Studio Skills - Sketching

Sketch Like A Professional Interior Designer In 7 Days

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23 bite-sized guidance videos that give you the sketching skills and confidence to Sketch like a Designer, even if you believe you 'don't sketch well' right now.

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Is This For You

Is this sketching course right for you?

This Sketching course is for you if:

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The Course

About this sketch course?

This Sketching course teaches you to sketch interiors like a professional Interior Designer, from your very first line on a blank page to the knowledge of creating pages of professional design sketches you would be proud to showcase in your design portfolio or present to a Client or Tutor. This sketching course has been created and delivered by Dr Craig Thomas, a multi-award winning Interior Design practitioner and educator with over 30 years in the design industry.

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The Benefits

Quickly Visualise your Ideas

Sketching allows you to get your ideas out of your head and onto the page. Sketching is the best way to quickly visualise your ideas.

Progress Fast

Sketching is the fastest way to progress into the Designer that you want to be. When everyone can see your ideas, they can give you clear advice and feedback so you can progress your skills and your project.

Impress at Interview

Employers employ Designers that can Sketch well. If you want to impress an Employer at Interview, include a range of Sketches in your Portfolio. All the best Portfolios include Sketches.

Build Trust with Clients

Clients expect Designers to Sketch well. If you can Sketch ideas quickly with your Client, you will involve them in the Design Process, this will immediately build Confidence and Trust.

Sketching

Inside the Course: 2 Modules, 2 Module Intro's, 21 Exercises

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Module 1: Sketch Confidence

1 Intro / 7 video exercises

The aim of the Sketch Confidence Module is to explore a range of foundational sketch Techniques to build confidence and forge a, "I can sketch!", mindset. The Module Intro shows you what Equipment you will need and outlines a series of different mark-making Techniques that Designers use when sketching. The Sketch Confidence step-by-step exercises will take you through each Technique to build your sketching confidence. Technique by technique, page by page you will be sketching with confidence before you know it!

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Module 2: Sketch Like a Designer

1 Intro / 14 video exercises

The aim of the Sketch like a Designer Module is to hone your Mindset and build your Skillset so you can generate, develop and communicate your design ideas with ease. The Module Intro gives you an overview of how to use a Horizon Line, Vanishing Point and Perspective Grids, this is the basis of all one point perspective sketching. With the foundations of spatial sketching in place, the Sketch like a Designer exercises take you through each step-by-step exercise to create one-point perspective interiors from scratch. You will learn to draw windows, doors, furniture and lighting with the correct perspective, scale and depth. Page by page, exercise by exercise, you will hone a Designer's Mindset and build a Skillset that will have you Sketching like a Designer in no time at all!

Most Essential Design Skill

All together, the 2 Module Intros and 21 video step-by-step exercises amount to over 4 hours of video guidance, that you can complete over 7 days and revisit any time you feel the need to refresh your skills before an interview, tutorial or client meeting.

Module 1: Sketch Confidence

INTRO Sketch Confidence5:01
Exercise 1.1, Light to Dark Lines10:03
Exercise 1.2, Spiral Lines7:56
Exercise 1.3, Arc Lines7:23
Exercise 1.4, Dark-Light-Dark Lines12:40
Exercise 1.5, Geometric Lines3:03
Exercise 1.6, Fluid Lines4:56
Exercise 1.7, Multiple Rooms8:12

Module 1 Total: 57 mins (1 hr)

Module 2: Sketch Like a Designer

INTRO Sketch Like a Designer11:09
Exercise 2.1, Four Vanishing Point Rooms6:10
Exercise 2.2, Two Vanishing Point Rooms3:42
Exercise 2.3, Room Openings4:04
Exercise 2.4, Floor-Wall-Ceiling Box4:06
Exercise 2.5, Room Objects4:19
Exercise 2.6, Room Openings & Objects3:31
Exercise 2.7, Objects in Perspective 17:11
Exercise 2.8, Objects in Perspective 217:15
Exercise 2.9, Planes with Materiality15:16
Exercise 2.10, Detailed Objects32:07
Exercise 2.11, Daily Ritual Sketch 114:32
Exercise 2.12, Daily Ritual Sketch 213:46
Exercise 2.13, Designer Sketch Page 123:12
Exercise 2.14, Designer Sketch Page 235:33

Module 2 Total: 3 hrs 15 mins

Total Video Guidance: 4 hrs 16 mins

The Scholarship

IDE Studio Skills - Sketching Course

When you enrol on the Sketching course today, you will be automatically entered into our Scholarship giveaway for the 90-Day Interior Design Career Accelerator, which has a value of £1,500.

