drawing and sketching. today’s plan free hand sketching circles letters & numbers
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Drawing and Drawing and SketchingSketching
Drawing and Drawing and SketchingSketching
Today’s Plan• Free Hand Sketching• Circles• Letters & Numbers
Drawing Tools• Drafting Board• Pencil – Mechanical preferably• T-Square• 60° or 45° Triangle• Eraser • Brush
Free Hand Sketching• Some Key Points to remember
when free hand sketching:• Do not hold the pencil too tight• Do not PUSH the pencil – “trail” it
along• Try and maintain even pressure
Free Hand Sketching• Some Key Points to remember
when free hand sketching:• Turn page to accommodate your
natural range of motion• Look just ahead of the pencil in
the direction of where you want the line to go
Exercises
Sketching Circles• When sketching a circle, start by
sketching a square
Sketching Circles• Then divide the square up into
QUARTERS
Sketching Circles• Then draw your circle one quarter
at a time
Exercises
Letters & Numbers• Letters & Numbers on a drawing
have to be NEAT and LEDGIBLE!• ALWAYS in CAPS – rarely in lower
case.• Good lettering & numbering takes
PRACTICE
Exercises
Horizontal Lines• Horizontal lines are drawn using
the T-Square
Vertical Lines• Vertical lines can also be drawn
using the T-Square
Vertical Lines• More commonly, vertical lines are
drawn using the 45 or 60 Triangles
Angle Lines• Angle lines are drawn using the
60 or 45 angle triangles and T-Square
Angle Lines• All common angles of the 180
spectrum can be drawn using the 45 and 60 triangles
Exercises