WEEK 5: First Place Space Rendering

This view of my house was a little challenging for me, the angles and multiple view points were tricky. I had been wanting to attempt a sketch of this spot for a while. I am pleased with the way it turned out. The coloring does not do it justice, but it adds a nice touch. I learned how to use the blender marker a little bit better, so I can some improvement with my week 5 drawings. I still need to work on my marker streakiness, that is my least favorite part of the drawing.

WEEK 5: First Rendering (prismacolor experimenting)

The class was given a pre-drawn contour of a space, and we were asked to render this drawing with, prismacolor colored pencils, and prismacolor or chartpak markers. This assignment was more difficult than I was expecting. It takes a while to build up a solid color base of markers. So my color palette was limited. There are also so many things that can be done with these markers and it was hard for me to get the hang of them. I was not sure how to use the blender marker, the marker would have made these drawings look significantly better. But overall I love working with color and these markers can do so much. I think once I get the hang of these renderings this will be my favorite part about this class.

WEEK 4: Atrium Perspective (scanned and photographed)

The perspective drawings of the atrium were very confusing to me at first. For the first hour of this assignment I sat in the atrium just staring at its boundaries just trying to figure out a starting point. It looked at a lot easier than it actually was for me. I chose multiple spots around the atrium trying to figure out the spot that would work for me. I had many troubles, when the sketches had multiple vantage points I got lost in the drawing. When I started to add people it was difficult to get the proportions. Selective drawing was a struggle for me too, it was hard for me to decide what to and what not to draw. After I completed the drawing I was pleased. I was not the best at drawing before this class but this assignment helped a lot and helped me see things differently in order to create the best sketch. I did not think I would be able to pull something off this good. 

WEEK 4: Perspective Practice

Perspectives are one of my favorite types of drawings when I start to understand how they work. We have been working a lot on perspectives, they are one of the most important skills in interior design. They are confusing and tough at first. But they are almost like a set of rules and start to get very easy once you understand the rules. These were some random quick sketches to practice. Perspective drawings become easier for me when I capture as much of the room as possible. With these sketches I tried some selective drawings to practice perspectives of single furniture pieces. In doing so I discovered I need a lot of practice with that. I was not pleased with any of these sketches. I need to practice seeing and sketching furniture pieces standing alone.

WEEK 4: figure drawings

I am the worst when it comes to drawing proportional and correct human figures. We spent some time this week on improving and learning quick tips on how to draw to figures. I did not think that the even reaching this point in figure drawing was something that I could achieve. I am very impressed with myself.

WEEK 3: Household contours and value sketches

I really liked this assignment. I was not familiar with drawing and sketching values, so to do an exercise focusing on that was challenging and fun. I really liked how they turned out. I definitely took a valued skill out of this exercise. I honestly think this is an example of some of my best sketching ever. I did not want to take the easy way out on this one, I chose a very textured and detailed set up to sketch and had fun with it. I also hated contour drawings until I did this one. I think these contours still capture a beautiful image.

WEEK 3: One Point Perspectives of Work Space

This perspective drawing has since been modified after posting. This was a perspective drawing of my desk area in class. I think that it was a very good area to learn the basics and start with perspectives. I chose to do a one point (single vantage point) perspective, because I felt it was appropriate for this space. The light fixtures on the ceiling were the hardest for me, as well as the stool considering it was attempting drawing curves in perspective. I really like perspective drawing, I have never been the pest at drawing and perspectives give me a sense of cheating at drawing to make them look more realistic. I can not wait to do more perspectives.

WEEK 3: NAME IT Contours

Week 3 we still practiced some contour drawings. This time we contoured our NAME IT projects from week 1. I do not feel that I had a very good NAME IT project to draw. The mug was too simple, and hard to draw since it was glass and there was a lot of different lighting. The music note pieces was very hairy and piecey to draw. I had a difficult time trying to draw it.  

WEEK 2: Still life sketches

We were required to set up a still life and practice sketching it with different angles and views. I chose my bed considering it had many tones and free flowing lines. I also discovered I should practice these types of organic free flowing lines more. It was difficult and does not look good. So I added a orthogonal sketch of stacked furniture pieces in my room to see how the light hits the inside and work with a sense of distance. I now know I need to practice my curved line sketches. However, I am pretty pleased with my values and tones in these sketches. I have never really practiced or tried sketching with value and tone, and I like how it looks and I do not think I did that bad for a first pass.

WEEK 2: Handmade Viewfinder

These are the front and back images of my handmade viewfinder. These viewfinders make sketches more precise. I found it significantly helpful when trying to get the right distances and proportions.

In class practice sketches

The class gathered and practiced various sketches with different lines and shading techniques using our handmade viewfinders. This helped with the practice of proportions, and distance.

WEEK 2: Contour Practice

 

This week the class was exploring the contour technique to drawing. There are several ways to experiment with contour sketches. This spread I tried regular contour which is just the outline sketch of something. Modified contour gets a little harder, it is the same as contour however you mostly look at the object being sketched and only glancing at your paper. Blind contour however is strictly looking at the object and surprising yourself with whatever it looks like at the end. This assignment made me feel a little dumb. But for interior design I can see how this technique might come in handy. Maybe with a client you are examining a space and quickly sketching the desired product. It can be very impressive the more you practice.

WEEK 2: Schematic Design Drawings & Diagrams

The whole schematic design drawings and diagrams were new to me. I would not have known how to create these diagrams and drawings. I dreaded the assignment at first, but after completing it I realized it was not so bad, I got the hang of it real quick and discovered I actually enjoyed doing the assignment. I think these diagrams make things clear when planning a space and are very helpful in the designing process.The images are compiled of a first and second place space. The first place space being my bedroom, and the second place space being my classroom computer lab. The most challenging part was creating the adjacency matrix, however after doing it 2 or 3 times it became very clear. I think it is easier to diagram a first place space because its more obvious and personal, the second place spaces need some more thought and playing around with.

WEEK 1: Architectural Writting

This Architectural Writing assignment was very important and helpful to my major. Even though I felt like I was back in elementary school learning how to write the alphabet, I found it a little challenging to go back and learn how to properly write again. At the end of the assignment I learned why this would be important to my major. It is very clear writing and leaves less room for confusion in the handwriting. It looks nice and aesthetic, and will look better on future projects than my normal handwriting. I just need to keep practicing to get it perfect and the way I would like to see it.

WEEK 1: Name It

For the NAME IT assignment the class was to assemble different materials and objects that in some way resemble themselves, and then combining these objects together to form a sort of 3-D collage. These pieces should all have meaning and in some way resemble us and our likings. I enjoyed learning about my classmates in this fashion. It actually really helped get to know people a little bit. It was a little challenging figuring out the best and most creative way to describe yourself. I chose a music note made of broken C.D.'s because I absolutely love music of all kinds. I painted the front and the back of the music notes with my favorite colors. I hung the music note on a mug as a garnish to a drink, I am bartender and absolutely love my job, the mug helps represent this. I decorated the mug with a "GO GATORS," I also love my gators!