The process of sketching an eiffel tower
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1) The document describes the process the author took to sketch the Eiffel Tower from memory as a kid who was fascinated by its complex construction and global iconic status. 2) The author outlines the materials used - pencils of varying hardness, sketchbook, eraser - and the front view perspective chosen before beginning the multi-step sketching process. 3) Key steps included drawing the tower's basic shape with triangles and rectangles to form its levels, then adding structural details like supports and angled lines before finishing with outlining and shading using different pencils.
The process of sketching an eiffel tower
- 1. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND DESIGN FOUNDATION IN NATURAL BUILD and ENVIRONMENT NAME:Lim Pui San STUDENT ID NO:0318144 WORD COUNT:819 ENGLISH1(ELG 30505) WRITTENASSIGNMENT 1:PROCESS ESSAY LECTURER:CASSANDRAWIJESURIA SUBMISSIONDATE:2ND MAY2014
- 2. The Process of Sketching an Eiffel Tower When I was kid, there is a building that makes me fall in love with architecture, which is Eiffel Tower. Eiffel Tower is one of the beloved landmarks in the world. It is an iron lattice tower that situated in Paris. Its complex construction make it to become a global cultural icon of France and the most recognizable structure in the world. In this modern era, there are thousand photos and images of Eiffel Tower that we can download, save and refer from websites, books and magazines. Instead of just download the images from website, how can we possess the precious and only image of our favorites’. Undeniable, sketch is one of the best methods to produce our own drawings. There are some steps that I did in sketching Eiffel Tower. Before we start, there are some preparations for the sketch. Basically, I will just prepare some pencils, a sketchbook, an eraser and an electronic eraser. Perhaps you will ask me about the kind of pencils I use in sketching. There are different kinds of pencils with different grade of hardness. For instance, the softest pencil is “9B” which only use in blackens some particular areas in your drawings. On the other hand, the hardest pencil is “9H” which normally use to draw on something hard such as the wall. For me, I will choose to use pencil “H” for drafting and “2B’ for highlighting and blackening the outlines and details. Besides that, there is also a part that you need to consider with before you start to draw, that is “Perspective”. In my case, front view perspective is more suitable for sketching a tower. Now, let’s get started on this interesting sketch.
- 3. First of all, you need to draw a big isosceles triangle in the middle of your sketchbook in order to make sure your tower will not out of the fixed shape after a few steps of sketching. Draw a vertical straight line to divide the triangle into a half. Then, draw three sets of horizontal line to form three rectangles in the big triangle to form the three levels of Eiffel Tower from the bottom to the top. There is just a short and small rectangle a bit below the tip of the triangle. In the half way down the triangle, there is a wider rectangle and again half way from that, is a longer rectangle. After that, draw a small arch at the top of the triangle that is on the first small rectangle. Now, you can draw three sets of slightly angled lines to fix the shape of the tower. Then, a set of short vertical lines can be added to both of the lower rectangle to form two tiers of the tower. Draw the second line beside the angled lines. At the bottom of the tower, draw a half circle with double line. So, there is a base of the tower. Next, draw a V-shaped line from the middle part of the tower to the top with double lines. Therefore, the basic shape of the Eiffel Tower is formed. So here we come to the detail part of our sketching. Continue to our sketching, draw a vertical line in the second rectangle and draw a horizontal line on and below the second rectangle. After that, connect the two lines with the rectangle and the body of the tower. The same step is also will be done on the lowest rectangle. Finally, the sketch almost comes to an end. In the middle part of the tower, draw two slightly vertical bent lines to divide both part of its body. Then, draw many sets of double horizontal lines for the supports of tower. Meanwhile, you also can draw a series of ‘X’ in between the columns. The sizes of the ‘X’ are very depending on where you put them in your tower. I will start with the smallest ones in the first part of tower and
- 4. increase their size to the base of the tower. After that, you should add some double bent lines to the curve at the bottom of the tower and to the area above it. After you have done all these parts, you can erase the big isosceles triangle outline, which you have drawn at first. I will also blacken the outlines of the tower and some detail with 2B pencil. It helps to emphasize the shape of the tower and make it seems like a solid and concrete structure. In a nutshell, sketching is not an easy task but if you are willing to spend time on it and try it, you will find it is an interesting task or even might become your hobby. After doing the sketch on Eiffel Tower, I gained a lot of useful knowledge especially on drawing skills. So, from now on, don’t you just rely on Internet, let’s create something new by your hands!