Q: How to make an online portfolio? Before starting, I published an article for artists and designers if you want to make your portfolio a Marketing Weapon. Nowadays, it’s super...
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5 phases to present your project to your design company
Question from Nur Aktas Industrial design student, Turkey As a designer, how do you present your product to the company? As a designer when you present a project to your company...
What are the value of sketching and digital tools in Design| Martijn van de Wiel and his class
Martijn Van de Wiel is an Industrial Design teacher at the Eindhoven University of Technology – I was pleased to be invited as a guest to converse with him and his sketching class...
When we first join a design school, we receive an art material list. After a visiting any art shop, you realize how the material is costly and that our budget may be quite limited...
7 reasons why designers use Photoshop
Thank you Chetan Yadav for sending me your question. I remember I actually asked my self the same question when I was student. Q: Do I need to be proficient in Photoshop to work...
Boost your ideas (drawing Sony earphone with the Doodle-Storm technique!)
We all know about Brainstorming. I was thinking about using this creative drawing session with the “Doodle-Storm” technique. Try, and send me yours by email at...
Sketch faster and better with he Contour lines |TIP 103
In design sketching, it’s essential to know how to represent ideas fast, especially during the preliminary phase of research of a project. We are not yet looking for “sexy...
6 Tips to level up your drawing quality of lines!
Maxpower20 asked me if I would have any advice on “How to improve my drawing quality of lines?” I think it could be helpful to share my answer with all of you. Nike...
18 meters of sketches in 7 Days >> Roll of Paper Challenge
7-days Roll of paper challenge I started without knowing the lenght of the roll. But I needed to set up a time limit to the challenge. I took 7 days, fair enough. The challenge is...
How to draw in volume, 2 essential principles for beginners
Hi guys, today I recorded the first video of sketching tutorial ! To be honest that was not easy for me, as I am not used to speak alone in front of a camera. I plan to do more...
Roll of paper challenge: 7 days to fill the roll of sketches | Concept art
To improve we need to regularly get out of our comfort zone. It’s something that we don’t do naturally. Relax, in sketching we can only improve. Even a little, it’s still a step...
For a student, buying the Wacom Cintiq is most of the time a dream. It was so expensive. Let me tell you more about the alternative Wacom product I used to have. However, note...
Top 7 Sketching pens of the year!
If you’re a product designer,you know how important sketching is for your creative process without rubber. Sketching helps you: visualize your ideas, communicate them to...
Get inspired from human or animals to draw concept art
A great trick to make concept art engine more fascinating, is to give them a “soul”. How ? By giving them hands, eyes, head, skeleton, anything related to human or animals, your...
Sketch with reference pictures is not cheating (concept art)
To get results faster, use reference pictures as much as you want. Sometime, your pride may stop you, somehow telling you that you are “cheating”. It’s a mistake. Tell yourself...