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Intro to Footwear Design x Sketching

Brooklyn Shoe Space

4.6 195 reviews

Master the fundamentals of sketching athletic footwear with expert guidance, transforming design ideas into compelling visual expressions. Explore technical aspects like stance, proportion, and shading while developing a strong visual design language. Learn to balance performance, aesthetics, and styling to bring your footwear concepts to life with precision and creativity.

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15 and older
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87 Richardson Street, Brooklyn, NY
6 hours over 2 sessions

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Description

A 3-hour x 2 sessions course to learn the fundamentals of sketching athletic footwear with an industry professional. From how to express your design idea, into a sketch.

We will talk about the technical aspects of sketching and rendering and how these can be used in a footwear design application

This class will help you start learning how to think and express your thoughts with sketching and rendering

Idea is king!

There’s not much point in a sketch or render without a design idea. This is all about your idea expression and you learning to speak a visual design language meaning showing how you think with sketching and rendering.

We will review and practice the basics of the following :

Technical sketching aspects

Stance
Proportion
Balance
Tension
Basic perspective
Line quality
Contouring
Depth
filling the page

Technical rendering aspects

Basics of Shading/lighting techniques
Brushes
Material mocking
Pattern
Texture
Blend modes
Details/graphics

Aesthetic and style aspects

Theme, mood
physiognomy
Caricature
Reference and Inspiration

Design Ideas and Design Thinking

Performance/technical ideas vs aesthetic and lifestyle ideas
Styling
Combining performance, aesthetics, and styling

Presentation

Audience
Layout
Context

Refund Policy

All classes and workshops are non-transferable and non-refundable.

Class Make-up Policy

For multiple-day classes, if you have to miss a day, you are responsible for getting the information that will catch you up on missed information during the class hours. Any additional time you will need to finish the project due to your absence shall be signed-up as a studio-hour session at a $150/day rate.

We take your safety seriously. With COVID-19, circumstances may change quickly, at the last minute. Please communicate with us, if you are traveling from afar. We expect that you will be healthy, and that if you feel sick slightly, you will let us know and we will postpone the course. We will have hand sanitizers, surface wipes, we will wash hands frequently, and each student will have their own tool box to use during the course. Any shared equipment will be cleaned in between use.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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Brooklyn Shoe Space

Brooklyn Shoe Space is a fully equipped studio space that offers classes and resources for shoemakers. With a focus on encouraging creativity and accessible shoemaking, they provide a collaborative and inspiring community for students of all skill levels.

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