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J aie tjs adorer dessiner. J aie pris des cours pdt 3 ans.
J aie 65 ans et habite en Belgique.
Je voudrais maîtriser la perspective et les ombres et lumiere
Coucou Bernadette,
Je suis toujours ravi d’avoir des francophones.
Bienvenue! 😀
Australia
20s
General improvement/learning!
Followed you for ages – but don’t recall how I found you
Hey Mechelle,
Did you well receive the Designer starter kit?
Just in case because if you registered long ago and received once before, the system may have sent it to you again.
Please let me know if you need me to send it to you again 🙂
Denmark 33
Improve my overall sketching and linework
Google
I am in my late sixties, I have always been interested in drawing, especially utilizing the perspective lines and drawing buildings. I currently driven to learn more and do more drawing, the only drawback is, (what you have discussed), is the time and scheduling a proper time to pursue my interests. I discovered your website, through random searching of the internet. Thank you so much for the needed tips and motivation.
Glad it helps David!
When you don’t have much time, I invite you to try drawing with thumbnails.
As you like perspective, you may draw some little rectangle like 4x5cm, draw a scenery in front of you. Just a quick rough. Only catch the essential: Perspective lines, main volumes and add in a little bit of characteristic details for the mood.
Example: If it is New York, add details about the skyscraper, the taxi signaletic, the stand of pizza or hot dog.
If it is Chinatown, the details would be about the Chinese characters.
Remember to add a few silhouettes of people to make it livelier. 🙂
Each thumbnail should take you no more than 5 minutes.
3 minute is a good time.
Hope it helps you to draw more often and having fun!
Chou-Tac
I am in my late sixties, I have always been interested in drawing, especially utilizing the perspective lines and drawing buildings. I currently driven to learn more and do more drawing, the only drawback is, (what you have discussed), is the time and scheduling a proper time to pursue my interests. I discovered your website, through random searching of the internet. Thank you so much for the needed tips and motivation.
hi there, Im Evan. Im 16 years old and I live in Ontario Canada. I love the mathmatical aspect of art and im very creative. i want to get into architectural design, and I want to use this book to better my understanding of art and perspectives. i discovered this blog trying to figure out how to draw pillars from a 2 point perspective.
It is always great to start learning young.
By the time you reach 20, you might draw better than so many! 🙂
Keep up you are gonna do great!
Chou-Tac
hi there, I’am from south China, I’m 23, and I’m a freshman to product design. sketching skill cannot be jumped neither in my own design process nor for the purpose of finding a designer job in professional design firms. You have no idea how i discover this blog! The CHATGPT recommend this to me !
I just found i am always confused in scale and perspective when i ‘am drawing, i wonder how can i do with this!
Hey Irene,
Scale and perspective are all about proportion.
Here is a very quick TIP to get better at proportion using halving technique instead of incrementation.
Check it here: https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/sharpen-your-sense-of-proportion-tip-153-video/
BTW, that’s great you find me on ChatGPT! Yeahh :))
I’m Bia! I’m 32, from Brazil, and I want to learn to sketch because I love art and architecture. I discovered this blog looking for good design tips in youtube; I’m so glad it’s free!
Have fun Bia! : D
Hello, I’m Andre and I live in Canada. I’m old enough to know and young enough to still learn. I want to see how other designers approach problems and I found this site by accident.
I’m Haw! I’m 32, from Canada, and I want to learn to sketch because I love art. I discovered this blog looking for the Designer Starter Kit book; I’m so glad it’s free!
I discovered your website while randomly searching about sketching
Hi, I’m Devraj, and I’m from India. I’m 15 years old. I want to learn drawing cause I love it. I loved drawing since I was a kid. I found out about you just today, while I was scrolling through Google, searching on drawing with pens.
Poland , 25
Want to be arstist full time and improve my drawings
Accident
From India, less than 30 years of age
Feels free to go loose around with lines and have passion for drawing
Your YouTube channel
From India, less than 30 years of age.
Feels free to go loose around with lines and have passion for drawing.
Your YouTube channel.
1.- I’m an industrial designer, from Mexico, but moved to Ecuador 16 years ago. I’m 55 years old
2.- I’m somehow out of practice with my sketching. I want your book to get started again in sketching as a personal endeavour
3.- Discover it by google search the terms “sketch skills for industrial design”
Today i’m facing the problem of using too much the computer and far too little the hand drawing sketches that let the creativity flow, so my problem is kind of a designers block.
I would like to hone my skills, get challenges, probably kind of what inktober challenge does for artistic drawing. Done inktober for some years now, It’s great to shake off the rust and keep relevant.
I am from British Columbia, Canada. I would really like to improve my ability to visualize in 3D. I found you on pinterest
That’s awesome Joanne.
A little TIP that you can try to practice daily is to visualize things in transparency.
https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/tip50-train-your-3d-vision-seeing-anything-in-transparency/
Imagine any object you see as if it was made of transparent plastic.
Because these invisible lines are the ones you will need to draw them.
Observe in 3D so you can draw in 3D. 🙂
Hello, I’m from South Korea, 25years old. Actually I graduated the jewelry design but I don’t know how to draw the jewelry design so far, especially I’m struggling how to draw the gemstone and ring prongs, how to design uniquely. I haven’t been guided anything. I hope this blog can help my struggles. I desire to know how to draw, I really want to join jewelry design company. Although I couldn’t eneter by designer but I still want to involved with jewelry and music. So that my dream can com true. so these days I had to designed the portfolio I had to faced a lot of drawing gem etc. so researched googling, and they recommend this pages. So I entered it.
Hi Soo Lee,
My friend Diaset who works in the Jewel industry made an interview for the blog. You may find it interesting and find information that could help you during your journey 🙂
https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/when-i-begin-something-i-am-tenacious-interview-with-diaset-diamond-and-gem-setter-for-cartier-chanel-van-cleef-arpels/
Hope it helps!
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
Very curious to improve drawing skills
Brazil age 23
Hobby
Brazillian Youtuber Ricardo Yamaguchi
Please thanks Ricardo! 🙂
Brazil 23
Hobby
Brazillian Youtuber Ricardo Yamaguchi
Nice wow ohho seya
Hehe!
Mein india se hu. Aur muje sketching mein intrest hai m krti hu….but mein aage bhii isme sikhna chaahtii hu….
I just started reviewing The Design Sketchbook. As a former college professor, I absolutely love it. Excellent job. The designer(s) get a 100%, A+, GREAT EFFORT, for the hard work that went into creating all of this material. It has inspired me to move forward with my plans to learn how to use my drawing tablet, design sketches, and eventually publish on my own self-designed website!!! Thank you for all that you did to create this material and to make it available to us who are new to drawing and sketching on a tablet. I have so much to learn in an incredible short period of time, but the materials and tutorials that I found on line this week and today will shorten my learning curve, drastically! I wish you continued success in all your future endeavors!
Hi Vera Lee,
Yes, you can publish your work and evolution creating your own website!
That would be a great journey :))
Which graphic tablet have you choose btw?
Cheers.
Chou-Tac
I got a drawing tablet (The Picasso P2X11). I live in Texas, and I’m a former college professor, but I recently took early retirement at age 62. I’m interested in designing a program to help adults and students of all ages to learn new things (easier and faster by working smarter, not harder). In this age of technology, I will have to redesign my former lectures by sketching them and then posting online. I taught thousands of new students how to study and how to use learning strategies in order to assist them with being successful college students, and to ultimately graduate. I discovered this site, as I was searching for tutorials on how to draw on a tablet and how to sketch! I want to design my own website in order to share my knowledge with others!
Ho I see: Picasso P2X11.
Thank you for the discovery. I see it is a screen tablet that is very affordable!
I remember when I started, these was so expensive! I am glad that more people can jump on these amazing digital tools.
I am an architect and love industrial design. I want to improve on my design sketching skills
Thank you so much, I’m starting to get the hang of this, so thankful I found this website!
From Austin, Tx and I’m 64. I am learning to draw for the enjoyment of losing myself in a creative process My drawing skills are advanced beginner and I want to take my skills to the next level with some foundational lessons. Thank you for your awesome website! I discovered it while searching for “how to draw from your imagination and not by copying”. Cheers!
Hi Doreen,
You mention “draw for the enjoyment of losing myself in a creative process”.
I recently learn there is a name for that.
It is calling the “flow state”. 🙂
From Austin, Tx and I’m 64. I am learning to draw for the enjoyment of losing myself in a creative process My drawing skills are advanced beginner and I want to take my skills to the next level with some foundational lessons. Thank you for your awesome website! I discovered it while search for “how to draw from your imagination and not by copying”. Cheers!
Im from Greece and 22 years old!
I always enjoyed scetching but i dont know the basics so i want to overcome the difficultes with the guidebook.
