Let's kickstart your sketching journey!


Design Sketching Fundamentals is an (awesome) online video course that helps you to learn the skill of sketching products. This course offers a great introduction for beginners that are new to the field and also works as an awesome resource for more advanced sketchers that want to level up their sketching game.

Learn about the techniques!


This course offers a deep-dive into the field of design sketching. We will learn everything about basic construction principles, perspectives, shading techniques, the secrets for great looking linework, and how to set up compelling page compositions.

Learn the theory & principles!


You will learn all about the principles great design sketches are based on. Why, how and when to sketch and of course how to apply all this knowledge in our own sketching process.

Learn about the tools and routines!


I will introduce you to the tools I use sketching. We will learn how to build the right routines to practice sketching, how to get inspired and learn about basic exercises that help to get better.

Learn the process step by step!


We will of course also go through the complete step-by-step sketching process and learn how to create a compelling design sketch of a product with pens, pencils and sketching markers.

That's a great package!


This course teaches you everything you need to know to improve your design sketching game. It features more than four hours of video lessons that contain the knowledge I built up over years of learning sketching. It's fun, full of useful tips and well-structured to offer a great learning experience.


Who is your teacher?


My name is Marius Kindler. I am an award-winning industrial designer & illustrator from Germany with a strong passion for design sketching. In my already more than 10 years in the design world I learned and mastered the skill of design sketching. I used it both in my professional life to design products and in my free time while sharing my sketches online.

This course contains more than 4 hours of video lectures - structured to build your sketching knowledge from beginner level on.


Take a look at all the different chapters below.




  1. Welcome! (What to learn in this course)
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  2. Who am I and why should I teach you?
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  3. Introduction to design sketching
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  4. Tools and preparation
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  5. Basic principles of construction
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  6. What you should know about perspective
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  7. Linework (What makes the difference)
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  8. Basic shading principles
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  9. Create a sketch - step by step guide
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  10. Page layout & composition
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  11. Practice, inspiration & routines
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  Bonus: Downloads
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Who is this course for?

Students, Designers and anyone who is interested in learning the skill of design sketching. This course is built to offer a great introduction for beginners but it is also a great ressource of tips & tricks for more advanced sketchers.


How to enroll in this course?

After completing the payment you will get access to all the material of the course. There are no monthly fees - one time payment will give you unlimited access.


Where to access this course?

After purchase you can access this course anytime you want via the teachable platform. You can work through the course at your own pace, revisit every video lesson as often as you want and watch it across all your devices.


What if I am unhappy with the course?

No worries at all! If you are not satisfied with the course, you can contact me in the first 14 days after purchase and I will give you a full refund of your purchase.


What else is there to know?

To be fully transparent: This course includes some sponsored products from the marker brand COPIC that equipped me with pens to create all the drawing lessons.


If you have more questions feel free to reach out to me on Instagram! :)