Today I wanna share with you 'How Designers Create Products People Love!'.
We'll see also a very quick difference between Artist vs Designer.
We all have a special day per year, our birthday!
Today, 29th September is actually my Birthday. : )
We want to be unique individuals,
and as creators, we want our work to be recognized.
To do so, we have to find a way to differenciate from the crowd.
Like what Apple's motto says: "Think Different".
Or "Do not follow the mass and think out of the box to innovate"!
However, remember that:
Yes, we want to ...
Hi, Product Design Sketcher!
Ready to develop your sketching skills and imagination?
Today,
I share with you a super easy sketching technique to draw your own products even if you are a beginner!
For that, this technique will use the Cylinder as a reference.
We will modify it and create variations to create mainly organic forms and designs.
to take some notes and sketch with me now.
Remember, if you want to acquire your new sketching skills, watching the video is not ...
That's great!
You decided to start learning how to draw.
But you wonder how to draw anything you ever wanted?
Naturally,
you copy designers or artists you like,
but it is not easy to make good drawings as a beginner.
An unfair amount of your drawings may end up in the paper bin.
You wish you could progress better, but you just do not know how.
And that's ok.
To succeed, I would like you to make a RESET of your mind,
So we can ...
When we love drawing, I believe we have the DNA of a geek.
We got to learn plenty of sketching techniques, tips and tricks to be able to draw from our imagination.
Today, I have prepared a very specific tutorial on How to draw sections on Spheres and Ellipsoids.
With this, you will be able to draw fruits sliced by a sword like in FRUIT NINJA!
Or anything else you could think of!
Imagine you have a Ninja sword,
and you are going to practice cutting anything that has a sphere or ...
I receive messages from new readers
about "How they regretted stopping drawing".
Are you in that case too?
We all have busy lives and it can be tough to find time or motivation to draw regularly.
That's why I wanted to share some tips on how you can build a durable drawing habit without forcing yourself.
By making drawing a part of an Happy daily routine, you'll be able to improve your skills a lot faster!
Remember, it's not about doing something big today but rather doing something small every day that counts.
One of the first things I learned at my design school, as a beginner designer,
is that presentation matters in Industrial Design.
Yes, you have to convey your ideas by showing visually how a product works, how is it made, and how to use it...
but also, your sketches need to promote your ideas.
Today I show you 6 easy tips and tricks I use every day to draw better sketches and make them attractive!
Practice these 6 tips daily, and you will raise your chances of getting notified:
- at school ...
We saw previously at the 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 or multiple projectors).
The “Diverging source light” would fit better for objects you could hold in your hand for example.
How to draw Cast shadows with Diverging source light easily! 1. Draw cast shadow with multiple sources of lights Cast shadow with 2 projectors
Cast shadow with a closer projector to the volume.
Try to draw a few and test a minimum of 5 different sources of light.
Take a pen and let ...
- Does your drawing look heavy, clumsy, and overwhelming?
- Maybe you are drawing too bold.
- Today I show you how to draw with Bold Lines (Line weight)!
Most beginners start drawing with a bold "monoline".
They use only 1 pen pressure, and it often feels heavy.
That way, you can't have many options for iteration.
And you sketches get easily overwhelmed by your mistakes.
It can be pretty discouraging, and anti-creative to "draw heavy".
2. Start drawing lightly, then draw with bold ...
How to draw a sphere like a designer, in 1-minute video only!
I show you how you can sketch a sphere in just 3 seconds.
Why?
Because learning how to draw fast allows you as a Designer to drop your ideas instantaneously,
so you can share your ideas and get feedback from your classmates, teachers, colleagues, or boss quickly.
If I ask 100 people to draw a sphere that shows volume,
I believe most will ...
You want to become a Shoe Designer,
but it sounds too ambitious and you may have doubts like:
- Am I legit to become a Shoe Designer?
- I think I'm no special. I can't even draw...
- Am I wrong pursuing a dream?
Today, we knock out these doubts away with Marina Aperribay.
She is a 26 years old Shoe designer. (And she's a VIP student of my course Sneaker Sketch Pros)
Why Marina's experience is inspiring in my opinion?
Marina doesn't wait for career opportunities,
she actually provokes them. 🙂
Marina will show you how you can succeed too by being ...
The Art of Sketching Sneakers: Unlock Your Design Creativity
In the beginning,
it took me very long to figure out how to draw sneakers.
I was trying to guess a miracle method through infinite trial and error.
I remember how I could copy existing shoes,
but I came to create my own from imagination, I was lost.
This blog post aims to expand on these concepts
and offer practical applications for those who wish to delve into the world of sneaker ...
Do you want to learn how to draw?
It becomes overwhelming pretty fast, right?
We have no idea how to start!
Today,
I share with you 4 tips that helped me when I was a beginner student at my Design school.
Something happened this morning that inspired me for today's Motivation articles.
My girlfriend is a certified makeup artist.
She's just got a message from her best friend asking her:
- "Is it difficult to become a makeup artist?"
It is great that she shows interest in an artistic profession, ...
As a beginner,
you compare your "bad sketches" to the great designers you admire.
- Some days, their work boosts your motivation!
- But some other days, you try, fail, and feel at the bottom of Everest mountain...
- It's hard to keep up motivated.
In other words,
there is no direct correlation between your bad drawings today
and your potential to become an amazing designer tomorrow.
(Ask me to play the drum ...
Do you feel fed up with copying others?
Do you wonder how to start drawing the right way?
Adrian wants to draw character designs.
He sent me a message telling me how his drawing could be pretty cool when he traced drawings,
but when it came to creating from scratch, nothing came out.
But without reference,
he feels lost and doesn't know how to start drawing.
He would face a white canvas.
1. Start simpleHe thought his problem was a lack of consistency
since he is pretty busy at work and can't draw regularly.
Adrian bought ...
- Are you afraid of drawing?
- Do your sketches look amateur for months or even years? :
- Do you feel your sketches look flat, boring, and have no personality? : /
You might need to level up your quality of lines.
Surprisingly, what I teach my students of Sketch Like The Pros,
is ultimately not looking for the perfect lines.
Why?
Because perfect lines tend to be cold, and emotionless.
While I want you to sketch with dynamism and surprise!
With these 15 sketching tips,
your sketches will gain in personality, charism, and Wow!
- 00:11 How to draw basic forms in 3D is easy!
- 00:28 Sketching Workshop format for beginners
- 01:01 The 3 basic shapes of Squid Game (Square, Triangle, and Circle)
- 01:15 How to draw the four 3D forms (Cube, Pyramid, Cylinder, and Sphere)
- 02:05 Draw from 2d shapes into 3D volumes
- 02:31 Pyramid form with 4 faces
- 03:22 The top view of a cylinder is a circle
- 03:33 When a circle becomes an ellipse in perspective
- 04:58 Drawing contour lines on a sphere, the easy way
- 05:58 Add line weight to the ...
Hey Design Sketchers!
Today we draw a defibrillator, as part of being able to draw anything.
