SKETCHING
Sketching is the second step to design. To facilitate analysis of the problem at hand, sketching has the capability to get a sense of the next level of problems to be encountered. It is also simply fun to put down your imaginations on paper, and yes, I still love pen and paper however am slowly switching to sketching on a screen. What keeps me on paper is the factor that when a mistake happens you can either try to erase it or adapt the mistake into the imagination. Below are some of my works and snippets from my sketchbooks.
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Observational sketching was the first method I learnt to draw by, specifically pencil sketching. Using pencil can be a challenge depending on the pencil, however in the beginning all I had was an Steadler HB Pencil, back when they were red and black with gold imprint, STEADLER.
Pencil is a fantastic way to observe light. Shades of grey can go along way as in this image to the left. I sketched this in an Art class during my time at Tongji. It was an sketching class.
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I have since taken a liking to design sketching where I mainly use a 0.7mm quick dry pen. This just looks amazing on paper while at the same time helping convey some ideas to paper. To the left is a bridge project from a Studio class at Santa Monica College. My process has always been to sketch first while slowly working towards the final result.
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Below is a preview of my process in sketching with concept designing, putting thoughts to paper.
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