Good Car Sketching Is A Matter Of Training

Sketch tutorial by Spencer Nugent

Source: IDSketching

 

Some time ago designer Spencer Nugent, from IDSketching.com, wrote a post about how to develop our drawing skills. As example he published the blu line sketch which was one of his first attempt to sketch a car in perspective. Recently he tried to reinterprated the same sketch with his actual professionality and using an IPad by Apple. He used his drawings to express his vision about how to learn drawing cars.
His comments in the post found me completely in harmony with his vision because he is right! To draw well, to get such professional level we MUST draw a lot. As simple as this, the continuous trainig gives us, on the long run, a way to improve strongly our skills. When I was in design school, some time ago, I had all my teachers always saying "...you learn with milage...so the only way to become a good designer with solid bases is to keep on drawing over and over until you get sick of it!"

Why do I want to write about this aspect of our profession? Because I still see, during my design schools visits, students that are happy with few extra sketches for their presentation without realizing that their drawing level ability stays costant! They improve when the end of academic year is close (may and june), however the time left is too short for a real final quality sprint. 

From October to April, they just waste a Precious Time to build their skills improvement and when some of them, in some design schools, get their diploma...the quality portfolio remains a dream. Result is to re draw their portfolio during vacation time to get the needed quality for a job interview or internship interview.

Got the point? What are you waiting for? Go back and start drawing!

Source: Luciano Bove