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Unleash Your Creativity with Handsketching & Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop Handsketching Course — From Moodboard to Presentation Sketch

SOLIDWORKS Hand Sketching course

✅ Craft professional moodboards for your projects
✅ Generate multiple idea sketches directly in Photoshop
✅ Refine concepts into one strong presentation sketch
✅ Add color and depth in Photoshop
✅ Prep sketches as SOLIDWORKS-ready blueprints

Start today — within weeks you’ll have the skills to visualize and present your ideas professionally.

Yes, I Want to Master Handsketching & Photoshop Now

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Stop Struggling With Loose Ideas

Work Professionally With Moodboards & Sketches

Most designers get stuck in endless idea generation without direction. This course teaches you how to create moodboards and idea sketches directly in Photoshop to give structure and clarity to your design process.


A moodboard is a collage of images, colors, and styles that sets the tone and direction for your project. It helps you make faster design decisions and gives you a clear vision before you even start modeling.

You’ll then learn how to sketch multiple ideas efficiently in Photoshop, select the best one, and refine it into a professional presentation sketch. From there, you’ll add color, light, and detail — creating sketches ready to impress clients or serve as the foundation for your 3D model in SOLIDWORKS.

LearnSOLIDWORKS course student Maxim

“These courses are life-changing — in just months, I landed 3 lucrative freelance projects thanks to Jan’s amazing courses!”

— Maxim Papushin | Freelance Designer, United States

Moodboards: Define Your Creative Direction

Most design processes start with scattered inspiration, but without focus, it’s easy to lose direction. A moodboard solves this. By collecting images, colors, textures, and styles into a single visual overview, you set the tone for your entire project.


With a clear moodboard in place, every design decision becomes easier — you’ll know instantly whether an idea fits your vision or not. This not only saves time but also ensures your project maintains a consistent, professional identity from the very beginning.

👉 You’ll learn step by step how to create professional moodboards in the Adobe Photoshop Handsketching Course.

LearnSOLIDWORKS Chopper moodboard
LearnSOLIDWORKS student Hans van Vlijmen

“I went from zero experience to confidently designing anything — now I work as a freelance designer. A dream come true.”

— Hans van Vlijmen | Freelance Designer, Netherlands

Ideation Sketches: Explore and Filter Concepts Quickly

Once your moodboard defines the direction, it’s time to generate ideas. In this course, you’ll learn how to create multiple ideation sketches fast, using smart workflows that maximize creativity without wasting time.


The goal is not to make perfect drawings, but to explore as many directions as possible and then filter them down. You’ll practice selecting the most promising ideas and discarding the rest — a skill that separates professional designers from amateurs who stay stuck in endless sketching.


👉 Exactly this process of sketching and filtering is what you’ll practice inside the Adobe Photoshop Handsketching Course.

Ideation sketches rendered in Adobe Photoshop
Chopper Handsketching process Adobe Photoshop
Ideation sketches rendered in Adobe Photoshop

Presentation Sketches: Communicate Your Final Concept

Great design ideas only have impact if they are communicated clearly. That’s why the course guides you to refine your chosen sketch into a professional presentation sketch.


Using Photoshop, you’ll add color, lighting, and detail — turning your raw sketch into a polished concept that impresses clients and communicates your design vision with confidence.


These presentation sketches also serve as blueprints for 3D modeling in SOLIDWORKS, meaning your ideas don’t stop on paper but flow seamlessly into the next stage of the design process.


👉 You’ll master this workflow in the Adobe Photoshop Handsketching Course, where your sketches evolve into professional, client-ready presentations.

Chopper Sketch Sideview Rendered in Adobe Photoshop
Ideation Detail Sketches Chopper
Chopper Sketch Details Rendered in Adobe Photoshop

Why This Course Works

  • ✅ Visual & practical — hands-on only
    No boring theory. You’ll be sketching, building moodboards, and refining designs from the very first lesson.

  • ✅ Boost your creativity — with clarity
    Generate bold ideas fast, filter the best ones, and enter SOLIDWORKS with a clear vision — saving weeks of wasted modeling time.

  • ✅ Portfolio-ready results
    Turn raw sketches into polished presentations in Photoshop that impress clients and employers while serving as blueprints for 3D models.

  • ✅ Lifetime access — grow at your pace
    Revisit lessons anytime before a project. Steady progress, no pressure — your design toolbox always within reach.

Lifetime access | 🛡️ 14-day money back guarantee | Learn at your pace

🏆 The Transformation You’ll Experience

  • By the end of this course, you will:
  • ✅ Turn inspiration into a clear visual direction with moodboards created in Photoshop
    ✅ Generate and explore ideas quickly through smart sketching techniques in Photoshop
    ✅ Produce professional presentation sketches that stand out
    ✅ Add depth and realism with Photoshop coloring & effects
    ✅ Create SOLIDWORKS-ready blueprints for 3D modeling
Chopper Handsketch used as blueprint in SOLIDWORKS
LearnSOLIDWORKS student Mohamed Tarig

“This course smoothly takes you from basics to expert-level techniques without you even realizing it.”

