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This hands-on course is focussed on sketching simple products in perspective. In four modules you will learn to use various techniques to design, sketch and communicate, linear, cylindrical and combined products in perspective. You will also practice the application of basic shading with markers to express the forms of these products.
In this module you will learn to observe the world around us more consciously. I will take you on a field trip to investigate the basic principles of perspective: e.g. point of view, convergence and foreshortening.
The main goal of this module is to learn how to setup your sketches of linear products in perspective. We will also learn how to use markers to help communicate the three-dimensional form of the product in your sketch, and you will learn to train your critical eye.
In this module we will focus on cylindrical products. We will investigate the key principles for sketching cylindrical forms in perspective. You will further develop your critical eye to spot common mistakes and make adjustments in your own sketches and you will learn how to use markers to render cylindrical forms and communicate the results in your design sketch.
In this last module we will look at what happens when we combine linear and cylindrical geometry in one product. We will cover the major pitfalls and learn how to setup the cylindrical elements in correspondence with the linear product parts.
This course has been selected by the top ranking design school – SVA|NYC – to be offered to all their current and incoming students to the MFA Products of Design.
How to ...
✔ Unlock your creativity by sketching with an exploratory mindset.
✔ Develop your critical eye and learn about perspective by looking at the world around you.
✔ Apply the basic principles of perspective to fluently sketch products in different points of view.
✔ Apply markers for shading and produce eye-catching sketch renderings.
✔ Upgrade your product sketches with effective storytelling elements.
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What other course members say:
"A perfect balance between theory and practice. I gained more from this course than from multiple university classes."
Designer | Professor at Universidade de Brasília
“It’s amazing that within only 4 weeks I’ve started to see all objects in the world differently.”
Interaction Designer
“I learned a lot, actually every video was valuable knowledge, some of them answered my questions I couldn’t find in books or other materials.”
Former accountant
“I enjoyed a lot this course, because the contents were taught in a very dynamic and understandable way.”
Industrial designer
“I learned sketching in one month in this course more than 10 years by myself”
Designer | Watchmaker
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