Industrial Sketching

Sketching has always been a challenge for me. From a young age I wanted every line to be perfect, every drawing to look polished from the start. I used to catch myself erasing and redrawing endlessly, stuck in a cycle where nothing ever felt quite right. But I’m learning that sketching isn’t just about drawing, it’s about seeing. I spend time observing the products around me, breaking them down into forms, lines, and proportions. Learning through observation has helped me understand how objects are designed, and copying them onto paper gives me a foundation to build on.

To push myself further, one thing I found helped me break through the cage of perfection was sketching with pens, forcing me to commit to every line. It’s uncomfortable at times, and my mistakes often feel permanent, but I feel it has made me more confident. My lines are becoming more fluid, and I’m slowly letting go of the need for perfection. Still, one of my biggest struggles is moving from sketching what I see to sketching what I imagine. Translating ideas from my head onto paper is difficult, and I know I have a long way to go. Some days, it’s frustrating when my skills don’t match my vision, but I remind myself that progress comes from practice.

Even though I have so much more to learn, I’m seeing real improvement. Sketching is not about talent—it’s about persistence, and I’m committed to the process. I know that the more I push myself, the better I’ll get. For now, I’m focusing on showing up, putting pen to paper, and trusting that every sketch, no matter how rough, is a step forward.