Scholarship
  1. 1
    Enrol in the Sketching course for 49 GBP, you're automatically entered into the Scholarship.
  2. 2
    Every 2 weeks we host a live Scholarship Workshop on Zoom.
  3. 3
    On the workshop we:
    • Teach a live mini-lesson on portfolio-ready sketches
    • Announce 1 winner who gets the 90-day Accelerator free
    • Offer partial scholarships with huge discounts
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Your Instructor

Learn from an expert with 3 decades of experience in the interior territory

Craig Thomas

Dr Craig Thomas

Interior Design Evolution

Hi, my name is Craig. I've been studying, practising and teaching Interior Design for over three decades. I started my career studying Interior Architecture in Cardiff, then worked in London at some of the best interior design studios, winning 7 design awards for my projects.

After returning to Cardiff I went on to teach thousands of students, including winning Lecturer of the Year.

Today I've built Interior Design Evolution with one mission: to make the best Interior Design education accessible for everyone.

Craig Thomas

What Students Say

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He's so good at what he does. He knows how to get the best out of people.

David Houghton

3D Designer

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If it wasn't for Craig, the way he inspired us, the way he taught, I wouldn't be where I am today.

Borislava Yotsova

Former Student

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Craig's support has not only improved my technical skills but helped me develop a distinctive design voice I'm proud of.

Walid Ennadir

Interior Designer

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The skills I developed go beyond just design. They influence me every single day.

Liga Ozolina

Former Student

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He had the skill to adapt to every single student and really push them to be their best selves.

Anouk Mimi

Former Student

Awards Won 7
Years Experience 30+
Students Mentored 1000+
Doctorate in Design PhD

The Process

How It Works

01

Enrol Today

Pay once for 49 GBP (£99 discounted) and get instant access to both modules and over 4 hours of step-by-step video guidance.

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Complete In 7 Days

Exploring, practising and completing a few exercises per day, you could complete the course comfortably over 7 days. Alternatively, you could binge the whole course over a weekend.

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Join The Workshop

Attend the live Scholarship Workshop to see if you have won the full 90-Day Interior Design Career Scholarship.

Everything Included

What You Get When You Enrol Today

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Our Promise

Try It For 2 Days, Risk-Free

Go through the exercises and practise for 2 days. If you don't feel noticeably more confident sketching interiors, email us within 2 days of purchase and we'll refund you in full.

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Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Not at all. This course was built for total beginners, the course has been designed to take you step-by-step from your first lines on a blank page to creating pages of professional Design Sketches. We start with simple lines, shapes and basic forms before moving into furniture and full rooms. If you can write your name, you can follow this video guidance. Each step-by-step video guidance is filmed in real-time so you sketch along with me or watch the video and complete the exercise in your own time when you are ready. You may want to copy my exercise pages exactly, but with time, and as your confidence grows, feel free to be creative and create your own exercise page arrangements.
This will ultimately depend on whether you wish to complete each exercise back-to-back, or you feel you want to create multiple exercise pages as you learn to master each sketching Technique to build your sketching Skillset. As a guide, Module 1 'Sketch Confidence' has 7 exercises with 1 hour of video guidance, while Module 2 'Sketch Like A Designer' has 14 exercises with 3.3 hours of video guidance, totalling 4.3 hours (256 mins) of video guidance. I would suggest that you move quickly through Module 1 and complete this within 1 or 2 days. For Module 2, I would suggest you explore and practise 3 to 4 exercises per day, this allows you time to build your skillset over 5 days, this would allow you to complete both modules and finish the course comfortably over 7 days. Ultimately, sketching mastery will take the time it takes; adopt the mindset of enjoying gathering this most essential design skill.
No. A basic pencil and a pad of plain A4 paper is all you need (I used up one whole pencil during the making of this course). If you prefer an iPad or tablet, you can absolutely use that too, the principles are exactly the same.
Not at all. Sketching is the most essential design skill so this course would be valuable for all pupils, students, and hobbyists exploring design subjects or projects. The course will allow you to confidently Sketch like a Designer whether you want to generate and develop your ideas for yourself or to communicate your designs to Clients or Tutors to progress your project or skills. If you are looking to kickstart your design career, being able to get your ideas out of your head and onto the page is crucial, creating portfolio-ready design sketches will, without fail, impress employers, clients or tutors at interview.
When you enrol for 49 GBP, you're automatically entered into our Interior Design Career Scholarship. Every 4 weeks we host a live Zoom Workshop where:
  • We teach a live mini-lesson on portfolio-ready sketches
  • We announce the winner of the 90-Day Accelerator (normal tuition £1,500)
  • We offer partial scholarships, join the next cohort for £795 instead of £1,500
We email the replay to all eligible students. Even if you can't join live, you'll see who won and how to claim any partial scholarship offer we make to the group.
Lifetime access to all the course's video guidance and any future updates. Revisit any time you feel the need to refresh your skills before an interview, tutorial or client meeting.
We are confident that this will not be the case, but if you try the first 5 exercises and practise for at least 2 days and don't feel noticeably more confident, email us within 2 days and we'll refund you in full. No forms to complete.
Yes absolutely. You can complete this course anywhere in the world. The course is pre-recorded and Scholarship Workshops are hosted online. Times are listed in UK time; watch the replay if you're in a different time zone.