From the course: Sketching for Product Design and AEC

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Challenge: Sketch 2D geometric shapes and 3D forms

Challenge: Sketch 2D geometric shapes and 3D forms

From the course: Sketching for Product Design and AEC

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Challenge: Sketch 2D geometric shapes and 3D forms

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(musical whooshing) - OK so we're going to test out your basic knowledge of creating shapes and simple three-dimensional geometric forms in preparation for wants to follow later on in the course. This challenge might seem really basic, but I want to get you sketching as quickly as possible. I also want you to develop good practices right from the start. And some of the simplest approaches or techniques I'll demonstrate shortly, will serve you well throughout the course. I can't say this more emphatically. You should be sketching throughout the entire course, learning by doing, rather than only watching. Comfort with a skill comes through practice, and practice makes you better, and being better makes you want to practice more. Before we start I just want to clear up some terminology. The words shape and form are nearly synonymous if you look them up in the dictionary. For purposes of clarity, I prefer to think of shape as something that is two-dimensional. For example, a simple shape…

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