I descovered the blog because i was searching for quotes about art
I’m from Poland, 45 yo software architect. But I wanna diversify what I know and can do, and also I hope to finish development of my physical product. And sketching is something I was really lacking when working on it.
Found your blog through YouTube (although I’m pretty confident I was here before, from Google)
Hi Pawel,
Glad you find my blog again during your learning journey. 🙂
I am from India. I am 47 years old. I am a software engineer. I am interested to learn design sketching as a hobby. I found this from one of your youtube video.
I am from New Jersey, 45 y/o. I have always sketched, whether it was architecture sketches, fashion illustration, or just doodling I am always on the lookout for new techniques. I discovered your blog through instragram.
No problems really, just looking into other techniques.
Yeah sketching is linked to all kind of domains and creativity!
Learning how to draw is a lifelong journey that starts at A, but seems having no Z.
My name is Leo Dohogne and I live in Evanston, IL. I want to expand my artistic capabilities. I discovered Mr Chou-Tac via an internet search.
Hi Leo,
Oh no need to call me “Mr”. 🙂
Glad you are on board!
Chou-Tac
je voudrais apprendre à faire des croquis en potterie
Bonjour Natali,
Peut-etre que ce tutoriel peut t’aider, sur comment dessiner des bouteilles.
https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/tip-139-how-to-draw-a-bottle-with-sketchbook-pro-using-the-symmetry-axis-video/
Hi! I’m from Portugal. I’m learning how to draw because I’m taking a course about graphic design. Teacher says we just need it to convey ideas but I want to go deeper. I searched Google and I found your blog. It looked so good! I hope to learn a lot from you. Thank you so much!
My pleasure Maria!
Glad your curiosity leads you to my Sketching blog 🙂
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
Hello
Hello Froke.
I am from Pennsylvania, USA. I am 51.
I just love brining a memory or image to paper to never be forgotten.
I stumbled upon the blog while searching perspective ellipse.
I’ve been studying on my own for quite some time I’m hoping to fill in the gaps that I am missing being self-taught.
Thank you for this blog it seems to be packed with great info!
“I just love brining a memory or image to paper to never be forgotten.”
Love what you just said. Some people do it through writing, you do with creating pictures. 🙂
I am from Michigan, USA.
I just turned 50 today!
I would like to start urban sketching or plein air painting but as of right now I can’t draw what I am looking at so I’d like to learn how to draw.
Your page came up on my Google feed as something I might be interested in and so I clicked to check it out!
My main problem I can’t grasp is perspectives. I feel like I could get better at drawing most objects if I really practice but I don’t understand how to get perspectives correctly.
Hi Tawnya,
The Designer Starter Kit will definitely help you get started with perspective.
It covers 1 and 2-points perspective. Follow step-by-step instructions to draw your first cubes with confidence.
Design sketching all start from here. 🙂
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
44
Always wanted to be able to draw
Google
Hi Sabrina,
Every day is a great time to start drawing 🙂
1. I am 55 years old and live in Korea.
2. I want to learn sketching for concept design for making automata.
3. I found out about your blog through YouTube.
Hi Kim,
What is “Automata”?
It seems to be about computer science?
I’m Rene,38 from Lubbock Texas. I am a seasoned artist but I have only recently started trying to draw from my imagination. I believe learning to sketch properly will help increase my skill level. I found the blog in my search for online resources for artists.
Hi Rene,
Yes it will definitely help you level up like crazy 🙂
You will see, the more you learn, the more your imagination will show on paper.
my name is john, I want to learn to sketch because I like to draw and that’s how I found this blog from pinterest
Glad you found me on Pinterest :))
I M BANIBRATA
FROM INDIA
Hello, my name is Maggs, I’m 32 years old. I’m a Panamanian architect and soon to be industrial designer. I have always wanted to draw freely and quickly, so I looked for online courses and tips to do so. I would like to represent my ideas better. I found out this blog a couple of years ago in social media, but forgot about it until now. It’s time for me now to practice and have fun. Thank you so much for creating this platform!
Hi Maggs!
Glad you are back on the blog :))
Anytime if you have a question or any problem you face, feel free to let me know 🙂
My name is Paula, I’m from South America and I am in my early thirds.
For my entire life I wanted to learn how to draw, but I always thought i didn’t have “talent“. Well, I picked up this old dream of my and I’m putting my whole mind to it.
There’s a really good yt channel that I found recently that recommended your blog.
Thank you!
Hi Paula,
We can all draw. As my friend Renata says: If you can write, you can draw!
The rest is all about learning how to observe. That can be learned 🙂
If you want, I talk about this here: https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/the-myth-of-innate-talent/
Btw, may I know the name of the YT channel who has recommended my blog?
Thank you!
Chou-Tac
Im from UK. Im getting this for my son who is in secondary school. He is new to this ams finds skills required are difficult
Hi John,
Let him know there is a series of free videos along the Designer Starter Kit 🙂
You can find them here: https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/the-very-basics-of-sketching-step-by-step/
Let me know how it goes 🙂
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
I come from Serbia. I’m 22.
I want to realise some ideas and learn some techniques of sketching.
I stumbled upon your youtube video.
I am facing difficulties to make a quality sketch and highlight important details.
I want to learn how to create perspective of certain elements and understand the sketching process itself.
Hi Mihailo,
When you draw yes it is about technique, but first of all observation.
To get better at drawing details, a great trick is to practice drawing them BIG.
You can see here an example of Amy, one of my students: https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/struggling-at-drawing-details-draw-them-big-tip-165/
1- De onde você vem? Sua idade?
Brazil, 24 anos
2- Por que você quer aprender a desenhar?
Venho do graffiti e estou expandindo universos
3- Como você descobriu o blog? (Desculpe, estou tão curioso!)
No youtube
BÔNUS:
– Qual problema você está enfrentando hoje?
Aprender um universo novo no desenho
– O que você gostaria de aprender com o blog?
Como fazer industrial sketch
Ola Matheus,
Estoy muy feliz te gustas dibujar Graffiti y quizas el Producto Diseno tambien. 🙂
I’m an adult teaching art to seniors, basic drawing.
I was looking for buildings in 2 pt perspective and came across this great image of The Guggenheim, etc.
Hello Renee,
Hope you find plenty of helpful content in the blog for your class 🙂
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
The Netherlands, 26
I want to express my ideas with confidence
I stumbled upon your youtube video
I’m facing difficulty putting details in my sketches
Learn how to draw certain details.
Hello Tim,
A trick to get better at drawing details, is to train drawing them BIG! 🙂
I talk about it here:
https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/struggling-at-drawing-details-draw-them-big-tip-165/
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
Sono venuto aconoscenza dal tuo sito da Copilot microsoft
Sanford, 75
Fun
wikihow
Nigeria
32
I am a graphic designer and I want to do more digital illustration projects. I want to learn sketching to build a good foundation for this.
Am from Adamawa State, Nigeria
Actually , am 48, a Teacher of Industrial Design/Art. I want to master it and equally help my students and my profession.
I discover your site while searching the internet.
Dearth of materials in design and especial in idea or product development.
I would want to learn all that is necessary to improve myself, students and design generally in my field.
I am come from India, but in Bangalore now . I am 22 years old..I want to learn sketching to improvise and learn well for my product design course.. I discovered you through Instagram.
Problem facing is to get the correct finishing of the product drawn in digital. Every small aspect of sketching is what i want to.learn
I from China,27
As I am a clothing designer and have never learned footwear design, I want to learn how to draw shoe design drafts and understand the proportions of shoes.
I found it on YouTube. When I was looking for how to draw footwear design drawings, I saw this advertisement.
Hi Jia,
Hope you find helpful content on the blog about sneakers.
Feel free to download the free book about shoe design here: https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/draw-sneakers-book/
See you!
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
I from China,27
As I am a clothing designer and have never learned footwear design, I want to learn how to draw shoe design drafts and understand the proportions of shoes.
I found it on YouTube. When I was looking for how to draw footwear design drawings, I saw this advertisement.
India 20
to be able to produce more creative ideas product designer i want to sketch faster ideas
google
India 20
to be able to produce more creative ideas product designer
google
uk 16
improve drawing skills
school
uk 16
improve drawing skills
school
Brazil 33
I want to be good at drawing
Google
1. Malaysia, youth.
2. – Understanding better and Improving my
perspective and dynamic drawing.
– Be able to produce more creative ideas
properly and accurately based on the
cilents needs (I’m a graphic designer).
3. Google (mechanical illustration).
I am Nandu. From India. 28.
I am pursuing a masters degree in ID now hailing from mechanical engineering background. I never had formal training in sketching, so I really want to practice the fundamentals.
Google searching brought me here.
Problem Facing:
Too slow. Even when doing quick ideation sketches.