So we're going to see the four steps that I use.
So welcome to the DesignSketchbook.com
After starting warm up with drawing some circles.
Let's go ahead!
I start with the front face of the screen.
I'm trying to complete the main box of this product.
The contour lines are helping.
I like to add this logo because it kind of solidifies the overall.
So it’s giving me the feeling ...
Most beginners fail due to a misconception about drawing.
We tend to admire artists drawing portraits with such talent that we copy their techniques for Product design. However, it will, unfortunately, make you fail.
- 00:00 Start
- 00:06 Let's draw a defibrillator
- 00:27 Study Medical care design
- 01:17 MISTAKE 1 | START WITH DETAILS
- 02:27 MISTAKE 2 | Draw in 2D with a grid
- 05:09 BENEFIT 1 | Draw anything from any angle!
- 10:46 BENEFIT 2 | Modify what you see
- 14:54 No shame to copy!!
- 15:34 Sketching Result (Full process in the ...
Are you a perfectionist?
Did you know that personality traits slow down your progress?
Today I show you my secret sketching technique so you draw with your feelings and draw more ideas fast!
Start practicing this technique daily, and you will improve faster!
How to Draw Sneakers "Fast & Dirty"! (7min14)- 00:25 Draw with a thick nib
- 01:12 Start drawing with the "Shoe Last"
- 01:39 Add simple color blocking
- 01:47 Select a dark grey
- 02:57 Fail? Draw a new sketch!
- 04:58 Imagine your design on a store shelve
- 05:50 Draw Fast & Dirty!
Today we practice real products from SONY (or any favorite brand of yours like Bose, or Parrots)!
I want you to put your newly acquired knowledge about cylinders with fun!
Sometimes it is not easy to sit and draw - avoiding distraction.
Just now, I saw my dog Katy is itchy. She just caught a flea.
Anything can happen during a long sketching session.
- The phone rings,
- your dog or cat is seeking attention,
- or you get water in the kitchen
- ...
But you need to focus and deliver your work ...
Do you end drawing always the same thing?
You can't figure out how to draw new forms?
The good news is that anyone can learn to become creative.
I believe you might also face these creative blocks as a designer enthusiast:
- You can't draw new forms without reference pictures?
- Do you feel anxious drawing things that are out of your comfort zone?
- Do you feel your sketching skills or creativity are limited?
Today I show a special design technique to draw new forms of SONY earphones fast and easily!
I call it: "Improvisational Design Sketching"!
When I started as a beginner Product designer,
I always wondered how professional sketchers draw so fast and so well!
One of their main secrets is drawing these imaginary lines called: Contour lines.
Before starting, remember to claim your FREE copy of the Designer Starter Kit here
How to draw Contour Lines | Tips & Tricks
Did you know Designers could make Food designs?
| remember food design was one of our school projects in my 1st year of Product design school.
It was so much fun!
BONUS: You can download the printable tutorial file at the end of the article.
How to Draw Japanese Skewers in 5 steps!My girlfriend sent me a video on WhatsApp about "How to cook Kushiyaki at home."
These are yummy Japanese Skewers!
I took the recipe in ...
Being an artist or a designer can be stressful and that affects our creativity.
I show you how you can deal with it to become a "Good Stress".
- Not confident? Yes! You are on the right path!
- "Good" and "Bad stress" are both your friends
- All professional designers started a beginner
- Use stress as your life and 'creative career' compass
Keith told me he wants to become an animator in the next 5 to 10 years.
He's now studying coding at a Science university, nothing ...
Emmanuel struggles to find time to draw.
Sometimes, he stops for days or weeks, and it feels like a hurdle to go back to drawing.
Let's see how we can help him hack his mind to draw daily!
Emmanuel asked me: "How to commit to drawing every day?"
When we learn something new, we put a cap written "STUDENT" on it.
We start learning very motivated, especially at the beginning.
But sometimes you may feel demotivated, and drop for days or weeks, or more...
Don't worry, that's classic.
It can be solved.
Drop academic school and go to a design school instead.
It sounds crazy, right?
But if you're looking for a career change, why not try it?
You'll learn new skills, meet people who share your interests, and get paid to do what you love.
You don't have to feel like a black sheep?
It's maybe the time to refocus on your life goals, and join a Design school, where all sheep are all kinds of colors!
- You want a career you love, not a ...
Learning how to draw mecs is fascinating for many designers.
I am a fan of Transformers, Gundam, Star Wars... but drawing the mechs was crazy hard!
Till I figure out it would be essential to start drawing the skeleton first.
- "How to draw mecs?"
- TIP 1 Draw the skeleton first!
- TIP 2 Come up with a story!
- TIP 3 Use reference pictures
Asked Josh (one of my students at "Sketch Like The Pros")
His job as a designer may require him to create mechs and robots,
and he would need some drawing tips to ...
Adobe is a most well know company for creative software for designers.
However, it's expensive. Today I wanna share with you an alternative and an extra software I discovered for fun!
In the previous article, we saw 4 apps for iPad for artists and designers.
Today, I share with you 3 software for Mac:
- 2 software alternatives to Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
- + a lovely software to create Pixel art easily.
While plenty of graphic apps are developed on iPad,
my MacBook remains my main working station.
Below, I ...
I'm hunting for new apps for artists and designers to spice up my learning journey.
It's a great feeling when you upgrade your skills using an iPad!
I searched for new sketching apps for my iPad, Macbook, and also Oculus Quest2.
Let me share with you my recommendations for the day!
It's not a complete review of each, since I am still learning how to use them.
It's my first impression that I hope will encourage you to try them as well!
Let's start with the apps for iPad today.
(I will cover the Macbook ...
We are "creative dreamers", we dream awake.
But we live in the real world, and as professionals industrial designers, our job is to create a better world, a better reality for people. It's our mission as designers.
We meet challenges every day, and as a student, it gets tough sometimes.
Today, I give you 10 Tips for Industrial Design Students Who Want to Be Successful.
- Keep faith. Fail and grow.
- Target the top 10% of your school
- Don't ...
Do you draw clumsy sketches?
A great way to improve fast is to work on the quality of lines.
It all starts with drawing straight lines freehand.
- Exercise 1: The ghost drawing
- Exercise 2: The constellation
- Exercise 3: The star
- Exercise 4: The pen pressure sensitivity
Many beginners wonder how to get started in Industrial design sketching.
But the common mistake that slows their progress down, is to draw with their wrist or elbow.
In other words, if your arm remains static on ...
Ready to take your first step toward becoming an artist or a designer?
These 7 essential tips on how to draw can instantly get you on the right track!
Let's start drawing now!
This morning, Kavita (Seattle, Washington) sent me a message.
She loves sketching and dreams of her own footwear business!
Her husband bought a little sketchbook and a pencil for her as a present.
She would love sketching daily on it.
But she doesn't really know how to start, and she feels fear of failing. 😱
You know what?
She is not alone.
Most novice artists or designers face ...
