How to Learn Pen Hand Drawing in Architectural Design

How to teach yourself hand-drawing in pen architecture?

Author: Li Laosan

Source: Zhihu.

This gatehouse was not satisfactory at first, but it was slowly sorted out in the spirit of bipolarity, that is, painting a picture until it was black and not giving up until it was finished. Objectively speaking, the sketch relationship is correct. The lower side and the left side were too stiff to understand at that time.

The above painting takes less than 5 hours from drafting to painting, and most of the time is to examine whether each stroke in the painting is reasonable and what role it plays in the organization of the picture. Just like painting, looking at painting, an iterative process. There are basically no redundant strokes, and redundant lines will only be counterproductive.

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Disclaimer: All my architectural pen drawings are freehand (pencils, pens, erasers), and useless auxiliary tools (rulers, correction fluid, grid paper) are not directly related to architectural design. Just because I draw architectural pen drawings, I hope my post has not misled anyone. Because I didn't say anything about architectural pen drawing from beginning to end, it has any benefits and help to architectural design or planning and design.

Moreover, the analysis chart is my own work need, and it is only related to me. As for the others, reading the analysis chart is enlightening and helpful. It is my original intention to do something with pen drawing. Painting is just a hobby of mine. I want to share the process of self-learning pen-style building hand-painting. If you have to say what painting is related to, it can only be said that it is related to painting and art, not architecture. My painting is so rigid, time-consuming, thankless and without elegant lines that I can't express the architect's inspiration as a wave of my hand. It doesn't matter, I don't mind if I know it myself, and my ability can only do this.

Please don't confuse my painting with the types of quick work such as sketch of architectural conception, landscape analysis diagram and architectural planning. Simple and picturesque, such as pen drawing, such as architectural pen drawing. Just like my favorite Russian landscape painter shishkin loves to paint scenic forests, there must always be a favorite performance object. You are welcome to criticize and point out where the composition of brush strokes is poor. I'm glad. Thank you for your help. However, don't say that it is not helpful to your design conception, planning and construction work. These have nothing to do with this post, and the subject's question does not include these. I don't understand and I won't say it.

Zero-based friends still need to have some sketching basics, but the most important thing is to be careful. Excuse me, which painter studied sketch in ancient times? Learning sketch itself is not an important condition for drawing architectural pen-and-ink painting, but for liking and thinking with heart.

2.2 update

It is a common attempt to color the line draft, and it is difficult for color to make up for the lack of lines.

Color manuscript, very common effect. So in my opinion, pen drawing is pen drawing, and there won't be too many surprises in coloring, so we should handle the effect of cable laying in a down-to-earth manner and can't rely on any later stage.

This is a gouache painting of a small conference room a long time ago. Some of it is hand-painted. Please ignore the design. For a long time, drawing indoor performance charts has been my main job. Many pictures left no photos, and that's all that's left. It's an egg.

This photo was even taken with lines drawn from the top and bottom, which reproduced the photo effect in the book.

2. 1 update I think that since the cable arrangement is so important, we should practice it well, which is why there is almost no outline in the above picture, and it is all cable arrangement. But not only the flat cables, but also pay attention to the fact that the vertical lines are interrupted by short horizontal lines, or there are small flat cables "conflicting" with vertical diagonal lines and short diagonal lines in the horizontal lines. As a variation element, if it is all horizontal and vertical cables, it can't be done at all. It's too rigid. A little greening on the left side of the door frame and the bicycle on the right side break the complete symmetry of the whole composition, so both composition and cable arrangement need to be a little interesting.

Start practicing the change of cable arrangement. Use ribbon cable to shape the volume of the object. There is nothing to say. Calm down and draw stone by stone. Don't repeat the shape, don't be too smooth, and don't be too bright and dark.

Go back to the architectural landscape painting, and solve the expression of large-scale trees with flat cables. Pay attention to the contrast between the building and the surrounding trees with density contrast to make the building stand out. The arrangement of trees should be not only horizontal and vertical, but also directional, which is a vivid landscape. The disadvantage is that the water treatment is dull, unattractive and not beautiful enough.

This is a very failed painting, too rigid, and the lines arranged have hardly changed. Similarly, the water is dim and there is no reflection at all.

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The updated painting below is still in the groping stage, the lines are random and irregular, and the tree can't draw.

Among them, I also made some other attempts about trees. I also posted the failed ones. What do you mean by unorganized? The lines are scattered, that is, everyone should avoid this kind of painting.

