The Virtual Hand 1: Online Resources - Sketching

Dear Students:

Following our week long free hand and computer graphics media sessions I decided to take a look at additional online resources. I found a few interesting tutorials, videos and demonstrations which could help you further explore new horizons in your sketching adventures.

This is a sketch of a hand drawn city. I really like the accompanying soundtrack

"Hey there Delilah". The drawing is actually an axonometric projection of an imagined city. I was impressed by the number of hip roofs and how the massing articulates interior courtyards as well as streets.

Here is another good one by "Tomato Dragon". This is a computer rendering of a one point perspective. While the workspace is virtual, the author still manages to keep a free hand quality in the representation. The lessons derived from this computer drawing can be equally applied to free hand drawing.

This is another one point perspective. It represents a different type of street, one which is much more residential in scale, but the same technique of the one point perspective is deployed. I found it peculiar how this drawing actually looks more constructed than the computer drawing above, even though it was done freehand.

The last video actually shows a human hand sketching. What is fascinating about it is that the person who draws is not even using perspective lines to draw. Wait a minute is that a In City student? (Note: Freehand sketching requires good soundtracks).

To conclude, I wanted to give you this reference. Freehand Sketching an introduction. Check it out. Happy Sketching!

Fernando