Free Hand Sketching I

Course Objective:     

To impart Knowledge & skill of free hand sketching with free hand perspective, basic exercises in color, pencil, pen, brush etc.

1. Introduction(4 hours)
1. History of Free Hand sketching, (Drawing) with preference to Architecture.
2. Relevance of Free Hand sketching in Architecture design.
3. General knowledge of sketching materials as pencil, paper, color, brush, pen etc.


2. Basic principle of Free Hand sketching.(4 hours)
1. Formal, Informal balance, Rhythm, Harmony, contrast, gradation, etc.
2. Shade & shadow


3. Practices in free hand sketching (4 hours)
1. Line exercise in pencil, color & ink (straight, curve, zigzag etc.)
2. Tone exercise  pencil, color & ink   (tint & tones)
3. Texture exercise in pencil, color & ink
4. Pencil, pen, color exercise


4. Free hand sketching of still life in studio condition(12 hours)
1. Free hand sketching of still life in studio of simple objects in pencil, ink & color
1. Nature objects – flower & fruit
2. Man made objects – cube /sphere/ pyramid/ cuboids
2. Free hand sketching of still life in studio of complex objects in pencil, ink &color
1. Nature objects - combination of  flower & fruit
2. Man made objects - combination of  solid objects (cube / sphere / pyramid / cuboids)


5. Free hand sketching of tree, door & window (classical) in pencil, ink, color (4 hours)  


6. Free hand fast sketching ( pencil only) (12 hours)
1. Different objects (Tree, human figures, vehicles, perspective views, cloud, furniture, etc) in indoor and outdoor.


7. Application of different mediums as pencil, color, pen in interior & exterior(8 hours)


8. Class Test(4 hours)


9. Review, consultation & submission(4 hours)

References:

1. Bernard Durstan – Starting to Paint Still Life
2. Leon Franks -  How to do Still Life
3. Prof. S.K. Luthra – Applied Art Handbook
4. Herbert Parrish – Flower and Still Life
5. Ray Smith – The Artists Hand book