1. Canada. A senior.
2. To try to draw some of the subjects of (wildlife, birds, bugs) my photographs.
3. I can’t remember. Probably IG or FB.
Problems: Learning the fundamentals of drawing.
I’d like to learn perspective and proportion.
1. 27
2. For my product design cours in uni
3. Google
Sao Paulo, Brazil. 66.
Because I love to draw and I know something but didn’t learned correctly. It is time to start.
A brazilian drawer and drawing teacher suggested to follow you on youtube.
I can’t point out exactly my difficulties so I prefer to start to learn to draw in a good way from the zero beginning
I am 28 yeas old, live in India. I want to become a product designer
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I come from Morin Heights Quebec, Canada.
Been a furniture and lighting designer for the last 40 years, i am 57.
I am retiring soon and want to leave the laptop aside and go back to my first love of sketching by hand, like we use to, so i want to see if there is new ways, tricks and stuff i could learn. Thank you. Found this link from watching you on Youtube.
I am 28 yeas old, live in Egypt. I want to become a product designer
i am 34 years old and live in switzerland. i would like to learn to draw and enjoy the freedom of creativity.
I live in Evanston, Illinois and am 77 years on earth.
I want to find a creative outlet; another way to express myself.
Internet search.
My inability to utilize, draw/sketch in 3 dimensions. Making more realistic sketches.
improving my 3d lettergrafitti letters
improving my 3d letter scketvh
I like to draw so looking to improve in my drawing skills and you tutorials seam very easy to follow to be able to apply into my product design and painting.
I like to draw so looking to improve in my drawing skills and you tutorials seam very easy to follow.
I like to draw so looking to improve in my drawing skills.
age 26 from the netherlands
I want to learn to skech for my upcoming studies in industrial design engeneering
chat gpt helped me find this website
pr, 25
i want to learn a to draw and i am learning graphic design
i search in google
puerto rico, 25
i want to learn a to draw and i am learning graphic design
i search in google
google, 25
i want to learn a to draw and i am learning graphic design
i search in google
1 – India, 35
2 – To design products
3 – Youtube
Trish for Australia
Hoping to use the book with my high school Design class to help develop more sophisticated drawings. Thank you!
Meu nome é João, tenho 19 anos.
Sempre tive interesse em me expressar no desenho, por isso quero tanto aprender a desenhar. Além disso quero desenhar mangá.
Hello,
– I’m from Lithuania. 34 years old.
– I’m certain that drawing is the best way to express myself and how I see the world.
– I’ve been searching for perspective drawing tips on Google.
– I’m struggling with perspective, values, and general drawing/shading techniques.
– EVERYTHING there is 🙂 But let’s just start with perspective.
50 anni Italia
conosco il blog dai social (FB, instagram)
Voglio migliorare la mia tecnica di sketching manuale
Hi,
I`m french, 58 y.o.
I`m a ceramicist and need to learn to sketch better (straight lines, symetric curves etc) in order to prepare my work (vases, cups, bowls…)
I found your blog through another blog 🙂
1. South Africa, 39
2. Life long ambition
3. Google
4. Knowing where to start learning how to draw
5. Fundamentals to practice
I’m 25 from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania I came from YouTube. I landed here because both hyperrealism and realism fascinate me. I know people frown upon both, but whether a landscape, architecture, or portrait, being able to draw exactly what your eyes see and make that moment live eternally with you would be lovely. I’m a fresh beginner, so seeing the world in 3D shapes in 1, 2, 3, and 4-point perspectives and simply converting them to their most basic shapes is something I’m currently struggling with.
I’m from England. I’m 66.
I want to learn to sketch so I can do something creative and portable.
I’m 16 years old, and I’m from Brazil
I want to learn how to sketch because I’ve always liked drawing, and I draw quite well, but at a very amateur level, That’s why I want to improve and sketch more of my ideas than I could before.
I discovered your blog through a YouTube channel called Ricardo Yamaguchi
The problems I face with the drawings are:
Well… basically everything, to be honest, the line, the proportion, and also how I can start from scratch
What I would like to learn from the blog:
Make lines more confident and less curved
Learn about forms and their benefits
and more…
(Sorry if my English is bad, I’m still learning…)
Je viens du Québec. J’ai 77 ans- J’ai toujours voulu savoir dessiner. Maintenant que je suis a la retraite je veux m’y mettre. Il n’est jamais trop tard
I am a Brazilian Artist, but I feel that my drawings still até Very imperfect.
I’m from Abyssinia. and 24 yrs. old. had deep interest in sketching and drawing ever since I watched the lion king animation and loved the drawing. finally i discovered this blog while I was googling tutorials on sketching.
Hello Abyssinia,
That is a great movie.
Love the expressions.
Jestem z Polski. Mam mnóstwo pomysłów i potrzebuje przelać to na papier. Bloga znalazłam na YouTube. Interesuje mnie techniczny podział brył. Pozdrawiam!
i am Abhishek Mishra from Mumbai India, i am 28, i want to learn illustration to be able to teach better, i discovered this blog while googling.
Im from New Zealand ,30s
learn to improve my skills
I discovered your blog from ai searching@ perplexity
Id like to learn not only the skills but also your insights behind your skills
Hi Steven,
Do you have any specific questions eventually? 🙂
I’m Drawnner (fictitious name), I’m from Brazil and I’m 16 years old. I want to learn to draw with the main objective of bringing my characters and ideas to life. I discovered your blog on YouTube. I’m a beginner, I don’t know much, I’ve been training for a few days and I feel like I’m doing well… I think. With the blog, my goal is to get better at drawing, to be able to draw incredible drawings and spread them around the world. If you read it, thank you for your attention.
Hello Drawnner,
What matters is keeping nurturing your curiosity, your level will rise 🙂
I can feel your great energy. Keep studying with that passion and eager to surprise the world with your creations!
That is the key.
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
Uganda
30 years old
I have a lot of free time and I want to learn a new skill
An architect friend recommended the website to me.
Hi Allan,
Please say thank you to your friend 🙂
Brasil
30 years
since i was a kid i wanted to draw anything i see…
YouTube
in my carrier im in a part of draw but loc of knowledge …
Anything that i can Learn from The beging to The end…
Hey Andre,
It is always exciting to start a new journey.
Keep discovering and practicing daily what you learn.
Draw with fun, and you will progress.
You will see how the more you progress, the more you will be confident and eager to level up your drawing skills. 🙂
PS: There is no end. That is why sketching is an amazing lifetime journey.
1. New Zealand – 50+
2. I haven’t been taught before and I would like to know how to do it properly
3. I was searching for ideas on how to draw contours and found your blog in a google search.
Bonus
– where to start – actually making a start – I quite like the idea of the 365 day challenge.
How to draw with confidence.
Hi Kathleen,
Sure, learning the basics step by step is essential for a much faster progress after that. 🙂
And it can be fun!
Hello my name is Faith from Nigeria, I am a computer science student,I normaly have ideas about products but don’t have idea about how to explain it because it’s just in my head, I researched and discovered industrial design. Although I am good with using generative AI method but it can be limiting. Hopefully this ebook will give me a good start.
Hi Faith,
I am glad you decide to explore sketching after experiencing AI and its limitations.
Learning sketching will definitely give you wings!
And when you will combine both Sketching + AI,
you will will be happy to communicate your ideas in your head visually. :))
I’m francesca. I’m 79 years old. I live in Chicago. My dad was a good artist. I liked to draw when I was young but was not very good. I’d like to try sketching.
Hi Francesca,
Sketching is a great way to express your art fast and with plenty of expression.
Good or no good,
the most important is you have fun.
Having fun is the greatest shortcut to express your ideas and imagination!
That will naturally fuel your desire to learn and improve more day by day.
Hi, I’m 55 and in Las Vegas. I’m a paralegal and I started doodling on my ipad during the pandemic. Got into neurographic art (got some pretty spot on predictions from this), and now into sketching on paper. I can’t wait to paint on canvas! I’ve always loved art and always had the desire to draw but was always intimidated. Practicing everyday helps. My problem is that I’m not good with lights and shadows and I’m self-taught. I’d love to learn to draw anything and everything. I found your blog because I was looking to see which brand is the best for ballpoint pen sketching. I’d love to have a book full of sketches that I’m proud of.
Hello Carony,
Thank you for the Neurographic art discovery. I didn’t know about it.
You said you feel intimidated sometimes. This morning, I was reading in the book Daily Creative (Todd Hennry) about starting from a random stroke.
Basically, we always wonder how to start, and we feel afraid of sabotage the white canvas.
To unlock that, just set you start with a random stroke, touch of colors for example.
As long as you start, your journey of filling your book full of sketches is on the way! 🙂
Hi, I’m from Romania, I’m 36 years old.
