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This week, ending 8/22/2015, we have a tutorial review of John Park’s: “Intro to Mech Design: 4 Part Series”

 

Source: Video

Topic: Mech Design

Skill Level: Beginner, Intermediate

Software Used: None (Traditional – Pen and Marker)

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

Paid/Unpaid: $10

Review_score

 

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 explained how to create mech designs, and the resolution on screen was high enough to read his notes.  The Bundle is broken into 4 parts that include:

  • Intro to Mech Design: Part 1 – Introduction to Joints/Gears and Silhouettes
  • Intro to Mech Design: Part 2 – 2D Sketching/ Basic Forms/ Functions
  • Intro to Mech Design: Part 3 – Sketch Ideation Drawing
  • Intro to Mech Design: Part 4 – Marker Drawing/ Designing

 

The tutorial also comes with hi-res demos (per section) as JPEG files.

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 1hr long (per video). John Park does a great job explaining basic design concepts while providing several examples to illustrate these principles.  His real-time demos reinforce his talking points.

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

John introduces the silhouette process and proportion when designing the shapes of a vehicle. He stresses the importance figuring out how joints or functions work in a mech design. He then goes into building compound shapes while explaining perspective techniques in drawing. Finally, John makes a series of quick mech designs before getting into marker rendering.

The final verdict:

We think that John Park’s’: “Mech Design Complete Series” is a must have for anyone who is starting out as a mech designer.  John does an excellent job of introducing and explaining the foundations of mech 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 believable mechs.

You can purchase the “Intro to Mech Design: 4 Part Series” and more from John Park here: http://gumroad.com/jparked


 

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