How fast do your skills in Design progress?
- As you know, there is no "magic miracle" that will make you become a great designer in a day.
- However, there are solutions to reach your goal and rise your level much faster."
- Let me share with you 12 Tips to speed up your progress that I discovered when I was a student myself.
I hope they will be helpful to you - as you can apply them from your first day at school.
Erwan is an upcoming student Product Designer.
And he's looking for how to progress Faster as a ...
If you too dream of sketching when you travel, follow me during that amazing journey in Vietnam
where I create a travel sketchbook meeting local artists.
I was on national TV!
I was invited to a national TV SHOW called:
VIETNAM DISCOVERY where I made a Travel Sketchbook!
Louis wrote me an email.
He's a young student in Mechanical engineering. (And dream of a Product design career.)
He feels pretty bored at school and doesn't do well in class.
He's so disinterested that passing his 3rd-year might be tough...
- The right path
- Money or passion?
- Pursuit of happiness
- The Pragmatic "Look in the mirror" test
- Ask the fish to climb a tree
- The power of doing your own research
- The world ...
Do you feel shy, and hesitant to draw to show your idea?
You may wonder how to build your confidence?
I am pretty excited to share with you something only a few know about...
It matters more than anything (even more than your sketching skills) to succeed:
Build your Self-Confidence.
Let's cover this today in the 8 Tips to Become a Confident designer!
8 Tips to Become a Confident designer! 8 Ways to Build Your Confidence as a Designer- Learn from the beginning
- Level up your body posture
- Focus on 1 thing
- Don't worry, be happy!
- Visualize your goal
- Do a media ...
What you draw does not look alike your ideas?
I've prepared a simple tutorial for all beginners who have difficulties drawing from imagination.
I show you that "Guessing" is not the proper way to draw.
Drawing the right way is about the method I show you step-by-step.
If you want to know how to use your imagination to draw, you need to study the basics of perspective first. It will help you structure your vision in 3D so you won't draw only flat drawings anymore!
HOW TO START DRAWING FROM IMAGINATION USING PERSPECTIVE
My neighbor Bilitis came home to say hello.
She's a ...
Wonder how is it to be a successful product designer?
This morning, let's Draw the Future with Michael DiTullo! We share an exclusive designer interview!
- Today I have a special designer guest that matters to me: Michael Di Tullo himself
The first time I heard about Michael was when I was a student. - While he was sketching the next Michael Jordan sneaker for Nike,
I was at my design school trying to draw shoes for my portfolio. - He’s one of the names that resonate in my mind ...
I had the great honor to chat with Dwayne Vance for this exclusive Designer interview!
Together we discover How to become a toy designer from his amazing creative journey.
He shares with us the winning mindset to build up to succeed at becoming a toy designer.
How to Become a Toy Designer | Dwayne Vance’s Journey What is a Toy designer?A toy designer is someone who creates and designs toys for children.They use their creativity, imagination, and knowledge of child development to make products that are fun, engaging, and safe.
Toy designers may work independently or as part of ...
Are you a beginner sketcher?
You need to build a "success mindset". All start with building a drawing routine. I show you how to stick to it.
First of all,
You don't need yearsto learn how to sketch.
But you need to realize:
Your sketching results don't depend on
HOW LONG you practice drawing but also HOW you practice.
You could spend thousands of hours drawing the wrong way
and repeating the same mistakes, you won't understand the logic ...
Do you think of a career as a Product designer? But you wonder about the competition?
I share with you the Competitive Edge to Becoming a Designer.
- Legit question.
- Aren't you afraid of the Bullshit job?
- How high is the competition to become a Designer?
- How to be among the best?
- Mistake 1: Compare yourself to the majority.
- Mistake 2: Be the best in the group.
- Apply with a custom-made project relevant to the company.
Most beginners struggle with sketching and ignore Iterative drawing.
This is why some evolve faster and you wonder why.
You absolutely need to learn drawing with the right designer mindset from start.
- How long to get a good flow of sketching?
- Master rule: Iterate
- Get out of your comfort zone
- Stay humble
- Take calculated risks
- Play > Lose > Continue...
is like crossing an ocean without knowing how to swim. "How long does it takes to get a good flow, if one already has the knowledge of ...
No more doubt about how to start your sketches.
Today, I decompose my sketching tutorials into bite-size steps.
You learn the "Lego Block Technique"
It is essential to learn how to draw with simple techniques
to progress fast and draw with efficiency.
This is how your mind gains clarity, and you increase your skills like crazy!
Unlock Your Creative Potential with the LEGO Block Technique How to Draw an Apple Plug (with the LEGO Block Technique)Today, we draw a plug design by APPLE.
And you learn the Block Sketching Technique.
Study it and it will open in front of ...
More important than drawing, you need to build your character to succeed as a Product designer. Discover if you have what it takes!
Do You Have What It Takes To Be A Successful Designer- Create your happiness
- Always look at the positive side
- Courage is your key
- Pursuit of happiness
- Start fighting now
No matter how good you are at drawing by today,
a more important character trait you need for your design career is COURAGE.
When you'll become a professional designer,
you will fight daily for your ideas (with your team).
A designer faces the superhero ...
"You can't have a career in Art. It's a hobby."
This belief needs to be strongly demystified. I show you how it is possible to make it a beautiful career.
- Art is not a career... Really?
- "Work" meant "Torture" in French.
- The world needs you as a designer.
- We need people who think out of the box.
- Product design is a serious and passionate career!
- From idea to reality.
Today, I still see plenty of people follow the "Corporate path" instead of listening to their "Creative calling".
I ...
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 end of this article,
you may feel inspired to start drawing daily by tomorrow or even today! : )
- Take it easy.
- Green sketching.
- Never get bored with sketching.
- Drawing = Meditate.
- Discover new places.
- Daily drawing album.
- Connect with people.
- Drawing challenge!
I've just gone to an Ice cream shop.
Since I had a salty dinner,
I ...
Have you ever wondered how to draw a realistic glass reflection?
Check out this step-by-step guide to learn the beginner technique in no time!
I show you an easy and fast sketching technique for product designers.
Draw Glass Reflection with These Easy StepsI like to go to shopping malls to find plenty of design ideas for free!
Today I found a transparent Coffee Carafe
to inspire me to show you an easy way to draw glass reflections.
This coffee carafe from Lock & Lock has nothing special or innovative,
DRAWING TIP-A-DAY about: Light Reflection Drawing on Glass (for beginners)!
Industrial design beginners can learn to draw spheres with cast shadows quickly and easily!
With my simple and straightforward drawing tutorial, achieve your goals in no time—let’s get started now!
- Draw a circle
- Draw the cast shadow with an ellipse
- Draw hatching for the shadow
- Draw 3d volumes with 2 ellipses only
- Draw the core shadow
- Light source from the left
There are plenty of complex explanations of
"How to shade a sphere" on the Internet.
And they are overwhelming!
The following 6 steps shadow drawing tutorial ...
