AR111P VISUAL COMMUNICATION 1 REVIEWER • This method of holding the drawing tool shifts

1ST TERM MODULE 1 control from the fingers to the arm, which helps
simplify the early stages of a drawing.
FREE HAND DRAWING
- Freehand drawing is indispensable in
an architect's work; it is a perfect tool for
expressing thoughts and communicating with
others.
- At the conceptual stage, freehand drawing allows
a transition of the creative thinking process onto
paper.
- The best design solutions can be found by means • This way of holding the drawing tool also shifts
of drawings. control from the fingers to the arm

*absolutely necessary
*make use of the intuitive connection between
mind and hands
*consolidate our ideas (in the process of creative • Start with the large, general shapes, followed by
thinking) more specific shapes, then their lights and
*limited to imagination and skills shadows, and then the details. At the end of your
*easy to apply in any situation and any tool drawing, during the detail phase, it is appropriate
to hold your pencil the way you would while
Importance in presentation writing,
- Sketching is the production first thinking,
contributes significantly to making of creative
designs.

*design their own to reflect their own identities,

purpose, likes etc.
• Distortions can result when the distance from
Basic Drawing Techniques:
your eye to the top of the page is not equal to the
1. Way you hold your drawing tool (pencil, pen,
distance from your eye to the bottom of the page.
brush, charcoal, etc.)
• Holding the drawing tool this way is appropriate
for small drawings or small areas of a drawing.

• When you tilt your working surface like this, the

• Holding the tool like this is good for making large,
loose shapes in a drawing
*for circles, portraits, landscapes
distance from your eye to the top and bottom of
the page is equal and there will be fewer
distortions in your drawing.

*be comfortable