Conceptual Digital Sketching
In this course you’ll explore the sculptural, sensual forms of sexy Italian sports cars and rugged SUVs. These sketches will form the basis for your digital sketches and renderings. Scroll down to begin!
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Conceptual Digital Sketching
Warmup: Sketching Sports Cars in Side View
In this warmup exercise, you’ll explore the sculptural, sensual forms of a sexy Italian sports car in side view. These thumbnail sketches will form the basis for your digital sketches and renderings. In this video tutorial, I used Procreate, on an iPad Pro using Apple Pencil. You are free to choose traditional or digital media for this exercise.
Assignment: 5-10 pages of sports cars in side view. Try to come up with a variety of original, unique and futuristic design concepts.
Warmup: Sketching Sports Cars in Perspective
In this warmup exercise, you’ll continue to explore the sculptural, sensual forms of a sexy Italian sports car in a variety of perspective views. These thumbnail sketches will form the basis for your digital sketches and renderings.
In this video tutorial, I used Procreate, on an iPad Pro using Apple Pencil. You are free to choose traditional or digital media for this exercise.
Assignment: 5-10 pages of sports cars in multiple perspective views. Try to come up with a variety of original, unique and futuristic design concepts.
Continued: Sketching Sports Cars in Perspective
Assignment: 5-10 additional pages of sports cars in multiple perspective views. Try to come up with a variety of original, unique and futuristic design concepts.
Warmup: Sketching Off-Road Vehicles in Side View
Now we’ll make the switch to developing concepts for a functional, electric off-road vehicle concept, after sketching a series of sculptural Italian sports cars. Understanding different visual languages and being able to adapt is an essential design skill.
In this warmup exercise, we’ll explore rugged forms driven by functionality, and attempt to develop a silhouette and for language that is more futuristic, enabled by an electric drivetrain.
Assignment: 5-10 pages of off-road vehicles in side view. Try to come up with a variety of original, unique and futuristic design concepts.
Warmup: Sketching Off-Road Vehicles in Perspective
In this warmup exercise, you’ll continue to explore rugged forms driven by functionality in a futuristic, off road vehicle. You’ll continue to explore new silhouettes and a form language that is more futuristic, enabled by an electric drivetrain. These sketches will form the basis for your digital sketches and renderings.
Assignment: 5-10 pages of off-road vehicles in multiple perspective views. Try to come up with a variety of original, unique and futuristic design concepts.
Continued: Sketching Off-Road Vehicles in Perspective
Assignment: 5-10 pages of off-road vehicles in multiple perspective views. Try to come up with a variety of original, unique and futuristic design concepts.
Front View Sketching: Down-Road Graphic
The face of any vehicle, often referred to as the down-road graphic, communicates a great deal about the owner's personal image and emotional state, as well as the DNA of the brand. Without getting into any specific brand, I demonstrate through sketches how a variety of emotional states can be projected by the vehicle face. Vehicles can project an image of confidence, optimism, pride, assertiveness, or even anger. Using Sketchbook Pro's symmetry tools, this tutorial shows how a variety of vehicle front ends can be rapidly developed.
Assignment: 5-10 pages of front views for sports cars and SUVs
Sketching Wheels with Rotational Symmetry
Wheels are an important component of the automotive DNA, and communicate a great deal about the unique character and capability of a vehicle. Using Sketchbook Pro's multi-axis symmetry tools, you’ll quickly sketch a variety of wheel proposals for sports cars and off-road vehicles.
Assignment: 5 sports car and 5 SUV wheels concepts. Try to develop a variety of unique and futuristic design concepts.
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As a CARDESIGN.ACADEMY subscriber, you'll have the opportunity to receive direct, one-on-one feedback throughout the course, to review your work and discuss opportunities for future learning. Together we’ll identify opportunities for improvement and skill development. You'll also have access to weekly group critiques and feedback sessions, along with lifetime access to our private Facebook community.
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