If you haven’t already heard, Apple announced this thing they’ve been working on for some time – a tablet, the iPad. Well, part of that announcement was the face that there’d be no flash on the iPad – a big deal for some, but I couldn’t care less. In any case, part of all this [...]

This is my last sketch/render before I push my final rendering. At this point my surfacing is clear, direction of lighting, and perspective, yet, everything is still a little loose and expressive. I try to maintain the overall feel of the initial gesture sketch through the process.

I’m in the middle of writing up a big post for the site with some thoughts on the sketch process. In the mean time, I found this really cool article with some thoughts on sketching that speak dorectly to what I consider to be the heart and purpose of a sketch – communicating ideas.

Here’s a [...]

In this edit I mainly revise in order to add detail. My ellipse skill is bad so I created tires in photoshop. I chose to condense my rear end design and buff up my back tires. I paid strong attention to blocking off all my surfaces to create a more tangible sketch.

Tangible sketches are great [...]

It’s always inspiring to me how much good work there is out there, and certainly Coroflot’s a good place to look for inspiration amidst the many portfolios out there. I’m always learning and inspired by the awesomeness some people come up with. Here are a few links to three of my favorite finds on Coroflot.
Casey [...]

Found this flickr group via a @allart burns. If you’re looking to practice some more, and share, pop on over and sketch something. Most of it there seems to be non ID related, but it’s all good. Some of what’s there is good, and some of it . . . . is less inspiring, butiIf [...]

I found this awesome article online thanks to google alerts.
For 47 years, Ken O’Connell has sketched in his sketchbooks, essentially journalling his life experiences. I think that’s really amazing! Check out this sketch page:

I’m not a journal keeper myself, but I used to be. However, now I tend to think of my sketches and sketchbooks [...]

If you haven’t yet, check out the new poll along with the new posts under sketch-a-day, and yes, there will be a sketch posted EVERY DAY. So, how often do you sketch? Btw, a new poll will be posted every few weeks or so in the sidebar, and on the front page.

As some of you know, I was in the midwestern/eastern United states for a short trip. My wife and I were feeling a bit hungry, so we decided to stop in at a restaurant. Any guesses as to which one? We were VERY surprised as well when we went inside. (Sorry about the quality of [...]

Recently I was pointed to this short little video on the Copic marker site that gives a great little synopsis of why we (as designers) sketch and render. It features some work by Oliver Neuland (who seems to have a lot of sketch skills and natural talent!). One of my favorite lines from the short [...]