I am a firm believer in thinking and sketching first, before taking your design on to the computer, but am I any good at sketching… well that would be a no. I can sit and draw things that are in front of me, but when it comes to sketching for design purposes chances are no-one will understand those sketches but me. Most of the time this doesn’t matter, but I would love to be able to sketch well enough that I could sometimes present ideas quickly this way. I think it is a skill that all designers once had to have – in the days of drawing boards and magic markers, but mostly now that skill has been lost.
I came across a blog called idsketching recently that I personally think is going to be really big all about sketching which includes video tutorials which are great. I have watched a couple so far but will be watching more.
You can check one of the videos out below:
More videos are available here
Also check out the sister site by Spencer Nugent called Sketch a Day
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I’m pretty impressed with the tutorial in the video above. There’s so much more to learn about sketching. Idsketching is indeed a truly great site to learn how to sketch.
Thats a really cool tutorial video.
I’ve never been good at sketching which probably explains why I’m so bad at designing. Basic logos and headers are easy but anything else I struggle with.
I am TERRIBLE at sketching designs, but tend to do it with every new project. It’s far easier for me to do it that way so I can visualize the ideas in my head. Thanks for the tutorial – anything I can take advantage of to improve my skills helps out a lot.
Very impressive vid the way the sketch was built up to a final piece which looked great. Thanks for sharing another cool resource Tara.
Thanks for sharing! This is a great tutorial for learning. Will get busy and start improving my sketching skills soon!
Thanks Firebubble – there are some great videos on the site
My sketching is Poor
I also very rarely sketch before hitting the machine :O I know most designers are against this but it seems to work pretty well for me.
I think you are selling you self short there Amanda – your roughs looked pretty good to me
I’m a huge fan of idsketching, it’s an awesome site with fantastic resources. I recently realised my sketching was getting a little rusty so I decided to do something about it and I’ve created a site where anyone can post their sketches. If anyone’s interested in Industrial Design Sketching then please pop by http://www.freshsketches.com and check out what’s going on.
Idsketching is one of my favourite drawing resources, its really useful when you’re looking for inspiration or want a quick way to draw a specific thing. Sketchmyworld is also a fantastic resource to check out.