for my homies...

Hey y'all, here are just some sketches that I've found on Coroflot the past couple years that I really liked...I was just hoping this could save you some time trying to figure things out. A thing to remember is that footwear designers really tend to stylize their drawings and focus on the lateral (outside) part of the foot, so this isn't necessarily what Raphael is looking for. They also straight up trace lasts and photos of shoes on a regular basis to give continuity to their concepts. I like it anyhow.

The big names to check out on Coroflot are Michael DiTullo and Richard Kuchinsky, they do really great work and they have a ton of footwear experience. Daniel Simon Taylor is a young gun with a really nice clean style that's very organic and flowy at the same time. All these guys have some more detailed sketch renders and stuff up on Core, as well as some photographs of the finished product, so I totally recommend checking out their full sets. Examining and copying their work has been way helpful to me, and I hope it will be helpful to you as well.

The legendary Michael DiTullo of Converse and Nike, known as "yo" on Core...








Richard Kutchinsky (my fave...his stuff is pretty point in general, but I think that's why I dig it...)


Daniel Simon Taylor. Hot.

David Whetstone. Cool stuff.

Good luck dudes!