I’m Design Engineer, willing to hone my skills, I would like to develop a series of my own products
New to sketching, so every line seems to be a problem :))
Hopping to learn how to create not perfect or artistic drawings, but clean and smooth drawings
Hey Mihai,
Feel free to use the search bar to write what you may be looking for learning 🙂
If you face issue with every line, I recommend you to go through the designer starter kit simple and step by step exercises for a start.
See you!
Hi, I´m from Portugal, I’m 50 years old.
I´m an architect and I have been drawing since I know myself but have a few hangups regarding drawing and sketching.
I found Design Sketching a few years ago ( I was already fascinated with automotive design drawings I saw every now and then) so I started looking it up on the internet and bumped into your videos and blog.
Problems:
Getting myself to practice more and become more fluid not so caught up in perfection…
learn more techniques to get my drawings more “realistic” without going into too much detail.
Hi Nuno,
Glad you love the art of sketching.
I also enjoy rawing things without going too much into details, and whenn suggesting things become beautiful.
To get started, you may enjoy the Random product technique that helps you draw with fluidity:
https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/how-to-multiply-your-ideas-with-the-random-product-technique/
USA!
I want to freely explore form from my imagination
I found the blog from
Understanding form and form development
Hello Montel,
I invite you to try this fun tutorial:
https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/how-to-draw-100-forms-and-turn-them-into-products-cylinder-base/
It is fun to see new forms creating on paper instantly!
Netherlands
usa, 22, and as a hobby
I’m a sometime oil/water colour painter ,but am frustrated by my poor scaling ability.
Have done a bit of pencil work with moderate success.
I started all this as a young child, but then life got in the way.
Suddenly I’m an old bloke, and now have time to spend trying to correct all the stupid errors so evident in my work.
I live now in country NSW, Australia
Hi Andre,
It is ok to do mistakes.
We need to go through them, no matter our age.
Age does not make us better in drawing.
Practice and study yes. 🙂
Don’t be too harsh on yourself.
Embrace mistakes as a daily lesson to keep improving.
We all do!
I hope this article may help you to make mistakes your friends:
https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/a-student-asked-me-i-am-doing-mistakes-is-it-my-fault-tip-148/
I’m from Malaysia, 20+YO
I’m improving to make myself a better employer who is able to solve potential problems at job positions.
Search “design sketching” at Google search.
My sketch looks childish.
I hope to learn more ways( maybe formulas) to modify/to add on to my sketches to be more impressive!
Hi Aris,
It is fine if your drawing looks childish.
If you can successfully convey your ideas, it matters most.
Then, if you can better draw them, your visual communication skills will surely skyrocket! 🙂
1: Netherlands
2: 31
3: I like drawing, for my job it would be handy to draw something fast and show client’s what I’m thinking.
Hello Manhong,
Yes, that would be a considerable opportunity to discuss live while sketching ideas. 🙂
It makes the whole experience interactive for your client.
Drawing is great
From NY
I want to sketch effortlessly.
I’m from USA in Florida, I’m currently 30yrs old,
I want enjoy drawing since you be you and enjoy without over thinking life problem
Im from Spain I’m years24 old, i want drawing because I loved, i meet foryour youtubchannel
need learn perspective, yeah i want learn
India, 20
College Work
Scrolling through the web
Drawing straight and bold lines
Drawing straight and bold lines
I’m an engineer and would like to improve my sketching.
77 Aus
I like drawing and especially drawing realistic things from my imagination
I was looking at ways to draw mechanical parts and came across your article
I have always loved to draw. Love to paint and make things out of wood. I am 68 years old from Iowa, Louisiana.
Hi.
My name is Loiie. 42.
I wanna draw sketches in my mind freely.
I found this website from googling.
Thx.
I live in California I’m 40. I want to improve my product design sketching skills. I discovered this blog through a online search for cube sketching tutorials.
I’m 28 and from China.
I want to be a professional designer.
I found this from your YouTube chanel, by searching the word “sneaker sketches”.
Hello Quiaoyue,
Glad you found me with these keywords :))
Drawing sneakers is such a fascinating domain.
I wish you all the best on your projects.
I invite you to discover Marina Aperribay and Mr Bailey’s path to becoming shoe designers:
https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/?s=shoe+designer
Hi I am Romano I am building cabin and would like to learn sketching skills for my project.
I come from Britain and my age is getting older by the day.
I need to create ideas and put them down on paper.
A teacher of art.
To learn how to do thumbnail sketches
Hi, my name is Haitham Othman, and I am an interior designer. I am looking to improve my sketching skills.
Hi, my name is Haitham Othman, and I am an interior designer. I am looking to improve my sketching skills.
77
it’s new
Email
Im from algeria 38 Yo.
I want it for thé daughtrr if my she liké drawing
En searching on youtube.
I am a design and technology teacher.
Hi Gan,
Hope you find practical tutorials that could help your students 🙂
Washington D.C., 29
I am conducting a learning experiment.
I discovered this blog through an internet search engine, Google.
Feel free to share more about your learning experiement! 🙂
1. San Francisco, 41
2. To design the things in my mind so they can exist in the real world
3. google searching for “how to draw for industrial design”
Hi Kate,
I like how you describe your goal in (2).
Hi Chou-Tac
I’m Tracy from Australia. I’m in the Interior design profession as a design researcher and creative strategist but since I don’t design ‘spaces’ as such I have never learnt how to sketch or draw. Now I feel it is a real lack, and so I want to get started.
Now I cannot recall how I found your site. I have been trawling through a zillion design sites over the past couple of days looking for resources so I’m not sure if I clicked a Google link or found a recommendation from another design site – sorry!
I would like to learn some basics and find the motivation to start practicing so that I can eventually help our design team to also embrace sketching as an important tool in their design tool-box.
Thanks!
Hello Tracy,
Sketching will definietly help you to push further your imagination and communication with the team.
The more you sketch, the more fun it becomes!
hola mi nombre Mario cruz, soy español y tengo 52 años, siempre me ha gustado el dibujo pero no he tenido la oportunidad de aprender, y conozco vuestro blog por un amigo.
Hola Mario,
Que tal?
Estoy muy feliz te gusta dibujo el producto de desegno.
🙂
I’m going on holiday and want to be creative. I’m no drawer so doodling or abstract is better. I’ve eye issues so can’t do close fine work. I don’t want to just mess around aimlessly I want a focus. I googled free sketchbook doodling abstract
That is a great goal Gillian about drawing your ideas so they won’t be abstract anymore.
Audrey 28
Exploring scribbling as therapy
Internet
That’s a great therapy way you choose.
Love it!
Turkey, 25
I’d like to improve
discovered on websearch
Looking to improve my hand drawing skills
poland 19
designing , storyboarding
looking up
I’m from India, 27
I’m an art lover and designer
From Youtube
I´m from the Czech Republic,
I draw for fun,
I am 67
I´d like to improve
I´m from the Czech Republic, I draw for fun, I am 67
I´d like to improve
Im from Brasil
i want learn sketch for my hobbie
im discover this blog for one video in youtube
I’m 74
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
I love to sit in the park, sketch people but am not very good at it !
Typed in urban sketching, you came up, thankfully.
I also love urban sketching.
Sitting somewhere, and all what matters in our world is our pen, paper and the scenery we see in front of us.
I am 90 and live in the USA . I like to draw as a hobby.
Asheville, NC USA
improve skills in general
discovered on web search for how to freehand ovals.
problem today is symmetrical ovals.
tips on how to draw symmetrical ovals.
HI Heather,
Hope you ellipses get better.
Remember to lift your elbow from the table, so you can have a smooth arm movement.
1. China, 40
2. For teaching
3. Amazing
I’m from Minneapolis, Minnesota I’m 51 years old. I want to learn to sketch because it helps me deal with anxiety and depression. I did a goggle search asking what are the basic shapes to learn drawing and your website came up.
I struggle with shading and realisum
Thank you
I also enjoy how drawing is like traveling far away for our imagination.
I’m from Minneapolis, Minnesota I’m 51 years old. I want to learn to sketch because it helps me deal with anxiety and depression. I did a goggle search asking what are the basic shapes to learn drawing and your website came up.
I struggle with shading and realisum
I live in the Czech Republic and I am 60 years old. I would like to be able to draw a face. I don’t understand how to draw an ellipse in perspective. your videos are great
America, 36,
Help with concept art
On YouTube
I’m from Haiti, i am 20.
how to understand the cast shadow of a sphere.
Hi i am Fabian from Germany (34).
I start as a Student for 3D Game Art and want to be prepared.
I found your Blog over Instagram
georgia, 22
i want to became industrial designer, i am animator now, i search you in youtube recomendation
I’m 30 from India. I used to draw when I was in school which was mostly copy drawing. And in college we had basic engineering graphics which i enjoyed learning. But I lost touch completely after I started working in IT. I would like to start drawing again and get better at it! I was looking for some reference materials through Google and found you!