Give your art projects a boost of creativity by blending historical designs with modern visions.
Follow this sketching video to draw a girl from an Asian tribe and see the results!
- Find a cozy cafe
- Look for inspiration in historical fashion
- Find a comfortable seat
- Learn from the past to create something new
- Interprete by drawing with your own style
- Start with a vertical axis
- Draw the body following the axis
- Draw the arm visualizing the bones
- Draw the outfit
- Draw the body first
- Draw hatching for shadows and color blocking ...
Are you struggling to fit artistic practice into a busy life?
Discover 2 simple but effective TIPS to improve your drawing skills
and incorporate them into "in-between moments" of your day.
How to draw often when we have a busy schedule?
Drawing is a great way to maximize any free time we have in ...
Expand your sketching ability by understanding how to use lines expressively!
Learn this artful skill of line-weight that designers apply in all their drawings with my easy-to-follow guide.
Unlock your creativity now!
How to draw with line-weight
- Draw with 2 pens: 1 thin, 1thick
- Part 1 How to draw Line-weight
- Part 1.1 Bold the lines opposite the sun
- Part 1.2 Practice your pen pressure
- Part 1.3 Bold with dynamism
- Part 2 The 3 levels of line-weight
- Part 2.1 The 3 sizes
- Part 2.2 Practice daily the pen pressure
- Part 3 Advance volume practice
- Part 3.1 Sketching exercises
- Part 3.2 ...
Unleash your creative abilities as an industrial designer with this concept artist tutorial!
Boost drawing skills and discover new ways of designing with tips to push limits and increase memory bank.
- Warm-up your hand
- Test your color pencil
- Warm up with the basics
- Draw product grooves
- Use reference pictures
- Draw your "intention"
- Draw from general to details
- Start with light pen pressure
- Add crispy details
- Start simple
- Don't plan, feel!
- Build your memory of forms
- Import new forms in ID sketching
- Draw the box structure
- Challenge yourself!
- Feel ...
I've just arrived at the new Taco restaurant: "TACO DEL SOL"
They have such a great skull logo! I couldn't resist drawing it!
I always keep my ballpoint pen in my pocket ready to draw anytime.
While waiting for my taco to arrive, I want to show you how to draw this 2D illustration into 3 dimensions drawing.
It's a simple sketching exercise for you to start seeing things with volumes in your mind like an industrial designer!
How to draw a skull easily | Ballpoint pen art When you start drawing in 2DYou draw with the outlines only
Your vision ...
Stop struggling with aches and pains when drawing outside!
Learn professional techniques on how to maintain proper standing posture for hours of comfortable outdoor artwork.
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 the go?
To solve this, I found a great accessory to make drawing outside fun and comfortable. So you can draw anything you see standing on the spot!
It's a simple writing pad with a paper clip.
However:
- if ...
Need help finding the perfect ballpoint pen for drawing?
Check out our expert tips! I show you how to pick a pen that suits your unique needs.
5 Expert Tips on How to Find the Perfect Ballpoint Pen for Drawing
- Draw something real
- A good pen doesn't blob
- Look for a wide sensitivity of the pen pressure
- Get a retractable pen
- Consider a cheap ballpoint pen.
This morning,
I arrived 1 hour early at the Consulate of France.
I walked around to kill time and I found a pen shop!
Let's test some pens.
I'm looking for ...
Not sure how to draw ellipses freehand?
Follow this easy video tutorial and learn the steps for drawing perfect ellipses fast and great!
"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
Discover how to bring your products to life with the help of simple cylindrical formulas.
Follow these 4 sketching tips and start drawing cylinders today!
- TIP 1 Draw with a Papermate Flair M
- TIP 2 The minor axis is your symmetry axis!
- TIP 3 The 3 steps to drawing "cylindrical forms" are easy
- TIP 4 Visualize boxes in perspective
- TIP 5 Draw contour lines
- TIP 6 Try the Spring technique!
Make the most of your drawing time by using the thumbnail sketching technique
and get ready to masterfully draw a range of backpack designs!
- TIP 1 Start by drawing basic forms
- TIP 2 Ask for feedback early
- TIP 3 Brainstorm ideas
- TIP 4 Use underlay to save time!
- TIP 5 Draw with inspirational pictures
If you wonder what to draw,
thumbnails are great to generate ideas. I love drawing with thumbnails.
It's a fast ...
Admitted into art & design school? Congratulations!
Here are some tips and tricks on how to make the most out of each and every class throughout your studies.
- Feel gratitude
- Stop complaining to achieve more
- Starting simple is key.
- Be proud of your school
- Love the design process
- Don't skip the basics of sketching
- Gamify
- Complainers drown in their Comfort Zone
I've just received a happy ...
- Mind shift 1: Allow you to screw-up
- Mindshift 2: Ask for help
- Mind shift 3: Compare your performance within the timelines (instead of comparing with others).
- Mind shift 4: Look for progress, not perfection.
- Mind Shift 5: Examine your belief.
Creativity seems to be unfair for some people because some people seem to have the talent, innate talent, and some people just seem they don't have it.
I realized it's pretty much ...
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 channel about Industrial Design.
And he also shared these questions with other YouTube channel designers.
- Industrial Design is a fairly uncommon field. How did you discover it?
- How do you explain your job to those who don't know about ID, Industrial Design?
- What inspiration has developed your ID style?
- Which design company would you like to work for?
- What's your go-to Industrial Design program?
- What ...
Product designers can't wait for ideas to fall from the sky.
Let me share with you a trick to conquer creative blocks and generate hundreds of creative ideas!
- How to beat the Blank page syndrome?
- Copy to learn Product Design Sketching
- A trick to kickstart your drawing
- Mix your inspirations
It's raining.
I stay home and I'm in the mood to sketch something.
But what could I sketch...?
It feels like having no inspiration for drawing.
I'm facing a blank page on my Wacom tablet.
Facing the white canvas and creative blocks... feel bored and ...
Want to live a life of purpose? Discover 6 easy steps to give your daily life an exciting twist!
Change your mindset about errors and begin building the strength for new achievements right now!
- "How to become Successful Extraordinary."
- Grow your emotional intelligence
- Learn how to learn in 7 steps
- Embrace your mistakes
Have you ever seen great sketches people do on the Internet?
You try. You Fail. You get angry. You give up.
It happened to me so many times.
We'll see today how ...
Love carrying your iPad Pro around for drawing?
Utilize it to the fullest by creating realistic sketches of people in cafes and other places. Here's how I draw many of them with loose lines!
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 ice and sit outside to sketch with my Ipad Pro and Pencil.
I put the earphone with music I love in my ears, and I was ready to sketch with no distractions.
Having not much inspiration ...
Learn the secrets of overcoming procrastination so that you can finally unlock your potential for creativity and achieve your dreams. Read on for more!
How to stop procrastination and start to draw now How to Start Drawing now | Overcoming Procrastination- The reptilian brain
- Fear is an illusion
- Ready to live with regrets?
- "Just Do It!"
