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Car Design Sketching: Render a Car in Photoshop
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Car Design Sketching: Render a Car in Photoshop

Car Design Sketching: Learn the easy way to sketch and render a car in Photoshop without advanced Photoshop tools.
Created byMarouane Bembli
Last updated 2/2016
English

What you'll learn

  • Produce a professional level sketch of a car in Photoshop
  • Learn two different techniques on how to get the proportions of the car fast
  • Use only standard PS brushes to sculpt and shade the design as it's done in the industry
  • Control how and where to put highlights - this is important to make the sketch come alive
  • Learn how to add cutlines such as door lines to make the sketch look real and manufacturable
  • Import wheels and make them a part of your sketch to save time
  • Chose between two very fast and effective coloring techniques
  • Add this magical touch as a final step to really make your sketch stand out of the crowd

Course content

2 sections • 10 lectures • 1h 18m total length

  • Introduce yourself! Would love to meet you0:27
    In the course discussions, take a minute to introduce yourself - what you do, where you live and what you expect to get out of this course. Would love to meet you!
  • What will you learn and why should you take this course?2:29
  • Defining Proportions of the Car - Use these 2 techniques to get it right8:26

    We'll start by checking out two techniques to get a sense of the proportions of the car. One is sketching using line work, the other technique is blocking out the silhouette of the design with a hard round brush. Download the brush pack and .psd file attached to this lecture as a bonus.

  • Shading and Rendering - Make your sketch come alive by using these basic tools18:24

    Here we'll jump into rendering and sculpting of the car and what to think about when sketching reflections and highlights. This is where the design comes alive. I have attached the outline of the car here for you to download and use for shading practice.

  • Adding Details - Add credibility to your sketch by defining the details3:41

    Lecture 3 is about adding details and really make the sketch pop. We're going to add wheels (download the file) refine the reflections and shading using different layer modes to get the result we want.

  • Coloring - Two different layer modes to use for coloring and benefits of each9:39

    This final lecture is about coloring your car using different blend modes of the layers to really get that metallic look. I'll also show you a trick to make the final image crisp and sharp as a final touch.

Requirements

  • You should be familiar with how to use sketching tablets such as a Wacom
  • You should have access to a computer with Photoshop installed

Description

Join over 1400 students in this action packed video course on car design sketching using Adobe Photoshop and a Wacom tablet.

Are you just starting out with sketching cars in Photoshop? Or are you an automotive design or industrial design student or professional? This course will help you improve your sketching skills which is of great value when building a professional portfolio. I'll walk you through each step of the design sketching process from initial line work to the final render and give you an insight to how it's done in the design industry. 

The course is divided into 4 lectures. 

In lecture 1 we go over two different techniques on how to get the proportions of the car down. The reason for this is because without correct proportions from the start, it might end up looking like a toy car. 

In lecture 2 we'll make the car come alive by rendering and sculpting the design. I'll walk you through the basic tools and brushes used for this. 

Lecture 3 is about adding the details such as parting lines for the door, import wheels from a picture and refine the reflections and highlights. 

In the final lecture 4 we'll add color to the design and I'll show you the difference between using a couple of layer modes to get the result that you want. You will also learn a trick to make the final image really stand out and feel crisp and sharp. 

As a bonus lecture you'll get 

  1, The brush set that I use for Photoshop 

  2, The original .psd file so you can open it up on your computer and see the layer structure and what goes in every layer. 

  3, Two additional lectures on how to sketch a car from an upper side POV. This is important to learn and used often, especially for automotive design students. 

Bonus lecture 2 

Downloadable this .pdf with a step by step walk through on the techniques used to sketch a car in side view using markers and pens. 

Bonus lecture 3   

Having problems sketching wheels? Not anymore! Check out this bonus video lecture on how to sketch wheels and get them right in perspective. This will help your sketch tremendously and will make the vehicle look planted on the ground.

Click the "take this course" button and have your own car design rendered 2 hours from now

Who this course is for:

  • This course is for design students and professionals who use digital sketching software such as Photoshop and Sketchbook Pro to produce design proposals and concepts
  • This course is probably not for design engineers since its focus is on the aesthetic side of the design process
  • Basic knowledge of Photoshop is needed

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