By

Bhanu Chander V

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Practice Perspective
sketching
And line drawings
Before curve practice
Practice 2/3 days

Every photography appears in perspective

Copy sketch
Only lines - without
objects

View everything in perspective like this

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Practice Perspective but with

objects included
Copy paste work
No shadings !
Learn straight line drawing
Curves comes in later steps
Practice 3/4 days

Copy sketch
Include objects

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1. Practice Perspective In reality
2. Look around and sketch
3. Example sketch the view of your
own room from one corner in
perspective
4. Practice for 5 days
5. continue doing this till all the steps !

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CEED exam sketches Product &

object oriented
Example walking stick design
You should know the basic sketch
of products
Observe & copysketch; daily
products and objects
Practice for a week !
Sketch size, shape and proportions are
important

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Simple 2D line sketches

Animals, objects & humans

Follow this human proportions

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Take live pic photography or

image
Sketch them in 2D

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Start 3D sketching
Copy-sketch
Sketch same pic in different views

Observe, analyze and understand

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perspective in it,
How things are oriented/arranged,
How size varies
How edges/lines converge
What shape things assume
How shapes assume once it gets
transformed or once you change
your view point

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Start sketching whatever you see

Sit in different angles
Sketch the same object in other
views, angles and from diff.
directions as shown in next example
Improves imagination

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Many can imagine but dont know

how to put that in paper, just coz
they dont know how to sketch in
different angles !
2. Consumes times if not practiced
3. Take diff. scenario's and sketch
4. Practice for a week !

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Imagine a desktop instead of laptop

for the earlier example
Imagine different things & sketch
Your creativity starts here
This step ease you with how to
imagine and sketch fast
That is required for CEED exam

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Start working on details/shading

Little/less details will do

Proportion-less sketch with all shading works

is waste !

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Step further
Frame a new scenario
Imagine same desktop but at
different location
Mind line quality, size, shape and
proportions
Add details/shades to your work !

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Car sketches ?
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Time consuming
No productive use
Difficult to master in less time
Bother for product and other
sketch first next only portraits
(only for CEED design exam !)

Comic strips & story board

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Work parallel
No much details required
Not even bother for size/proportions
Characterization is imp.
Stick to same character tone, view,
looks, hair styles, dressing etc.

Can have less details on background

We can use stick figures also !

Thumb rules

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1. Learn sketching perspective by copying

2. Sketch surroundings in perspective

3. Observe everything in perspective
4. Start working on 2D objects, products, human
5. Sketch whatever appears to eyes
(photography)
6. Work on 3D sketches

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7. Sketch same image in different views

8. Imagine a new object in the same view
9. Start learning shading/details
10. Give little but reasonable details
11. Imagine a new view/product - sketch

12. Practice car & portrait sketches only after

above steps
13. Practice in parallel - comic strips, story boards
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Resources
Suggestions tips
Solutions to CEED papers
M.Des, Design streams overview
Design mistakes
Creativity development
Ideas !

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