Thanks!
Hi,
My name is Chau, 31 years old from HCMC, Vietnam
I have worked on backpack manufacturing industry over 6 years. Now I want to learn how to draw a backpack sketch and to be a backpack designer in future.
I found your shoes sketching on the website newarc.ai. That’s so cool…
My drawing skill is OK but I just re-draw from someone’s drawing, so I hope I can find inspiration and learn sketching skills here.
Thanks and it’s nice that I found you!
Hi Chau,
How did you feel using http://www.Newarc.ai ? 🙂
I am from India and 29 years old.
I searched for how to draw without copying so I got this link of your book. And yes that’s what I wanted to learn how to draw without copying.
That is great Harshada.
You will activate your full creativity that way!
Remember, copying can be helpful to practice, and get inspiration.
Beside that, the key to draw from imagination is to learn drawing with a 3D vision.
I invite you to try this playfull sketching tutorial:
https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/how-to-draw-products-from-these-3-simple-forms/
Have fun!
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
Hi, my name is Han and I am from Viet Nam. I am 23 and I am a junior industrial designer. I wanna learn about sketching and I think this book will help me to improve my skill. I discovered this blog on YouTube.
Hey Han,
I am actually in HCMC. 🙂
Glad you learn Industrial design in Vietnam.
Let me know how it goes with the beginner guides.
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
Cannot space columns in a perspective a la the Pantheon.
I’m from Brazil and I’m 53 years old. When I was younger I liked drawing and I spent many years stopping and today I decided to draw again. I intend to improve my strokes and drawing to improve my watercolor paintings. I heard about you on a Brazilian artist’s channel who mentioned your channel very briefly in a video and said that you taught beginner artists how to improve their drawings. My difficulty today is improving perspectives, proportions and the fundamentals of drawing.
I would like to learn the basics of drawing
Glad you decided to go back on your creative path Antonio.
Can you remind me the name of the Brazilian Youtuber?
After the Designer Starter Kit, I invite you to try this tutorial:
https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/how-to-draw-the-4-basic-forms-in-art-and-design/
Have fun, and let me know how it goes!
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
I’m from Barrie Ontario Canada and I’m 45 I like to draw with ink and paint pens. I just want to get inspired for more artwork ideas
Hope you find inspiration on the blog Mark 🙂
Hello,
I got your address from Emily’s blog about ceramics. I practice pottery and don’t know anything about drawing. I would like to make sketches of what I have in mind before starting a new piece.
I am 66 and I live in Paris .
Thanking you in advance!
Florence
Ha genial Florence. 🙂
Pennsylvania, 48 , just to be more proficient in my other avenues of artistic expression. Discovered you through GOOGLE.
Hi Zoos,
That is a great way to shape your drawing style exploring different techniques. 🙂
I personnally like Figure drawing and apply some gestures to Product design sketching.
1. Russia 28
2. I would like to develop the skill of quick sketching
3. I watched the drawing processes of industrial designers. I tried to find the simplest and most understandable ones to start with. I got your channel.
Hey Natalia,
Glad you enjoy the video tutorials 🙂
Quick sketching is a great way to enhance and communicate your creativity.
ARGENTINA 65
BEST PRACTICE
SURFING THE WB
NO PROBLEMS
UPDATE ON DESIGN
Mike B, 85
Central WA, USA
My sketches are terrible, need to improve.
I am a scroller currently trying to draw an ellipse.
Keep up Mike!
Step-by-step, you are gonna do great soon 🙂
Hello. I’m Gary from Maryland USA and I’m 71 yrs old. Re-beginning of my art skills. Good ol’ Google is where I found you.
Hi Gary,
Glad you are back to the art and design path! 🙂
I learn to scetch
Myself Aishwarya Lakshmi BM
I just want to improve my art
While searching to learn caricature
I want to learn cortooning real people faces
I am 56years young from Taiwan. Ijust love sketching, drawing and colors.
Love Taiwan! : )
I did some sketches there when I visited Taipei.
Hope you like it!
https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/tip-65-draw-linear-perspective-with-1-or-2-points-taipei-taiwan/
I’m 51 and started drawing when I was young. Now, I have all the time in the world.
I’m from Sunny SoCal, United States
Great you can spend the whole time dedicated to drawing :))
Every passion deserves special care and attention.
I want to do art and I think the book will help
I wannna learn about drawing. And I think this book could really help me improve my drawing skills
Philippines, 33
Learn and improve sketching skills.
Google. just click the link and leads me here.
Thanks!
From New Orleans, La. Practicing and pursuing design.
Egypt, 21
I’m an industrial designer
From YouTube
Learn to sketch for practice
From France, 32, artist jeweller . make jewelry by hand but also design them. Getting back to jewelry painting and I am struggling with ellipses.
discovered through youtube
Salut Iris,
Tu peux trouver une interview de mon ami qui travaille aussi dans les bijoux ici:
https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/when-i-begin-something-i-am-tenacious-interview-with-diaset-diamond-and-gem-setter-for-cartier-chanel-van-cleef-arpels/
Je me disais que peut etre ca t interesserait.
A toute!
I am from New York. I am 68 years old. I sketch things in my environment every day. Yesterday, I drew a tape dispenser and realized I needed help with ellipses. Daily challenges have shaped my learning path.
1- Where do you come from? Your age?
i’m from Brazil. I’m 20
2- Why do you want to learn to sketch?
I will participate a industrial design championship
3- How did you discover the blog? (Sorry I’m so curious!)
From Youtube
Zdenek from Czechia
67
I wanna work with art
Aline from Brazil
33
I wanna work with art
From Ricardo Yamaguchi videos, he recommended your YT channel
I’m from India ,
I’m 29
accidentally
I have a problem in drawing lines
Better sketching
France
59 ans
Je veux apprendre à faire des croquis pour ensuite les reproduire en céramique.
Néo céramique (site web)
1- Canada- Belgium
2 – I like sketching
3 – OIn YouTube
Making nice product design
USA 68years I like to learn how because I always like to draw things and to get better in my drawing
1. India, 30
2. Hobby
3. Google
– How to start with form and shading and also perspective
– Everything that I can
55 learning to draw
yes
You tube
Texas, 43
I just like to draw
YouTube
Soy de Brasil pero vivo en Romania
Deseo aprender pues quiero ser tatuador.
Conocí por tu página en YouTube
India, 23 years
I want to achieve the dream of being a successful product designer
I was about to check the price of a design sketchbook and found this website
I am just a starter in this field and want to develop my design thinking and sketching skills
I would like to master my sketching skills as well as improve my creativity and perspective of viewing things as a designer
Pakistan,35 years
Being an architect i always try to improve more and more into sketching skills especially digital sketching,
Through david drazil page
Controlling the sketch pad digitally
General idea of sketching on the tablet
USA,34. Used to draw when I was younger. I want to get back to it
I’m from USA. I’m 67 recently retired. My mother was an accomplished artist and I have always wanted to be able to draw. I want to sketch landscapes and move to painting at some point.
Im from kuwait … A computer engineer and a data scientist…want to learn industrial design and jard surface sketching so that I love to draw and design robots . Learn about this blog from YouTube..love how things are simplified
I’m from Saudi Arabia, 24 years old.
To design products freely and have clear ideas to pitch.
Searching on google about 3D software.
facing problem, for some time I’m in relearning how to Skitch.
learning to stay consistent.
I come from Iran. 29 years old.
I want to design shoes.
I found the blog on google.
I’m from Cameroon
I’m 20 years old
Learning sketch to enter design school
Learnt about the blog through a google ads
I’m from Cameroon. I’m 20yrs old
I’m interested in sketching cause I want to enter designing school
I discovered the blog by searching on google « do bag designers learn drawing »
I am from France.
Eager to know more on shadows
Hi I am from Thailand. And I want to learn how to sketch.
I’m from Nottingham in the UK. I’m 60 years old. I want to learn sketching so I can move onto painting. I’m really interested in portraits and the human form. I want to feel confident in my sketching. I did a search and your blog came up. I don’t know where to start. I’d like to learn all I can about sketching.
Yo mama
Oh, and I found your channel while looking up drawing techniques.
Hi, I’m Andrew! I’m 14 and I’ve been dreaming of being a shoe designer for forever. I’ve done some sketches but nothing like this. I would like to learn different techniques because I know the one I use isn’t the best LOL.
Oh, and I found your channel while looking up drawing techniques.
Hi, I am yogini
I still havent received my free book.
I want to learn sketching
Hello Yogini, please check your email, I have just sent it to you back :).
Hi, I am a Product Design student and I want to learn sketching to enhance my skills in my career
Hello!
