2D Tutorials

A tutorial by Fabio Ferrante on how to draw and illustrate a car from 3/4 rear top perspective, starting from a pen drawing.

A time-lapse five minutes video by Jadranko Sidran that shows the rendering process of a Mitsubishi SUV Concept in Autodesk Sketchbook Pro.

This tutorial explains how to increase a visual vocabulary by practicing a focused observation of the world.

A video that shows the creation process of a car rendering using a Wacom Intuos3 tablet and Adobe Photoshop. Done in 2 hours.

A visual tutorial that demonstrates the importance of using different line weights in a drawing. Also check the comments by Luciano Bove.

An article that shows the steps for creating a drawing of a SUV, starting from the basic proportions.

An article featuring a list of guidelines and tips on product design sketching.

A visual tutorial that shows the steps for creating a rendering of an Alpine A110 on the racetrack. Done in Painter X using the scratchboard pen tool and the grainy water blender.

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

This tutorial shows how to create a detailed and refined car rendering in Photoshop starting from a scanned sketch.

A video in two parts that shows the creation of a car rendering starting from a sketch. Done in SketchBook Pro and Photoshop.

A 1-hour video tutorial in five parts shot in real time that shows how to brainstorm ideas for digital paintings in a very fast way.

An awesome 1-hour video tutorial by concept artist Noah Bradley who shows the creation process of a full environment painting and shares some theory, tips and techniques on digital painting.

A pdf document that explains the steps followed to create a rendering of an Alfa Romeo sportscar. Includes a link to the speeded-up video.

A speeded-up video by industrial designer Kyle Runciman showing his workflow for creating a quick car rendering in SketchBook Pro 2011.

A quick tutorial in Flash that explains the steps for creating a hot rod vector illustration using paths, the Airbrush and the Dodge/Burn tools.

A quick tutorial in Flash that shows how to create a quick car rendering in Photoshop starting from  scanned sketch.

A 15 minutes guide by Arvind Ramkrishna on how to understand the basic principles of drawing a wheel.