Draw It: Materials Used

Copic markers

The neutral toned ones are really nice for subtle rendering. Tints of colour can also be added to alter the shade.

Mechanical pencils

Pencils

Felt tip pens, Rotring rapidograph pens

I really like the rapidograph pens because they have a metal tip instead of felt, so they don't wear down with time and the ink is refillable. It's really nice, really black ink and it doesn't bleed (but is more prone to smudging).

Draw It: Extra Bits

Some scribbly sketches on brown paper

First poster I did...

Draw It: Composite components

I used copic markers on tracing paper as a rendering overlay.

Initially, I had wanted to use watercolours for rendering my drawings; my choice in paper could withstand the water without wrinkling, but I didn't want to apply it directly over my drawings in case I should make a mistake and ruin the drawing. I tested watercolours on tracing paper to overlay, which created the right effect, but wrinkled the paper a lot. I tested different modes of layering--watercolour on paper with the lines of the drawings overlayed worked most effectively and I almost decided on choosing that for the final submission.

After I found a method in which the watercolours worked well, I wanted to test some other mediums just for fun. I found copic markers on tracing paper created the same effect as watercolours, but didn't wrinkle the paper (being alcohol based) and would blend easier than on paper because the trace didn't absorb it so quickly. This saved me a lot of time since I had already done the drawings on paper.

Perspective lines

Perspective render overlays

West elevation lines

West elevation overlay

North elevation lines

North elevation overlay

Section overlay

Draw It: Final drawings

Perspective drawing

West elevation

North elevation

Section A

First floor plan

Ground floor plan