Michael Santoro – Drawing for Industrial and Product Design

Michael Santoro - Drawing for Industrial and Product Design

Learn Professional Techniques Industrial and Product Designers Use to Go From Concept Sketches to Final Renderings.

What you’ll learn

You’ll see the tools and learn and techniques used by product designers to create their sketches and drawings
You’ll be taught the basics of drawing in perspective
You’ll learn the importance of drawing in “perspective by approximation” which is a fundamental tool every designer needs to know
You’ll learn to draw using advanced perspective techniques including how to draw with multiple vanishing points
You’ll gain an understanding of local color and how it applies to rendering your designs
You’ll learn about drawing using both ambient and direct lighting and how it affects how you represent your design ideas
You’ll learn how to represent the cut lines of your objects in your drawings
You’ll learn the basics of creating a product design presentation rendering

Requirements

A passion for drawing and a desire to improve your skills
A passion for design and the design process
A passion for products
The ability to work very hard toward achieving your goals
Basic art supplies: something to draw with and something to draw on
Preferred materials: 18 x 24 smooth newsprint pad, 3 pens with 3 different line weights, ruler or T-square, set of gray permanent, alcohol based markers, some colored pencils
A passion for wanting to make the world a better place through good design

Description

This course provides the student with the basic foundation for creating professional looking product design drawings and an understanding of the concepts used in creating them. Industrial or product design is one of the most rewarding creative fields. Any chance you can give yourself to increase your opportunity to be successful should be taken. This course is that chance.

The lectures cover the following:

How to use the 3 line weights as the basis for your product design drawings
An introduction to 2-pt. perspective
Mastering drawing ellipses
Drawing in perspective by approximation and why this is an intangible skill
How to identify local color and then use it in your design drawings
How to place your object in ambient light
How to place your object in direct light
How to add shadows and cut lines to your drawings
The basics of creating a final presentation rendering

This the same coursework that is taught at major industrial design and product design programs at the top design colleges and universities around the world. This course gives you head start or will help you improve your skills for a fraction of the price. If you’re an aspiring design student putting together a portfolio or someone who is thinking of changing careers and wants to “test the waters” to see if they have what it takes, this course is the perfect way to do so.

Who this course is for:

Aspiring, young product designers
Someone looking to change careers and become a professional product designer
Anyone looking to prepare a portfolio for admission into a design school
Anyone getting ready to apply for scholarships to design school
Anyone looking to improve their drawing abilities for product design
Anyone interested in product design and / or drawing
A creator or inventor that lacks the skills to show the world their product ideas
Someone who might be interested in a design career but is not if they have the necessary skills

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