Blog 9- Drawings and Renderings

(Precedent Study)

This week in class we talked about our Container Home Projects. We were shown examples of previous projects to help us to better understand the project and give us inspiration for our own house. The example showed both her presentation with renderings and construction documents. 

(Diagrams about container house)


This week’s reading is chapter 9 in Sketching Interiors, which is titled, Freehand Sketching for Presentations. Some of the most common drawings that interior designers have to draw for their clients are floor plans, elevations, isometric drawings, and perspectives. These are usually drawn with markers and ink, combined with colored pencils.  

When drawing you must make sure to add entourage to your renderings. This often includes plants, cars, or even people. Adding these details not only helps to give your drawings scale and dimension, but also helps your drawing to become more realistic and life-like. 

There are several different types of plants you can draw, such as pine trees, bushes, trees with leaves, and tree trunks and branches. In the book it describes the different shapes associated with these and how to draw them properly using mixed media.  

Human figures do not necessarily have to look realistic, but their scale and proportion are important. Additionally, where you place the figures is important, which should be near entrances or any other place you deem important. Cars are similar in this aspect, although they are primarily there to add a lot of fun and realism to the drawing. 

Floor plans are schematic drawings that help to show the layout of your rooms and furnishings. They often appear flat but can become three dimensional when you add a wash-like effect. The book continues to go on about why section, perspective, and isometric views are important and how to draw them.  




Comments

  1. Eliana JohnsonMarch 22, 2024 at 10:46 AM

    Sami I love your precedent studies and some of the ideas that you have! Excited to see where you go with this project!

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  2. Susan E. KirshMarch 23, 2024 at 9:29 AM

    Sammy,

    I really enjoyed reading your post and your design ideas for the Container Project! I think including your adjacency matrix and various bubble diagrams helped communicate what specifically you wanted to achieve within this project. Your sketch was done really well, too!

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