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Improve your design sketching by being a copycat, by that I mean find designers or artist who has a style that you really like, then try to copy their work. Put your sketch side by side with the original and see what you can do better. For me, Tommy Forsgren has been a huge inspiration since I was a kid. I used to copy his sketches all the time and try to understand how he make the sketches look so awesome with such few lines and markers. You can check out his work here! Once you have found your designers and...

I decided to put together a quick little design sketching video on how to sketch a car in perspective front view, kinda like a sequel to the previous video since many of you were asking for it. So here it is! Basically the same technique as the 3/4 rear view, with the one major difference being the position of the green house, or coupe. Start BIG, then go into details and features of the design. Remember to start with one single base line, then go ahead and put out the wheels. This will give us a sense of proportions and...

Hey! In this quick video, I want to show you something I hate doing – sketching cars… Just kidding, who doesn’t love to sketch cars? Madness! Anyway, inside the video you’ll learn about the 3 key lines you need when sketching cars in perspective. We’re gonna focus on 3/4 rear view (yes that’s right , my favorite view) and put out a few lines that will guide us throughout the sketch. You see, sketching cars in perspective isn’t as complicated as one might think. What we need to do is to start with the big lines and get the proportions right before we start...

Design sketching might look complicated but the fact is, it doesn't have to be. Have you ever been sketching something and then stepped back to look at it only to realize the proportions are totally messed up? Happened to me all the time.  But then I started to experiment with simple geometries and shapes to get the proportions done right BEFORE jumping into details. That’s what I’m going to show you in this video! Use this design sketching technique and you with a lot of practice, you will learn how to sketch anything with the correct proportions and perspective. Let...

Sometimes I get the questions how to make your marker sketches pop or stand out more. I know it’s a common issue amongst designers and students and I think I know what the problem is caused by. CONTRAST. Or in other words, LACK of contrast. You see, I used to have this problem too. This was when I was starting out with marker sketching. Why did I have this problem? I was scared of messing up my sketch. And because I was scared of messing up my sketch, I stayed away from adding too much contrast and deep colors/black in...