Archive for January 2009

Digital Canson quick and dirty

  See how to set up a quick and popular method for presenting your sketches. Learn how to create some drama through contrast and put together some quick hotness.

Caught in the wild!

 The photo is pretty bad but we are speculating that this screenshot is the new look of idsketching.com. I guess we’ll just have to sit tight and see when they SOON will launch the newest version! Haha…in all seriousness though, we are working on getting up a new look and simplifying things a bit. Our [...]

Shadows and Shading

When coming up with that amazing sketch you’ve been planning and working on, correct shading and rendering technique can make or break that sketch. In fact, if you overwork things, it can overwhelm the viewer, and if you underwork things, the sketch can seem weak and unimpressive. Finding that sweet spot is critical. Watch the [...]

Flashlight Sketch

So you’ve got an orthographic (front view, sideview, or end view) sketch and you wanna make that sing in perspective? Better yet, what if you have one that’s circular in cross-section? Well, Luckily I’ve put together this awesome demo on just how to do that. I’m using Sketchbook Pro as my tool and a Wacom [...]

Quick Car Sketch

Quick how-to on gestural sketching with a digital medium. Emphasis on expressive lines, and gestural technique.

Robot Sketching

I love robots. You love robots, and better yet, if you’re reading this, you love sketching. Here’s my process on how to sketch and doodle your ideas digitally. My weapon of choice? Sketchbook Pro by Autodesk.

SLR Camera Sketch

Here at IDSKETCHING.COM, we love cameras, so much so that we decided to do a sketch demonstration featuring an SLR-ish camera. Done in Autodesk Sketchbook Pro.

Ellipse Basics

Ellipses can be a pain. Watch this video to find out why and how to get perfect results by following some basic rules.

Backpack Sketch

Quick backpack sketch done and presented using Autodesk Sketchbook Pro. Using a pencil? The same technique applies to you.

Sketchbook Pro – Basics

Here are some basic tips presented to you by John Muhlenkamp. He’s our resident Sketchbook Pro expert and has some good tips for you on how to get started sketching digitally.