Welcome to Design Sketching!

Master Design Sketching - faster than anywhere else!

Hands-on sketch training online for design professionals.

Learn how to:

1. Think through the pen

Separate ideation from execution to explore concepts at the speed of thought, free from perfectionism.

2. Sketch with total motor control

Develop the physical fluency to draw controlled lines and forms that finally match the vision in your head.

3. Visualise with intuitive 3D logic

Master a workflow based on real-world observation to sketch complex products with structural confidence.

Are you struggling with product sketching?

Through my unique approach based on the Design Sketching Triad™ you will quickly gain confidence and speed in sketching, and develop the visual fluency a design professional can't do without!

Martijn van de Wiel
Design Sketching Trainer

Sketching is visual thinking with your hands.

(a skill for humans only)

Introducing the Complete Learning Journey!

Armed with insights from over 25 years of teaching design sketching classes and workshops, I have restructured and updated all my online content, and re-arranged everything into a completely new learning journey.

⭐️ Release Day: 29 May 2026! ⭐️

The Complete Learning Journey for Design Sketching will be released on
#releaseday2026 — a Creative Quests x CreativeMornings collaboration powered by Adobe.

The Complete Learning Journey for Design Sketching is a professional training program in three phases for design professionals who need to release their creative superpower.

"Highly recommended for any maker or designer looking to sharpen their thinking through sketching."

Ádám F.
Designer / Furniture maker

Trusted by 12,600+ Designers

I’ve helped thousands of professionals bridge the gap between their ideas and the page. here is what they say:

“I enjoyed a lot this course, because the contents were taught in a very dynamic and understandable way.”

Constanza Fredericksen Neira

Industrial designer

“It’s amazing that within only 4 weeks I’ve started to see all objects in the world differently.”

Julia Lebedeva

Interaction Designer

"A perfect balance between theory and practice. I gained more from this course than from multiple university classes."

Gabriel Lyra

Designer | Professor at Universidade de Brasília

Leading design schools integrate these methods into their curricula.

Hey! It's Martijn here.

Welcome to Design Sketching!

I believe your hands hold creative superpower.

A skilful hand can spark the brightest ideas and turn them into gold!

That is why I have assembled insights and expertise, from over twenty-five years of teaching at some of the best design schools in the world, to share them here with you. The result is a growing collection of hands-on courses, workshops and other resources to help you train your sketching skill.

I am confident you will find something here to advance your superpower!

Now available!

This is not a drawing class!

Your brand new reference book on design sketching!

Pssst, you don't have to practice for hours to start sketching in perspective.

Let me tell you a little secret:

All professional designers cheat!

That's right!

They simply use underlays to setup their sketches. And if you're smart, you should do the same! That's why I have created a clever set of cheat-sheets for you to quickly setup your perspective sketches.

Sign up to receive this cheat-pack for free and get more practical sketch tips right in your inbox. Enjoy!

Download your cheat pack today for €0!

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