If you haven’t yet, check out the Weekly Sketch Challenge here on the IDSKETCHING forums. Again, sorry guys – no “real” prizes yet, but you do get to bask in the light and glory of being featured on the front page with a link to your site or portfolio, so step right up and check out the forum. As was mentioned, the inspiration for this weeks sketch challenge was insects. See if you can see the likeness here – A good example of using analogous relationships when generating form. The winning design is by Brian Voynick.

For some of the last few sketches on sketch-a-day.com, I pulled a few sketches from the old archive  while I was traveling out east for a workshop. Some are from a few years ago when i was just getting started, and others more recent. If you haven’t yet, be sure to head on over to sketch-a-day.com and check out the site every day for a new sketch from yours truly!

I’ve been sketching furiously on the iPad for a week or so, and I love it! It’s a great digital sketchbook that’s not only portable, but stylish. While it has it’s drawbacks like pressure sensitivity, and lack fo a full featured editing program like photoshop for example, It makes for a great doodle pad that I can shove in my bag.

Check out what I’ve been up to below in the gallery:

A long time ago, 7 years ago this fall to be exact, I began my transition from Mathematics major in college to Industrial Design major. At the time, I had little drawing skills to speak of, however I was determined to get better. I cringe at showing this, but this a comparison of one of the FIRST automotive sketches I’ve ever done. I found it while perusing through some old sketchbooks, and I found it pretty hilarious!

Now the lower sketch isn’t perfect, but it is markedly better no? In any case, I’m not an automotive designer, but i do enjoy the occasional pointless car sketch.

My point is, practice makes better – you may not have all the skill and talent now, but keep at it and certainly, there will be results. As my wife always says, consistency over time is the key – so true!

If you haven’t yet, check out the Weekly Sketch Challenge here on the IDSKETCHING forums. Again, sorry guys – no “real” prizes yet, but you do get to bask in the light and glory of being featured on the front page with a link to your site or portfolio, so step right up and check out the forum. Here’s a selection of sketches from the most recent challenge, and the next topic looks to be insects. So give it a go if you’re looking for some extra practice!

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, in a cave on a remote island, not visited sketch-a-day.com or totally isolated from any kind of media outlet, you’ve heard about the iPad.

I’m a loyal Apple fan myself, but I must admit, part of me was willing to wait on the next version of at least a few months to see what new apps and features would inevitably come out of the woodwork – that was until I saw this – Sketchbook Pro for the iPad.

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I must say, I’ve been really having fun with this thing! I do miss the pressure sensitivity at times, but it’s not THAT bad. I’ll post a more involved review hopefully later this weekend or some monday morning after I get into it a bit more. Feel free to leave questions in the comments section or email me – questions [at] idsketching.com

I’m SO Excited for this!

Autodesk Sketchbook Pro and forScore Sheet Music App Coming for iPad – Mac Rumors.

Sooooo, I got a lil behind in um posting around here. Never fear. I’ve been wrapping up some major work projects and time’ll be freeing up a little bit more.

In the mean time, here’s a massive post featuring some of the sketch work over at Sketch-A-Day.com (my little ongoing project). Share the link with a  friend, leave a comment on sketch-a-day.com and enjoy!

Looking for a way to brush up on your skills? Some of our fans in the forum spearheaded by “sciocont” have organized a Weekly Sketch Challenge here on the IDSKETCHING forums. Sorry guys – no “real” prizes yet, but you do get to bask in the light and glory of being featured on the front page with a link to your site or portfolio, so step right up and check out the forum. This week, the running topic is vacuum cleaners, and it looks to be a good one!

Here’s last week’s winner – Nate Finlay  who sketched an electric gun. Hit the link or image to see the rest of his ideation sketches. (He happens to be a mod in the forum):