For the depiction of light and shadow, it is mainly necessary to have breathing and transition. The relationship between light and shade cannot be explained clearly, and the shadow edge should be empty. Don't draw boxes and fill in colors. In particular, the projection under the eaves should be clearly divided from the roof under the sun. This should be strongly contrasted and not afraid of exaggeration. For example, the details in the window do not need to be explained. If the tone is heavy, the volume will come out, and the brightness can reach 8-9. But, don't be all black, it will kill you. You have to show a little light and shade change vaguely and breathe easily.

I can practice the wiring of this painting. It's all in gray tones. On the left eave, I feel a lot of bricks piled up. When I look closely, it is a pair of wires. Still don't draw too dead, there should be a change of light and shade.

I drew a sketch of the sculpture, Suo or Suo. By this time, I probably know the importance of using cables well, at least for myself.

This exercise is about the performance of rockery stones and mixed greening. The pavilion is very general, the sketch relationship is right, and the color is very dark.

1.30 Continue the second update.

The painting at this stage is an overall reflection on the beginner stage. I realized that pens express architecture and landscape, mainly using flat cables as the most fundamental unit of composition and expression. The shadow treatment in the lower right corner avoids the initial stiffness and too dark tone, and there is no feeling of excessive ventilation. Therefore, the paintings at this stage are all light gray, which is an overcorrection of the previous stage.

The tree in the upper left corner becomes some arrangement lines without specific leaves and branches. This is also an exploration, which has been explored.

As can be seen from the above picture, the lines of the whole painting are more relaxed, and even random lines appear. It was finished in less than an hour, but what was the purpose of drawing it so soon? Are you really proud of being fast, or are you so good at it? My reflection tells me that this is not what I want.

On a business trip, calm down and study the tree well. How can I look good? So I found a tree-centered composition to completely solve this problem. Fortunately, after four hours, I gained a lot and didn't fail. The expression is cable arrangement, drawing, drawing or cable arrangement. This result has strengthened my determination and confidence in learning cable.

Ok, I want to put the flat cable in the first place in this picture. From the side of the middle roof, the cable arrangement method that I still use now appeared. The projection on the ground in the lower right corner is flexible and loose, but the density is under my control.

The whole white tower is shaped by mass, and all cables are arranged. Several telephone poles are also assembled with flat cables. In order not to break the combination of flat cables, I didn't draw any wires that should be there.

This is a very bad painting. The arrangement of cables is not in a unified order, and there are too many tables, which are chaotic. The tree on the left tried to outline with a combination of light and shade, which was not ideal enough and was beaten.

It was hit again, and the messy cable appeared. I crustily skin of head and finished painting.

1.30 updating the bibliography that is helpful to me for the first time and why I think it is helpful.

My previous pen-and-ink drawings were copies of photos of Wang Bin and Xu Xiuli in Hutong and gatehouse. This book is very helpful to me. Hutong and gatehouse are relatively easy to draw because of their simple composition and small buildings, which can quickly build self-confidence.

I must read this book. I'll write down the title and post it later.

1.30 Update books that are very helpful to me.

Gary Maynes wrote pen-and-ink painting techniques; This book mainly talks about the line arrangement of pen-and-ink painting and how to use it. As for the architectural pen drawing, I won't say much. After reading it, you will know that the original pen still has these painting methods, such as blank space, composition, how to draw a photo into a pen drawing you want, and so on. )

Carl purcell holds your artist's brain; (Expand reading, compared with pen-and-ink painting, you can't just read books on architectural pen-and-ink painting. After reading this book, it is also very enlightening to me. )

Kuang Han drew a disappearing hutong with a pencil-Beijing style; For architecture and landscape, the author has his own unique generalization ability, and each stroke is very reasonable, expressive and difficult, which left a deep impression on me. The author in this book, after painting a pencil, will be soaked with sweat, which shows that painting is really not an easy task. )

Feel, if the lines of pencils are all arranged in disorder, do you still feel this way now? I always think, don't be too casual, be strict with every line of yourself.

