A trick for artists and designers to beat the blank page
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 blank page on the screen. How to beat the Blank page syndrome? For years, I thought copying was Cheating. “Cheating is bad.” I told myself.…
Sketch people with loose lines (drawing with my Ipad)
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…
The mindhack to start now. #fightMrprocrastination
The biggest obstacle at learning a new skill such as drawing, playing music, singing, speaking a new language is… “Never starting”. We feel like a “Resistance“. Something that pull us away from our goal or passion. “I start tomorrow! But…” Have you ever told yourself: “I start tomorrow!”. You even said that with enthusiasm.…
How to Draw a Cube with the fast Doodle technique
Let’s draw cubes with the xyz axis! x y z axis is what is going to help you visualize in 3 dimensions. So, you will need to be able to draw cubes from any viewpoints and from any directions and we are going to get this x y z axis to help you to better…
How to be in the top 10% student of your Design school.
When you sign to join a design school, you know you will sleep less… Let me show you how I survived my design school. More than that, how I boost my motivation and get my Master degree in Product Design with honors. : ) #1 Learn Fast and Happy to get first at your Design…
How about Vlogging for the Design Sketchbook ? :)
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 ! I am happy to say I am preparing more videos, more tutorials, designer interviews from around the world ! (Such as with Dwayne Vance,…
The Designer Coffee Chat#1 “I want to draw stuff from the future.” – Michael DiTullo
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 design industry. Like what Michael DiTullo told me this morning: There is someone behind every object you see around you ! 🙂 Today I have…
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