- The mind hack to start now
- You are the movie director of your thoughts
The biggest obstacle to learning a new skill such as
- drawing,
- playing music,
- singing,
- speaking a new language
is... "Never starting".
We need to overcome ...
Unlock your creativity with this Creative Doodle Technique.
Learn how to draw a bag in just 4 steps with this helpful tutorial for the Concept app on iPad Pro!
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 render): https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/how-to-multiply-your-ideas-with-the-random-product-technique/
Concept app allows you to draw with vectors. Remember to subscribe to my Youtube channel! Step 1 Draw random simple forms Step 2 Add contour lines to ...
Fighting isolation blues?
Use this downtime to concentrate and channel your energy into creative drawing sessions.
Check out our guide on how to do it right!
When I ask my friends how things going with
the confinement due to Covid-19, they told me:
And Yes, I agree. It is!
However, even though we are locked physically, our mind is free.
This is why I believe there are 2 kinds of boredom for artists and designers:
- The "Passive Boredom"
when you watch movies and scroll social media all day. ...
Elevate your sketching skills with an iPad pencil in art galleries!
Get ready to bring your sketches from paper to reality in museums!
Hello Design Sketchers!
I was in quarantine for 14 days in a military camp in Vietnam.
My 76 years old dad is living in Ho Chi Minh. And I couldn't be with him.
Lucky I have the best friends in the world to help me take care of him.
I completed the 2 weeks with success, and I am finally back home.
So today,
I can write and publish this article I started to prepare in Cambodia for ...
Ready to bring your industrial design sketches to life?
Follow these 24 sketching tips and learn how to start drawing from a reference picture. Check this out!
Today, I share with you
how to start drawing from a reference picture
and create your own product design!
I started to search on Google pictures for tools and found an interesting cordless grinder.
I like its mechanical features.
I share with you a series of 24 tips to improve your Industrial Design sketching skills!
I ...
Want to stand out from the crowd in an art & design school?
I help you become part of the top 10% of students in no time. Read it now to find out how!
- TIP 1 Build your Growth mindset
- TIP 2 Master the Basics of sketching early
- TIP 3 Build a remarkable Portfolio
- TIP 4 Create new projects with love
You aim for an interior, architecture, fashion, transport, or product design school...
Great!
But when you sign ...
Struggling to get your schoolwork done?
This easy trick breaks through procrastinating homework and gives you the power of momentum to actually finish your projects before the deadline.
- The power of momentum
- 5 min Mind-trick to kickstart your design project
- You get hooked! (Binge-Drawing)
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 tells you "It's ok. I'll start tomorrow".
You know tomorrow often means never...
Unlock the Power of Momentum ...
Get creative with sneaker designs!
This video teaches you how to take static sketches and turn them into dynamic masterpieces using ballpoint pen techniques. Check it out now!
- From Static to dynamic Sneaker Sketch Design
- Draw Sneakers in 2 phases
- Know the basics of sneaker drawing
- Don't look for perfection
- Make your design sketches attractive
- Create your own style
- Everyone can sketch. You included!
Welcome to TheDesignSketchbook.com
Feel free to go on the blog to get some more free ...
Whatever the design project you’re working on,
one of the most important aspects to consider is data safety.
It is essential to back up your workstation.
Backing up your work gives you certain assurance
in case some unexpected issue like a faulty driver occurs and can save you a lot of trouble.
Today I experienced this very issue with my Macbook laptop and Wacom Cintiq 22HD tablet, but was thankfully able to prevent it with proper backup measures.
So take it from me – protecting yourself from unwanted problems is always worth it!
It's time to stop waiting for fortune favors, take control of your success!
Discover how by focusing on following things you love and giving it all with strong energy, chance will find its way into your story.
- Are successful people lucky?
- Which side are you?
- Make your own luck!
- Plant a seed now to nurture your luck
- Take your creative passion seriously
- Take action toward your design dream
- Make luck your best ally
Sometimes, people say:
- "Oh! You are so lucky! You can draw as a living!".
Unsure how to make your dream design job application stand out?
I show you exactly what it takes to be successful in the design industry. Find out today!
3 TIPS to stand out for your design job application.
- Beat stress with excitement!
- Apply only for your top 1 or 3 companies you love.
- No job opening. So what?
- Apply for a job like dating
In my design school,
I was wondering how students should best apply to companies for internships or a job.
The world of professional designers ...
Unlock the secrets of successful artists with our top picks for art and design books - each one beginning with "THE ART OF..." Get an exclusive sneak peek here!
Chou-Tac at Merlion, SingaporeLast weekend I went on a very short trip to Singapore with my dad.
I went to my favorite bookstore: KINOKUNIYA at Orchard road.
As usual,
I went straight away to the Movie corner under "Entertainment" and find the hidden gems for designer inspiration! Every time I go there, I feel like hunting for treasure.
You might be in love with art and design books,
I have ...
Ready to learn how to draw a USB charger on your iPad? Follow this tutorial and use Morpholio Trace App to draw a perfect product to learn proportion, round edges, and round corners.
- Download Morpholio Trace (Sketching app for designers)
- Download the Designer Starter Kit (Free book for beginners)
Today we draw a USB charger!
Welcome to thedesignsketchbook.com,
I'm Chou-Tac and I invite you to download the Designer Starter Kit.
You have the link in the description below to make your first steps in perspective.
All right to ...
Are you looking for ways to increase your efficiency as a designer?
Try these easy tips to help you disconnect, stay focused, and avoid procrastination.
- Beware of Social Distraction.
- TIP 1 Don't find the time. Create it.
- TIP 2 Stop your phone notifications.
- TIP 3 Preselect the information you consume.
- TIP 4 Draw on Wacom tablets, not iPad.
- TIP 5 Embrace life as a gift.
I was born in 1981.
And I realize I am among the last generations born without the Internet.
Learn how to draw organic forms with this helpful sketching tutorial.
Take on the challenge and learn the basics of product design sketching, using Philips electric shaver as your canvas!
How to Draw an Electric Shaver Philips! (Pilot Twin Marker) in 17minutes!
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 register to the Waiting list to get the latest news.
Today we draw an Electric shaver Philips with a Pilot Twin Marker.
I'm Chou-Tac from the Design Sketchbook ...
Don't make the mistake of trying to reinvent the wheel learning how to draw product design:
- Learn how to copy with the Copy-Doodle Technique!
- Progress faster and soon create original products of your own.
One of the "Superpowers" of a designer is to draw from imagination FAST.
But before being able to create, it is essential to learn how to copy.
Too many beginners put their egos in the wrong place and refuse to copy existing products. If you are in ...
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!
The architectural design of the museum is sensual with its curvy shape. Isn't it?
You can see in the picture below the small model size of it.
The world Coffee museum of Buon Ma Thuot, VietnamThey remind me of small slugs.
I love it when static architecture or objects feel like in motion.
Getting inspired by nature is a great ...
Do you struggle with product design sketching?
