Sketchbook Pro | How to draw Bottles using the Symmetry axis | Industrial design sketching

Sketchbook Pro | How to draw Bottles using the Symmetry axis | Industrial design sketching

98.7K views · 2015-08-15 Industrial Design
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Today we explore a powerful technique of How to draw bottles. I believe it’s powerful because you can use the same method to draw anything that is using a “Revolution”. In other words, anything that the profile turns in 360 degrees around a vertical axis. You may think of pottery.

This tutorial is using the software Sketchbook Pro, where we activate the tool: Vertical symmetry axis. Download Sketchbook Pro trial.

How to draw a bottle in the video – using Sketchbook Pro and the symmetry axis

Regular viewpoint We tend to draw things from how we see them in real life. However, when you want to draw something, always ask yourself from which viewpoint you want to show it.

Front viewpoint for presentation boards for clients
Today we are interested to get a front view viewpoint. It’s easy to multiple the proposals and shows your project to your client for him to make a selection.

Draw anything like a Bottle of water, Soya sauce Kikkoman, a bottle of perfume, and so on.

ASSIGNMENT OF THE DAY: Observe all the things that use a “Revolution” similar to pottery. Take note of them and try to draw them on Sketchbook Pro. You can start with a dozen such as a glass, a flower pot, a baseball bat, a Pantone Tria marker, an ice cream cone… 🙂 BONUS that is not in the video: It’s just fun to see how the packaging of the bottle can reflect the personality and the body shape of the buyer.
eg. For a sports brand of the bottle such as Gatorade, the bottle is definitely sporty with a narrow waist. A bottle of soda is more massive, cheap tasty, and big….

Hope it helps and see ya for the next tutorial! And feel free to leave a comment or question.