I’m 24, Chilean. I really want to improve my drawing skills in general (finally make an effort to draw regularly too hehe).
I found this blog randomly online (I can’t really remember but I’m sure it was a post recommending the cube drawing challenge to improve in art)
thanks Chou-Tac for sharing the book and everything!
Hello Nico,
Awesome to draw regularly, come often to the blog.
Feel free to use the search bar in the blog to see if I can help you on specific topics or obstacles you face.
See you !
Chou-Tac
Hi,
I’m from Iran and I’m 35 years old. Drawing is one of my dreams that I forget for many years and now i want to earn that.
Glad you are back in the game of drawing!
Hi Chou-Tac
I have registered for the ebook starter kit so it can be emailed.
For some reason it has not come through yet.
Any help you can offer would be appreciated.
Thanks
Hello Patrick,
Please check your emails.
I have just sent it to you.
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
Just starting out and what to improve my sketching skills.
Gerry, Ireland,Cant draw a straight or crooked line
Hey my name is Rodell I am 38 a beginner I always been interested in learning how to draw I’m very passionate in beginning able to learn
I’m in Brisbane, Australia, am 57 and have always liked art and want to get back into it. Came across this blog from a random link.
I am from Honda factory and I am 40 years old
I want to improve my sketching skill
From ChatGPT
Not able to draw shades
Draw shades naturally
I’m from India and I’m 20 years old.
I’m a product design student that’s why I want to learn to sketch.
From youtube.
I come from Sweden and I’m 24 years old.
I want to be great at drawing but I need to learn the basics to get there.
I signed up for a drawing course here in Sweden that recommended this book
Hi Chou Tac! I m com from Reunion island.l m french and i want to learn how to draw because l love sketching and design. I loove your job…. good for you !!! I m 46 years old. Thanks for your blog
Hi, I’m from Venezuela, i’m 35 years old, i’m graphic designer and I have always liked this drawing technique, I used the keyword “industrial design sketching” in the Google search engine and it appeared. I came to this site and I found it interesting and grateful for the book. I would like to resume sketching by hand again, since this way the ideas flow more before moving on to the design programs and I decided to return to this style that has always fascinated me.
Hello Sergio,
Glad you want to go back to hand drawing. 🙂
This is where all ideas are generated fast.
1) I’m from Minnesota, and my age is 20.
2) I want to learn how to draw better perspective.
3) Randomly Online
Denfield 44 rekindle my passion
Hi I am Prince, 23. I am a final year Industrial design student. Ugh to late to start to learn sketching I think but never mind
i love design and sketching, specialy sketching objects cars and comics
thank you for the book
I am 70 and I would eventually illustrate my books. I discovered you on the internet.
Hola, soy Adriana, tengo 56 años soy pintora diseñadora de moda, reslizo bocetos y doy modelo de fotografia y passrela de mi edad, y me gustaria aprender hacer bien los bocetos de tacones, styletos, los dibujos en mus bocetos pero sin usar ñas tecnicas. Soy cubana y vivo en USA Miami Florida, gracias.
I am 65 years old from Scotland and now have more time on my hands for hobbies. I started to draw to pass the time and found it quite therapeutic. Having watched a few tutorials on Tik tok etc, I realised there was more to drawing re the use of shapes as starting structures etc and now becoming more interested but wondering what pens and materials to use, I typed in the search engine and your starter kit popped up
Thanks
hi , so i am from Algeria , 30 yo and i always want to learn sketching for industrial design and product design. i discovered this blog from old 2011 startetkit and i didn’t notice it lol .
and because i am a dentist since 6 years now i don’t have time to join design school but i really like to reach my dream i became able to scketch any idea or concept from my imagination
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I’m from Minnesota, and I’m 40 years old. I’ve always been able to sketch, paint, play music, etc… art is great therapy.
Looks up “coming up with sketch ideas” online cuz im having a creative block.
Hello Lorna,
I can see you have a versatile attraction for art. That’s awesome!
Having a creative block happens to everyone.
I hope you found ideas to draw or creative tips and tricks :).
I am preparing a page about this here:
https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/drawing-ideas/
See you!
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
Quinn Emm
Canada
I am old dog hoping to learn a new trick! Discovered this blog on Instagram.
Hello Quinn,
Great to see you here.
Hope you find plenty of tips and tricks to learn and practice sketching :).
Let me know how it goes!
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
1) New Mexico, USA
2) To improve my woodworking renderings
3) Google search
Hi Ramon,
This interview of Guillaume Bouvet, a custom made furniture designer in France may interest you.
https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/a-great-lesson-of-design-learned-from-guillaume-bouvet-a-custom-made-furnitures-designer/
Have a wonderful day!
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
Just want to learn sketching on my iPad
What is your favorite sketching app on iPad ?
51
I know how to but found this on LinkedIn Learning and thought might be good to add to my engineering graphics classes I teach
Let me know if you have any questions for your class Rachel 🙂
I’m from New Zealand.
My goal is to improve the knowledge in foundations.
Your site was referred by my friend.
Please thanks your friend for the recommendation. 🙂
I’m 26 and longing to work in Grafik design sphere
Love Graphic design as well. Sketching will definitely help you better prepare and visualise your ideas – as well communicate them to others too.
1. London,
2. To draw cool stuff
3. Came up on google
Hi Ash,
Hope you found cool stuff to draw!
You may find cool ideas here.
You can give it a try 🙂
https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/drawing-ideas/
See yah!
Chou-Tac
1. Munich, 48
2. I’m an aircraft designer and want to document ideas fast and cool looking
3. youtube
Hi Jochen,
That’s atypical of being an aircraft designer. Sounds amazing!
Would you be ok to share more about what you do? What looks like your daily journey?
By email may be more convenient at choutac@thedesignsketchbook.com
Hope to hear from you 🙂
Thank you.
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
I come from Portugal and i AM 32.
I love drawing but need to improve.
In YouTube video
Hello Ines,
Keep going! Soon, you are gonna do great 🙂
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
I am a Product design student from India . I have average sketching skills and I feel handicapped whenever I’m asked to make a digital rendering or sketch of my ideas . I really need to learn to use photoshop .
Hello Sanjana,
Keep up learning how to sketch.
For Photoshop, a good trick is to keep it simple at the beginning.
Focus on black and white shadow using a simple touch of brush, and adjust with rubber.
I cover this quickly here at the end of this video: https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/how-to-multiply-your-ideas-with-the-random-product-technique/
Hope it helps!
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
I am from Pakistan.
I want to learn sketching to improve my drawing skills and learn animation. Thanks
I discovered the blog by social media I guess.
im jemima and 24 years old, i want to improve my geometric form drawing
I’m orchid and 30 years old I would like to know how we can draw perfect geometric shapes without rulers and instruments and implement in traditional arts
I’m orchid and 30 years old I would like to know how we can draw perfect geometric shapes without rulers and instruments
Hi! I am 40 years of age and come from Alberton, South Africa, I am currently doing Multi – disciplinary draughting and would like to expand my skills and knowledge, I came across the content on YouTube and found it interesting because as a mechanical draughtsman, most of the drawing I am exposed to is strict, linear and non-expressive kind of blend so I want to explorer the techniques and methodology that product designers and industrial designers use to enhance my skillset
I’m from Ponchatoula, La. And I am 63 years old. I am out of praciting. I graduated from Louisiana Southern University at 2008 with art major. I found this program by browsed the google.
I lost my talents in Art. I really want to learn to draw realism by free hands. I’m terrible in sketching. I have so many creative pictures in my mind, but I can’t put the pictures on canvas. I lost it.
Hi I’m Rani, 26 years old from indonesia. When i was teenager i really love drawing, i can draw quite good. The problem is i still don’t understand the basic, because back then i didn’t learn properly. I hope this book will develop my skill
Let me know how it goes Maharani 🙂
NA
I’m in the US and I’m 75. I was an artist as a young child and into my 20s but life got in the way. I’m interested and starting over just for the love I once had drawing and painting. I was on YouTube looking for some drawing exercises. I want to learn more about perspective.
Glad you are back on track on drawing and following your passion Marian.
Im 29 years music producer from Kenya.I had started learning the drawing and design few years ago but due to environmental change,it forced me to focus on the art of music production and vocal coaching although i still felt the desireand passion of learning and knowing the product designing.thats when i bumped into your video on YT about product sketching.
Hope you have fun learning how to draw with the blog Victor.
I’m 26, from Mexico. I’m a 2D animator but I struggle with how to draw forms that feel 3D and have the correct perspective,
I want to be able to sketch forms from imagination and that they feel solid and believable. I want to be able to sketch a lot of things from life and from my mind. While searching on youtube I found your video about how to sketch the basic forms and it was really useful so I wanted to see your blog and learn more.
