Tutorial review of Intro to Vehicle Design Basics

by Hector Ruiz | Aug 4, 2015 | Reviews

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This week, ending 8/08/2015, we have a tutorial review of John Park’s: “Intro to Vehicle Design Basics.”

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Source: Video

Topic: Vehicle Design

Skill Level: Beginner, Intermediate

Software Used: None (Traditional – Pen)

Web Address: http://gumroad.com/l/bXkC

Paid/Unpaid: $5

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Tutorial? presentation: (Quality)

This tutorial has clean audio and displays a crisp image. ? Even though the video does not have a clean starting off point, steps were very easy to follow as John drew his vehicle designs, and the resolution on screen was high enough to read his notes. ? The Bundle is broken into 4 parts that include:

• 2D Thumbnail Drawing/ Designing Basics
• Composing Compound Shapes
• Blocking in Rough Compound Vehicle Designs
• Drawing/ Designing Vehicle Designs Applying All of the Above

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The tutorial also comes with all original hi-res demos as JPEG files and various notes. Layers are labeled and organized for ease of use and reference.

Educational value: (How well the Information is presented, length of material and depth, pacing, etc.)

These easy to follow tutorials run at an average of 20 minutes long (per video). John Park does a great job explaining basic design concepts while providing several examples to illustrate these principles. ? He even creates real-time demos in order to reinforce his talking points.

Instructor Insight: (How unique is the advice, process, and techniques offered by the instructor)

John introduces the silhouette process when designing the internal shapes of a vehicle. He stresses the importance finding your own voice when designing dynamic shapes, and learning how to mix large shape versus small shape breakdowns. He then goes into building compound shapes while explaining perspective techniques in drawing. Finally, John makes a series of vehicle design starting from box shapes. He includes a page (not in the video) where he takes all the concepts taught in order to design a brand new vehicle.

The final verdict:

We think that John Park’s’: “Intro to Vehicle Design Basics?? series is a must have for anyone who is starting out as a vehicle designer. ? John does an excellent job of introducing and explaining the foundations of vehicle design through real-time demos and high resolution notes. He is clearly knowledgeable of the subject matter and with the examples shown, anyone can be on their way to designing vehicles. But remember after the vehicle is all designed and built, and before it goes out on the road, you need to insure it. Money Expert provide great covers for vans, and there are many more insurance companies out there depending on the type of automobile you have and what cover you’re after. Depending on the vehicle you’re driving, you may also need certain certifications. For example, if you’re driving a fleet vehicle, you’ll need a DOT certification to ensure you’ve been approved to drive a fleet car/truck. Those who need drivers for their company may use DOT compliance software from places like https://www.lytx.com/en-us/fleet-management/dot-compliance to ensure that drivers can be trusted on the roads and view all information in an efficient way.

You can purchase the? “Intro to Vehicle Design Basics”? series and more from John Park? here:? http://gumroad.com/jparked

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