Draw the Y-Axis into your design process – it's an easy way to take your sketches from flat to dynamic!
Transcription below
Hey guys,
Welcome to thedesignsketchbook.com.
(Drawing with Concept App) DRAWING THE JOBY TRIPOD on Ipad
And today we get inspired by this JOBY Tripod, for our tutorial of the day: how to draw with the Y-axis.
I'm going to draw on my iPad and I'm opening the app Concepts. And we are going to ...
Get ready for better sketches with iPad Pro and Concepts app!
This beginner video gives you the sketching Tips and techniques to create beautiful designs from scratch.
Let's get started!
Download Concepts app here for iPad Pro or Windows Microsoft.
The basic version is free, and is already very complete!
You can purchase a membership or some additional tools to create an "A la carte" configuration.
Hey guys,
Welcome to TheDesignSketchbook.com.
And today we discover the app Concepts on iPad Pro!
But ...
Spend a peaceful night sketching session and unleash new ideas!
Learn all the tips and tricks for successful midnight sketches for your industrial design projects!
Last night,
I was sketching a few concept art at midnight, looking for creative ideas.
I am new to the app CONCEPTS APP.
When you are used to your own sketching apps,
it can be a bit intimidating and frustrating to learn
how to use the new functions.
We need a transition time where we try to adapt our sketching habits.
No better than nighttime to learn new skills, and avoid distractions when the world is sleeping.
Artists and Designers, get motivated this October with Productober!
- #Productober is a 31-day drawing challenge, inspired by the successful Inktober yearly event.
- Amateurs and pros can participate by coming up with creative interpretations of each day’s topic.
- Get inspired today!
Productober was inspired by Inktober yearly event.
From #inktober to #Productober.It is a 31-day drawing challenge created in 2009 by Jake Parker, a comic artist.
He wanted to improve his inking skills and develop positive drawing habits.
Since his challenge has been deployed worldwide!
Every October ...
- Discover how to turn luck into a skill and upgrade your career prospects!
- Get ahead of the crowd now!
When you are a design student or a freelance,
you need self-discipline to get things done.
No one is going to discipline you on your time management
to deliver quality work on the dead line.
You have no one to make sure you'll respect the deadline.
You finish your task last minute with intense stress and you may not show up prepared...
No matter how rush you were,
you won't change your bad habits.
Last time, you already told yourself:
"Damn! I could have started earlier!"
But as usual, when you ...
- Choose a song in a foreign language. Your ideas can flow without getting distracted by ...
Hello !!
If you are a designer or a student designer.
What does your friend, and family think about your activity?
What are the questions people ask about your job?
You realize the same questions come up.
There are plenty of clichés about you as a designer.
I dig today for you the 7 clichés I hear the most from (non-designer) people I met.
If you aspire to become a Designer,
I hope today's article will give you an eye-opening insider view. : )
*Do you know any cliché you wanna share?
Tell me yours in the comments below the article!
I admire her determination. And how much she helps kids through education by teaching foreign languages. She basically opens a wide range of new possibilities for them in the future. (+ I also appreciated her because she watched the full episode I ...
Hello!
How are you today?
Become the best sketcher you can be with the "90 DESIGN TIP-A-DAY Challenge"! Take advantage of this exclusive drawing challenge, full of motivation and inspiration to help kickstart your creative journey.
I feel pumped by this 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 only about techniques.
But also about daily Motivation, Inspiration and Dedication.
All together will build your great skills
and boost you to sketch every day!
Why? Because Regularity matters.
I remember when I started,
I felt pretty lonely.
I truly lacked exposure to art and design.
The motivation was so-so, and it slowed me down for ...
My student from my course Sketch Like The Pros, Oliver Esther recommended a new sketching software called: SKETCHA. (available in Apple Store.) And I decided to give it a try by drawing a NIKE shoe!
Today I show you how I sketched a sneaker on iPAD with Sketcha!
UPDATE: I added below some Artificial Intelligence render to my Nike shoe design. Pretty crazy results! Rendering my NIKE shoe hand sketch on Leonardo aiWhen minimalism meets vibe – Sketcha is an incredibly user-friendly minimalist app that provides designers with the highest level of creativity when conceptualizing ideas.
I ...
you need to have: It is your Speed of sketching. That's why I'm going to help you with today by teaching you how to draw Hatching. I draw Hatching in all my sketches:
Faster you draw, more ideas you can drop on paper.
And rise your chance to deliver your projects on time
as a design student or professional.
I observed that beginners tend to spend a lot of time on
drawing shadow using a pencil and smudge it to make a smooth gradient.
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 to complete the 7-meter canvas in 4 days. It's an amazing experience I recommend you to do once in a while to sit, focus, and enjoy drawing like doing meditation. And I wanted to take this opportunity to record the whole session for you guys. I saw a chance to extract from it plenty of sketching tips that I compiled in a book called: the Sneaker Booster ...
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" ! Yes ! it is about 4 times my height ! Ohoh !! (I am 1,80m) A while ago I even did a 18 meters roll of Concept Art Sketching Challenge in 7 days ! Uhuh !! It was pretty intensive for me! (See picture below) Today I decided to do it again with a New Challenge on SNEAKERS. (My guilty pleasure I sketch even in a meeting, subway, dinner time... do you have ...
Ready to be an artist?
Learn these 10 easy drawing ideas and tips for starting your sketchbook.
You will make sketching easier and more enjoyable daily. Hop onboard and start drawing now!
If you wonder "How to start a sketchbook",
my friend Daniel shares his Top 10 drawing recommendations.
Purchase a sketchbook to represent who you are personally
When looking to purchase a sketchbook that allows you to represent who you are personally, it's important to consider the type of paper used ...
In design sketching, all start by drawing cubes.
In helps you to better visualize objects in 3D from imagination.
Today I show you step-by-step how to draw a cube (1-point perspective) easily.
Pretty often perspective can become overwhelming for beginners.
There are so many lines going here and there that you even don’t know how to start.
So I made this video to show you stroke-by-stroke
how to draw a cube in an easy and simple way. (And the relaxing way)
In this video, you will realize it’s actually easy.
There is ...
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 the 24-hours Automatic laundrymat. My clothes are turning in the machine like inside an infinite rollercoaster. It's pretty hypnotic.
When I see the colourful clothes rolling, it reminds me when you mix your colour liquid paint in a pot with your brush.
Do you also have these kind of mental images when you see things ?If you don't, try ! It is fun. It will help you pop up ...
Ola from Madrid, in Spain!
Sometimes, we lack inspiration.
We wonder what to draw and we face the blank page.
Junior artists to seniors artists, we all search for creative ideas.
How to be more creative daily is our topic of the day with my friend Renata Lahalle.
I made this video with my friend RENATA LAHALLE.
She’s an artist and she loves drawing daily with a ballpoint pen.
I am a designer, she's an artist and we have the ballpoint pen as our best drawing tool in common ...
Today I would like to share with you an inspiring discussion I had. While many parents push their kids to become a Doctor, Lawyer, Engineer… I met a mom who support her son’s interest for drawing to become a Designer.