I think my major problem right now is that I can draw the gesture of an object and understand their form somewhat right but the perspective is always off or I get confused about how to see the perspective at all
Hey Den,
Yes drawing by practicing your 3d skills is gonna be awesome for your 2d animation projects. 🙂
I’m currently in Connecticut and I’m 49. I’m how to design furniture and want better visualize my designs. Came across your blog during a Google search on resources on design sketching.
Hi David,
Drawing furniture is fascinating.
You are gonna do great 🙂
I am from Canada. I am 56. I want to learn a new hobby. I searched the web for a video on perspective and found your site.
Hi Jawn,
Hope you enjoy the Designer Starter Kit. 🙂
I’m from Brazil, I’m 16 and I like draw because it’s cool
Hello Artur
I agree with you, sketching is so cool! !
Hong Kong, 40 years +
I like to learn sketching more effectively so I can sketch from any angle under my imagination so that I can design more effectively
I was browsing web and somehow come to your site: the content looks good and I’m in!
Problem:
I can sketch but can’t sketch effectively enough, in particular from any angle or perspective. Also I am good at draw via observation but am not familiar with more rational approach such as those sketching skills used in product design.
Hi Sam,
Yes, there is a difference in techniques used to draw via observation and drawing with a Designer point of view.
I share this ‘confusion’ on this video tutorial:
https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/the-way-designers-should-not-draw-that-many-artists-use/
Hope it helps!
Chou-Tac
I am a curious sketcher. I am fascinated to learn to draw because it is therapeutic. I discovered the blog by searching the web on sketching. Thank you for the free download version. I have been looking for a book like this, and I am happy because it will lead me to better enjoy drawing. It is free too. Thanks.
Hi Justin,
Oh that is true. Drawing is therapeutic :))
It is an amazing feeling when you draw, and without knowing you go into a a bubble of meditation when nothing else exists around you.
It is all about you and your paper. 🙂
MALAYSIA, SOUTH EAST ASIA 56
I AM VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE WAY YOU CREATE PRODUCT SKETCHES,
Germany, Northeastfrankonia 😉 45
I love sketching…
I found your blog in the YouTube Channel, watching the sketching videos.
I would like to watch maybe some videos with my students, because I think they are easy to understand and hope so they would have more fun to try and practise…
Thank you for doing this!
Hope you enjoy learning from the tutorials on the blog Hisham. 🙂
MALAYSIA, SOUTH EAST ASIA 56
I AM VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE WAY YOU CREATE PRODUCT SKETCHES, which I found in the YouTube channel description from watching the design sketch videos.
I just started with this blog tutorials and it’s really fascinating for anyone that wants learn how to sketch from scratch
I am glad it helps Yunus 🙂
NC, USA, 39,
I like to repurpose junk and turn it into useful products for myself to use. I spend to much time realizing after days of trying my ideas are flawed. Hoping if I can draw it I won’t waste so much of myself being a failure and maybe just once have an idea, have the materials and with a planned sketch actually do something right. Perspective grids make sense but drawing the thing on the grid doesn’t. Can’t even get a box to go right after hours and hours and so many videos. I googled PDF download on product design perspective
Hi Cheryl,
Drawing will definitely help you visualize and test multiple proposals fast.
I have published recently a video on how I recommend you to draw something new 4 times. The 1st time being an “ugly sketch” to drop down the main elements without worrying about perspective or details.
Then you will redraw a better version of it. And so on. 🙂
It is called “Iteration”.
And that remove the stress of doing perfect sketches.
Try this:
https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/4-steps-to-master-drawing-by-learning-better-how-to-learn/
See you!
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
I like to draw more and more
Hey Vicente,
Yes keep drawing often !! 😀
Always happy to have motivated sketchers on the blog.
See yah!
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
I like to draw
Poland, 20. I want to learn drawing and become an illustrator. I learned about the blog from a YouTube video blogger
Hello Asia!
Wah I am so curious.
Do you mind telling me who is the Youtuber / blogger ?
Thanks !
Chou-Tac
UK, 41 and I want to be come a better sketcher to teach my students.
Hello Chris,
Hope you find plenty of techniques and tips that will help your students.
Feel free to print the Designer Starter Kit for them if you think it can help them during your class.
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
Hello
I’m from France aged 64.
Although I used to be a graphic designer/art director I don’t feel “fluent” with sketching .
Lately i’ve been doing pottery and I really feel the need to sketch my designs before working with clay. I would like to be able to sketch my ideas with different point of vues.
Coucou Ariane,
Comment ca va?
Glad you mentioned the term “fluent” about sketching as it is also a language we use to communicate. 🙂
A bientot!
Chou-Tac
PS: Je suis francais.
1) USA, 31
2) I want to learn how to sketch to help with seeing in 3d and breaking down images into simple forms first for prop for creature character design.
3) I discovered from the YouTube channel description from watching a design sketch video.
Bonus: the problem I have is being unable to transform 2d images into 3d forms. I’d like to build up my 3d visualizing skills.
Hi Roshaun
That is such a cool name you have!
Yes, knowing how to break down things into simple forms is the key!
To help you go from 2d to 3d, you got to start with perspective.
I invite you to try this sketching tutorial:
https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/how-to-draw-the-4-basic-forms-in-art-and-design/
About how you discovered the blog, was the sketching video you watched was from me?
Otherwise, do you remember who?
Thank you!
I come from south africa and 19 years old. I really enjoy sketching as I find it as another way of expressing your emotions and also showing how you personally see the world from your point of view.
Hi Nqobile,
Love your name!
It is the first time I see it.
That is a wise approach to art and design that I fully agree with you.
We feel good when we draw. And we tell stories with emotion through our lines.
🙂
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
1- India, 38
2- I wanted to be aproduct designer as my fisrt choice. But eventually became and electronics engineer. So wanna so what I alawysa wanted to do.
3- Google search
Hello Salman,
You are starting an amazing journey! :))
I wrote an article about these 2 career choice.
It would be interesting to have your thoughts on it.
https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/should-i-become-a-mechanical-engineer-or-a-product-designer/
1.I am Thai guy 40 years old.
2. I want to learn skate. Because I want to present my idea. My knowledge to my colleagues and also I want to teach my son and make every day for him is funny and exciting.
3.Google search
Hi Niti,
I love your project to share your knowledge about sketching with your son and bring happiness!
I’m from Baltimore, MD. I’m 49 yrs young. I’m working on improving my skill and get back into regular drawing. I’ve been following on Facebook for a long time.
Hi Kofi, I am glad you have been following my Facebook Page.
It was such a journey! Glad you are back on drawing with a regular basis. Congrats!
Kansas, 57
Teacher who uses art in most every activity.
Also getting a little older and noticing a decline in fine motor skills…since I love drawing especially just basic shapes and designs I want to learn to do so in a structured way.
I don’t remember how I came across your site. I think I was just Googling one day and came across your site. I really like your style of teaching.
Hello Amy,
That is great you are noticing your motor skills change.
Most people do not, and even if they do notice, won’t do anything to change the curve.
With practice, it will be all fine.
You make me realise that practicing drawing is somehow like going to gym regularly.
See you!
i am 22 year old student from Taiwan
for hobby
from google search!
Hello Will,
Glad you love drawing!
I am 67 years old and live in the Netherlands.
To be able to sketch prototypes (technical) and maybe after that to learn drawing as art
The Internet…
Not really progessing in drawing quality.
Hi Johannes,
I love the Netherlands and cycling around there. 🙂
Keep up with the sketching fundamentals. They are many small and simple techniques to learn.
And when you put them together, magic happened!
California, 27 (M)
I’ve NEVER been good at it – but such a valuable skill.
How everything is found these days – the internet!
Biggest problem – I don’t have a consistent practice.
I’d like to learn: The basics at the very least. But I’m hoping this opens up and I can be a technical drawer.
If yo u have fun drawing, keep going ! :))
Brazil, 19
Trying to draw again
From Ricardo Yamaguchi (brazilian youtuber of drawing)
Hi Pedro,
Glad you want to be back on track for drawing, that is an amazing journey!
Thank you for sharing the recommendation from Ricardo Yamaguchi.
I do not know him, and I am looking at his work now on Youtube. 🙂
See yah!
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
want to improve my drawing skills
Im 27 and a product design student from germany. I randomly found this blog searching for shapes to draw. I plan on improving my abyssmal drawing skills to reach a somewhat professional level.
want to polish my sketch
Hello Celina,
Anytime, let me know if you have any questions.
See yah!
60 plus
I had STROKES HEARD IT HELPS BUT ITS BEEN SOMETHING I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO
JUST SEARCHING HOW DRAW
SHADING AND DRAWING PORPOTIONS CORRECTLY OR MEASURING CORRECTLY
Hi Tami, you are starting a great journey at learning how to draw :))
Hi Ahmed,
I am glad how it can help you in your daily activity as an electrical contractor.
