Video Tutorial: Quick Thumbnailing

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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 to sketch all of the parts perfectly. While these sketches are not very “clean” or pretty, they do serve a good purpose in getting some good mileage down at the start of a project.

Tags: Automotive Design, Basic, Digital, John Muhlenkamp, Sketch Tips

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Mitchy

Hey John just a quick question about sketchbook pro 2010, making brushes.
What did you base your custom brush on? Pencil? Pen? Chisel tip pen?
Just incase people were curious
Mitchy

Hey John just a quick question about sketchbook pro 2010, making brushes.
What did you base your custom brush on? Pencil? Pen? Chisel tip pen?
Just incase people were curious
John Muhlenkamp

Good question… probably should have addressed that in the vid. I made the brush based on a chisel tip pen. It has a slight angle to it and made to taper just slightly.
John Muhlenkamp

Good question… probably should have addressed that in the vid. I made the brush based on a chisel tip pen. It has a slight angle to it and made to taper just slightly.
camco

Problems with the video ?
camco

Problems with the video ?
http://www.idsketching.com Spencer Nugent

works fine for me.
http://www.idsketching.com Spencer Nugent

works fine for me.
http://www.kreativblog.dk Martin Engberg

Work fine here too. I am loving this technic ! I will do some sketches using this. Thx!
http://www.kreativblog.dk Martin Engberg

Work fine here too. I am loving this technic ! I will do some sketches using this. Thx!
http://mattanthonydesign.com Matt.A

Thanks for this. I love the beginning sketch phases and thumbnailing in a moleskine with a felt pen, but I’m always a little more uncomfortable doing these loose things decently digitally. Definitely some good ideas here for it, so hopefully that will push me more towards the digital workflow.
http://mattanthonydesign.com Matt.A

Thanks for this. I love the beginning sketch phases and thumbnailing in a moleskine with a felt pen, but I’m always a little more uncomfortable doing these loose things decently digitally. Definitely some good ideas here for it, so hopefully that will push me more towards the digital workflow.
Sarah Moriarty

Hey there. LOVE the website, I am a design lecturer and it is so refreshing to listen to the designers featured capturing what we tell our students. I am trying to open the film files on my laptop at home and they aren’t running – do i need flash or something?? Thanks!
Sarah Moriarty

Hey there. LOVE the website, I am a design lecturer and it is so refreshing to listen to the designers featured capturing what we tell our students. I am trying to open the film files on my laptop at home and they aren’t running – do i need flash or something?? Thanks!
http://www.idsketching.com Spencer Nugent

Yes you do need flash. Currently the video files are not available for download.
http://www.idsketching.com Spencer Nugent

Yes you do need flash. Currently the video files are not available for download.
William

I use FireFox, download helper addon… video files are easily downloaded…
Additionally, RealPlayer has ability to download video files via the web
William

I use FireFox, download helper addon… video files are easily downloaded…
Additionally, RealPlayer has ability to download video files via the web
http://www.idsketching.com Spencer Nugent

well, the original source videos are on lockdown. You could download the swf’s I imagine, but at the same time, that’s not the idea of us providing the videos on the site.
http://www.idsketching.com Spencer Nugent

well, the original source videos are on lockdown. You could download the swf’s I imagine, but at the same time, that’s not the idea of us providing the videos on the site.
William

I was just responding to your post… dont need flash for video on this page.. use firefox and downhelper combo to save out as mp4 file so you can view on your desktop with quicktime
William

I was just responding to your post… dont need flash for video on this page.. use firefox and downhelper combo to save out as mp4 file so you can view on your desktop with quicktime
William

registered Sketchbook PRO 2010 user here… just trying to get up to speed
William

registered Sketchbook PRO 2010 user here… just trying to get up to speed
Tr3design

Great video…thanks a lot John.
http://twitter.com/LadyOnThaMove GodLovesMeGood

Thx for sketchbook video. Really helpful.

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