SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND DESIGN

FOUNDATION IN NATURAL BUILD ENVIRONMENT

NAME: ROSABELLA ZUNTIVAI MOBIJOHN

STUDENT ID NO: 0322106

WORD COUNT: 762

ENGLISH 1 (ELG 30505)

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 1: PROCESS ESSAY

LECTURER: CASSANDRA WIJESURIA

SUBMISSION DATE: 11th MAY 2015

ESSAY DRAFT

INTRODUCTION: DEFINTION OF SKETCHING

Sketching is essential in the view of the fact that it is like free writing. It is an ideal

way to develop a concrete illustration on every wild idea imagined without the fear of

making a mistake on paper. For some, sketching is something intricate yet soothing,

monotonous yet appealing, sombre yet fascinating and unfortunately for some, it may be

just a vain attempt. Sketches are part of brainstorming processes as it allows artists and

an architecture student like myself to be able to determine which ideas work well and

which do not. Sketches are crucially used to present a design idea to a client in the

architectural field. Whilst there are no right or wrongs when learning how to sketch, there

are certain matters to consider when striving to produce an attractive sketch.

2ND PARAGRAPH: THE DRAWING TOOLS NEEDED

Therefore, before embarking on my sketch adventure,I prepared suitable tools

and sketching materials as it will be difficult when using a poor quality or the wrong

materials to sketch. I prepared a variety of high quality sketching pencils from the range of

6H to 8B. H pencils are the hardest pencils.They are used for sketching thin and straight

lines.They are mostly used for architectural sketches. Moreover,B pencils are the softest

pencils, and are used for making smudges or blurry lines for shading one's sketch. Other

than that, I prepared an eraser,a ruler and a sketch pad.However, other tools can be used

as well such as charcoal depending on one's preference.Hence,it is important to select

suitable materials as it affects the overall appearance of your sketch.

3RD PARAGRAPH: THE OBSERVATION

Moving on to the next step, it is time to choose a subject to draw on.It could be your

surroundings,a person or even a kitchen object. As for me, I will be sketching a rice

cooker. t is a useful and versatile kitchen appliance. It can be found in every homes of an

asian family. Enough said,now that I have selected I took several minutes to study my

object and paid attention to a few things.For example,the source of light, contrasting

colours and also the shape of my rice cooker.Like all rice cookers,mine is shaped like a

wide cylinder and is silver in colour.Furthermore, it takes a strong pair of eyes to perceive

shadows and contrast of an object. Locating the primary light source of an object will

determine where you will sketch the lightest and where you will sketch the darkest.

4TH PARAGRAPH: FURTHER SKETCHING DETAILS

Now for the fun part,it is time to embark on my sketch adventure! I started off with a

practice of some hand movements on a piece of paper to warm up my hand. I drew circles

and horizontal lines for five minutes. After that, I placed my object on the table and shined

light at it in order to get a more clearer and well defined picture of my object. To begin my

sketch,I started off with a H pencil and did a gesture drawing of the shape of my rice

cooker by using light strokes with loose hands. A gesture drawing is a form of sketching

where you use connected lines to draw your subject.It helps to give you a base for your

drawing. After achieving the ideal sketch shape, I proceed to an 8B pencil to define the

strokes more precisely.I added more details and inner shapes to make sure they are to

scale. When I was done, I noticed smudges on the paper.No worries! Eraser to the rescue!

I then removed it with my superhero eraser. Moving on, I sketched in the shading as well

as the highlights which adds the details and definiton to my sketch.All I had to do was

observe the light and dark areas of my object according to the light contrast.Hence,it gave

me a more realistic looking sketch of my rice cooker.

