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Sketching Basics- Part 1
The document provides an overview of sketching and discusses the basics of sketching including what a sketch is, the difference between sketching and drawing, common sketching techniques like different pencil grips and strokes, examples of famous designers like Leonardo Da Vinci and Henry Dreyfuss, and exercises to practice sketching techniques like drawing lines, angles, squares and circles. The workshop concludes with an exercise where participants sketch a product by touch alone to practice sketching without sight.
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- 1. Design and SketchingWorkshop-PART 1 Styling Team Designers KMC, Escorts Limited Arun M, Rakesh Kumar Das, Rohit Raghuvanshi
- 2. “Every child isan artist, the problem is how to remain an artist when they grow up” – Pablo Picasso
- 3. Lets play asmall game!!! Close your eyes after seeing the image and try drawing it freely on a sheet of paper with a pencil provided.
- 5. The thing thatyou did on the piece of paper is called a “SKETCH” What is a sketch...
- 6. A sketch isa rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not usually intended as a finished work.
- 7. What is thedifference between drawing and sketching... • Sketching is when you are quickly laying out your artwork with a basic outlines of what you want and where you want it. • Drawing is when you go into more detail such as adding those second marks on a watch. Practice a lot and you will become better at it.
- 8. A Sketch A Drawing
- 9. Drafting/Technical Sketching • Technical sketching is a freehand sketch. • The only equipment required to execute technical sketches are soft pencils in the F to HB range, paper, and an eraser.
- 10. Bravo!...They did itall!!
- 11. Leonardo da Vinci Apainter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer.
- 12. Henry Dreyfuss • Oneof the celebrity industrial designers of the 1930s and 1940s, Dreyfuss dramatically improved the look, feel, and usability of dozens of consumer products. • Dreyfuss was not a stylist: he applied common sense and a scientific approach to design problems. • His work both popularized the field for public consumption, and made significant contributions to the underlying fields of ergonomics, anthropometrics, and human factors.
- 13. John Deere Tractorsdesigned by Henry Dreyfuss
- 14. The Basics ofSketching •Use a soft pencil, e.g. HB •Grasp the pencil between your fingers, about 20 mm from its tip. •Do not rest your hand on the paper while you draw (do free-hand drawing) •Hold the pencil at an angle so that you are able to see its point. •Be relaxed about what you are doing.
- 15. Underhand Tripod Grip Basic Tripod Grip Overhand Grip Extended Tripod Grip
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- 19. "Practice makes aman perfect" - Is it right?
- 20. Step A: Draw anumber of parallel lines, vertically, horizontally and diagonally. Try to focus on the point towards which you are drawing the lines, and keep your wrist from bending.
- 21. Step B: Once youfeel at ease with drawing parallel lines, you may start drawing horizontal and vertical lines to form right angles (90 degree angles).
- 22. Step C: When youare able to draw these right angles confidently, you are ready for the next step: drawing squares. Squares and rectangles are commonly used to frame other objects that are sketched.
- 23. Step D: If youhave to draw a circle, it may be useful to sketch a square – lightly. The sides should be equal to the diameter of the circle that is required. By marking the centers of the four sides you will identify the points of contact of the circle..
- 24. Step E: If youhave to draw a circle, it may be useful to sketch a square – lightly. The sides should be equal to the diameter of the circle that is required. By marking the centers of the four sides you will identify the points of contact of the circle..
- 25. Let’s play agame again... BLIND SKETCHING TO FEEL THE PRODUCT
- 26. Sketch product onthe whiteboard; what you can feel is there inside the box.
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