Perspective Sketching

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104 PERSPECTIVE SKETCHING

These color renderings are completed

using black pens with some color

markers added on top, done on marker

paper. Notice how the white reflections

on the body paint were obtained by

simply leaving some white reserves.

Note: During the phase of adding color

marker tones, it is important to avoid

smudging our color over the black lines.

It is important to test on the side first if

that would actually happen, but the results

will vary greatly depending on the type of

markers and paper we are using. The safest

route is always to work first on our color

markers over thinly applied pencil lines

and then apply our black lines. On the

other hand, if we have already done our

black lines, we would have to be extremely

careful in applying color around them.

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CHAPTER 2 – DYNAMIC VIEWS 105

The key moment for many

designers to overcome is the initial

hesitation—some might call it

fear—of sitting down and starting

to sketch freely. Once we have read

the project brief and we understand

the premises clearly, it all comes

down to picking up your favorite

drawing utensil and substrate,

digital or physical, and jotting down

ideas. Many designers like to draw

on newsprint paper, because it’s

cheap and coarse with a great tooth

to draw loose lines with a No.2

pencil, while some others might

draw loose sketches on napkins.

The techniques vary from person to

person. The important moment in all

of these scenarios is we have to have

something to say. In this example,

I wanted to pursue the idea of using

a CNC machine to carve a complex

table top out of wood and make it

look as if I had laid down a piece of

heavy cloth, bunching up at the

front corners. I started with a loose

sketch on tracing paper (above) and

cleaned the drawing further adding

a second layer on top (on the right).

CoNCEPT SKETCHING:

SKETCHING FRom ImaGINaTIoN

aNd HaVING SomETHING To Say

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The final two stages came easily, as I had

a clear direction and had something to

say with substance. On the left side of

the drawing, I opened all drawers and

moving parts, just to give me an idea

of how I would have to work with the

internal structure. After I was done,

I realized I had drawn the clocks

sideways and did yet another drawing

(on the right) with the clocks as they

should be and with the board ready

to be used.

Right after I sketched this, I didn’t like

it and I wasn’t going to use my time

adding color, but that led me to the next

step. I thought I could still keep the four

legs and draw the internal structure,

just for the fun of it. I started adding

more lines (on the left) and started liking

the overall design, with the addition of

an angled front and two drawers, one

on the front and another on the back.

The moment of inspiration came then,

when I thought I could design a chess

table with some built-in storage and two

clocks (on the right).

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CHAPTER 2 – CONCEPT SKETCHING 107

To complete the concept, I added some

color strokes to indicate the tone of

wood (and metal) I wanted to use.

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