Livestream #5 - sketching exercise

Can you sketch the SAME object from completely different perspectives?
This simple exercise could completely change the way you approach design sketching.

In this lesson, I take one simple shape and sketch it again and again from different angles — using construction lines, proportion and perspective to make the process much more relaxed and assured.

The goal isn't to produce a perfect drawing.

It's to develop the ability to think in 3D and confidently sketch what you see in your head.

You'll see how:

✏️ Construction lines make sketching easier
✏️ Proportion helps you build believable forms
✏️ Line weight brings your sketch forward
✏️ The same shape can be explored from multiple perspectives
✏️ You can become more confident without obsessing over accuracy

And there's a bigger point behind this exercise...

You don't need to be naturally good at sketching.

For years I struggled with sketching myself. I eventually realised that I wasn't necessarily the problem — I was approaching sketching in the same traditional way I'd always been taught.

So I've developed a different approach built around three fundamentals:

MINDSET • PEN CONTROL • PERSPECTIVE

Once those fundamentals start to click, the rest of design sketching becomes much easier to understand.

👉 Explore my Design Sketching Fundamentals:
https://simplydesignsketching.com

If you're learning Design & Technology, Industrial Design, Product Design or simply want to become more confident at sketching your ideas, try this exercise yourself: take one simple shape and draw it from as many different viewpoints as you can.

Then ask yourself:

“Can I draw it from an angle I haven't tried before?”

That's where the real learning starts.

SIMPLY DESIGN SKETCHING
Teaching design sketching for problem solving — not presentation.

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