
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Following the TIP 57 How to make your sketch stand out with a simple shadow, I am publishing an extra video tutorial on shoe drawing. Instead of giving you a ...
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If you also like to do some pen shopping, you may have gathered a lot, and you may wonder how to choose. There is no ultimate perfect pen. It’s all ...
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I would like to create more “credible” concept art engines. For that, I need to study mechanical pieces having a basic understanding of the functions. That will be my “raw” ...
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A great trick to make concept art engine more fascinating, is to give them a “soul”. How ? By giving them hands, eyes, head, skeleton, anything related to human or ...
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Concept art, product design, car design, fashion design… all use this trick. It's essential when you present your initial sketches to your colleagues, friends or eventually clients to promote your ...
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When I sit on my desk and I start sketching, my fingers are quite stiff. The first sketches are often clumsy and it can be frustrating. However, after a bit ...
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To get results faster, use reference pictures as much as you want. Sometime, your pride may stop you, somehow telling you that you are “cheating”. It’s a mistake. Tell yourself ...
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A fun exercice in Product Design is to draw a men and women version of a design. It’s a good way to be introduced into how to create a design ...
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I made this video during the shoe design workshop I gave to my friends. You will see step by step how I draw a sneaker. You will also get an ...
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I have friends who are big shoe lovers. They asked me to teach them how to draw shoes for lady and men. So we met at Starbuck for our own ...
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I like to do some “sketch hacking”. I take a technique somewhere to import and improve my Product Design sketching skills. It might be how designers create there own style ...
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A complex object is the result of many simple things assembled together. With a minimum of gesture, you will be able to draw an infinity of things. I was preparing ...
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There is a good trick to find new ideas that artist and designers use in concept art, sci-fi movies, but also in product design. Ask yourself: ”What if”… It’s about ...
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I accidentally spoiled one of my sketch with water. But it was actually a happy discovery ! Let’s make it our TIP of the Day ! I was drinking a ...
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I have spent 2 days at Johor Bahru in Malaysia. One of the main street was under renovation using huge machines that I have never seen before. I came closer ...
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A few weeks ago, I discovered the Urban sketchers work. I decided to do my own sketch walk at Malacca for 2 days! That’s how I came back home with ...
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Take the term hacking as a positive idea. You want to promote yourself, not “selling yourself”. Once again, be yourself. I will share with you some tips on how to ...
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In the previous article, I talked about turning your portfolio into your best marketing weapon. I also brought up the idea that a portfolio is made firstly to be your ...
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People who are used to take the subway may spend 20, 30, 40 minutes inside per day. How many of us spend most of our time looking at the screen ...
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Tonight, I was back at Tokyu Hands to buy the PILOT Parallel. And I end bringing back home 2 extra pens for Chinese calligraphy. (Impulsive buying) The nibs are actually ...
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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 ...
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Today, I felt like a kid in a toy shop at Tokyu Hands. It’s a Japanese store that sell all kind of house ware, cosmetics, traveller, decoration, and hundreds of ...
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Drafting the content for the sketching video tutorial, I took a break and sketched some Concept art thumbnails. It was fun! I would recommend drawing your thumbnails without taking much ...
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The Ghost drawing is a simple and powerful technique that will help you make better sketches all along your Design journey. When you are a beginner, you feel intimidated ...
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Last week-end, my girl friend organized a vintage pop-up store from her online shop Aulapinnoir.com at Arterial Cafe in Singapore. The theme was “A French Affair”. You would find some ...
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Some of you following the Design Sketchbook blog are getting exciting design job interviews in great companies! I wish you all the best of luck! When looking for an internship ...
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Last night I was bothered, because I couldn’t draw. I felt that whatever stroke I put on the canvas, It was not correct. It often happens when I try new ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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It was about 4 am, I couldn’t sleep and I bumped on Chanqueen watercolour arts. I was enjoying looking at her sketches that bring some colourful lights in my head ...
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I would like to share with you about THE URBAN SKETCHERS. I heard about them for the first time during my last trip in Penang in Malaysia. I unfortunately didn’t ...
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Today around the world sketch take place in Taipei, capital of Taiwan. An island located south of China and Japan. Walking in the streets, you could breath the mix of ...
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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 ...
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Let’s look at some inspiration pictures of Milan. I quite like the repetition of pillars along the shops. To sketch these one with accuracy, I will start by showing you ...
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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 ...
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Today drawing is an organic dragon head. I was randomly doodling and get slowly absorbed into it. So I totally forgot to take intermediate screenshot to share with you guys ...
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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 ...
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These days I am looking at some pictures of Evangelion. I am quite sensitive to this mix of organic and machines. So I started something trying to keep it ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Start by a circle and a symmetry axis to roughly ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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Let me share with you guys a book I bought a couple of years ago. It’s about Manufacturing for product designer. MAKING IT, from Chris Lefteri. Chris Lefteri made this ...
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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 ...