But before sharing with you the 2 main reasons she do so, let’s see why many parents may not support their kids to pursue the art and design path.If you are in such case, Always put in number 1 thought that your parents want your best. No matter the outcome. Always feel gratitude on how they love you. Agree ...
Drawing quickly is an important skill for a creative thinker!
Learn sketching tips and techniques from designers to help you draw quickly and creatively anywhere you go!
Hello from Japan!
I am in Tokyo, it is one of my favorite cities in the world!
My friends and I are at a shopping mall where together we'll do an exercise of "Observation drawing".
The theme today is to show you "The Art of Drawing Fast & Ugly to create anywhere!".
Because creativity does not stop wherever you go.
Yes, sketching ugly is a Professional Designer technique to come up with ideas and drawings ...
Do you dream of starting your own Designer sketchbook?
Here are 21 useful tips to help you make your designs stand out above the rest!
During one of my recent trips to Spain,
I met Antonio who is one of the students of my online course Sketch Like The Pros.
Antonio did show me one-to-one his sketchbook, and he generously accepted to share with all of us 21 drawing tips to build a super cool designer sketchbook. 🙂 !
It will give you some inspiration if you wonder what to draw in your sketchbook, which is great if you are a ...
Take the lead with your portfolio application to Art Center College of Design.
Learn the advice and winning tips from David Salow in this interview!
Interview with David Salow,
Director of international recruitment at Art Center College of Design
START
(0:00) Hey guys!
How are 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 Q & A chat.
We have the followers of the Designs Sketchbook Blog and we have ART CENTER COLLEGE ...
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- I had no friends, no family who already succeeded in that field.
- "Just a dream and assumptions." Not enough to feel ...
A cube is a 6-sided 3D form like a dice or a Rubik's cube.
Artists and industrial designers learn how to draw in perspective drawing a series of cubes from any angles.
It helps to build their 3 dimension visualization skill.
So they can learn how to draw any products with good proportions.
Perspective can scare many beginners.
However, if we decompose the process in simple steps,
you can master the basics very fast.
This video tutorial shows you in a simple way how to draw a cube with a 2-point perspective easily.
You will see:
- Step-by-step how to draw a ...
Today we meet Guillaume Bouvet in Lyon, France.
He shares with us how a Custom-Made Furniture Designer works with wood.
He will give us an essential lesson for any industrial designer.
If you love working with wood and designing furniture, you might want to see that. 🙂
I remember, when I was a student in my design school,most students only rely on Google to do their research. To find inspiration, and ideas... they look at some articles, facts, and statistics written by journalists, experts, bloggers, or influencers... That's great! But, they never take the initiative to talk to the potential users ...
Hi sketching lovers!
Do you start design sketching?
Today I want to answer a question that I got from Omar on Instagram,
who wants to know how to get started in design sketching.
This is a very common question that I get a lot, and I'm happy to share some tips and insights with you.
Plus, I'll reveal the one big mistake that many beginners make that slows down their progress as product designers.
So, Omar is interested in learning design sketching at a professional level, and he has been ...
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 Perspective below:
...
I received a message from Christopher.
He's a woodworker and is fed up making drawings as "if somebody sits on them".
I made a beginner video about:
How to Go from Flat Sketches to 3D Volumes!
Next week, I will prepare some product design tutorials for you. And you, do you also feel your sketches are flat like a pancake 🥞 ? Cheers, Chou-Tac
PS: Feel free to follow my Instagram journey at www.instagram.com/thedesignsketchbook
You can also get notified of the latest ...
Transcript below
Hey guys
Welcome to the "Sketching Mini-Tutos"!
Sketching from Chouchou from me, Chou-Tac.
So how to draw an infinity of products using ellipses and cylinders.
Alright,
we are going to draw some quick doodles right here
to see what we can draw.
So here are the basics:
one axis, two ellipses and you connect.
Then this is a PRINGLES box.
Do you know Pringles?
These chips that you can eat in the cylinder box.
You can find them in different sizes.
As you can see here ...
I'm very happy to show you this easy perspective exercise that will expand your 3D vision skills! 🙂
- Any designer or artist needs to draw well in 3D. Here is a great start to give you confidence.
- I call this the "Move the Dot Technique"!
- It's something I feel is super fun.
- I love to do it as a concentration game.
If you are a true beginner, and you may wonder what drawing in Perspective means, I invite you to go through the Designer Starter Kit. Make sure you download ...
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 drawing more often and keep looking at what techniques they were using.
This is why today, I would like to introduce you to Kasra Sadeghian, who has been sketching a lot recently and since keep raising his level.
Kasra is a VIP member of my course Sketch Like The Pros, and also Bring Your Sketch Alive Private group. Where he get my design sketching lessons and feedbacks.Even though he ...
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 techniques I’ll show you stroke by stroke.
They are so simple that anyone can understand them and put them into practice on the spot.
I often receive emails from aspiring designers who wonder how to start drawing in 3D.
You also may wonder the same question.
You also may face this ...
Yesterday we saw Part 1 of the Cube Mania challenge.
We get familiar with drawing cubes in a 2-point perspective, but also how to draw them in all directions!
If you are a true beginner, remember to download the Designer Starter Kit!
to start drawing in perspective step-by-step.
- A simple rule of geometry to duplicate a simple square in 2D.
(A simple technique to copy a square with the same proportions). - How to apply this 2D ...
My nose is running, so sorry if you may hear my voice a bit like a duck 🦆in the video!
Today,
It is time to progress even further on the last part of the CUBE MANIA CHALLENGE (Part 3/3). Let's train your quality of lines like the pros and build up your confidence!
If you haven’t practiced yet the 2 previous ones, I invite you to follow these video tutorials at the following links:
VIDEO 1 How to start drawing 3D cubes | Part 1
VIDEO 2 How to draw ...
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 one of the Top sketcher of his class ! YahoO !!
How did he achieved this ?
Here are some TIPS:
First,
When Parker acquire new sketching techniques, he looks for practical application into his own projects for school or personal. So he assimilates even more and faster. 🙂
By learning more and more techniques, he adds more and more advanced "tools" into his "toolbox".
Basically, the day he needs ...
Hello Design Sketchers!
I received an email from Pio Tran about which software to learn to become an industrial designer.
There is no unique answer to this.
However, here is my response.
First of all,
depending on which field you choose among industrial design,
you may need more 2D software type than 3D software.
Vice versa.
For example,
as a footwear designer,
you need to learn how to sketch and have good skills with 2D software.
Your artwork will mostly be presented with a side view.
3d software could be then used by the engineering team.They can ...
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 ! :). Last night, we arrived at a new apartment near Namba area, we rented for few days. After unpacking my things, I sat on the sofa, Switch ON my Samsung Pro Note graphic tablet and started to give correction to my students of Sketch Like The Pros course. The 2 youngest kids of the group, Angelina (11yo) and Theo (12yo) came to look at my tablet to see my student's ...
