Welcome to Design Sketching™
3 phases | 13 modules | 104 lessons
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Martijn van de Wiel
Founder of Design Sketching™
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Separate ideation from execution to explore concepts at the speed of thought, free from perfectionism.
Develop the physical fluency to draw controlled lines and forms that finally match the vision in your head.
Master a workflow based on real-world observation to sketch complex products with structural confidence.
Martijn has helped thousands of 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.”
Industrial designer
“It’s amazing that within only 4 weeks I’ve started to see all objects in the world differently.”
Interaction Designer
"A perfect balance between theory and practice. I gained more from this course than from multiple university classes."
Designer | Professor at Universidade de Brasília
Hi, I am Martijn van de Wiel – Founder of Design Sketching™
With 25+ years of experience teaching at leading design schools worldwide, I have helped thousands of students bridge the gap to industry performance. I am wildly excited that my label – Design Sketching™ is globally recognised and followed by more than 1 million design enthusiasts!
Design schools Martijn has worked with include:
Start your journey now and experience what controlled, intuitive design sketching feels like.
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The Professional Track embodies the Complete Learning Journey for Design Sketching — a professional training program in three steps for design professionals who need a frictionless engine to release their creative superpower.
'If you learn to sketch without fear (...) you truly have a creative superpower'
'If you first develop your motor skill to sketch fluently in 2D (...) you can already greatly expand your creative space'
The Complete Journey: Full access to all three learning phases (mind+hand+eye).
Premium Resources: My signature reference book, "This is not a drawing class."
Expert Methods: Two game-changing Professional Workflows to elevate your output.
To reach professional mastery, you need more than "pretty drawing" tutorials. You need a system that removes friction by aligning your mind, hand, and eye into a high performance engine of creativity!
That system is the Design Sketching Triad™ and it's the bedrock for the Complete Learning Journey that makes up this track.
Phase 1
The Engine of Ideation — 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.
Phase 2
The Foundation of Flow — 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.
Phase 3
The Mastery of Form — 5 modules / 52 Lessons
Stop guessing and start seeing. This milestoneI replaces tedious construction with intuitive 3D logic, stripping away the technical clutter that stalls creative flow. By mastering 3-point perspective and form deconstruction through real-world observation, you’ll gain the "Eye" to visualise complex products with total intuitive control.
Reference Booklet
This reference book on design sketching contains four chapters packed with best practices and insight!
Professional Workflow
In this bonus module you will learn a clever workflow used by many professional designers to stay in control of your perspective sketches.
Professional Workflow
In this bonus module you will learn how to apply the best industry shortcuts and methods effectively in your own design process.
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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.
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.
Skip the confusion of 1- and 2-point perspective. We dive straight into 3-point perspective because it’s what you actually see. By linking observation to immediate application, you build an intuitive understanding of form.
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.
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You've got questions. I've got answers.
The track is entirely self-paced, allowing you to move through the 3 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.
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.
No, the 3-Phase Path is built specifically to prevent the "beginner’s burnout" that happens when you try to learn everything at once. Most beginners fail because they struggle with complex 3D perspective before they’ve even mastered their own hand.
We solve this by focusing on Mind-Hand-Eye Alignment in a logical sequence. You won’t be thrown into the deep end of technical construction; instead, you’ll start by clearing the "mental fog" and building the fundamental muscle memory first. By stacking these phases, you develop a professional foundation from day one, ensuring that when you reach the advanced 3D logic, your hand and mind are already prepared to execute it with ease.
No. In fact, most professionals find that while they have some skills, they lack the Mind-Hand-Eye Alignment required for true high-level design flow. This track isn't just about "learning the skills"; it’s about the intentional stacking of all three phases to remove the friction between your ideas and your execution. By syncing your mental ideation, fluid muscle memory, and intuitive 3D logic, you move beyond "drawing well" into a state of automatic flow where your pen becomes a direct, undistorted extension of your design process.
The Professional Track provides the complete system—the 3-Phase Path—to build your technical engine. It’s a self-guided deep dive into Mind-Hand-Eye alignment.
The Certification Program is the high-stakes extension where we bridge the gap between "doing it" and "mastering it." The core difference is expert feedback. At this stage, your own "Eye" isn't yet sharp enough to spot the subtle, ingrained errors that hold your work back. I step in to identify the blind spots you can't see yet, stripping away bad habits before they become permanent.
Yes. Your investment in the Professional Track is fully credited toward the Certification Program. You can focus on building your foundation now and upgrade when you are ready for expert validation.
I offer a 14-day money-back guarantee. If you feel the journey isn't aligning with your goals, you can request a full refund—no questions asked.
If you're unsure whether this course is right for you, don’t hesitate to reach out!
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