Sketching: the Basics

I have read this book and I feel that it is the best and most comprehensive sketching book I haver ever read. It provides very simple clear basics that anyone can follow, do and use to sketch their own designs. The book is very comprehensive, with most aspects of sketching being explained to the last detail. It provides the very simplest and yet detailed version of sketching basics and can teach beginner, student and even a experienced designer what to do and how to do it. The drawings in the book are stunning as well. Next to that it also explains the use of drawing inside the design process, which has always been a great questio with the arrival of 3D CAD software. My feeling is that you couldn't find a better sketch book.

Very good for Product Design Innovation students

I've worked as a designer for 30 years, still learned plenty from this book. Any young designers out there should buy this right away, so much useful information inside, can't recommend it enough BUY IT!

Nice quality as has lots of drawings of real life products found in the house.

Ive just begun a course in automotive design and its a helpful book for teaching you to clean up your lines, copy marker techniques and just copy pictures from the book to give you an idea of were you are. Its well illustrated and is good quality for what you pay. I would recomend this to anyone who is begining a course in design which requires a high level of sketching to warm you up for the year ahead

Fantastic book which does exactly what it says, teaches you the basics. I enjoy it aswel as it geared towards industrial designers.

A very good text for product design and a bit of info for accessories design. A bit haphazardy for me so i returned this textbk. The book is however packed with info and diagrams to practice on

Everything explained very clearly on how to draw and practice, arrived in absolute perfect condition, the only thing that would make it absolutely perfect is if it was easier to photocopy so that I can practice the renderings easier

I originally bought and enjoyed Sketching: Drawing Techniques for Product Designers (DTFPD for short:),and this second book, (a prologue/companion/introduction of sorts) really is equally great; as an aspiring product designer and professional graphic artist I've found these 2 Books to be Incredibly useful. If you can, buy both, If you can only afford one or can't decide, get this one first. Having said that, The Basics focuses more on some aspects of proper geometry, style and marker rendering with a focus towards what is considered the standard view or technique in Industrial/Product Design, but then again DTFPD expands on some topics (like marker rendering ) while completely standing alone on other subjects(like ideation, light) , hence the need to have both books, but as I said before, I believe The Basics is slightly more condensed. Also, there is ample overlap in between both books, except on some critical bits, confusing I know. I have a list of complaints about this book, but since I really love it I guess they are more of a wish list for the writers, perhaps in the 3rd book,; here we go: 1. More step by steps ( you know with numbers and arrows would be great), half the time spent on this book is trying to decipher what it is you are trying to teach,it's sad, but for a design book the text is not always next to the correct image. 2. Ellipses need a better explanation. 3. I go crazy for case studies, it's like my favorite thing in the world, but sadly I think you are over using them in your books. 4. Materials list (Copic markers are not cheap you know, It would be great if you told me which ones to buy as to avoid the trial/error). 5. I miss the little Cartoons : ( But really, great book and can't wait for the 3rd one which might be called Sketching: The definite edition, I'll keep on buying them I guess. K

good beginer book

Ça répond bien mes besoins. Bon achat.

Perfetto! mi piace tantissimo questo libro. Oltre a spiegare come disegnare gli oggetti, illustra tanti altri oggetti di nuova produzione.

Libro imprescindible para diseñadores de producto, recomendado por múltiples profesores y profesionales de la industria, es un libro que explica las técnicas básicas para plasmar ideas y conceptos rápidamente de forma efectiva.