— Mohamed Tarig | Product Designer, Germany

Here's what you will get:

SOLIDWORKS Hand Sketching course

Adobe Photoshop Handsketching Course

The Adobe Photoshop Handsketching Course (14 videos) gives you everything you need to bring your ideas to life:


• 14 step-by-step videos (moodboard → idea sketches → presentation → detail sketches)
• Practical Photoshop techniques tailored for designers
• A complete end project: a chopper design you can later model in SOLIDWORKS


You’ll only learn the most efficient, professional workflows I’ve mastered in over a decade as an automotive, yacht, and product designer.

🎁 Your Exclusive Bonuses


300 unique LearnSOLIDWORKS Photoshop Handsketching Brushes

Bonus #1: 300 Photoshop Brushes

Get 300 unique Photoshop brushes to enrich your moodboards, speed up your idea sketches, and instantly add realism, texture, shading, and effects to your presentation sketches.


LearnSOLIDWORKS course community

Bonus #2: Personal Feedback & Private Community

Get direct feedback from me and connect with other motivated designers worldwide — so you can solve challenges faster, stay motivated, and grow your career with the right network behind you.

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👋 Hi! We're Jan & Andres

Jan is a Lead Product Designer from the Netherlands and founder of LearnSOLIDWORKS.com. Over the past 15+ years, he has helped 65,000+ designers and engineers bring their ideas to life with SOLIDWORKS — making learning faster, practical, and fun.


For this course, Jan teamed up with Andres Parada, the author of Product Sketches and one of the most talented industrial designers in the industry.


Andres is a true master of sketching, and together they created a hands-on course that guides you through designing a chopper from initial concept to polished presentation sketch.

Once you’ve completed the handsketching portion, you can continue the journey in the SOLIDWORKS Chopper Course, where you’ll learn how to bring the chopper to life in 3D.

💎 Everything You Get Today

When you join the Adobe Photoshop Handsketching Course, you’re not just buying videos — you’re investing in a complete creative transformation:


✅ 14 step-by-step video lessons: from moodboard to presentation sketch


✅ A complete end project (chopper sketch → ready for SOLIDWORKS)


✅ 2 exclusive bonuses:
• 300 Photoshop brushes
• Personal feedback & access to a private design community


✅ Lifetime access & free updates


📊 How This Compares

Option Cost Time to Results Learning Style
Trial & Error €0 upfront (but costly in time) Years of frustration No clear path, endless mistakes, wasted years & missed opportunities 🤬
Traditional Training €5,000+ Months or even years Theory-heavy, little hands-on practice, boring... 🥱
This Course €297 Just weeks Project-based, fun & practical - real results fast

Start today and you could have some amazing sketches in your portfolio within weeks.

Start Today For €297

(or 6 monthly payments of €59)

SOLIDWORKS Hand Sketching course
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Do I need any prior Photoshop experience?

Not at all! This course is beginner-friendly. I’ll guide you step by step through the tools you need, so you’ll be sketching and coloring confidently in no time.

Q: Do I need to buy Photoshop to join?

No. Adobe offers a free trial of Photoshop, so you can start without any upfront costs. Alternatively, you can also use Photopea, a completely free browser-based Photoshop alternative.

Q: Do I need a drawing tablet?

A tablet (like a Wacom) can make sketching smoother, but it’s absolutely not required. You can follow the course with just your mouse or trackpad. Many students start this way and upgrade later if they want extra comfort.

Q: What if I’ve never sketched before?

No problem. You don’t need to be a natural artist to follow this course. The techniques are designed to help you generate ideas quickly, refine them, and present them professionally — regardless of your drawing skills today.

Q: How much time do I need each week?

Plan on 2–4 hours per week to make steady progress. But there’s no rush — you get lifetime access, so you can learn entirely at your own pace.

Q: How does this help with SOLIDWORKS?

By having clear, professional sketches before modeling, you’ll save massive amounts of time in SOLIDWORKS. Instead of trial-and-error in 3D, you’ll enter the modeling phase with a crystal-clear vision of what you’re creating.

Q: Will this course help me get a job or freelance projects?

Yes! You’ll create professional, portfolio-ready sketches that many students have used to land jobs or freelance projects — your creative skills will speak louder than words.

Q: What if I’m not satisfied?

If you are not happy with the sketches you’ve created, you’re covered by a 14‑day money‑back guarantee. You risk nothing, and you keep any skills you’ve learned.

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