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PAMANTASAN NG COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE

LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA AND URBAN PLANNING

ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING
SKETCHING &
LETTERING
ALNIE KHAYZER HAYUDINI, RLA, RMP
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In architecture ideas or design concepts need to

be communicated visually in the fastest method
before becoming concrete hard -line drawings
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Why freehand
sketch?

• To quickly get ideas out of your head and on to paper,

so you can remember them later
• To capture a particular image or mood
• To express your ideas to others
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freehand sketching • Remember that sketching

can be done nearly
anywhere at anytime
• True sketches do not have
to be “photo-realistic”, as
sketches are drawings that
describe ideas and moods
o Your hand is not a
drawing machine, it will
need practice
o Your sketching will
improve over time
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Don’t move your pencil by bending your wrist or elbow

Take control

Diversify your lines

Add some texture

Avoid being too symmetrical

Stay clear of smudging

Draw a sky and silhouettes

Intersect your lines at the corners.

Image from: http://escuelataller.org.ph/the-school/our-skills-workshops/carpentry/
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Architectural lettering was established ages ago so that writing

on blueprints was legible, avoiding costly mistakes.

Practicing this lettering is still part of the curriculum in most

architecture and design schools, because it is still a necessary
part of the job.
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Bad handwriting tends to make any design look

amateur. All handwriting should match the quality of
the design.
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Guidelines

Guidelines are drawn

very light and will not
be erased: the text box
is part of the beauty of
this hand-drawn
lettering style.
• Draw guidelines with
a sharp H pencil in
regular intervals .
• Sets of lines should
be drawn to the width
of your text box or
label.
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Lettering can be written by using sharp B pencil or

technical pen.
• Use light guidelines
• Letters are written in San Serif typeface or font style
• Letters are written in all caps
• Letters should all be the same width
• Skip a space between each line
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*Images used in this presentation is not the property of the presenter.

Reference/s:

Thank you. • Chowdhury, P. (2017). INTRODUCTION TO DRAWINGS. Retrieved from:

https://www.slideshare.net/PriodeepChowdhury/lesson-1-intro-to-drawing