Should we write a book?
It’s been discussed, and discussed . . . Should we write a book? Would anyone be interested or want to buy it? What would you want to see in it? Should it be one or a series? How about a book with a DVD included? So. . . . The question of the day is (drum roll please)
Loading ...Let us know why or why not in the comments below. We’d love to know what you think.
As of right now, we have mixed feelings about it, but if we get enough positive replies, we just might do it after all . . .
That’s pretty much a rhetorical question, ofcourse you should publish a book. Just Make sure it is better than “Design Sketching” by Erik Ollofsson in terms of sketching techniques and better than “Presentation Techniques” by Dick Powell and Copic’s “The Making of Product Design Renderings” DVD in terms of rendering and am sure it will sell greatly with me being the first buyer. There a great deal of design students looking for good published materials to help with sketching and rendering so take advantage of the opportunity. All the best.
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Hi,
I you make book, we are interested to publish it.
I love sketching books. My idea which I want to give you is to make a vote about what should be in this book.
Categories like How to…, diverent programms (illustrator, Photoshop, Coral Painter) pro and cons could be intressting, Build your own style of sketching (not such a standart stuff). We need some more creative sketchers, not only mass produced same looking Copiers. … and more and more
Great idea! Nothing like have a good paper resource at your finger tips. Just try to add step by step sketching as I find this the most useful way of seeing how the images are constructed. I enjoy looking at final renders but trying to deconstruct these in a teaching resource does not make much sense to me. Also the subject matter should be interesting to get you to want to draw it as well as tips on drawing tools such as paper, pencils, pens, which for what kind of drawings etc. One last point is that you should involve digital as well as analogue and if switching between the two, add these steps. I know it maybe a personal preference thing but as a student you want to know as many methods as you can to see which may work best for you. Lots of explanation but not too text heavy. Maybe in paperback not hard cover as I find I am too precious with hard cover and with a sketching resource I would like to bend the book around a bit to trace sketches for practice and so forth. Cheers and good luck.
Hi Guys!
You make great stuff, and if you make a book, it will definitely be awesome! Though I would like to ask if you have seen the great book “Sketching” from the Netherlands by Koos Eissen & Roselien Steur? It’s a the best book on sketching so far. So if you are still going for it, be different/better or join them!
http://www.sketching.nl/ (check out the previews!)
Keep it up, happy to read and see stuff from you every day!
Greetings from the Flatland,
aelwin
please publish a sketching book! i also enjoy the sketching book by Koos Eissen & Roselien Steur but i think you might make a better one. plus! in this case more is better, there are so few good ID sketching books out there! thanks!
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This will probably sound kind of cheesy, but I’ll throw the idea out there for fun: How about a “rendering book” (similar to a children’s coloring book). Just a thick book of black and white sketches on marker paper, so design students can practice their rendering skills. Maybe even repeat the same images four or five times so they can try again or render using different colors.
Just a thought.
Yes.
But include a DVD inside.
GnomonDVDs lack ‘ just pick it up and look through’/'quick reference’ aspect.
Sketching books lack ‘live demo’/'extras’ aspects.
Do both and win
YES! that way I can stop using interior or architectural rendering books for reference! I can use an ID one…which is what I need! everyone needs!
Yes! write a book and include a DVD, I liked the book Koos Eissen & Roselien Steur a lot. So i think your book could be very interesting and inspiring especially with a DVD. I’ll buy one!
cheers
I love all sorts of sketching books. I wouldn’t expect a DVD to come with it, especially since it’s making the whole thing more expensive… But it would be supasweet if you’d put a link in the book where the buyer can download stuff. Can’t wait!
I have a few books already, and they are quite good but I would say I have learnt much more from using this website with your brilliant videos and tutorials.
Here is my idea..
A DVD with tutorials in detail that describe ‘how to’ do different sketching techniques, even stuff in photoshop is very useful. You could maybe have a type of package which is a DVD with lots of useful tutorials on, and then a book beside it for reference of the dvd.
Personally I would buy videos that really help me progress in sketching and as an ID sketcher. I can learn more from a video than a book. But thats just my personal opinion.
You guys probably know what is out there already and what is missing. Maybe just a series, or 2 packages, one for beginners, and one for more advanced techniques.