Stop guessing. Start progressing.
Learn the foundations every transportation designer needs through a proven step-by-step system.
What you'll be able to do.
Control Proportion & Stance
Learn how professional designers establish balanced vehicle proportions before adding details.
Understand Perspective & Construction
Build vehicles that feel believable and solid from any angle.
Create Clean Professional Sketches
Communicate your ideas clearly with confident lines and readable forms.
Build The Fundamentals For Original Design
Build the skills that turn ideas into believable designs.
How the bootcamp works:
Build confident automotive sketches you can construct, refine and explain
through a guided 8-week studio practice.
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Watch lessons
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Complete assignments
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Apply concepts
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Progress week by week
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Watch recorded student critiques
Lumen Roadmap
Phase 1 > Sketching Bootcamp
(Fundamentals)
Phase 2 > Advanced Sketching
(Design Development)
Phase 3 > Portfolio Project
(Portfolio Creation)
You are here > Phase 1
A structured system that builds real skill.
This bootcamp is designed to take you from:
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Draw cleaner vehicle proportions
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Build stronger silhouettes
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Master side views and 3/4 views
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Translate designs across multiple angles
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Understand surface flow and shading
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Present ideas with confidence
Syllabus
Sketch cars with confidence.
Watch streaming tutorials, complete assignments and attend group calls with live feedback. This simulates a real design school class and gives you the sketching time and feedback necessary to grow and develop.
Each week builds on the last, focusing on repeatable fundamentals rather than one-off drawings.
Week 1: Line Control + Silhouette Basics
>> Group video feedback/sketch overs
Week 2: Side View Mastery
>> Group video feedback/sketch overs
Week 3: 3/4 Front Introduction
>> Group video feedback/sketch overs
Week 4: 3/4 Rear Understanding
>> Group video feedback/sketch overs
Week 5: Angle Translation
>> Group video feedback/sketch overs
Week 6: Multi-View Consistency
>> Group video feedback/sketch overs
Week 7: Surface Flow & Simple Shading
>> Group video feedback/sketch overs
Week 8: Final Assessment
>> Group video feedback/sketch overs
Learn from real student feedback.
The Sketching Bootcamp includes recorded student critique sessions from previous live cohorts.
You'll see:
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Real student mistakes
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Real sketch-over corrections
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Real questions and answers
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Real improvement examples
So instead of learning alone, you'll learn from the challenges other students already faced.
Sketching Bootcamp
Build professional transportation design sketching skills through an 8-week step-by-step system.
$199
Learn from a professional car designer
I’ve spent over 10 years in the design industry helping designers develop the skills needed to communicate ideas clearly and professionally.
Throughout my career I've worked on production vehicle programs while also teaching and mentoring students through Art Center, CCS and private coaching.
The Sketching Bootcamp is built around the same progression I use when helping students move from inconsistent sketches to confident transportation design fundamentals.
Instead of random exercises and disconnected tutorials, you'll follow a structured system designed to build real skills one step at a time.
Don't compare yourself with other people.
Compare yourself with who you were yesterday.
Industry experience:
Real progress from real students.
See how students learn to think and sketch like a designer.
Created by Chase
Better proportions
Student study > Professional reference
Students learn to break down professional designs and apply them to their own work.
Stronger 3D form
Clean confident surfaces
Student study > Professional reference
What students are saying.
If it wasn't for your courses and the feedback,
I wouldn't have made it this far.
(Recieved a $30,000 scholarship)
-Emiliano
I've noticed a massive difference
in how I think about designing now.
-Chase
Who this bootcamp is for?
This bootcamp is for you if:
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Aspiring transportation designers
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Students preparing for design school
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Designers who want stronger sketching fundamentals
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Anyone tired of guessing what to practice next
This bootcamp rewards consistency and effort more than raw drawing ability.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does the course take? The course was originally taught as an 8-week live program. Most students complete one assignment per week, but you're free to move faster or slower.
Do I need previous experience? No. The bootcamp is designed for aspiring transportation designers and beginners who want a structured path.
What if I get stuck? The recorded student sessions answer many of the same challenges students faced during the live program.
Do I get lifetime access? Yes. All self-paced content is available anytime.
This is just the beginning.
The Sketching Bootcamp builds the foundation every transportation designer needs.
But sketching is only the first step.
As your skills improve, you'll continue into advanced design development and portfolio creation through the Lumen pathway.
The Road Ahead
Phase 1- Sketching Bootcamp
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Learn sketching fundamentals
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Build confidence and control
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Learn how to draw any vehicle type
Phase 2- Design Development
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Design your own vehicles
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Explore creative direction
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Develop stronger concepts
Phase 3- Portfolio Presentation
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Build a complete transportation design project
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Create portfolio-ready work
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-Prepare for school or industry opportunities
(Most students begin with Phase 1 and continue when they're ready)
Ready to start sketching
with real structure?
What's included
8-week structured curriculum
Recorded lessons and demonstations
Recoded student sessions
Guided assignments
Lifetime access
Learn at your own pace
Access through Skool
Stop guessing what to practice.
Start building real sketching skills.
An 8-week transportation design sketching system built for aspiring designers.