All tagged Sketching Short Course
Until recently, how to shade and shadow cylindrical objects has been a mystery to me. I had known there should be areas on the surface shaded lighter and others darker, but I didn’t quite know where those should be. Understanding the physics and practicing the sketches in a detailed way (a few times) helped me lock in the core concepts. Now I can sketch them quickly without trouble. This article shares the physics and provides a step-by-step process for skill building.
Enhance your sketches with motion arrows, annotations, and dimensions.
As engineers we often need to conceptualize (and sketch) specific geometry such as specific wing shapes, specific gear trains, or a new component that needs to fit in a specific spot on an existing device. In this article, I’ll share a few insights and exercises designed to help you produce sketches of specific geometry, including cross-section sketches, and exploded-view sketches.
Three new sketching exercises, plus a three-step sketching approach and mathematical rules that when followed produce realistic sketches.
Learn the basics of product sketching. Even with 10 minutes a day, you will be surprised by the progress you can make. Try it out with part 1 of this learn to sketch series.