Hazel Harrison's Introduction Manual of Landscape Painting-Necessary Techniques for Improving the Level of Landscape Sketch; See how experienced foreign painters deal with scenery, how to choose and summarize with brushwork, especially the painter's handling of the sketch relationship of a painting, and the tone should be loud and clear. We in China are very sensitive to lines, and most of our eyes are lines. Let's see how foreigners see the scenery in their eyes. )

Angle sketch of global artists' viewpoint series; The master of line drawing is so simple that I can't find his brushstrokes to handle the light and shade of the five senses. The background buildings in his portraits are carefully drawn by the perspective principle. If I were you, what would I do? Probably the summary of painting. After all, why bother with the background? Well, I think this is the difference between masters. )

What Lu Yuli wrote was Lu Yuli's pen drawing and techniques. This is the earliest architectural pen drawing I have ever seen. I felt very tired when I saw this painting. How many details does this painting need to deal with? I have no idea. Now it seems that this style is worth copying. Even if we don't like it anymore, we can experience it through this expression and describe the process of architecture and form carefully. Either sketch with a pen or draw with strokes. Now just take out a book and use a pen. Drawing with a pen is such a style, not bad. If I only read this book, it really makes me feel that pen and painting with pen are such an auxiliary painting of sketch and collection style. In fact, pen and painting with pen are such a kind of painting. I still hold this view. If the architectural pen-and-ink painting wants to perform well, the lines should be controlled, serious and purposeful. Why do you want to be casual? At my own level, it is not so easy to control and try my best to perform, let alone be casual. )

This book, edited by teacher Zhong Xunzheng, wants to draw a pen-and-ink painting for architecture, and many paintings are worth copying.

Peng Yigang and Zhong Xunzheng had better read their books carefully, copy them well, and try to figure out their brushstrokes and shapes. I don't know the books and paintings of these two old gentlemen, so I missed a lesson.

Find a book written by Diu Lei. Let's see if there are any random lines in the master's works because he is a master. I recommend you to have a look at the background map of RMB and currencies of various countries, all of which are arranged with careful lines. Imagine, if these lines are random, do they still have such a sense of monetary value?

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The number of practicing painting

My hobby of pen drawing has nothing to do with work, and I have never studied it systematically, even sketching and painting. I can only be regarded as having an art foundation. There are no more than 50 architectural pen-and-ink drawings that are purely spontaneous to learn and practice, and I don't advocate replacing meaning with quantity. I have painted pictures without intention, and the result can only be that I don't even want to look at them, and I can be sick. I can draw such a bad picture. Therefore, from now on, I will never paint beyond my imagination.

Every exercise is a complete picture.

What suits me best is to find the painting I am interested in, find out a part and draw it carefully. No matter from modeling to light and shade, I have to draw it completely, and I have to dare not think about every stroke. However, after painting, don't stop if you think it's not good enough. Be sure to grit your teeth and finish painting, and there will be more inspiration and gain after painting.

Find a pen that suits you best.

Pen painting, as the name implies, is not a pen for writing, but a stylus, or a cherry blossom disposable stylus. Choose a few of each thickness. If there is any requirement, it is fluency. I used the red ring and Stroh's stylus. I'll polish the four sides of the stylus with the finest sandpaper, so that the nib will be a little smoother. Don't look at this tactfulness. The change is that when drawing green leaves and leaves, it will be smooth and will not scratch the paper. If this paper is used in watercolor painting, so much the better. It won't get dirty because the pen tip crosses the paper. This is definitely not the planned watercolor effect.

paper

It doesn't matter, it's A4 ordinary printing paper. If the requirements are higher, buy 80g. If you want more, challenge your patience with A3. Imagine how exciting it is to draw a detailed architectural painting carefully. The whole picture is full of architectural details and nodes, as well as wonderfully arranged lines in the architectural projection.

Not impetuous

If copying a painting will produce pressure, then I will copy the wonderful parts, even individual lines, either to hand in my homework or to improve myself and build up my interest in pen-and-ink painting, so that I can draw more flexibly. One ounce of sand can be made into one pound of wool. Any pen drawing is a stroke. First of all, it is a good idea for me to improve my self-confidence through simple exercises. Because I feel that I can't write a big picture, it is not advisable to copy it as soon as possible. The purpose is not just to finish painting, but to learn. By copying, we can learn how to describe the body with different line arrangements.

1.29 update.

Nobody invited me. I came by myself. Objective To share the process of starting from scratch, and learn pen drawing by yourself, without teachers and textbooks, because it is not difficult and meaningless to learn pen drawing.

Can be quickly popularized in a short time. The only thing to pay attention to is that every painting should be carefully studied and carefully settled down to complete.

Don't be handsome. I don't think you can splash ink like Chinese painting. You can think that pen drawing is like embroidery, and you are responsible for every stroke and line you write.

Unfortunately, the subject said it was just a hobby. The application of pen-and-ink painting is far beyond our imagination and daily life. I hope to attract the attention of the subject, because the time and energy spent drawing a picture are similar to some extent, but if you put more thought into it, you will get different results. How to say, as a skill that can be shown off, it will bring more feedback to future life and work. Should we consider utility more?

