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€195

Design Sketching Foundation Track

BUNDLE
2 courses | 8 modules | 52 lessons

HOSTED BY
Martijn van de Wiel
Founder of Design Sketching™

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Sync your hand to your mind!

The logical roadmap to confidence and fluency!

After completing this track you will be able to:

Sketch faster and produce more design ideas

Control your lines with intent and confidence

Sell your ideas with compelling visual stories

What’s Included:

2 Courses: full access to learning phases 1 and 2 (mind + hand).
Premium Resources: my signature reference book, "This is not a drawing class."
Expert Methods: a time-saving Professional Workflow to maximise your output.

Meet Martijn, your instructor.

Hi, I am Martijn van de Wiel – Founder of Design Sketching™

Early in my career – despite my innate love for drawing – I struggled a lot with sketching. My urge to make beautiful drawings was blocking my true creativity. Fortunately I was able to work with a few incredibly talented professional designers at some of the world's best design firms. Observing how they were sketching in real design projects was a game changer for me. I learned how to use sketching as a tool for exploration and a vehicle for thought.

For over 25 years I have been sharing these insights in my sketching classes and workshops at design schools and companies worldwide. My methods have already helped thousands of students and professionals sketch more effectively and unlock their creative superpower. With my online design sketching courses I aim for you to do the same and help you bridge the gap to industry performance!

Leading design schools I have worked with include:

Trusted by 12,600+ Students and Professionals

Martijn has helped thousands of students, professional designers and engineers bridge the gap between their ideas and the page. Here's what they say:

“I enjoyed a lot this course, because the contents were taught in a very dynamic and understandable way.”

Constanza Fredericksen Neira

Industrial designer

“It’s amazing that within only 4 weeks I’ve started to see all objects in the world differently.”

Julia Lebedeva

Interaction Designer

"A perfect balance between theory and practice. I gained more from this course than from multiple university classes."

Gabriel Lyra

Designer | Professor at Universidade de Brasília

Design Sketching™ is globally recognised and followed by more than 1 million design enthusiasts!

Learn to sketch directly from Martijn!

Start your journey now and experience what controlled, intuitive design sketching feels like.

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Your Learning Journey:

The Foundation Track is aimed at design professionals in need of 2D fluency. Ideal for beginners to build visual courage (the mind) and train core sketching skills (the hand). Effective techniques that you can immediately apply in your design work!

Start with the mind to sketch without fear!

'If you learn to sketch without fear (...) you truly have a creative superpower'

Sketch in 2D to stay in a creative flow!

'If you first develop your motor skill to sketch fluently in 2D (...) you can already greatly expand your creative space'

Bundle Contents:

Course

Phase 1. The Mind: Visual Courage

4 modules / 16 Lessons

Stop the frustration of "drawing well" while trying to think. This milestone removes the fog of perfectionism by separating Exploration from Communication. Ideate distraction-free and communicate your most valuable ideas with maximum impact.

Course

Phase 2. The Hand: Core Skills

4 modules / 36 Lessons

Stop fighting your tools and start mastering them. This milestone replaces physical frustration with 2D fluency, building the muscle memory needed for your hand to follow your mind. By mastering line control, form definition, and shading with markers, you turn sketching into a fluid, automatic extension of your design process.

Bonus Content:

Reference Booklet

This is Not a Drawing Class!

This reference book on design sketching contains four chapters packed with best practices and insight!

Professional Workflow

Cheating Perspective

In this bonus module you will learn a clever workflow used by many professional designers to stay in control of your perspective sketches.

✔︎ Built on the Design Sketching Triad™

This Track is about syncing your Hand to your Mind. Built on the methodology of the triad we focus on building your core sketching skills one-by-one, to help you work confidently and fluently.

Not sure if this track is for you? Compare all tracks here.

Why the Foundation Track is different

Most sketching courses start at the wrong end, prioritising perspective techniques and "pretty drawings" over an applicable skill. This turns sketching into a daunting "drawing class" that often leaves students discouraged.

My approach flips the script. Through the Design Sketching Triad™, we transform sketching into a tool for thinking—giving you usable techniques from day one that integrate directly into your design process.

How this track is different

1. Strategic Stacking

I don’t teach skills in silos; I stack them. By carefully layering Mind, Hand, and Eye, we transform a technical struggle into a natural progression. You build momentum from the first hour, ensuring you never feel overwhelmed.

2. My 2D-First Approach

I don't start with perspective. Instead we first build 2D fluency. By focusing on simple side, top, and front views, you’ll quickly gain control over your sketches and make sketching a powerful tool in your design workflow

3. Built for Pro Speed

This isn't about "pretty drawings" — it’s about professional efficiency. We focus on the skills needed to ideate at the speed of thought and communicate your concepts without wasting time.

"This is not a drawing class"

This online course is a fluency workout to build confidence and turn sketching into your most powerful design tool.

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Frequently asked questions

You've got questions. I've got answers.

How much time do I need to commit each week?

The track is entirely self-paced, allowing you to move through the 2 phases at a speed that fits your professional schedule. Most designers find that 3–4 hours per week provides the perfect balance between learning and practice.

Do I need specific software or hardware to participate?

No. The principles of the Mind-Hand-Eye Alignment apply to both analog and digital sketching. Whether you prefer a pen and paper or a Wacom/iPad, the focus is on your cognitive process and motor control, not the tool.

Read more about my thoughts on using digital tools here.

I’m already a professional; is this too basic for me?

The Foundation Track is specifically designed to remove old habits and train more effective sketching methods used in high-level design studios. It moves beyond basic drawing skills into applied sketching for design professionals.

Is there a path to upgrade if I want the Professional Track later?

Yes. Your investment in the Foundation Track is fully credited toward the Professional Track. You can focus on building your foundation now and upgrade when you are ready for the next step.