SKETCHING

Ms. Janice Magbujos-Florida

Instructor I
 Sketching
also known as freehand
drawing

is the fundamental building block

of a talented artist.
 is a form of
drawing
which is done
only by
means of eye
and hand
coordination.
 In simple terms, freehand
drawing is done by a
person without use of any
tools like rulers, protractor,
etc. or using tracing or
other technique.
 Many people who enjoy
drawing as a hobby use this
technique of drawing, just
carrying a sketchbook and
pencils and sketching any
subjects they like.
 If a person asks you, looking
at a drawing 'did you do it
freehand?',

It means that did you do

this drawing without the use
of any tools or mechanical
devices.
 It hones your observational
skills; helps you to keep your
style current, by allowing you
to continue developing; and
gives you a source of images
that can eventually end up in
your finished work.
 To express how one feels without a
subject is deeply personal and as the
way someone free hand draws is a
way to express their life everything
they have done through out their life
has shape their style and subject of
free hand drawing to express their
self with only what they see in their
minds can have a impact on people
lives free hand drawing can show
skills and craftsmanship in drawing
without other methods of drawing
 For freehand sketching one
needs to have good
observation skills, good sense
of proportions, a smooth
motion of hand that allows to
draw neat lines, and to give
the drawing more depth some
shading skills. These skill take
time, patience and practice.
Sketching Materials
A : The simple and most universal toll of
the artist is the pencil. It is very
versatile. It ranges from very hard to
very soft and black (HB, B, 2B, 4B, 6B
etc.) and there are different thickness.
At least you must have three degrees of
blackness, such as HB (average
hardness and blackness), 2B (soft and
black), 4B (very soft and black). Try to
avoid H series pencils (eg: H, 2H, 3H,
4H). H serious are only used for
engineering drawings. They wont be
suitable for portraits and fine arts
B : Charcoal stick - Sticks are more
versatile then pencil because they
are very easy to produce dimensional
images on toned paper.

C : Charcoal pencil - Charcoal pencil in

black, grey and white are excellent. A
variety of grads are available namely
Hard, Neutral, Soft. Hard is used for
lighter tone, Neutral is used for
middle tone and soft is used for
darker tone.
D : Marker and Ballpoint Pen - Ball pens
are some times used to give strokes.
Black color is preferable. Also some
more variety of pen are available, fine
nib push pen, fine line pen.

E : Craft knife or Cutter - used to

sharpen pencils and charcoal. A normal
hand-held sharpeners won't always
take the thickness of lead in charcoal
pencils and graphite pencils. Cutter will
give a very good pint
F : Pencils - It ranges from very hard
to very soft and black (H, HB, B,
2B, etc.) and there are different
thickness.

G : Geometric compass - used to put

circles.

H: Pro circles - used to put circles

and curves as same as compass.
I : Pencil Sharpener - used
to sharpen pencils.

J : Non dust eraser. This

will help in preserving
the paper.
 Technique of Lines
The chief difference
between a mechanical
drawing and a freehand
sketch, lies in the
technique of the lines.
 Mechanical Line

Freehand Line
 A good instrumental line is
drawn rigidly straight and
exactly uniform while that
of freehand line is drawn
with freedom and variety.
 The freehand construction line is a
very light rough line wherein some
of the strokes may overlap and all
other lines should be dark and
clean-cut. Ends of the dashes are
accented and sharp contrasts
between line thicknesses are
maintained. All visible lines are
drawn heavy so the outline will
stand out clearly and make hidden,
center lines, and extension lines
thin.
 Sketching Techniques
Sketching a Line.
 Sketching Techniques

Sketching an Arc
 Sketching Techniques

Sketching an Arc
 Sketching Techniques

Sketching a Circle
1) Setup the 2) Square in the 3) Sketch
diameter diameter diagonals
 Sketching Techniques

Sketching a Circle
4) Identify triangle 5) Sketch arcs
centers
 Do you want to be a good
sketcher?

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