I can only say a few words and send some pictures about pen drawing, hoping to give some inspiration or encouragement to the subject. I can find a common lover and a common topic, which is not easy and very happy.

Send a few construction drawings first.

Pen line drawing manuscript

Continue to update, pen line+light color effect, I always believe that if you treat every painting with your heart, there will be feedback, because every line is alive.

Pen manuscript

Rooftop manuscript

Line drawing+light color, the purpose is to clearly express the design intention, highlight the key points and dilute other parts.

Perspective manuscript (copy)

light colour

Bird's-eye view, simple sketch.

Spatial analysis (besides color filling, pen lines are the main means of expression)

Schematic diagram of building height control

Mainly highlights the changes of the roof skyline.

copy

Line drawing sketch

Color-filled manuscript

Line drawing sketch

Color-filled manuscript

Pen manuscript

Colored lead manuscript

Perspective draft. Try to describe the texture of the object as little as possible, and basically highlight the contrast between light and dark, even if the contrast is small, it is indispensable, otherwise the painting will be flat and there will be no tension.

The marker is colored and the effect is very poor. It is best to use only colored lead, otherwise it is a level problem.

This is indoor, not architectural painting, but also a process operation of architectural pen-and-ink painting. The color is too bright and the brushwork is messy. Please avoid my situation.

This is also a pen-and-ink painting of architecture, but it only talks about the relationship between architecture and space. This analysis diagram has its own attributes and aesthetic feeling.

Anyone with a little knowledge of pen drawing can draw it easily, can't they?

The texture formed by architecture and road network is easy to understand, but difficult to explain.

Simple pen drawing, perhaps commonly used in work, is a schematic diagram with clear intentions, hoping to bring inspiration to the subject.

The plane surrounding and gesturing of these trees, that is, pure pen lines, only pay attention to the use of thickness.

This tree looks ugly, but this photo shows the importance of low walls to the privacy of buildings. Who cares if the trees are beautiful? Therefore, the architectural pen drawing ignores the technique itself in all aspects and stands out as an important communication skill. Let's not just be interested.

The arrangement law of a residential form, the whole picture is very simple, and perhaps the most difficult thing is the car.

The above picture shows the comparison of the height and shape of the roof, and the influence of this difference on the living and function.

The above picture shows the various forms and laws of the entrance. If you just draw by hand, it won't take 15 minutes.

Pen drawing analysis diagram (illustration). The above pictures are very simple, so you don't need to show off the lines. On the contrary, they say that it takes a lot of effort to speak a language and writing clearly.

The above are the pictures used in the work, and the pictures below are all drawn out of pure interest.

Today, I continued to update, and all the previous architectural pen drawings were sent up, about a dozen.

Pen-drawing lovers, like it for no reason, especially architectural pen-drawing. I'm not good at drawing people and landscapes, but I just like drawing architecture. I have been sharing myself from the first article to the latest one, mainly because of this process. As for the painting itself, it doesn't matter. Just throw a brick.

1, reading means reading, especially reading foreign pen-and-ink drawings. Try not to read domestic ones as much as possible. It's not that domestic ones are bad. It's to find the source of such paintings and appreciate them from the highest level of works. Recommend the works of British watercolor painter Turner, especially those related to architecture. His description of architectural details is very suitable for drawing lessons from and learning pen drawing. Let's see what is good first. As for the domestic quality, it's best not to ignore it first. I haven't studied pen drawing systematically, and I haven't taken a class, but I have taken several sketching classes. Sketching is the foundation of art and I can't get around it.

2. Find out the brushstrokes and methods of describing a thing from the book, and don't copy a big and complicated painting from the beginning (relatively speaking, as long as you think there is too much information, don't bite the bullet and draw). It is best to draw some parts first. By starting with the parts first, you can further improve your level if you are interested.

3. Since it is an architectural painting, don't draw still life when doing exercises. Try to see how natural scenery is portrayed and improve the generalization ability of some non-specific images, such as clouds, water, trees, shadows and so on. Put people and still life aside, raise your vision to a more general level, and don't dig into the details as soon as you come up.

4. I still want to look at books on the basics of art, or try to look at foreign books, not the kind of exams in art colleges. You can promote pen-and-ink painting by understanding sketch itself. Basically, you have to draw a picture, and then read and study, so that you can make rapid progress repeatedly.

