Article · Life of an Architect
Architectural Sketching [or How to Sketch like Bob]
By Bob Borson
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2014
About this lesson
A practicing architect's five techniques for confident line sketches: the 'hit-go-hit' pen-lifting method for straighter lines, drawing from the shoulder rather than the wrist, using two marker weights for depth, letting corner lines overshoot, and refining designs by layering tracing paper.
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