DOES FREEHAND DRAWING LEADS TO CREATIVE DESIGNS OR NOT

To take advantage of the progression from freehand drawing to creative design, the artist must approach the subject in a considered fashion.

The outline is important and so are the proportions, and often a relationship exists between the building in plan and how it works in section and elevation.

As we tend to draw the outsides of buildings, the potential designer should not focus upon the façades at the expense of the often critical relationship between elevation and plan. These ‘invisible’ relationships may be the most instructive when drawing certain buildings, and provide a source of ideas for the designer.

A good sketch is not necessarily a faithful likeness; it may in a pedagogic sense be better to analyse and decipher the subject. Sketches that consist of probings around specific themes may prove particularly useful to designers since they provide fruitful avenues for further exploration.