The document is a draft for an English assignment where the author is asked to sketch a kitchen utensil and outline the process. The author chooses to sketch kitchen shears. In the observation section, the author describes the shears using their five senses. Drawing tools that will be used include pencils of varying hardness for shading and a camera. The author notes challenges of a tight work space but is accustomed to it. Further details will explore shading options like charcoal and the importance of lighting. Mistakes will lead to recreating the sketch for a cleaner result. In conclusion, preparing took the most time due to lack of tools, but the author is relieved to finish and would enjoy repeating to improve drawing skills.

1. ENGLISH ASSIGNMENT 1 DRAFT (NOT FINAL OBVIOUSLY)
Introduction
- A hastily executed drawing, a rough design, plan or draft.
- Sketching will be useful to quickly get a rough idea of what I will be up against
and what I will need to do to overcome whatever is given.
- My process essay is about sketching a kitchen utensil, specifically the Kitchen
Shears. I need to outline the process of sketching said utensil, step by steps
and progress.
Observation
- The weapon I have chosen is the Kitchen Shears, not to be mistaken with
scissors.
- Sight: They look like scissors.
- Touch: They feel like scissors, but the shears have a larger handle on one
side used to accommodate more fingers.
- Taste: When clean, they taste like just about any clean metallic or stainless
steel object. After used to cut something it will taste like whatever it just cut.
- Smell: When clean, they smell like just about any clean metallic or stainless
steel object. After used it will smell like whatever it just cut.
- Sound: SNIP SNIP
- Kitchen Shears are used just like scissors, to cut. They are usually used to cut
vegetable and various thin objects.
- I have chosen the Kitchen Shears because I use them a lot.
Drawing Tools
- For shading, I will be using different types of pencils based on their softness.
Harder pencils like the H series will be used for initial light sketching and
lighter shading while softer pencils like an 8B will be used to darken large
areas quickly.
- Other stationary/tools I might consider using will be rulers for straighter lines
and a camera to capture a still shot of the said utensil so the angle of viewing
will be always the same to avoid any confusions.
- For starters, I do not have an ideal workspace to work on. All the space on my
table is taken up by my large mouse pad and keyboard and there are
nowhere else I can place them. So working in a tight environment is not a
problem as I am already used to it.
Further Details
- I may explore further options for shading; one good example will be using
charcoal. Just like pencils, there are different forms of charcoal, from hard to
soft. Soft charcoal are smudgy and will be ideal for creating very balanced
and smoothly transitioned shading.
- Lighting plays an important role in a drawing as they, combined with shadows,
visually define an object. Firstly, I have to determine the source of lighting
because the shadows casted have to be on the other end, otherwise it
wouldn’t make any sense.

2. - If mistakes were made, I would prefer to recreate my sketch instead of going
on with it unless the mistake is very minimal. Having a cleaner sketch would
make it look like I have a pre-defined goal and know what I am doing.
Conclusion
- The sketch only took up to 2 hours, but it was the preparation process that
took the most time. Having the need to gather all the tools needed for this
sketch is mind boggling as I do not have access to any of the items.
- I heave a sigh of relief after completing the sketch because I now know that
there is one less assignment I need to complete.
- I would love to repeat this because it sure is an interesting way to study about
a certain object, in this case the Kitchen Shears, and learn to draw better
which will be great for future work that require drawing, but I wouldn’t like to
have to write an essay again.
Hi Ms Cass,
Sorry for the bad English.