Sketching Fundamentals
Sketching Skills and Techniques
Sketching is typically broken into three major elements:
- Shape
- Line
- Tone
Shape
- Primary shapes
- Distorting shapes
- Dividing shapes
- Creating 3D forms from primary shapes (ie: cubes, spheres, pyramids, cones, etc.)
- Activity 1: Reproduce the two complex shapes
Line
- Importance of lines
- Types of lines
- Activity 2: Reproduce the multiple lines and cubes
Tone
- Importance of tone
- Hatching; Cross Hatching; Stippling; Rendering; Dark vs. Light; Dimension; Light & Shadow
- Activity 3: Reproduce the four sketches (ie: 2 blocks; car and tree)
Concept and Design Sketching Examples
With a quick Google search of concept and design sketching you can find a wide variety of examples of how sketching is used in everyday designs.
Source: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BdMCM8Ob-zQ/maxresdefault.jpg
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Source: http://www.carbodydesign.com/media/2012/06/Alvis-Centenary-Concept-Design-Sketches-01.jpg
"How to Draw Everything" by Jake Parker
Sketches below are screen shots from a webinar by Jake Parker at SVS.
Sketching Activities
Students are to individually complete the following practice sketches from the images in the above slide show. These are to be completed with blank white paper and pencil. Once you are done, you will need to take a clear photo of each paper and then submit them to the appropriate inbox in Brightspace. Please label the photos according to the Activity title.
Activity 1: Shape Reproduce the four complex shapes to the right |
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Activity 2: Line Reproduce the multiple lines and cubes to the right |
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Activity 3: Tone Reproduce the four sketches to the right |
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Sketching Assignment: Chair Design Concept Sketches
Requirements
Stage 1: Inspiration
- Research and include 5 chair designs in a simple collage that you like as inspiration for your chair design concepts
Stage 2: Concept Development
- Think of this stage as your initial brainstorming like jot notes for an essay
- They should be simple seats, do not try to integrate tons of functionality like electronics etc.
- Focus on comfort and function
- You should have a dozen ideas (likely many more) which are not yet completed chairs - these should be initial ideas, partial elements and/or components to the chair concepts
- Then, further develop these initial sketch ideas into full chair sketches that still remain rough (ie: I should see the full structure and use of 3D forms in these design)
- These will then be refined with greater detail in stage 3
Stage 3: Final Designs
- Create 3 final design concept sketches of unique chair designs like the concept prototype sketches that you see below (ie: backpacks and shoes)
- These final designs should include detailed structure and use of 3D forms; proper use of line and tone to emphasize your designs and give a visual sense of dimension
- Try to sketch these final designs from a 45 degree viewpoint (as seen in many of the student exemplars below)
- These must be drawn on paper with pencil initially and then outlined for emphasis with a fine point marker if preferred
- Provide a description under one of the designs that explains the concept (ie: comfort and function) and why you like it most
Stage 1: Inspiration
Simple collage created using spark.adobe.com/sp
Simple collage created using spark.adobe.com/sp
Stage 2: Concept Development
Sources: https://paintingvalley.com/download-image#drawing-shoes-26.jpg; https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/tip-11-draw-a-shoe-draw-a-last/: https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/how-to-draw-with-thumbnails-to-get-many-design-of-backpack-tip-283/;
Stage 3: Final Designs
Source: http://www.brentradewald.com/sketchbook-2
Student Exemplars
Most of the work seen below achieved levels 3 (some structural details) and 4 (highly detailed structural forms and multiple viewpoints.)
Chair Design Concept Sketches Rubric