Try not to use auxiliary tools, such as ruler. Learning pen drawing is a coordinated movement of hands, eyes and brain. Don't be afraid to start painting ugliness, understand what ugliness is and what beauty is, and have stage goals. The most important thing in perspective is to understand, and don't make obvious mistakes in the picture or look at places that are not pleasing to the eye. This is a basic way to understand architecture. If you don't understand, make it clear from your heart, mainly to understand.

6. From the beginning, I was paranoid that if there is a realistic style, the classic painting is beautiful. Looking at it now, it is indeed one-sided, but this main aesthetic has not changed significantly. When I buy a reference book for study, I have to measure it with this. Just broaden your horizons and have a look. Only pen-and-ink drawings worth copying, full of details and unambiguous generalization are worth buying.

This is the first pen-and-ink drawing, which depicts the most common signature. The original picture is a photo.

The sketch relationship is very important, and the rest is what strokes to use to express this sketch relationship.

Big pit, fill it slowly

Share my pen drawing experience with the subject.

This picture does not specify what strokes are used to represent the objects being drawn.

It only expresses a relatively correct sketch relationship, which can be perceived as a black-and-white landscape from a distance, but the brush strokes can't stand scrutiny at close range.

Or use ordinary signature strokes.

Still have to draw one by one, even one by one, and check all parts of the painting to see if the sketch relationship is reasonably expressed. Brush strokes are the second consideration. Therefore, in some places, the perspective and brushwork are not natural enough, and they are still in the exploration stage.

The painting of the tree above the house is a failure, but the brushwork under the cornice has found a little feeling. Every painting is just a little groping and finding a little feeling. As long as you are patient little by little, you can't think about being chic with a wave of your hand.

The middle door is very dark and needs to be painted repeatedly, but this sketching relationship is necessary and patient.

The performance of the ground is very poor. To some extent, it is not as good as the color tone of this painting. The tree performs a little better, but the brush strokes still don't conform to the shape of the tree.

Pay attention to small details and shapes, such as lights hanging on tricycles and telephone poles. Without these details, there would be no interest, and there would be nothing to see in a painting.

I'm still learning how to draw trees, and I've changed my brushwork, but I still haven't found a suitable method.

The above picture is really interested in pen drawing, because it is inspired by the depiction of the old adobe wall on the left. The original adobe brick can only show its texture by painting brick joints. As for the quality of this texture, it is another matter. I constantly seek this kind of stimulation in the process of painting to promote my continuous progress.

The ground has changed a way of expression, depicting the shadow as an important scene, but the edge of the shadow is too stiff, which is suspected of usurping the role of the master.

For the shadow part of the whole picture, the heavy part must be pressed down to show the light sense of the building.

If the sketch relationship of the whole painting is divided from white to black, or the darkness is divided into 0-9, then the blank space is naturally 0, then the shadow part in the darkness can reach 8, and the sketch relationship is very clear. Why exaggerate the sketch relationship of a painting? Because the pen itself gives people the impression of a gray painting, so try to have some contrast between light and shade to make the whole painting sound loud.

The above picture takes the hutong under the light and shadow as the main object of study, especially the cars under the trees. The book cluster itself should be simplified because it highlights the "bright tone" in the sun. In this way, it conflicts with the shadow and improves the tension of the picture.

The ground is still rotten, but I'm beginning to understand that the ground needs a faint gray surface, not just a few lines. There is a floor at the bottom left corner where the wall is connected. This relationship is what I want. There are colors, which can make people feel that this is the floor, but it can't be too eye-catching in strong sunlight. A few strokes is enough.

The main performance is the strong contrast brought by the shadow at the door, which should be suppressed.

In the picture above, the trunk on the left has only an outline, but it is not deep. Because I think after painting the tree, the whole painting is not easy enough, and I didn't draw it at last.

But as the tiles, cornices, brick walls and shadows of the building, we have made a detailed description and found out the painting methods of these walls. Some walls are all composed of vertical lines, and points and lines should have density and discontinuity.

Also, some places are still very heavy, and the sketch relationship should be bright.

In the above picture, the stylus is changed in order to deal with the flat cable on the wall more carefully and express the relationship between light and shade on the wall more hierarchically.

The eaves shadows of the highest roof are all represented by flat cables, which are durable and breathable. This is the characteristic and advantage of pen-and-ink painting.

This painting is the first time to learn to draw water, mainly to show the reflection of buildings in the water, and the brushwork is relatively easy.

