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How I draw better Product design - sketching dancers on Youtube
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 ...
Draw with these 3 sketching line | Straight line, C- and S-Curve
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 ...
Ask yourself: “What if” to explore new ideas |TIP78
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 ...
Paint with a Gel pen and water
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 ...
Feed your memory of forms
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 ...
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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 ...
14 Design job interview Hacks to succeed with confidence
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 ...
9 Tips to Achieve Your Design Dream Interview
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 ...
In the subway, don't look at your phone. Sketch! (Urban Sketching)
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 ...
Keep in mind to draw an eye as a sphere
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 ...
To draw a bottle, start with the symmetry axis
Let’s draw a modern teapot that actually looks like a bottle. From the side view, the body is symmetrical. The difficulty here is to ...
Sketching is not a hobby, it’s a passion |TIP73
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, ...
Sketches of Concept art thumbnails
How to Draw Concept Art Thumbnails (and Skip Details) I love Scott Robertson artworks. Today, I took a break in my work and to relax, ...
Practicing the ghost drawing for fluid lines.
The Ghost drawing is a simple and powerful technique that will help you make better sketches all along your Design journey. When you are ...
Draw with a fountain pen
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 ...
Coroflot Online Portfolio for Industrial designers
Are you looking for a design job, but you have no portfolio yet? You learned how to draw, how to create, you even got your ...
Scott Robertson Workshop 002: promo with Neville Page
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 ...
Photoshop > Change colour in a second! |TIP68
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 ...
Samurai robot - gundam inspired
CHOUTAC CHUNG - Samurai Robot Last night, I was trying some brushes in Photoshop. I would like to show you how to paint with Photoshop ...
Watercolours: Use blank surfaces to your advantage (Taiwan)
It was about 4 a.m.,
I couldn’t sleep and I bumped into Chanqueen watercolour arts on Instagram. 
I enjoyed looking at her sketches that brought ...
Do you know the Urban Sketchers? (Singapore)
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 ...
Cheezy Gangztaz
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 ...
Wacom Cintiq 22HD Touch
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 ...
How to draw pillars in perspective?
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 ...
Do not skip your perspective lines
Last month I was in Penang, Malaysia. I took my sketchbook and sketched outside what I saw. This week I decide to try reaching the ...
How to draw a dragon head
Today we draw a dragon head with an "organic style".
I was randomly doodling and got slowly absorbed into it.
You will see, the drawing ...
Sketch with fluid lines

Drawing with fluid lines will give life to your sketches. Sketching with fluid lines is an expression I especially like. I like to experiment ...
Photoshop > Start sketching with a big canvas

These days I am looking at some pictures of Evangelion.
I love this mix of organic and machines.
So I started to draw a ...
My first day and impressions of my Wacom Cintiq 22 HD Touch
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 ...
graphire-tablets
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 ...
Start a sketch with general shapes, then refine
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 ...
How to make your sneaker sketch stand out with a simple shadow
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 ...
Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works. - Steve Jobs
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 ...
'Making it' Book: Manufacturing Techniques for Product Design
Let me share with you guys a book I bought a couple of years ago.
It’s about Manufacturing for product designers. MAKING IT, from Chris ...
Sketching Big - The Secret for Improved Performance
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, ...
Remember to set up in HD !

Remember to set up in HD ! An extra video of an Adidas sketch I did at Georges White Coffee at Penang Island in Malaysia ...
Urban Sketching – Find Your Perfect Spot & Make It Count
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 ...
How to Manage your Motivation and Avoid Costly Mistakes
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 ...
Start Sketching Now and Keep the Memories Alive!
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Street art of Penang Note Pad
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 ...
weasel

This is an essential skill that a designer need to train. If you want to be able to draw things fast and create from ...
Why Sketch Thumbnails Instead of a Finished Piece of Art
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 ...
How to Use Live Postures to Enhance Your Product Design Sketching
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 ...
Unlock Creative Potential With Random Doodle Drawing
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
How to Turn Quick Ideas Into Powerful Creations with Deep Research
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 ...
No More Erasing – Learn Product Design Sketching Faster!
Learning how to draw seams to be already quite tough. Then we should learn without erasing and correcting ? Why ?
As a beginner, you ...