Sometimes you need to sketch something more complicated, but where do you start? I put together this video in response to a question from RIckard who emailed me via the questions email address. “Hi, I am an Induatrial design student who would love to see a tutorial on how to apply marker to more complex [...]

Here’s a quick tip on cleaning up scanned sketches. After posting the most recent video featuring ballpoint pen and light photoshop, I received a few requests for a video or explanation of how to clean up a scanned sketch. I opted for a quick video showing how I do it. So take a look if [...]

I’m in love with Ballpoint pens, and to prove it, I’ve put together a video showing how I sketch with them, and as a bonus, how I bring them into photoshop for quick value renders. It moves a little quickly once I get into photoshop, but watch it a few times, and you should be [...]

So it’s always good to try new things and push your design skills. I thought it might be good for me to try and sketch out a toy of some sort to get myself into a different style/mood and to learn new things. I ended up doing just a basic little toy cell phone for [...]

This video was hanging out in my video archives for some time and I pulled it out today. Now I know people want more product sketches, and there will be some. My microphone broke, so there’s no audio on this one. So hop into itunes, put on some of your favorite music and watch along [...]

As promised, a new video for you to check out. I tried to focus on just pencils in this one rather than getting into marker. We have a couple more car videos coming, but mind you, we’re not car designers. Just so happens we got on a car kick for a bit… As always, experiment [...]

Here is a little video I prepared for a quick gestural type of sketching that is good for an ideation process. This type of sketching works well for me when I need to sketch something more complex. It allows you to cheat a bit by just sort of indicating where things may go without having [...]

Here’s another demo for you this week. The audio is a little rough, but you’ll get the gist of it.  Sometimes you start out sketching and things are a little rough or downright ugly. Well, don’t give up. As I show you in this video, it’s okay to keep working with a sketch, then recover [...]

Check out this new video with tips on sketching with a ballpoint pen and markers. Ballpoint pens and markers can be tricky if you don’t have the right combination of ballpoint pen and type of marker. In this video, I also cover how to think about a more complex form in simpler terms to help [...]