Sketching Interiors: From Traditional to Digital

by Suining Ding

Overview

Sketching Interiors: From Traditional to Digital, highlights four basic drawing skills for interior sketching across three different media-pencil, ink, and marker. The in-depth approach to various elements of sketching, including details of perception, texture, negative space, elevation, contour, and the treatment of interior and exterior spaces, will help students perfect freehand and drawing skills. Throughout various exercises inspired by field studies, students will learn best practices for creating and presenting work for clients. Additionally, the book introduces the techniques of transforming hand drawings into sophisticated digital drawings using Photoshop, an invaluable resource for both new and seasoned designers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563679186
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/28/2011
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 11.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Suining Ding, Ph.D., is a Full Professor of Interior Design at Purdue University Fort Wayne. Trained in architecture and interior design and gained extensive experience in architecture, Dr. Ding is also a researcher. Her expertise and research interests include but are not limited to environment-behavior studies in healthcare design, evidence-based design (EBD), digital 3D modeling, and architectural graphic communications. Dr. Ding has published extensively for her research and scholarship. She also holds an Evidence-based Design Accreditation Certificate (EDAC) from The Center for Health Design and the NCIDQ Certificate from the Council of Interior Design Qualification.

Table of Contents

Sketching Interiors: A Few Words Before Starting
Perception of Edges
Perception of Spaces
Perception of Light and Shadow
Perception of Spatial Relationships
Texture
Presenting Materials with Markers
Interior Rendering with Markers
Freehand Sketching for Presentations
Transforming Hand Drawing to Digital Drawing