Sketching (12th printing): Drawing Techniques for Product Designers

It is a good book for what it is. What I mean by that is it gives a lot of examples, tips and info about drawing the things in the pictures. It is not however a "start learning how to do product sketching" book. If you need the basics look up...How to draw by Scott Robertson with Thomas Bertling.

As a graphic artist and budding Industrial designer this book has been a joy to have and learn from; for the last couple of months I've started my day sketching with this book and a cup of coffee,this has been marital bliss.My sketching skills have improved considerably and I've found myself repeatedly telling myself, oh so that's how this and that is done, followed by I can do it !, followed by It only took me 5 minutes !The book itself has 2 distinct sections intertwined;a very loose lesson on the various aspects of sketching for product design, and case studies of actual product designers that incorporate some aspects of the lesson at hand.There is ample room for improvement though, while it is chock full of great graphics, photos and sketches,I would rather have had more reference sketches maybe even a compendium of shading,shapes and lightning ,and less case studies,it also lacks on the step by step department, and yes it follows no clear path and just trows itself recklessly into the subject;this is a book best read in small doses with some markers and paper at hand.In any case these flaws are easily overlooked by how useful and effective it is as a learning and reference tool.

I first heard of this book from an Industrial design forum I often frequent. People seemed to praise it for the great content so I knew I had to check it out for myself. When I finally received the book I saw that not only were the comment I had read true but that the book went above and beyond my expectations. This book is perfect for I.D. students, professionals and even someone who is learning how to sketch. It show cases a wide range of media and styles which allowing the viewer to see how to execute different techniques in a variety of ways. I think my favorite aspect of this book is the fact that the pages are very visual rather then text heavy. The notes that are there are great because they allow you to go a little bit more in-depth on the designers process and thoughts. I keep this book right by my drafting table within arms reach because it's great for those moments when you're not quite sure how to communicate an idea properly. Since I've bought this book, it's encouraged me to draw almost everyday and I can safely say that I have certainly seen improvement.

Good book with a lot of good examples and some good helpful insights in the accompanying text snippets (most of the text is in the form of extended captions, but that works very well here). Grab your favorite drawing program (I vacillate between Inkscape and Sketchbook Pro depending on what I'm doing) - or even paper, pencil, pen, and markers (if you're brave enough to go undo-less) and duplicate some of these sketches - you'll improve your skills markedly and much faster than you might expect. BTW, the chapter on ellipses is great, especially when combined with another excellent treatment you can find by searching the web for "The Bad Ellipse: Circles in Perspective" ) Lastly, this book offers a few tips that only come with lots of experience, so they're invaluable to those (like me) trying to teach themselves to sketch passably well without having to create a 3D model in CAD.

Far too many practical drawing and design instruction books have gone out of print over the last few decades, in part because computer aided drafting and graphics software were thought to be taking over these tasks in the work force. They aren't. Good traditional drawing and painting skills are still essential (and faster) for many media and design tasks. Concept artists for movies, games, animation, and TV still use basic drawing to churn out large quantities of visual concepts in previsualization processes, and so do nearly every kind of designer from interior designers to industrial (product) designers. There is still a serious need for instructional material that helps students of these fields gain the skills they need.This book is full of practical advice on how to approach drawing and design issues. Unfortunately, it's not really a drawing/sketching basics book, which is why I can't wait for my copy of the prequel by the same authors "Sketching: The Basics". I think together these books will have everything you need to visualize and draw objects from any angle.

Having this book will widen your perspective of product design

I was teaching drawing to a class overseas that had great skill. I needed to teach them better understanding of drawing and layout for product design and this is one the book that helped, the other two by Koss Eissena and Roselien Steur might be better (such as Sketching product design Presentation) but overall all each book adds a little extra knowledge.

Amazing design reference book.

学校の授業で使うので買いました。絵がきれいで、見ているだけでも楽しいです。

学生時代プロダクトスケッチの腕をもっとあげたくこの本を購入しました。英語表記ではありますが、イラストが豊富で上手い人がどのようにしてスケッチを描いているのかがよく分かります。学生時代はなかなかプロレベルのスケッチを見れる機会も少ないので、この本を参考に練習するのはとてもおすすめです。

インダストリアデザインを勉強する学生の教科書です。すごく参考になります。

持っているだけでなんかカッコいい。コピックスケッチの参考になりました