I was taking the plane to Singapore for a 13-hour journey. Usually, I only take long distance flight at night. You can just fall asleep and wake up “fresh” ready to start a new...
Category - Sketching Tutorials
Learn how to draw in product design sketching: Tutorials design sketching. The Design Sketchbook is a collection of tutorials and exercises on how to sketch products in different styles and techniques.
You will learn how to sketch basic shapes, complex forms, perspective, shading, textures, and more.
You will also find examples of product sketches from various industries and professional domains of art and design.
Whether you are a beginner or an advanced sketcher, this blog page will help you improve your sketching skills and create communicative and expressive designs.
I dig in an old toolbox at my parents’ place. I found this door hinge.I took one of the most “intricate objects” from the box. I actually liked it for its mechanism. So, I...
Street Fighter II x FuturamaI grew up playing Street Fighter. It was one of my favorite inspiration for my tone of drawings as a teenager. Still having Angry Bender in my mindHow...
Just did a sketch from memory of Bender.Bender is the robot of the animation Futurama, from Matt Groening (Creator of the Simpsons). He’s popular for his angry mood...
LEARN 1 TIP A DAY, Motivation, Sketching Tutorials
Tip 24-25 | How to Doodle Note Easily (Unlock your Creativity)
It takes about 4 hours to go to Annecy from Paris by TGV (300km/hour High-speed train). The landscape displayed fast behind the windows. It’s beautiful, but it’s actually quite...
There are some days that we feel we can’t draw. You may still try, but your sketches are still not as good as usual. It may be too early morning, too late, too whatever, you won’t...
Best of, LEARN 1 TIP A DAY, Sketching Tutorials, Urban sketching
TIP 22 | Bring Life to Your Drawings Adding People!
I don’t remember when was the last time I draw some buildings in Paris. I went to the 1st floor of a Starbucks, and sat in one of their comfy chair. Then I draw what I saw from...
Concept art, LEARN 1 TIP A DAY, Sketching Tutorials
TIP 20 | Draw a Giant Creatures Instantly (Scaling Effect)
Chou-Tac Chung – Arachnid Creature TIP 20 Draw a giant creature in a second Insert a small human silhouette as a scaling measure. Few pen strokes will do. The creature will...
Concept art, LEARN 1 TIP A DAY, Sketchbook Pro, Sketching Tutorials
TIP 19 | Exploring Nature – A Secret Source of Inspiration for Your Artwork
I am fascinated by the tool “Vertical Symmetry” of Sketchbook Pro. You draw a half, and the software trace the second half automatically in real-time. Wondering what to draw...
Best of, LEARN 1 TIP A DAY, Product Design Tutorials, Sketching Tutorials
TIP 18 | How to Draw Transparent Objects (with light reflection in 3 steps)
In a previous post, we saw how to draw a reflection on flat and transparent surfaces. Now, we draw a transparent object: The cap of a Bic Cristal pen.The degree of difficulty is a...
LEARN 1 TIP A DAY, Sketching Tutorials
TIP 15 | The Basics of Capturing the Moment: Draw People in Real-Time
Last night I took the plane from Saigon to Singapore. Landing around midnight, I stayed overnight at the airport chilling around. 19 hours of transit was in front of me. (4 hours...
LEARN 1 TIP A DAY, Sketchbook Pro, Sketching Tutorials
TIP 12 | Draw Inspiration From Your Surroundings
Does it happened to you often to lack of inspiration? When you feel like sketching, but you don’t know what to draw? Instead of looking at the blank ceiling,try to look...
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TIP 11 | How to Draw Light Reflection in 4 Steps
Theories that explain “light reflection on glass surface” are complex and can take a lot of time to fully explain. But it can also be explained in 4 steps only! For...
Best of, LEARN 1 TIP A DAY, Shoe Design, Sketching Tutorials
How to Draw a Simple Shoes Easily for Beginners
To draw shoes easily requires some skill and a few tricks only experienced artists know. Check out my sketching tutorials to get the basics of shoe drawing and create stunning...
TIP 4 Assemble a body armour An armour can cover and hide a high percentage of the body. Visualize well the body below, it will help you to assemble that armour. You can leave a...