Sketching Reflection

So far I feel like I am extremely more comfortable with my sketching. I started in Interior design with absolutely no sketching capabilities, and that has all changed. Through this last 6 weeks of my first course at WSU I have learned many different techniques that I will continue to use forever. I have also learned how to draw perspective views, one-point and two-point and they are different in what they will show within the interior or exterior but have a similar way of starting to draw them. So now I have a better understanding of what is good to put within the sketch, and what can actually be left out, because you either do not see the object or somethings may be too complexly detailed to where it is unable to sketch to where you feel like it look completely correct. Since I am a quality type of person rather than one that rushes things. I think certain details are import to put within a sketch. With my better understand of sketching with what I have learned, I cannot wait to continue to learn more and even use my new knowledge to teach others some good techniques for their own sketching abilities.

Seat and Shelter Project

This project was evolved from my models shown in this blog. I was very pleased with how my posters turned out, from the positive and negative space, to how my drawings and hand drafted lettering worked out. These three boards show my process for the seat and shelter that started from a stick of wood, and went on to me creating the 2-D partis and 3-D models, all the way too the final functional model. My elevation sketches and views of the seat and shelter were not as difficult as I had expected. I believe they turned out to look nice and clean even though in the section view the hands of my person are a definite distraction to the drawing. I am not completely happy with the final functional model because it did not stand the way I would like so that the actual space was more noticeable. Next time I think am going to put a base on the shelter so that it stands properly and can give the full effect.

Main Sketching

Napkin sketches are not easy due to the flair pens thickness on such a thin paper material, it tears more than you would like.

Kitchen detailed sketch is one that was truly fun for me to do. I enjoyed all the little detailed that could be added.

The value of an interior is important to be aware of. For this sketch one has a thicker just in pen detail and the other I did with drawing pencils with different levels of lead which helped show the vales intensities.

I really enjoyed this one-point perspective drawing. I choose to draw my apartment building, or at least part of it. I decided to add the color pencil to the drawing so that it would show what exactly was being viewed and what was in the distance. If I draw it again I will add more of the smaller details to the sketch.

This two-point interior sketch was hard to start, but once I got my angles correct I was able to draw what was within my gaming room to a perspective with distinct shaded areas.

Main Sketching

Contour drawing, it is not easy to get the right shape without it looking to big or too small. Something for me to continue to work on.

The use of negative space creates an interesting look to the image when it had no specific detail. These leaves were all very rounded ones and laying over one another.

This Shadows and Shading sketch has more than one shadow and shaded area along it with the sun beaming almost precisely in the middle of the railing causing them to be on top of one another.

Painting was one my favorite sketches. I've also not had a chance to attempt fruit and paint, especially with contrasts and tones within the fruit and its ability to give them more presence. Along with the dark navy blue background to make the bright colored fruit really pop out. Next time I will had even more contrast to it for more realism.

Chair views of a perspectives, detail and an elevation of a leather rolling chair, next time I think a better view and view point will help the drawing look more in proportion to one another

Field Sketches

This Perspective drawing is slightly off from the vanishing point and thats due to no ruler and not being use to figuring out which technique worked best for me for straighter freehand lines. Next time I think I will try to add more detail to the ground to fix its perspective feeling.

A simple plan drawing of a building that had many pillars. With more time I would have added in the floor detail and counter areas where the dining was.

This one-point perspective was of a hallway that had many doors and many other connecting hallways. This sketch is more of a close up of the hallway with minimal shadows due to sufficient light sources in the building.

This sketch is actually another of the hallway from above on a different day. Just father back for a more distant view. showing that as you get father back there is more shadowed areas and darkened spots where other hallways start along with entries for doors. The ceiling fixtures are curved and detailed with metal rounded squares below and light fixtures in between them. There was more flooring detail present also while sketching back from a distant.

Two-Point Chair

This old school chair was a fun one to sketch at a two point. With all the curved lines and seat detail it was interesting get it all done, although the front right leg I believe should be a little more forward and looks slightly awkward. Shading was necessary with how the interior light was hitting the chair with some dark spots.

Models

Found Object: dead wooden stick

My first set of abstract study models were basically just 3D versions of my abstraction sketches so I could see what type of models could me made from those starting ideas.

My second set of abstract study models were revised ones from the originals above. I began to start adding more to original models along with making things asymmetrically balanced and added many more curved and diagonal lines to try and give the models more of a form.

My Final concept model came out from a combination of my study models. With diagonal lines, curved lines and asymmetrical form, I was able to accomplish the model that I was working towards.

The final functional seat and shelter model, this did not turn out quite how I would have liked it to. It ended up seeming not as sturdy as I had planned, but the shape and form of this model is just what I wanted. With its huge diagonally curved sheltered cover, non-objective seats and see through cut out pieces on the structure itself I believe this would be a very comfortable place to relax on a sunny day.

Hybrid Drawing

Taking my own one-point perspective drawing and scanning it onto Adobe Illustrator was something I truly did not think I was going to be doing and have not had an opportunity to do before. Using the Wacom tablets to draw the lines out was probably the hardest thing to do and keep at the correct angles and to keep them straight. Finding furniture for the room was easy, but being able to skew the images and put them into perspective properly was hard because some images just do not work out. I ended up making my own furniture to be able to make things look right. Next time I think I will try to see if I can get a picture of a real piece of furniture to be in perspective, even if that means having to skew it one way and distort it another over and over again.

Philippe Starck

This posters process was a long one, from looking up the proper information about the designer, to finding which pieces of work would look best and show some things about what they can do. Since Philippe Starck was not only an interior designer but an architect as well there were many choices for his pieces of work. I chose ones that I believed showed his more simpler work. Working in Adobe InDesign was new, and not easy to figure out. There are so many different tools and steps that have to be taken in order to place everything properly on the poster. Once I was a little more familiar with the program I began to get things done more quickly. All in all I was pleased with the way my poster turned out. Next time I think that I will work with the title and background, to make it more readable by maybe distorting the lace image together and make it more transparent, that way his name would be seen clearly.

Pattern - Baroque style

Using photos from the Baroque time period and my elements and principles posters I chose a split complimentary color scheme with Red-Orange, Green, & Blue. I chose images that I believed to be the best images to distort with ripples, change the color range, blur or liquify. I was very happy with the way the final print out turned out. Although, unfortunately my lines and corners did not line up correctly as they looked on the computer. So, next time I will be zooming in on each corner and line to make sure they match up correctly as well as adding some more value to the colors I use. These seem to have turned out very bold and I think they need some difference to them.

Abstract Parti Sketches

These abstractions came from my found object, which was a piece of dead wood, my process in drawing abstract came from originally taking my object and drawing versions of it, from there I then took some of the forms, shapes, and lines that appeared within the wood and conformed them into an abstract drawing that I ended up becoming pleased with.

Palouse Wacom

Using the Wacom tablet was a new experience. A fun experience at that. Although I did not get to finish to the point I would have liked, I believe it turned out to look really cool. It was a a great way to learn how to use the tablet.