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1.7 Sketching Commandments * 1.8 The Ultimate SIns

1. I will carry my sketchbook wherever I go 1. Drawing ‘pictures’
going about daily life, when travelling, visiting events/exhibitions, going to bed design sketching is explorative we don’t just draw pictures to fill paper introduction
at night
2. I will date and notate my sketching 2. Not filling a sheet
show sequence of collected items, ideation, sketch style use all space to explore, iterate and overlap

3. I will sketch to observe 3. Dog ears and folding or rolling of sheets
to understand, explore geometry, to record surface texture and detail
4. Torn Pages, Jagged Edges and Stains
4. I will explore through sketching it is never acceptable
explore all avenues, ‘what if?’
5. Use of substandard equipment
5. I will build on layers of detail your equipment is specified, invest in and take care of it
capture form, add detail, add texture, be methodical and accurate
6. Drawing consistently in one view
6. I will sketch in an affirmative manner populate your sketching with multiple views and perspectives
be affirmative, avoid wispy lines or getting bogged down in irrelevant detail that
does not offer clarity
7. Feathering Lines
detail gets lost in multiple lines, commit to single line drawing
7. I will use the full surface of my page
link sketchwork thematically and iterate 8. Inaccurate perspective
understand perspective and use it correctly
8. I will draw from real objects
you need to understand the object in three dimensions 9. No notation
clarify, communicate and give context for your sketching
9. I will immerse myself in the styles of the masters and learn
don’t just look, explore the style, line weight, perspectives, iteration and apply it 10. Drawing one line where a thickness is required
all materials have a thickness, show it in your sketching
* Taken and adapted from Peter Stebbing’s 11 Commandments 11. Drawing Borders
do not frame sheets with rectilinear borders. The sheet already has a border.
‘When sketching, if you have no questions or do not enjoy sketching objects, both
man-made or from the natural world and cannot find anything interesting of 12. Illegible and unstructured notation
which to fill your design sketchbook, perhaps you should choose another fonts are difficult to emulate-don’t add more complexity
profession other than Design............there are plenty to choose from’.
(Peter Stebbing)

Along with the right application to sketching, learners need to be aware of
things that should never be seen in sketching. These are bad habits that The house style, through this booklet, clarifies what is
can be addressed immediately. When addressed the professionalism of
the sketchwork will improve. and is not an acceptable presentation of sketchwork for
critique, tutorial, submission and assessment.

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