Emmanuel struggles to find time to draw.Sometimes, he stops for days or weeks, and it feels like a hurdle to go back to drawing.Let’s see how we can help him hack his mind to draw daily! Message from Emmanuel Emmanuel asked me: “How to...
Hello from Osaka ! I am travelling with my good friend Eliane and her big family in Japan. We are a group of 10 people travelling all over Japan ! :). Last night, we arrived at a new apartment near Namba area, we rented for few days. After unpacking...
I dig in an old toolbox at my parents’ place. I found this door hinge. I took one of the most “intricate object” from the box. I actually liked it for its mechanism. So, I decided that it will be my sketching challenge of the day! TIP 29...
Curious about product design? Our survey answers provide the best tips and tricks so you can stay ahead of the game. Check out our new creative project to supercharge your progress! ASK ME ANYTHING! Today, I publish the answers in the blog so all of...
How to draw a Nike shoe in 5 steps (SKETCHA on iPad)
My student from my course Sketch Like The Pros, Oliver Esther recommended a new sketching software called: SKETCHA. (available in Apple Store.) And I decided to give it a try by drawing a NIKE shoe! Today I show you how I sketched a sneaker on iPAD...
Perspective Tutorials (for Beginner)
How to Draw Straight Lines (Freehand)
Do you draw clumsy sketches?A great way to improve fast is to work on the quality of lines. It all starts with drawing straight lines freehand. HOW TO DRAW STRAIGHT LINES FREEHAND Exercise 1: The ghost drawing Exercise 2: The constellation Exercise...
Sketching Tutorials
How to Draw New Ideas (with the Random Product Technique)
Do you have trouble coming up with new ideas for your product designs? This beginner’s guide discusses how to use the Random Product Technique to draw unlimited random ideas! Bonus: Light & Shadow tutorial with Photoshop at the end...
Start a sketch with general shapes, then refine
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...
Fast and “Ugly Drawing” – The Art of Creating Anywhere!
Drawing quickly is an important skill for a creative thinker! Learn sketching tips and techniques from designers to help you draw quickly and creatively anywhere you go! Hello from Japan! I am in Tokyo, it is one of my favorite cities in the world...
Shoe Design
We draw together an Adidas sneaker design taking inspiration from my working experience when I used to work there as a footwear designer. I have prepared 16 TIPS on How to draw a sneaker for you. 16 Design tips How to draw an Adidas shoe with a...
How to make your sneaker sketch stand out with a simple shadow
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...
Hello! It’s Chou-Tac How are you today? Last day I was at Panam, a French pub in Ho Chi Minh owned and driven by my franco-viet friends Khiem and Remy. I enjoy going there to chill and eat Kebab. They make the greatest Kebab in town with...
MOTIVATION BOOST | SCHOOL & CAREER
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 easy to publish a portfolio online. There are several platforms that...
Designer Interview
Want to push your sketching limits? Make it personal | with Leo
Leonardo studied Industrial design, and he’s today a 3D artist for video games. He enrolled my course Sketch like the Pros as a VIP student. Leonardo sent me his work about cubes – it is pretty unique. More than following the course step...
Creativity
How to Draw New Forms (Fast and Easy) in 10 steps
Do you end drawing always the same thing? You can’t figure out how to draw new forms? The good news is that anyone can learn to become creative.I believe you might also face these creative blocks as a designer enthusiast: You can’t draw...