Ach 111 Intro To Sketching Techniques

Slide 1: Sketching Professor Lawrence Kuper© ACH 111- Architectural Design 1

Slide 2: Why? To quickly get ideas out of your head and  on to paper, so you can remember them later To capture a particular image or mood  To express your ideas to others 

Slide 3: Why? Architecture - Express design concepts quickly  before they become concrete hard-line drawings

Slide 4: Why? Interior Design – Create expressive view of the  different components of a space

Slide 5: Why? Landscape Architect – To convey concepts to  clients and study possible solutions

Slide 6: Why? Construction Management – To describe specific  details of a problems or opportunities on the job site to the architect or subcontractors.

Slide 7: Ideas about Sketching Remember that sketching can be done nearly  anywhere at anytime. True sketches do not have to be “photo-realistic”,  sketches are drawings that describe ideas and moods. Your hand is not a drawing machine, it will need  training. Your sketching will improve over time; never remove  anything from your sketch book as this reduces your ability to see the progress that is being made.

Slide 8: Tools Sketchbook  Use your Mistakes to Correct your Mistakes - Never  Erase Keep everything you sketch - Never Remove Pages  Always Free Hand - Never Hard-line  HB or H lead pencil  Flat Lead Pencil  Soft-Lead; 4b, 6b, 8b 

Slide 9: Ge tting Starte d – The Five Esse ntial Shape s Professor Lawrence Kuper© ACH 121-Materials and Methods 1

Slide 10: The Five Esse ntial Shape s 1- The Curvity Professor Lawrence Kuper© ACH 121-Materials and Methods 1

Slide 11: The Five Esse ntial Shape s 1- The Curvity Professor Lawrence Kuper© ACH 121-Materials and Methods 1

Slide 12: The Five Esse ntial Shape s 2 - The Sphe re Professor Lawrence Kuper© ACH 121-Materials and Methods 1

Slide 13: The Five Esse ntial Shape s 3 - The Straight Professor Lawrence Kuper© ACH 121-Materials and Methods 1

Slide 14: The Five Esse ntial Shape s 4 - The Trunco ne Professor Lawrence Kuper© ACH 121-Materials and Methods 1

Slide 15: The Five Esse ntial Shape s 5 - The Drape Professor Lawrence Kuper© ACH 121-Materials and Methods 1

Slide 16: The Five Esse ntial Shape s - Co mbining Professor Lawrence Kuper© ACH 121-Materials and Methods 1

Slide 17: The Five Esse ntial Shape s - Te chnique By varying the angle of By varying the pressure the pencil, different widths on the pencil, different of lines can be made densities can be made Professor Lawrence Kuper© ACH 121-Materials and Methods 1

Slide 18: Le t’s Ge t Starte d – Co nto ur Draw ing Contour drawing is drawing the outline. Thisis to focus only on the overall shape of the object. main reason of the drawing is to define the proportions Minimal detail will be represented main reason of the drawing is to define the proportions Select a single viewpoint and stick to it. Sit so that they can reach there paper with minimal movement. Always have their head in the same place whenever they look at the object Thiswill keep the shapes in the same locaton at all times  small movement = big differences Professor Lawrence Kuper© ACH 121-Materials and Methods 1