IDW - Useful Links

[Flip]

There are a number of places out there with good industrial design tutorials. Here's the start of a list, I'll try to add more, if you know of any others feel free to post them.

Tutorials by Feng Zhu (http://www.fengzhudesign.com/tutorials.html)
Tutorials at CarDesignNews (http://www.cardesignnews.com/site/process/tutorials/) (at the moment there's only tuts in the archives (http://archive.cardesignnews.com/studio/tutorials/index.php))
Tutorials at ProductDesignForums (http://www.productdesignforums.com/index.php?showforum=58) (including a bike tutorial based on the Scott Robertson one which used to be available here (http://www.drawthrough.com))
How To Design Steampunk Machines (http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/diy_steampunk/) (covers making steampunk designs believable by basing it on working steam technology)

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[rajan]

tanx dude

[Trashy]

Here is a lot of reference material that might be useful.

Arms and Armor
http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_Of_Art/department.asp?dep=4
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/deca/hd_deca.htm
http://therionarms.com/old_armor_page.shtml
http://www.japanesearmor.com/


Modern Guns

http://www.specwargear.com/weapon.html
http://www.montysminiguns.com/RealityPage.htm
http://www.hkpro.com/
http://securityarms.com/all.html
http://www.poseidon.co.jp/2F/2f.html
http://www.mek-schuetzen.de/Sites/navi_links_handguns.htm

Vehicles
http://www.suurland.com/
http://www.onnovanbraam.com/
http://jpracing.racerplanet.com/modules/myalbum/viewcat.php?cid=7

Boats
http://www.modelismonaval.com/servicios/descarga/descarga_planos.htm
http://boatdesign.net/Directory/Boat_Plans/

Aircrafts
http://www.aviastar.org/index2.html
http://www.luft46.com/
http://www.b-domke.de/AviationImages.html
http://www.airwar.ru/indexe.html
http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/index.html

Military Gear
http://www.militarymorons.com/

Phones
http://www.mobile-review.com/review-en.shtml


Hope this helps:)

[MARMENTIDO]

thanks a lot by the links, do you know when can found a free high quality textures?

Thank You!

[darthnader]

thanks a lot by the links, do you know when can found a free high quality textures?

Thank You!
tons and tons here.
http://www.imageafter.com/textures.php
also, i would recommend the books by Keith Thompson for information on conceptualizing and painting machines.

[Mr_S_14]

A tutorials that I came across recently:

On this one you will have to click to get to the tutorial~
Sideveiw Car : http://www.haraldbelker.com/home.html

[Mr_S_14]

http://www.futureelements.net/tutorials/

[VogelA]

Product Design Tutorials and Basic Sketching techniques: www.idsketching.com
Automotive/Transportation Tutorials: www.conceptsalad.com ; www.carbodydesign.com ; www.designertechniques.com