Traditionally, architects do not have a recognizable sketching style or techniques, like e.g. industrial designer’s marker sketches: Anything goes, from quick doodling to watercolor paintings. Whether architectural design is shifting from pen and pencil to digital tools, it’s never wrong to learn some (simple) drawing techniques. "You can buy expensive software to help with this, but I find that the time spent mastering the learning curve of a new application would be better applied to learning to sketch simple little drawings. Everybody – especially clients – loves a designer who can actually draw." (from Achtung! Erik Spiekermann, Blueprint Magazine)
Need some drafting tips? IDSKETCHING.COM, "is a website dedicated to sharing free video tutorials on drawing and design sketching skills for industrial designers, illustrators and visual artists." The authors, John Muhlenkamp and Spencer Nugent share their passion for sketching, creating and teaching, and that’s what IDSKETCHING.COM is all about.