The picture above is mainly about learning how to draw fish scales and tiles. The tiles in the photo have the same shape, so you should choose your own composition. I must have figured out how to draw, and I didn't think it was wrong after painting.

The eaves in the upper right corner are summarized in a few simple lines. Don't draw too carefully, but relax.

The contrast of the whole painting is still very strong. There is a saying in Chinese painting that composition should be "sparse and tight". That is, a composition with tension is a good composition.

The above picture summarizes the following tree in the simplest way, which is very relaxing. However, the cornice of the spire should be portrayed very hard. In my opinion, this building is angular. However, I put the tower near the trees myself, and it merged with the brush strokes, resulting in excessive density.

The pity of this picture is that all the vertical lines are not vertical enough. Imagine that if all the vertical lines are vertical, this picture will have a more three-dimensional architectural texture. And the lines of this painting give me the feeling that this tower is made of grass, haha.

The above picture is a failure, which shows the relationship between light and shade of the building, but the shape is lost, especially the building on the left feels like mud. The depiction of the right roof is a failure, because the texture and shape of tiles are not visible, and the correct sketch relationship is pursued too much, and the composition is not reasonable.

Every time I see this picture, it is sweet, but I still insist on reading it, so that I can know where the problem lies.

The general way of foundation treatment in the above picture is already known. Not just a few lines can be summarized, but also a surface. The branch in the upper left corner is an improvement, although it is only a few branches, but it makes me understand how to use a pen and summarize.

The generalization of the far-right buildings also inspired me. The buildings in the distance are empty, and those in the vicinity are very clear.

A big problem is that the building is not vertical and deformed. This problem must be avoided.

This branch is a summary and improvement of the previous branch. The difference between the whole painting and the previous one is that the brush strokes are loose, and some walls and objects are depicted with relaxed brush strokes.

This painting is a continuation of the characters depicted with brush strokes. The wall on the right is a pile of writing brushes and a stone pier in the lower left corner. I have paid attention to emphasizing the edges and corners of the stone and the contrast between light and shade.

In fact, every painting can get different inspiration and progress, and sometimes just a little is enough.

These pictures have all been written in pencil.

Brush strokes or brush strokes are the arrangement and density of brush lines. Then finish painting with the greatest patience.

Later, I also drew some more concrete objects, either buildings or learning to describe some distinctive objects, so as to handle the texture and brush strokes well.

Different strokes have different textures. These are sculptures, and those who have been to 798 should be familiar.

At this time, I have paid great attention to the combination and arrangement of strokes. In the final analysis, this is the charm of pen-and-ink painting, and it is also the pleasure of my pen-and-ink painting.

Whether the painting itself is beautiful or not is another matter, and enjoying the process of this painting from scratch is what I want.

The brushwork of this painting is a summary and improvement of the above painting. This sculpture is made of iron. I highlighted or deliberately exaggerated this feature when painting. How to exaggerate is to emphasize the contrast between light and shade and the corner of shape transition. Not too round.

The above picture is after some tossing, that is, I have carefully read many foreign books about pen drawing, practiced the arrangement of some pen lines, and tried various combinations to express the texture of objects. I found it possible not to treat buildings as architectural paintings.

It is to arrange some geometric figures with a bunch of pen lines that you think look good. It would be better if we could put some shapes of volume, shadow and texture in this process.

This picture is carefully drawn with a pencil, and the places that need to be left blank should be well thought out. The disadvantage is that this pen is a bit thick. Just use a thinner pen.

I began to realize that there should be no messy lines. All the lines are purposefully drawn, arranged with a sense of order and beautifully combined.

The above picture is a summary and improvement of the previous painting. At first, I paid great attention to the arrangement and combination of strokes. If you zoom in locally, you probably can't see that this is a building, just a bunch of lines. Is this right? I don't know.

The tree in front is treated with blank space.

If the role of pen drawing is expanded from a simple hobby, it can be put into work to help express work ideas and intentions. It is an intuitive tool for communicating and expressing opinions.

Illustrations of a copied book.

It's basically a sketch. It would be nice if every tree was drawn as close to a perfect circle as possible, but the level is still limited.

The lines themselves are not difficult, just a usage. The changes of point, line, thickness and fineness can show different amplitudes and signs.

The pattern is a circle with different sizes. Perhaps the biggest difficulty is how to draw a circle as round as possible.

The most important thing to pay attention to in the above picture is that the lines should be horizontal and vertical, and there should be no skew. If each line ends intermittently, it will make the whole picture easier and put the visual center in the "small square" in the middle of the picture.

Question, can you expand the concept of just hobby?