Digital Sketching Tutorials

A speed sketch demo by design instructor Bernie Walsh, who creates a quick digital rendering of a cafe racer-inspired futuristic bike. Complete with written annotations.

A real-time video by Hyundai India designer Pravin Gaikwad, who sketches a concept car in front quarter view.

This tutorials shows an effective technique for quickly creating textures in Autodesk SketchBook Pro using custom brushes.

This video tutorial by Arvind Ramkrishna shows how to sketch a basic automotive headlamp.

A pdf document with an overview of SketchBook Designer 2012 using an automotive case study.

A concept design video tutorial by Scott Robertson who shows how he uses custom brushes in Photoshop to explore new shapes and design directions and to quickly add details.

A visual tutorial by design educator Bernie Walsh, who shows the creation process of a quick shoe design sketch. Done in SketchBook Pro with a Wacom Cintiq.

A tutorial on how to create a quick ans clean digital sketch. Done in Autodesk Sketchbook Pro with a Wacom Cintiq.

A time-lapse video that shows the use of some mixed 2D/3D tools and techniques for creating a spaceship concept in Alias.

In this tutorial Olivier Gamiette explains his workflow for turning a very small pencil thumbnail sketch of a futuristic bike into a detailed digital illustration.

In this tutorial Bertone designer Giulio Partisani explains his technique for creating futuristic environments using custom brushes.

In this article Arvind Ramkrishna discusses about the importance of using one’s preferred mediums and tools for sketching.

In this video industrial designer Kyle Runciman demonstrates the use of Autodesk Alias Sketch for creating an industrial design quick rendering.

This tutorial explains how to quickly create digital sketches of bikes using a 4-steps process, from the basic proportions to the final coloring.

In this article Spencer Nugent gives an overview of the different types of sketches used by designer: from doodles to technical, presentation and emotive sketches.

In this tutorial design student Alexei Komarov illustrates his workflow for creating a quick character sketch in Photoshop startin from scratch.