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Designer's Guide To Architectural Sketching
Rating: 4.3 out of 5(30 ratings)
1,136 students
Last updated 9/2022
English

What you'll learn

  • how to sketch with pencils
  • how to sketch in perspective
  • how to shade sketches
  • how to sketch in pen

Course content

5 sections20 lectures1h 31m total length
  • Class Materials3:24

    Acquire essential class materials for architectural sketching: weighty sketchbook, varied hardness pencils, scale ruler and triangle, eraser, archival pens, paper stumps, and practice objects for shading.

  • Choosing Lineweight and Lead Weight5:08

    Explore line weight and lead weight with HB, 2H, and A2H pencils, describing rolling versus pulling for consistent lines. Use curves and construction lines for precise sketches.

  • Concepts of Sketching4:12

    Develop your architectural sketching skills by starting with an initial idea, gathering references, sketching multiple iterations, adding descriptive words, preserving sketches, seeking feedback, and researching different materials.

  • Starting With Sketch Idea1:37
  • Starting The Sketch2:51
  • Basic Sketching Exercise

Requirements

  • No skills required, only a few materials needed.

Description

Learn the basics of Architectural Sketching to improve your ideation and visual communication through sketches.

** This course is for those beginning or wanting refreshing in Architectural sketching, so be prepared with your tools to learn the basics of great sketches.


Architects, designers, and artists of all kinds are always in need of showing a good visual idea. However, the skill and confidence to sketch are often far below people's confidence level. In this course, anyone can grow their skill in Architectural Sketching through these simple step by step basics from a licensed Architect to get a visual idea across in a great sketch.


This course begins with the basic of pencil and pen usage, as well as tool selection and scaling to make sketches that are relevant and beautiful. The course finishes with Architectural sketching in 2D and 3D to share an idea quickly and beautifully.


What you learn:

- how to sketch 2D and 3D forms

- how to quickly sketch plans and elevations

- how to shade sketches

- how to make perspective sketches

- how to sketch compositions


Course outcomes:


At the end of this course, every student will have more confidence and skill to put an idea down and turn it into a meaningful sketch ready to communicate.


About The Instructor

Brandon Aaron Gibbs is a licensed Architect and instructor, successfully helping thousands of students master design, modeling, and rendering in today's top design programs.

Who this course is for:

  • designers, artists, architects