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. Have you ever said: "I have no time to draw." - "I feel guilty, I procrastinate and stagnate." "Damn... I wish I could make it !"... Let me help you with this with today's "simple" trick. But first, let me share with you the Big picture: Our life and agenda are shaped or dictated from other peoples' priority - mainly coming from job and family. We ought a lot of duties ...
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 couple. Vietnam is the 3rd country I met in real life people who follow the Design Sketchbook blog. It's meaningful to me and I feel closer to my readers and students. Let me share with you about Eugene's story as an aspiring designer, as you may live the same situation. Eugene is a "white collar", 28yo and wants to change his path to become a designer.He left a message ...
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. I enjoy going there to chill and eat Kebab. They make the greatest Kebab in town with amazing Belgium fries. YUM !! When you reach inside, you can expect a warm gathering of laughing and enthusiast people. And that night, we were singing Karaoke! I did not sing myself but I did bring my sketchbook with my Pilot pen. I took them out from my bag and doodle a ...
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 like to.
Networking is not natural for us. Let me share with you a simple trick I practice that starts giving results for me. 🙂Have you ever met nice people and forgot their name a few minutes later ? Me, I did a lot, and still do.
Do you have a goldfish memory? Since I am in Vietnam, I may have already "met more than 100 people and names" ...
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 with you more about my daily inspiration thoughts or inspiration as a product designer.
As I believe that design sketching techniques are just one piece of the puzzle.
Creativity, an other one. Would this piece of puzzle be something you may like receiving ? Let me know ! Today, let me share with you a story that may arouse your designer's mindset. My aim is it show you that ...
- To see in transparency
- Draw from general to details
- Sketch using geometry using simple 3D volumes
Today let's see how to draw contour lines. Your first steps, the easy way!
With this simple technique, you will draw any volume super fast.
Your speed of sketching is essential for a designer to develop his ideas smoothly and communicate them fast.
I am Chou-Tac. So welcome to the Design Sketchbook.
Before getting started, I would like to invite you to download the designer starter kit.
https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/sign-up-and-receive-the-ebook-the-designer-starter-kit/
To get started, what I like to do is to draw in and read what is not recommended or what you shouldn't do.
First of all, we are going ...
I have received a video from Jasper who is a student of my course Sketch like the Pros.
He is facing some difficulties at drawing straight lines that tend to curve. So he asked me if I could help him to fix it. Can you spot the mistake in Jasper's video below? ...
Today is my great pleasure to introduce you Noah Sussman, sports product designer for UVEX Sports in Germany. (Formerly at Adidas)
I met Noah when both of us used to work at Adidas Headquarters at Herzo.
I was working in the footwear department and Noah in the accessory department.
Once a year Adidas organizes a huge design project where they temporarily create new teams.
The idea is to mix the profile and departments so we could create a new emulsion and better think out of the box. This is how I had the chance to share a creative project with ...
like Edward Eyth who worked on projects for Disney and Marvel! Learn his trade secrets and create incredible concepts. I am especially amazed because he did the concept design for the movie “Back to the Future II!! I was born in the '80s and like many of you, that movie did influence me for life. I was so excited when I saw Edward's sketches
of the dehydrated pizza maker!
(I kept the sketch for you to see at the end of this article :)) It's crazy to ...
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 a little survey for you: https://goo.gl/forms/hOhjfzpaFci86fpM2
I believe we can achieve anything being happy. However, when we are beginner at something, we tend to see more the tough side and get discouraged early. Oh oh.
We can achieve anything being Happy !
My belief is that learning how to sketch doesn't have to be painful. And you don't have to learn it alone. I did learn surrounded by my pairs ...
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- The Ergotron is an LCD monitor arm that suspends and supports your Wacom tablet in any position.
- I can draw on it putting the tablet on my lap or even drawing standing up!
- Despite the weight, you will be able to manipulate it very easily!
- Most important, it ...
Seeking inspiration for industrial design portfolio pieces?
Look no further than this list of 4 exceptional websites for designers to create great mood boards!
As an industrial designer,
inspirational websites for designers help to form unique concepts
that we had to present effectively on our portfolio or client presentation.
1 quality picture says more than 1000 words.
When I was a student in my design school,
we learned how to compile mood boards to visually communicate mainly on these 3 topics:
- Who are the users
- Research on the product
- What is the brand's value
However, finding ...
Today is sunny and happy like I love!
I've prepared for you a step-by-step video tutorial about:
The 3 basic forms of Design Sketching you absolutely need to know.
- The cube
- The sphere
- The cylinder
Remember, every complex form, product, character or environment will start with one of these forms.
Why? Because a secret of advanced sketching is to always start with simple forms to build them.
This is why we should always take time to learn the foundations with care.
How to Draw a 3D Cube, Sphere, and CylinderIf you are a true beginner,
remember to download the Designer Starter Kit first ...
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.
Today, I am very happy to introduce you my friend, Vincent Védie. We are good friends and he has been my classmate for 4 years at CREAPOLE-ESDI in Paris.
Vincent is determined, passionnate and he has a wonderful Zen attitude - that I believe makes him a great "observant of life". Which I believe is an essential quality for a designer - as we take inspiration from people and environement to ...
If you pay attention around you,
most industrial products have round edges.
Look at your Macbook, phone, markers, camera, television...
all have rounded borders.
Today,
I give you an easy tutorial in a video on how to draw them in perspective,
so you can already start drawing so many products!
It's so simple!
It all starts from looking at things flat in 2D.
So I start by drawing a square.
I've got ...
If your drawings are flat,
or you have difficulties to visualise in 3 dimensions,
you need to practice this beginner tutorial.
Learning how to draw is all about dividing cubes in perspective.
Any artist or designer need to learn it to draw with good proportions.
I have prepared for you a cool VIDEO tutorial for you
introducing the 3rd point perspective!
It will give your drawings an extra level of realism!
After this video tutorial,
you will be able to better visualise simple volume in 3D space.
Soon, you will be able to turn a simple volume in ...
- How to draw straight lines
- How to draw perfect squares
- How to draw awesome circles
- Let’s now look at How to sharpen your ...
Drawing shoes is now easier than ever!
Follow my 1-minute tutorial and learn how to draw a Nike shoe with 7 simple steps!
HOW TO DRAW NIKE SHOE EASY (Nike Air Max)
We discovered How to become a Footwear designer with Mr. Bailey from Concept Kicks,
I thought you might want to draw your first shoe design!
To get started,
Follow this easy and step-by-step 1 minute tutorial above about How to draw a sneaker.
I made it easy for anyone to make instant progress.
Why?
Because you learn how to draw the right way,
using techniques from Professional ...
It was a huge influence for me to become a Footwear designer myself. I am so grateful for all the motivation and inspiration his blog gave me - and I believe to so many more aspiring designers.
Mr. Bailey is the founder of ConceptkicksLab, a Footwear design and Development agency - and also Concept Kicks, a blog of reference about sneaker design.
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