Activity # 1

Free hand drawing - Practice of lines

Use Long Bond Paper. Please see measurement of the border lines.

1 To draw horizontal thick and thin lines. (Fig 1)

Read Carefully!
• Sketch two vertical thin guide lines AB & CD.

• Mark points on the vertical lines AB & CD, 5 mm intervals approximately.

• Draw the lines by free hand between the two points sketch thick and thin alternatively.

Lengthy lines can be drawn with the forearm motion and short lines are drawn with the wrist motion.
Keep uniform pressure while sketching. Horizontal lines are drawn from left to right. (Fig 1B) While
sketching straight lines between two points keep your eyes on the point to which the line is to go rather
than the point of pencil. Avoid of drawing whole length of line in one single stroke. Prevent using eraser
often.
2 To draw vertical lines in thick and thin. (Fig 2)

• Sketch two horizontal thin guide lines AB & CD.

• Mark points on the horizontal lines AB & CD, 5 mm intervals.

• Sketch the line in free hand between the two points with thick and thin alternatively.

Vertical lines are drawn from top to bottom. (Fig 2B)

3.Sketch the inclined lines as shown in figure with thick and thin lines. (Fig 3)

• Sketch two axis AB & CD.

• On the horizontal and vertical axis AB and CD, mark points with 5 mm intervals.

• Draw thick and thin lines in the direction as shown in the figure alternatively

Inclined lines running upward are drawn left to right i.e bottom to top. (Fig 3B) The pencil point need
not to be too sharp. Hold the pencil freely and not close to the point. It is better that the pencil can be
hold 30 mm away from the tip of the pencil lead.