Today we draw a dragon head with an “organic style” using the Symmetry tool. I was randomly doodling and got slowly absorbed into it. You will see, the drawing technique is simple and pretty addictive. You can use Sketchbook pro, Photoshop, Procreate, any drawing app of your choice. You just need to activate the Vertical symmetry tool...
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Learn how to draw in Product design sketching: LEARN 1 TIP A DAY. This blog page is a collection of daily tips and tutorials on how to improve your sketching skills and create stunning designs. Whether you are a beginner or a professional, you will find something useful and inspiring here. Join the 365-keep-sketching-challenge and unleash your creativity!
Drawing with fluid lines will give life to your sketches. Sketching with fluid lines is an expression I especially like. I like to experiment it in different field such as drawing people, products, concept art and so on. I don’t give much boundaries to myself. There is so much to explore. Sketching while watching Music clip. Speed x15 To watch in...
These days I am looking at some pictures of Evangelion. I love this mix of organic and machines. So I started to draw a shoe inspired by them – but trying to keep it simple. TIP 60 Photoshop > Start working with a huge canvas In Photoshop (or any graphic software), it’s ideal to work with a canvas much bigger than needed. Somehow, the...
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 impression and real experience with the digital tablet. You will see the plus and minus I met as a new Cintiq user who wondered for pretty long if I should buy a Wacom Cintiq. Cintiq 22 HD or 24 HD? Two different formats. XL or XXL...
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 me few hours to get some results. I remember my first tablet. It was a Wacom Graphire 2. It has the colourful Macintosh look. It’s a classic tablet that you draw with your pen on it, and look at the screen to see the results. It took...
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 a symmetry axis to roughly visualise the head. Draw roughly the chin to give a general preview. Place the different elements of the face without detailing much. Some of you told me it was difficult to make symmetrical eyes...
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 making my objects levitating. It adds some lightness to them. Somehow you may feel that you could grab it in your hand. Enjoy the real sound of my friends DJ from Saigon: The Cheezy Gangztaz. CHOU-TAC CHUNG – ADIDAS...
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 aspiring designer needs to know. “To me, a great designer loves people. This is where he takes his inspiration from.” This is how Jonathan Ive* bring for the first time colourful computers...
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 Lefteri. Chris Lefteri made this book to be approachable for students who want to get a solid base without going too deep. I actually read this because I felt it was fun! It arouses your curiosity and makes it an...
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, and we are not confident at doing it. So we get naturally scared. We feel that a small sketch got a better chance to looks good. But if you want to improve, you will need to face your own mistakes. There is no harm at...