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Remember to set up in HD ! An extra video of an Adidas sketch I did at Georges White Coffee at Penang Island in Malaysia. If you have already read ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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I started to take a bad habit. Looking ay my phone or Ipad when I get bored. And it happens multiple times in a day. Besides that, I am also ...
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This is an essential skill that a designer need to train. If you want to be able to draw things fast and create from your own imagination, think in ...
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When you start drawing, your are often more focused on making a beautiful picture than getting a great idea. There is nothing much wrong about it as an artist. But ...
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During my first year of Product Design school, we had a quite particular class: Live Nude model sketch. I was browsing Instagram pictures. And I noticed the pictures of Suicide ...
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Before going to sleep, I doodled a bit without much thinking. I guess I was starting dreaming. TIP #47 Doodle randomly to explore new shapes
Little by little, some shapes ...
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I am following the sneaker magazine ConceptKicks since I am student. A bit of story: This site showcases some student and professional designer artwork in the sneaker industry. It inspired ...
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TIP #45 Have FUN when you draw !! CHOUTAC CHUNG – THE MINION INVADERS All started with some random circles. I was wondering what to draw, and suddenly, some Minions ...
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TIP #44 When aN idea pop up, Don’t wait for getting the whole picture. make SOME rough sketch, and carry on from there.
Chou-Tac Chung - Strong bagpack, 2014 ...
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Learning how to draw seams to be already quite tough. Then we should learn without erasing and correcting ? Why ?
As a beginner, you start learning with basic shapes ...
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As a beginner, you start learning with basic shapes ...
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Thank you Adrien W. for telling me about Darren Quach. He’s an amazing concept artist. I found his Instagram account: dqsketches and his work really inspired me. I remember at ...
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LASALLE – SINGAPORE First off, I’d recommend that you visit multiple schools and make sure you learn their general philosophy and approach to design. If their philosophy doesn’t jive ...
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Spot existing color palettes around you To choose a color combination seems not that easy. However, here is a simple trick that the fashion industry commonly uses without using Colour ...
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TIP #40 Test your marker combination - Side by side and superposed. If it looks nice, go ahead ! Chou-Tac Chung – Color combination test What’s your favourite combination ...
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I realized that Basic essentials is what people need the most. How about I publish more articles and TIPS for beginners ? TIP#39 to make a perfect round circle, do ...
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How to Start a Portfolio Most schools will ask you for a portfolio in order to see some of your previous work. But not everyone has a chance to be ...
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Disclaimer: Some private school may try to impress you with the latest technologies and software while the school may be an empty shell of design knowledge. If you hesitate to ...
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Villy da’Locca saw the TIP OF THE DAY on the blog Facebook Page, and he decided to apply that TIP, NOW. That’s the best way to learn efficiently how to ...
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There is plenty of drawings software and apps I like. But the one I use for years is Sketchbook Pro. In term of drawing, that software is a lot better ...
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I don’t have internet yet in my new apartment. So I went to a Hong Kong style cafe nearby where they offer free wi-fi until 2 am. The cafe had ...
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Thank you Renata for your comment at theDesignSketchbook Facebook page.
It helped me to clarify even more my point of view. In the article about “I have been really ...
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"Practice practice practice drawing" is overrated. It's truly important, but that's Not the only rule to success. Before that, you need Motivation and method, or you might end to Practice, ...
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I found some drawing in my luggage from when I was watching RIO2 in the plane. I was looking for paper, so I started to draw on the first paper ...
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Have you ever felled awkward to draw something when people are looking above your shoulder? It happens that a sketcher suddenly can’t draw anything. Trying to sketch new things, he’s ...
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Let me recommend some art books that I personally enjoy: the products of the publishing company Taschen. Taschen publishing started in the eighties as the brainchild of an 18-year-old comic ...
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After sketching The Grand Budapest Hotel in the plane with a Twin Marker, I wanted to practice an other tool. I opened my pen case and pick up a mechanical ...
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I was taking the plane to Singapore for a 13 hours journey. Usually, I only take long distance flight at night. You can just fall asleep and wake up “fresh” ...
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I dig in an old toolbox at my parents’ place. I found this door hinge. I took one of the most “intricate object” from the box. I actually liked it ...
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Today is the third day I play with Bender, from Futurama with the K.S. Challenge. I was bored in the train, so I was doodling Angry Bender again. ...
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Street Fighter II x Futurama
I grew up playing Street Fighter. It was one of my favorite inspiration.
Still having Bender in my mind, How about mixing them ?
Capcom ...
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Just did a sketch from memory of Bender. Bender is the robot of the animation Futurama, from Matt Groening (The Simpsons). He’s popular for his angry mood. Forgetting his ...
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It takes about 4 hours to go to Annecy from Paris by TGV (300km/hour High-speed train). The landscape displayed fast behind the windows. It’s beautiful, but it’s actually quite redundant ...
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There is some days that we feel we can’t draw.
You may still try, but your sketches are still not as good as usual. It may be too early ...
