Post on 27-Jan-2015
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Hello K.U I.D!
ProcessExperiences Advice Q/A - Back to basics
What we're going to talk about.
A sketch speaks for you
Experiences (LIFE AFTER GRADUATION)
“An amateur practices something until he gets it right. A professional practices it until he can’t do it wrong.” -Stephen Hillier
Advice (WHAT I'VE LEARNED)
... Where I started (One of my intro. to ID sketches).
Advice (WHAT I'VE LEARNED)
Why is this a bad sketch, anyone???
Advice (WHAT I'VE LEARNED)
Why is this a bad sketch, anyone???
IT'S UGLY!!!
... Where I started (One of my intro. to ID sketches).
What else??
Advice (WHAT I'VE LEARNED)
Why is this a bad sketch, anyone???
IT'S UGLY!!!
... Where I started (One of my intro. to ID sketches).
Advice (WHAT I'VE LEARNED)
IT'S UGLY!!!
No contrast
Inaccurate perspective
Flat (no depth)
Uninformative (callouts, scale, etc)
Who drew it???
Not scanned correctly
... Where I started (One of my intro. to ID sketches).
What else??
Why is this a bad sketch, anyone???
... Where I ended up. (Near the end of my senior year)
Advice (WHAT I'VE LEARNED)
Why is this sketch better?
Advice (WHAT I'VE LEARNED)
Why is this sketch better?
Studio sketch check list:1. Name2. Date3. Number4. Call-outs5. Context6. Scale 7. Depth Perspective Line weight Shading Shadows
... Where I ended up. (Near the end of my senior year)
... So what happened???
Advice (WHAT I'VE LEARNED)
... So what happened???
Advice (WHAT I'VE LEARNED)
PRACTICE and....
Advice (WHAT I'VE LEARNED)
Draw the basics: Boxes, spheres, cylinders, etc.1st sketch with pen and paper
Master this and only then will earn Ctrl + Z. You will soon be sketching faster and more efficiently.
A.K.A master perspective.
Advice (WHAT I'VE LEARNED)
Explore, try, try, and try Use a sketchbookSketch with others
SIMKOM
You will learn quicker this way, it helps you to keep going and pushes you. Go team!!!
Explore different sources for inspiration. Try new techniques through practice.
Easy to say, hard to do.
Process
My favorite way to draw...
My favorite way to draw...
Make a few quick sketch pages using pen or pencil
My favorite way to draw...
Dump em! Then re-arrange everything to your liking.
My favorite way to draw...
Add a background color and dodge/burn.
My favorite way to draw...
Add cast shadows.
My favorite way to draw...
Add some color pop... Done!
Q/A - Back to basics
Thoughts?
Don’t suck.
Don’t think you are the best designer in the world coming out of school. You are not.
You have to sketch all the time to stay sharp. Sketch as much as possible.
Try to get familiar with lots of software programs while in school.
Keep a good focus on the bigger picture of a project. Its easy to get too closed in on 1 particular detail that you find yourself not really solving anything the project was initially intended to do.
Sabotage your classmates work so you win the IDSA award at your school. Sketch to communicate & not to stylize Do not start drawing until you have the rough image (afterimage) of what you were going to draw in your brainKeep refreshing your eyes & perspectives (move away from the desk or zoom out & in back & forth) to keep focusing on your original intent
My recommendation for becoming a better designer is to be flexible all times like sponge Present yourself well. Graphics, Speaking, etc.
Come to your own conclusions on what is the best solution for a problem. Don’t rely on others for this information.
Always tell yourself you have a lot more to learn! Study/analyze objects/products you like along with forms/shapes that appeal to you and develop your own style.