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Scenario - Imagine being stranded after a major disaster in a major city. Most of the city’s power is out, the water is undrinkable and food is scarce...

It’s design week in San Francisco, CA, and if you happen to be in the area, ASTRO Studios will be opening it’s doors for open tour on Thursday June 18th 5:30 – 9:00pm. So come by and check it out! It’s also the studio’s 15th anniversary, so check out the blog and leave a shoutout...

Here is some great work byJustin Oaksfordwhojust finished his 2nd term of Entertainment Designat Art Center in Pasedena, CA. I saw his work and instantly became a fan...

Here is a little video I prepared for a quick gestural type of sketching that is good for an ideation process. This type of sketching works well for me when I need to sketch something more complex...

So I just wanted to post an update and show an overlay sketch of the thumbnail video. I wanted to make sure you could see that it is possible to go in and continue to work out some of your thumbs while keeping them loose and interesting...

Thanks to those who have donated so far to idsketching.com. We’re very grateful to those who have generously contributed freely to our cause.It’s humbling enough that we need to remind you, so here goes… As always, we provide our content for free, and will always do so...

Here’s another demo for you this week. The audio is a little rough, but you’ll get the gist of it. Sometimes you start out sketching and things are a little rough or downright ugly. Well, don’t give up...

Thought I’d post some pics of my workspace. Right now it’s my dining table in my tiny apartment, but hey, it gets the job done. See - I was serious about having alot of markers. I don’t use em all, but you never know when you’ll need that odd color or shade of gray...

I am always interested in seeing amazing sketches and art from wherever they might come. Here are some awe-inspiring concepts from the portfolio of James Clyne. Click on the link and check out art from cool blockbuster movies such as X-men, Minority Report, Transformers, Star Trek and more! Enjoy...

So just the weekend left to get your Kamaz sketches in. I have been trying to find some time here and there to do some sketches myself. I will post whatever I have done on Monday! For those of you interested, you still have the weekend to get into the Kamaz Dakar sketch competition...

Ah…. Choosing the right markers. I once counted how many I had and had over 200. I promise I have less now and didn’t pay for them all. I was obsessed for a while with markers in all their varieties...

Why join the forums right now? Well, you can snag that cool user name you’ve always wanted to have online somewhere. No, really, our forums are a great place to interact with other users on the website, post your work, and get feedback...

So you might have noticed things are a little different around here . . . We’ve upgraded and updated the site in a way that should make it zippier and faster to load. Allow me to walk you through some of the updates. Updated Theme: We’ve upped the contrast for an improved reading experience...

If you’re like most people that come to the site, you’ve undoubtedly benefitted from the content here. When we started out, we promised the content site would always be free and it is. Why? because we love sketching and we love helping others...

The forums are still a little buggy - there are some icons out of place and what not, but if you’re using internet explorer, you can now register. It was my fault all along I’ll admit. Sometimes you just miss those tiny details when coding and it messes things up...

Well the verdict is in! Here are the top four entries from our headphone sketch competition!Congratulationsand thank you to all participants for your involvement with this fun round of sketch work...

Like some crazy japanese gangster van, you may notice today that some things seem different or out of place, and if not, then sit tight. We’re making the site better, cleaner and more organized over the next few days, so sit tight and watch for improvements...

Something fresh is cooking in the id.sketching kitchen . . . We’ve refreshed our logo for one, and personally we like it better It’s been a long journey for IDSKETCHING.COM...

Just a friendly reminder to get your submissions in for the headphone sketch competition! The competition section in the forums is filling up with work and we are excited to see the results! Make sure you read the official rules once more before submitting. Good luck to all! (sketch by yoris)...

Recently it has been my pleasure to stop in on a few schools and visit with id students. As I’ve looked over work (sketch pages in particular) I have noticed a need for better organization of thoughts and visual information. Obviously with id sketching you want to tell a visual story...

So we have been noticing a lot of work popping up on the forum for the competition! One of the things we also noticed was that some of the “head sketches” showing off the product need a little love. I know first hand that people can be very intimidating to sketch...

We’re looking for three forum moderators to help with content , help come up with some fresh ideas for our forums, and fight of spammers while riding a segway and wielding a tiny machine gun. Just kidding about the last one...

Okay, here’s another sketch tutorial for you. We’ve received a couple requests for more marker demos withtraditionalmedia, so I broke it down for you in a few steps. People always ask what’s the key to laying down some good marker or pencil - I think the answer is really simple...

If you’re feverishly working on your entry for the competition, then check out these illustrations on Deviant Art by 600v. This link was sent to me by a good friend of mine. His Stuff’s definitely worth checking out as well...

So if you are into entering lots of cool competitions, enter the headphone one here! …and then go check out what Simkom.com and Cardesign.ru have been up to. They have a KAMAZ Dakar 2022 truck design contest that just started today...

So we opened the forums for registration again. All user registrations are approved one by one by me. Be sure to fill out required fields when registering or you will be denied...