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You may still try, but your sketches are still not as good as usual. It may be too early ...
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I don’t remember when was the last time I draw some buildings in Paris. I went to the 1st floor of a Starbucks, and sat in one of their comfy ...
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When I saw the Samsung Note Pro 12.2, I couldn’t resist drawing something on it. (See at the bottom of this page) The tablet carries a customized version of Sketchbook ...
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Chou-Tac Chung – Arachnid Creature, 2014 TIP 20 Make an impressive creature in a second Insert a small human silhouette as a scaling measure. Few pen strokes will do ...
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I am fascinated by the tool “Vertical Symmetry” of Sketchbook Pro.
You draw a half, and the software trace the second half automatically in real time. Wondering what to ...
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You draw a half, and the software trace the second half automatically in real time. Wondering what to ...
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Let’s study a transparent BIC ballpoint pen Cristal cap. In a previous post, we saw how to draw a reflection on flat and transparent surfaces. Now, it’s about transparent volume ...
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TIP 17 Don’t be a fool. Be happy. Filter the information which tries to come into your brain. Decide what you want to see, hear, eat, feel. Focus on your ...
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Chilin at the airport, I made a stop at the IT store. I saw the latest Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 inch digital tablet - with a sensitive pen pressure ...
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Last night I took the plane from Saigon to Singapore. Landing around midnight, I stayed overnight at the airport chilling around. 19 hours of transit was in front of me ...
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I noticed the overhead electricity wires and high voltage power lines from my balcony. They are such in an organized mess. It looks complicated, so why not give it ...
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Theories that explain "How to draw the interaction between light and glass surfaces" are complex and can take a lot of time to fully explain. For now, we’ll approach things ...
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If you wonder what is a "Shoe Last", it might be the reason why you can't draw any great shoe from imagination yet. A shoe is hard to draw for ...
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Yesterday I went to the hospital for a body check-up in Saigon. I checked my hung, liver, stomach, blood, cholesterol, diabetes, and so on... In the end, the doctor said ...
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The earphone is a great subject for sketching various forms. They could be organic or minimalist. Today is just a quick sketch of an earphone that got a flat wire ...
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Being not satisfied with the previous “Sketch 5 | Concept diving mask”, I decided to sketch a new version of it. Sketching on a graphic tablet is not only about ...
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Even if I have spent quite some time on that sketch, I am not really fan of it.
I was trying too hard hiding my mistakes by overloading it ...
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I was trying too hard hiding my mistakes by overloading it ...
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TIP 4 Assemble a body armour An armour can cover and hide a high percentage of the body. Visualize well the body below, it will help you to assemble that ...
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Today I've just get a set of 30 twin markers. The brand is TOUCHLIIT.
My friend gave me a warm recommendation of them. Let's try them! The sketches are ...
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My friend gave me a warm recommendation of them. Let's try them! The sketches are ...
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At Cuc Gach Quan, Saigon - I discovered a mix modern and antique restaurant. The walls, props decoration has been preserved from decades. Bowls, spoon, wood chopsticks are authentic ...
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Last night I received a call.
My friend told me that I should draw something that I am not used to. That it would be a great start for ...
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Being a designer means spending your entire life learning from the things around you. Observe, analyze, and imagine as often as you can in order to better understand your environment ...
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A thorough understanding of perspective is indispensable for a solid foundation in drawing. Remember: Perspective is a highly effective tool for visual communication Perspective establishes a 3D image, representing volume ...
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A designer needs to be good at visual communication. In order to defend his ideas and convince his audience. Best presentation boards are the one which doesn’t need the presence ...
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“A man paints with his brains, not with his hands.”, Michaelangelo It’s often said that the artist Michelangelo was a genius. If his art is so impressive, it’s because he ...
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Before beginning this tutorial, I suggest you to refer to “Be a pro at dot-to-dot mastering straight lines” HOW DO I DO 25 CM STRAIGHT LINES Turn the paper 45 ...
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Remember, draw your lines in a clean way. Begin cleanly, and end cleanly. Meaning, try to keep even pressure and speed from beginning to end. I show you a hatching ...
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How to draw straight-line without a ruler It may seem easy to some people, and downright difficult to others. Nevertheless, try not to ignore its importance, because the straight line ...
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How to draw a girl wearing a Nike Tennis outfit in 4 steps Today is a quick tutorial of a Nike Tennis ware fashion illustration. I sketched and render in ...
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A few days ago I was invited to the manga convention Manga Festival, which was hosted in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.* * I’m living here for two months. The ...
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I am completely a ballpoint pen person for drawing. Bics, felt-tipped pens, markers, double-tipped pens, pens with nibs large and small; I have tried hundreds of different types and styles ...
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The properties of lines are the keystone of a professional designer’s style. For example, you can find certain types of lines that are more likely to be associated with architecture, ...
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Just like playing sports or the piano, when you’re drawing it’s essential to pay attention to the body position for drawing, especially the hands and fingers. Most people don’t realize ...
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