I went to the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD for future reference) for my bachelor's in Industrial Design. Sadly, soft goods wasn't a concentration unless you wanted to minor in accessory design. And with that, you had to commit to footwear, backpacks, handbags, and a whooooole lot of hand sewing.
I actually learned how to sew for my senior project, but somehow drawing backpacks was never in my toolbox. Then again, I do love love love my wicker handbag collection, so let's jump into some accessories!
Today we have another Core77 video, How to Indicate Soft Materials in a Backpack Concept Sketch. It was actually more about hand rendering with markers, but I just took the form practice and ran.
So what did we learn from this exercise?
I'm actually not happy with how these sketches turned out, but after rendering out one of them in full (see below) in an hour, I can feel myself working a lot faster. I'm more confident in my use of color blocking and textures.
Moving forward, I think I need to work on creating volume in my sketches and paying attention to my light source and focal point. I think drawing soft goods is actually more difficult than hard goods, because you need to show an organic shape that carries weight and changes shape when its in use.
They say that quantity will eventually lead to quality, so let's put these critiques in our pocket for later and let's keep sketching!
