3 exercises to improve sketching techniques and have fun :-)

1. VIENNA SKETCH CLUB
Claudia Oster / @usabilitytalks

2. Prepare…
 Grab a pen
 Grab at least 4 sheets of paper
 2 sheets for exercise 1
 1 sheet for exercise 2
 1 sheet for exercise 3

3. Inspiration

4. Exercise 1 – 10 min
5x2 minutes
Warm Up

5. 1-Basic Sketch Elements
 Draw various types of
 Lines
 Rectangles
 Triangle
 Circles
 Play with line thickness & hatching styles
Image from „Sketching User Experiences“
(2012) by Greenberg, Carpendale,
Marquard, Buxton

6. 2-Composing Objects – Tools &
objects
 Based on the basic sketch elements
 Draw:
o Chair
o Table
o Closed box
o Open box
o Light bulb
o Clock
o Pictures
o Window
o Camera
o Phone
o Mobile phone
o Computer
o Mouse
o Tablet
o Printer
Image from „Sketching User Experiences“
(2012) by Greenberg, Carpendale,
Marquard, Buxton

7. 3-People
 Try to draw „star person“
 Draw variatins of the star person – think, thick,
with hands, etc.
Image from „Visual Meetings“
(2010) by David Sibbet

8. 4-People – various types
 Try out different techniques
Image from „Sketching User Experiences“
(2012) by Greenberg, Carpendale,
Marquard, Buxton

9. 5-Bodies, Faces & Emotion
 Try to draw an angry person.
 Try to draw a happy person.
 Think about…
 Body language: legs, arms, …
 Face: eyebrows, mouth, …
Image from „Sketching User Experiences“
(2012) by Greenberg, Carpendale,
Marquard, Buxton

10. Exercise 2 – 15 minutes
Landscape „UX Camp“
Image from „Visual Meetings“
(2010) by David Sibbet

11. Landscapes
 Record a timeline using a landscape
 Our Timeline: UX Camp 2014 (today)
 Visualize your experiences using elements of a landscape – hills,
valleys, trees, sun, people, houses, clouds, etc.
 Real life things & people – on the ground
 Ideas, concepts, initiative – in the air (balloons, bubbles, plane)
 Goals & visions – on the top like sunlight
Image from „Visual Meetings“
(2010) by David Sibbet

12. Exercise 3 – 20 minutes
Fold the paper 4x (5 areas)
Sketch Club

13. Sketch Club
London
Sketch Club
Eva-Lotta Lamm
http://www.evalotta
.net/sketchnotes/

14. Step 1: Write a sentence
 Fold the paper 4x (5 areas)
 Write one sentence to the top
 2 minutes

15. Step 2: Draw!
 Give the paper to the next person
 Draw! – 5 minutes

16. Step 3: Write a sentence
 Fold the paper – only the drawing should be
visible!
 Give the paper to the next person
 Write a sentence – what do you see?
 3 minutes

17. Step 4: Draw!
 Fold the paper – only the last sentence should
be visible
 Draw – 5 minutes

18. Step 5: Write a sentence
 Fold the paper – only the drawing should be
visible!
 Give the paper to the next person
 Write a sentence – what do you see?
 3 minutes

19. FINAL
 Unfold the paper … 

20. HOPE YOU ENJOYED
IT… THANK YOU.
DANKE.
@usabilitytalks // Claudia Oster