While there are plenty of books on figure drawing and fine art in bookstores, precious few appear on the art of design sketching. Learning Curves is Klara Sjolen's follow up to her 2005 book Design Sketching. Students at the Umea Institute of Design generated the content of the earlier book, while the more recent book showcases the output of working designers.
While Curves could be characterized as a sequel of sorts to the first book, drawing is a deep enough field that either book could be used as a starting point. Learning Curves is thicker and includes a broader range of modern techniques (e.g. using 3D CAD models as sketching templates, marker and Photoshop). Both books include demos on ellipses, shadows, perspective and materials. The 2005 book has more detailed tutorials on form and the more recent has one of the finest descriptions of different pens or materials we've seen yet. It is also testament that the earlierSketching showcased extremely capable work from the students at Umea, since even a professional would be hard-pressed to determine whether a given sketch from either of the books was generated by a student or a pro.
Posted by Rachel Briggs
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