CONCLUSION:

As for the final step,I took a step back,looked at my work of art, and compared it to

my still object. I noticed some differences and did some adjustment. I added further details

and perfected my lines and presentation until my sketch was up to my representation

expectations. It took me about an hour to complete everything. Don't fall into perfectionism

and beat yourself up if your sketch doesn't come out the way you wanted it to. It'll only

discourage you from sketching. All artists are continuously learning through their lives

trying to improve. To conclude, It felt so good to see an accomplishment of hard work.I

really enjoy sketching as it appears to be magical when you watch something take shape

on a piece of paper in front of you and knowing that it came from you.

FINAL ESSAY

Sketching is essential in the view of the fact that it is like free writing. It is an ideal

way to develop a concrete illustration on every wild idea imagined without the fear of

making a mistake on paper. For some, sketching is something intricate yet soothing,

monotonous yet appealing, sombre yet fascinating and unfortunately for some, it may be

just a vain attempt. Sketches are part of brainstorming processes as it allows artists and

an architecture student like myself to be able to determine which ideas work well and

which do not. Sketches are crucially used to present a design idea to a client in the

architectural field. Whilst there are no right or wrongs when learning how to sketch, there

are certain matters to consider when striving to produce an attractive sketch.

Therefore, before embarking on my sketch adventure,I prepared suitable tools

and sketching materials as it will be difficult when using a poor quality or the wrong

materials to sketch. I prepared a variety of high quality sketching pencils from the range of

6H to 8B. H pencils are the hardest pencils.They are used for sketching thin and straight

lines.They are mostly used for architectural sketches. Moreover,B pencils are the softest

pencils, and are used for making smudges or blurry lines for shading one's sketch. Other

than that, I prepared an eraser,a ruler and a sketch pad.However, other tools can be used

as well such as charcoal depending on one's preference.Hence,it is important to select

suitable materials as it affects the overall appearance of your sketch.

Moving on to the next step, it is time to choose a subject to draw on.It could be your

surroundings,a person, drawing from a photograph or even a kitchen object. As for me, I

will be sketching a rice cooker. A rice cooker is a useful and versatile kitchen appliance. It

can be found in every homes of an asian family. I took several minutes to study my object

and paid attention to a few things.For example,the source of light, contrasting colours and

also the shape of my rice cooker.Like all rice cookers,mine is shaped like a wide

cylinder.Furthermore, it takes a strong pair of eyes to perceive shadows and contrast of an

object. Locating the primary light source of an object will determine where you will sketch

the lightest and where you will sketch the darkest.

Now for the next process: actually sketching the object. I started off with a practice

of some hand movements on a piece of paper to warm up my hand. I drew circles and

horizontal lines for five minutes. After that, I placed my object on the table and shined light

at it in order to get a more clearer and well defined picture of my object. To begin my

sketch,I started off with a H pencil and did a gesture drawing of the shape of my rice

cooker by using light strokes with loose hands. A gesture drawing is a form of sketching

where you use connected lines to draw your subject.It helps to give you a base for your

drawing. After achieving the ideal sketch shape, I proceed to an 8B pencil to define the

strokes more precisely.I added more details and inner shapes to make sure they are to

scale. When I was done, I noticed some smudges on the paper.No worries, use a good

eraser to remove those mistakes. Moving on, I sketched in the shading as well as the

highlights which adds the details and definiton to my sketch.All I had to do was observe

the light and dark areas of my object according to the light contrast.Hence,it gave me a

more realistic looking sketch of my rice cooker.

As for the final step,I took a step back,looked at my work of art, and compared it to

my still object. I noticed some differences and did some adjustment. I added further details

and perfected my lines and presentation, until my sketch was up to my representation

expectations. It took me about an hour to complete everything. Don't fall into perfectionism

and beat yourself up if your sketch doesn't come out the way you wanted it to. It'll only

discourage you from sketching. All artists are continuously learning through their lives

trying to improve. To conclude, It felt so good to see an accomplishment of hard work.I

really enjoy sketching as it appears to be magical when you watch something take shape

on a piece of paper in front of you and knowing that it came from you.

MY SKETCH