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How to draw a box with a hole with 2-point perspective ? TIP 208
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
How to draw a Dog House with 2-point perspective - Product design sketching
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 ...
How to draw contour lines | Product design sketching
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 ...
How to Fix your Curved Lines? (Check your Sketching Posture) Today I wanna share with you a common body posture mistake that may damage your ...
A design sketching technique that help you draw a Light bulb ! :)
The sketching exercise today is about how to draw a light bulb. We will cover the sphere and ellipses in perspective. I was giving some ...
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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 ...
3 techniques to give visual impact to your sketches | The Design Sketchbook Show! #1
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Curious about product design? Our survey answers provide the best tips and tricks so you can stay ahead of the game. Check out our ...
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  Discover how to become a Concept artist
like Edward Eyth who worked on projects for Disney and Marvel!    Learn his trade secrets and ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
The Ergotron arm installed on my desk to support my Wacom Cintiq 22HD
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 ...
Inspiration: 4 Websites For Designers To Create Mood Boards
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 ...
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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 ...
How to draw the 3 basic forms of design sketching (Cube Sphere Cylinder)
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 ...
Show all what you got in your design portfolio!
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 ...
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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 ...
Rise your 3-point perspective skills by dividing a box in 10 minutes!
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 ...
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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 ...
How to draw round edges | Product design sketching
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 ...
Rise your 3-point perspective skills by dividing a box in 10 minutes!
How to divide a cube in 3-point perspective If your drawings are flat,
or you have difficulties to visualise in 3 dimensions,
you need to ...
TIP: How to sketch a car design using the Happy accident!
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, ...
How to draw a cube with 2-point perspective - Tutorial | Design sketching techniques for beginner
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 ...
How to sketch a sneaker | Nike Air Max | The 1 minute tutorial
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 ...
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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 ...
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Today we discover how Mr. Bailey's experience can help you on How to become a shoe designer. Today's interview is meaningful to me. When ...
How to draw a coin | The 1 minute tutorial
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
How to draw simple 3d volumes - Sketching tutorial
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 ...
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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, ...
Draw multiple cylinders | Part A
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 - ...
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"Remove the headphones and unplug the computer. True inspiration comes from life. Real life. Not some pixelated version of it." - Sir John Hegarty Anything ...
Leo Testimonial with Sketch Like The Pros testimonial
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 ...
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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 ...
How to Draw a Cube (Master the Doodle & Fast way)
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 ...
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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 ...
From 3 Simple Forms to Product Design (for beginners)
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 ...
Amy Interview Sketch like The Pros
Hey guys, If your perspective on your sketches looks awkward, or they seem lacking in details, these today 2 sketching TIPS might help you. I've ...