Features of interior sketching
The peculiarities of interior sketching should definitely be of interest to those who plan to connect their lives with the design of premises, or try themselves in creating simple interiors, moving on to more complex and original ones. In any case, the basics of interior sketching will come in handy even in everyday life. In addition, this activity is very exciting, develops creativity and has a number of positive aspects.
What it is?
The sketch is a technique for quickly creating any sketches - buildings, interiors, people, animals, dishes, even ideas that are difficult to put into words. Interior sketching is extremely important for designers. It makes it very convenient to communicate with the client. There is an opportunity to show him what a particular room might look like in the end, immediately discuss the details, and make adjustments in front of his eyes. The process is faster, and most importantly, all this can be presented in a very favorable light, it all depends on the experience and developments in this direction.
But even for ordinary people, design can be interesting - it can be, for example, just a hobby... You can recreate the room of your dreams in your free time or depict the future bedroom, kitchen, living room. You can try to create interiors for friends.
You should always have a sketchbook at hand so that you can fix a good idea, and later, perhaps, refine it. Drawing on the first pieces of paper that come across is not an option. So it is impossible to trace the development, and sometimes it is worth looking through your mistakes, learning, improving your drawings.
At first, these will be simple objects, shown schematically.But over time, an understanding of the correct choice of colors will come, it will be possible to depict volume with the help of light and shadow, achieve harmony in the composition, add mood to it.
All these details are very important and allow you to see the picture of the future design of the room from all angles.
Basic techniques
In sketching, different materials and tools are used for work, this will determine the style in which it is performed. They draw with simple pencils, gel pens, markers, watercolors, pastels. Studying the basics of any technique, it should be borne in mind that paper must be selected correctly.
The pencil technique assumes smooth paper, but the markers and watercolors require heavy paper. When buying a sketchbook for your sketches, you should take this into account.
Professionals advise beginners to use pencils or markers at first, they give the best result, and this applies even to those who are first interested in this type of activity.
But the classical technique also includes watercolor, colored pencils, and ink is also popular. Pastels are used less often. Despite existing techniques and differing opinions, first of all, you need to listen to yourself, and for this it is worth trying different types of techniques in order to understand which one is closer.
What is necessary?
Before starting your experiments, it is worth stocking up on everything you need. Your work will be more enjoyable if you have quality materials and tools at hand.
Many recommend at first not to spend money on expensive accessories, it is better to study so that nothing limits the scope of imagination. And even a ton of damaged paper and pencils did not bring negative emotions. You can't do without it in training. But ideally, the following accessories will be needed for interior sketching:
- plain paper and a sketchbook (it is better to buy a notebook that will easily fit into the space of the bag, because you need to constantly carry it with you in order to practice whenever possible);
- simple and colored pencils;
- felt-tip pens and markers of various colors;
- watercolor markers, thanks to them it turns out to create smooth transitions;
- an eraser can come in handy too.
Before you can put together your ideal set, you will have to experiment and understand what is more convenient to work with, what the soul lies more with.
Drawing tips
An interior sketch for beginners implies at the first stage the image of the simplest objects, and for this it is better to use figures such as rectangles, cubes, spheres... At the same time, you need to ensure that all lines are performed efficiently.
You need to pay a lot of attention to observations, draw as many surrounding objects as possible. This can happen anywhere: in the office, at a party, in a cafe, shop and other public places.
Of course, it would be nice to acquire at least basic knowledge, and if there is a chance, to go to courses and talk to a real teacher, it is better not to regret time and money for this. It will be very useful to know what perspective, horizon line, layout, good angle are.
And of course, it is very important to acquire good tools that will be pleasant to work with. You should definitely pay attention to sketching every day, this is the only way to improve your skills over time. In addition, it is very important to refer to ready-made examples and feel free to copy them. Over time, you will definitely develop your own style and there will be your own works, with the help of which you can create your own portfolio.
Beautiful examples
It is worth paying attention to the finished sketches, and then you will definitely understand where to start.
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All interior details are drawn with great care, accents are placed, and the overall picture as a whole is clearly visible.
- An excellent option for a bedroom with separate zones, where not only all the nuances are shown in detail, but also the structure of materials is clear, which will allow you to present your future interior in all details.
- In this kitchen, everything is provided, there is an idea of what surfaces should be used, what furniture will be used, and what zones will be presented in this room. You can start working on creating a real interior, focusing on this sketch.
Below you can see a video about the stylistic perspective in the interior.