Freehand sketching is essential in the design process as it allows for free expression, conceptualization, and visualization of ideas. Initial sketches are critical in brainstorming and understanding scale before transitioning to digital designs. Furthermore, sketching aids in communicating design concepts to clients, making it easier to gain their interest and approval.

2. 5 Reasons why is free hand sketching
important for design process.
As Pablo Picasso aptly said “Every child is an artist. The problem is
how to remain an artist once he grows up.” Whether an artist, an
architect, an art lover or a designer, sketching is a powerful tool in the
design evolution process. It helps you discover the solutions to design
problems, to visualize & hence solve them. It also helps brainstorm
for details and ideas to get a better understanding of the situation.
Through this, we are trying to emphasize the significance of free hand
sketching and its application in the process of design evolution.
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• 1. Sketching is about free expression through different media like pencil, pen, charcoal, ink, etc.
It helps you to conceptualize the design and helps visualize better. There is no age to start
sketching, it is fun and fulfilling at every stage and also brings out the creativity inside you.
• 2. It’s a myth that freehand sketching takes lot of time, in fact, during conception of any design
initial sketches are extremely important. Take Frank Lloyd Wright, for example, a brilliant well
known architect. Each of his projects used to begin with conceptual sketches. Later his abstract
drawings would shape into detailed designs and eventually into three-dimensional models.

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• 3. Everything around could be an inspiration. The record or the sketchbook that you create is
like a rich composition of ideas and inspirations. You might just want to carry it along
everywhere. So, the next time you are travelling, don’t forget to carry your pocket size
sketchbook.
• 4. Initial design ideas consist of conceptual sketches, line drawings and some incomplete
drawings. This necessarily would not resemble the end product. It’s imperative to brainstorm
ideas with help of sketches and doodles to generate concrete concepts. This is extremely
important before you start working on the computer to understand the scale and proportion.

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• 5. As a designer, it’s important to “sell” your design to your client. The initial sketches generate
interest and show the entire design process to the client, hence making it a bit easier to
convince him.
“Sketching and designing go hand in hand. It’s never too late to start sketching. It’s important to
unlearn what you have absorbed till now and hence just observe and draw…… because when you
can’t draw with a pencil, draw with your eyes!”

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