You will see drawing in perspective is fun!
Some really good information in here
Thanks Maria.
Glad you find the blog helpful. 🙂
I am a design teacher at a highschool
That’s great Cecilia,
please let me know how it goes. : )
By the way, I do have teachers who print the designer starter kit book for their students.
That may help yours as well.
I’m a 30 year old , i want to be a designer
I’m a 78 year old small business electrical contractor that works a lot in renovation/repair and normally I use marked up pictures to show my proposals because I don’t have an artistic bone in my body. Up until a day ago I didn’t know about 1,2 or 3 point perspectives. Suddenly I’ve discovered that it may be possible to learn some basic sketching skills. So I started with an AI search and went from there to here.
Hi Tom,
I am glad how it can help you in your daily activity as an electrical contractor.
You will see drawing in perspective is fun!
That is so cool you found me through AI. 😀
I want to learn Industrial Design for make prototyping
Yes, that is definitely essential for industrial design prototyping.
Hello. I’m 59 and leave in France (Lyon). I start to do Raku pottery and would like to sketch my pieces before sculting them. And look for basic technics for that.
And I found your blog by “neo-ceramist” blog (it is in French) : https://neo-ceramistes.com/le-dessin-le-meilleur-ami-du-ceramiste/
Thank you for this blog, tips, etc
Salut Jean-Michel,
Je suis francais aussi. Je viens de Troyes, mais j’ai etudie a Paris et j’habite en Asie du Sud Est depuis plus de 10 ans deja.
C’est superbe la Raku Potterie.
Merci pour cette decouverte.
I’m from the U.S., I like the blog and want to get the free e-book from you, but it never comes to my e-mail. Yes I looked in all folders including spam, but don’t see any e-book from here. I’ve been drawing for years, but look to find new things all the time and that’s how I found this also. Please send me the e-book if u can
Hi Gino,
Did you well receive the book? 🙂
I have just sent you an email with the book.
Hope you find plenty of new drawing techniques and beyond on the blog.
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
North Carolina USA
I want to learn in order to create better paintings
I discovered the blog by searching How to Draw ellipses, im taking an art class currently
My shapes are off and I’m not good at drawing
Learning all i can to perfect my drawing and sketching practices
Hello Ms Zulma
That is great you learn better drawing for better paintings.
That will definitely help you level up!
If you learn how to draw with a 3 dimension approach (such as product design techniques),
you will be able to create your own painting without reference for example.
Hong Kong
Love HK.
Went there so many times when I used to work in China.
Hello my name is Mariana Hensley I’m from Texas! I’m teaching myself how to draw and sketching is harder than I thought I discovered this on Pinterest
Hi Marlena,
How is Texas?
If one day I move to the US, I may think of Texas.
People tell me great things about it.
But I have never been myself. (I only went to Cali, Boston, NY)
Glad you discover my drawings on Pinterest.
I hope you find tutorials you like on the blog!
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
Egypt, 35
1.GREECE, 35
2. To design
3. Youtube
4. Can’t draw very well
5. How to draw perfectly
Hi Christina,
Welcome on board 🙂
You are starting an amazing journey!
I’m from the PNW in the USA, I’m almost 30 years old now.
I want to learn to sketch figures, characters, and scenery/environments. Especially figures & characters though.
I’m discovered this all through YouTube.
The problems I’m facing are fist of all consistency in practice. I struggle to build the habit of drawings because I’m scared of failure.
From the blog I would like to learn how to draw fundamental shapes and forms, and how I can improve my general line accuracy in both traditional and digital media (pencil paper & tablet PC).
Hi Gabriel,
Yah I understand the feeling of fear of failure.
To counter this, you may think of which is more scary:
Fear of failure? or Fear of regret for not trying?
At the end of the day, you will realise you have everything to gain, nothing to lose at trying 🙂
Plus, by training with the right techniques, you will for sure do progress.
And the happiness you will feel for every small victory will give you the courage and motivation to keep going.
I’m not saying you won’t face frustration at all, but sometimes you will, and you will see them as challenges to tackle!
By the way I wrote a blog article I have just published about how to draw daily:
https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/draw-your-way-to-happiness-9-tips-to-make-art-a-daily-habit/
Hope it helps! 🙂
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
Hi. I’m Liana. I’m 58 and I live in British Columbia, Canada (the heart of the Rockie mountains). I discovered you on YouTube when I was searching for lessons. Thank you for your wonderful channel.
I’ve been practicing drawing and watercolour for four years now. I am very pleased with my progress but lately I am just not making time!
My biggest struggle is still perspective and proportion.
Thank you for asking
Hello Liana,
Wow Rockie Mountains, it might feel good to have such beautiful views. 🙂
For perspective and proportion,
you can go through the Designer starter kit for a great introduction.
After some good practice, it will become more and more intuitive, like a 6th sense. 🙂
I do also enjoy watercolor when I travel. It could be on paper, or even Photoshop.
May I share with you a drawing session with watercolours I had with my friend in Singapore:
https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/tip-100-enjoy-drawing-for-better-learning-sketching/
See you!
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
1. New York, 40
2. To design cool stuff
3. Youtube
4. Can’t draw
5. How to draw
Hi Don,
Hope you find helpful tutorials on the blog 🙂
Hi! My name is Tanja and I’m from Serbia. It looks so easy watching you drawing so I would like to give it a try. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Bye!
Hello Tanja,
That’s a great compliment. Thank you.
It reminds me a Philosophy teacher who gave us the example of a ballerina.
The day she performs amazingly, is when people feel that it looks so easy.
You kind message reminds me this, even though I am a very bad dancer!
Hehe.
Hope you will learn plenty of tips and techniques in the blog. 🙂
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
Hello. I am Elena and I am from Greece. I am a graphic designer. I am over 40 and I would like to learn to draw as an extra skill.
I can not recall how I found you in the first place.
A problem I am facing is that I lost my fluency in drawings. Any help is really important and appreciated.
Thank you.
Hello Elena,
Glad you wanna add drawing as an extra skill.
It is such a great way to communicate visually ideas.
To regain fluency in drawing, I invite you to try this video tutorial on How to draw Random products!
https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/tip-138-how-to-start-drawing-anything-better-in-4-steps-with-the-random-product-technique/
It helps building up confidence.
Please, let me know how it goes:).
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
45
I want to be able to draw what’s in my head
On my email list
Hey hello Dan! 🙂
1- Where do you come from? Your age? USA, 40+
2- Why do you want to learn to sketch? I lost my ability to draw when I was diagnosed with a disease, and I’d like to get it back. Plus, it’s very relaxing.
3- How did you discover the blog? (Sorry I’m so curious!) By email.
BONUS:
– Which problem are you facing today? I have a slight tremor so it will be difficult to study the hand for precise movements.
– What would you like to learn from the blog? Snippets of how-to’s, so I can practice them through the day.
Hi Jen,
How are you doing?
It is great you love sketching despite of your medical condition.
I agree with you, it is so relaxing, especially with lofi music.
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
Hello my nor is marleana Hensley I’m from texarkana Texas I live n st Petersburg Florida I’m 37 years old! I’m teaching myself how to draw myself! Pinterest
Hi Marlena,
I am trying to gain more visibility in Pinterest.
Glad you discovered me there! 🙂
Hope you find plenty of helpful tips and sketching techniques in the blog.
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
I love sketching. Is my starting point for all projects.
Hi Ivan,
Yeah sketching is definitely the best way to drop and communicate our ideas!
Plus it helps us to get more creative going from an idea to another one. 🙂
I’m Maala from Pakistan. I love sketching. I found it while searching geogle. I wanted to learn from basics that’s why I’m here
Hello Maala,
That’s such a cool name you have! 🙂
Glad you learn your basics of sketching here on the blog.
Let me know how it goes!
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
Hi my name is najmah I’m from Philippines I’m 16 years old I love drawing very much, especially sketches I am one of your followers
Hello Najmah,
I am always happy to have younger followers on the blog.
By the time you get adult, you will be much more in advanced than many adults.
It is not a race, but I do believe we all can start drawing early.
It all matters on how much you love it and dedicate your time to your passion.
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
Hi chou-tac am Edmond in Zambia in Africa 20 years old want to learn how to draw i think it’s a good skills to have I discovered the blog on YouTube ,Please send me the book.
Hello Edmond,
Did you well received the Designer Starter Kit? 🙂
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
I’m a 69 years old Venezuelan living in the USA. I’m learning to draw and sketching is part of all the things I want to do. I saw your video in youtube alongside other drawing videos I use to see.
Hello Gladys,
I am glad that sketching is taking so much space in your life.
Drawing is happiness!