DRAWING FROM OBSERVATION
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Drawing from observation sharpens your
awareness of environmental settings, enhances
your ability to reta invisual memories, and helps
build up your design vocabulary.
• Drawing from observation is most meaningful
and rewarding when you draw what interests
you. If assigned a subject to draw, consider
what aspect or quality of the subject attracts
your attention.
• Possible subject matter includes the
relationship between interior and exterior or
public and private spaces, spatial sequences,
and urban patterns.
• Other worthwhileexplorations include studies
of proportion, scale, light, and color, how
materials meet in construction assemblies,
details, and other sensible qualities t hat
contribute to the character of a place.
• Do not neglect to look at architecture in
relation to the landscape.
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