Philadelphia University
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Architecture
Second Semester (2010/2011)
Course Title:
Freehand Drawing (2)
Course Level:
1 st
year
Lecture Time:
Sun & Tue 13:10 – 16:00
Course code:
660114
Course prerequisite (s):
660113: Freehand Drawing (1)
Credit hours:
2
Name
Dr. Afnan Saleh
Eng. Malika
Dhahir
Eng. Anan
Kakani
Rank
Office
Number and
Location
Assistant professor
61-311
Lecturer 61-316
Lecturer 61-310
Office
Hours
E-mail Address a.saleh@ philadelphia.edu.eg
malokadhahir@yahoo.com anankakaaani@yahoo.com
This course is designed to enable the student to understand and graphically describe the environment. Based on the fact that freehand sketching is an integral part of the creative process of design, the students are to learn how to observe and create dynamic and vivid compositions. This course does not only work in improving the facility in drawing gesture but also takes the students through all aspects of learning the significance of tone, shade and shadow in creating the illusion of the third dimension through step-by-step guidance without interrupting the creativity of expression. This course focuses on pencil, ink, colored pencil, and watercolor techniques to render the reproductions of nature, architecture and landscape.

Freehand Drawing (2) 2 nd Semester (2010/2011)
This course aims essentially to improve the student's skills of freehand sketching as a mean of graphically expressing the real or imaginative image. This main goal can be achieved through achieving the following objectives:
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Learn about the related drawing tools and instruments.
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Use the gestural approach in creating the illusion of the third dimension.
This can be attempted by creating a perception of scale, distance, and depth in freehand sketches based on creating a sense of perspective in freehand.
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Recognize the significance of tone, shade and shadow in making a drawing come alive. It is based on understanding how light illuminate the drawing and bring out the third dimension. It is also based on interpreting the textures of the subject, giving each a separate identity, and at the same time developing a textural style that unifies the picture.
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Improve the ability of careful, keen and sharp observation. This involves visual analysis, visual selection, visual ranking, and visual focus.
Books;
Selected sections from several books shown at the end of this syllabus.
Support material;
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Variety of manufactured objects, such as tin foil, paper, cloth, glass, sponge, cable, sand paper, steel sheet, and so on.
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Variety of natural objects, such as tree barks, leaves, sticks, rocks, gravel, and so on.
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Variety of non-plastic common objects such as bottles, pitcher, cup, planter, and so on.
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Selected photos and art reproductions shown by using the Data Show
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Site visits
Homework and laboratory guide:
A series of exercise sheets designed to achieve the course objectives.
Each sheet includes exercise description, exercise objective, required instruments and materials, and guiding instructions and the time of work.
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Freehand Drawing (2) 2 nd Semester (2010/2011)
This course follows the process of making meaning from the direct experience. In order to achieve this, the followings should be taken into consideration;
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Each exercise (experiment) objectives are explained in details to ensure the student’s ability to be involved in the experiment.
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The student needs a strong desire, patience, perseverance, and most of all practice; as to gain confidence in his/her ideas and abilities.
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Exercises are designed in a way that provides the student with analytical skills enabling him/ her with ability to conceptualize sketching and composing experience.
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The process of visual observation and sketching can enhance the student's presentation and problem solving skills.
Knowledge and understanding:
The student is to be aware of different drawing techniques which go way beyond the tool itself and into the mind and body of the student. The student will be able to deal with pencil sketching as the door to all other drawing media. The student is also to be able to create shading and images by using ink and watercolor as common architectural drawing techniques.
Cognitive skills - (thinking and analysis):
Improve the ability of creative seeing which has to do with learning how to isolate things, finding the prominent feature, showing it and discarding the rest.
Communication skills - (personal and academic):
Freehand sketching is the talking language for architects. The development of freehand drawing skills will help the student to graphically express and expose the spatial work of mind related to visual thoughts, perception and imagination.
Practical and subject specific skills - (Transferable Skills):
The students will be able to use sketching mostly at the conceptual stage of architectural design process because it is the quickest and simplest way to explain complex ideas in architecture. On the other hand, since the student is to accomplish specific tasks and goals of each exercise within the tutorial time limit,
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Freehand Drawing (2) 2 nd Semester (2010/2011) the student will acquire time management skills which are considered as essential skills in engineering practice.
The student is to submit a series of assignments and exercises which are to be evaluated according to the following criterion:
Allocation of Marks
Assessment Instruments
First Exam
Second Exam
Reports
Final Exam
Total
Mark
15%
15%
20%
50%
100%
The students are trusted to act honorably. Those who are in violation of the academic honesty can be subject to standard penalty for a first offence includes issuing "No Pass" or "No Credit" for the exercise in which the violation occurred.
The standard penalty for a multiple violation includes "No Pass" or "No Credit" for the course. Examples of conduct which have been regarded as being in violation include unpermitted collaboration and representing the work of another as one's own work.
Week
No.
1.
2.
Dates
20/2/011
22/2/2011
27/2/2011
1/3/2011
3.
4.
6/3/2011
8/3/2011
13/3/2011
15/3/2011
Exercise
Study plan presentation
Drawing techniques
Gesture drawing – revision
Gesture drawing – revision
Tone & Hatching
Tone, shade and shadow analysis
Basic solids and common
Homework
Practicing the Two-Point
Perspective Grid
Composing objects with basic forms
Tone, shade and shadow analysis
Basic solids and common
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Freehand Drawing (2) 2 nd Semester (2010/2011)
Week
No.
Dates
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
Exercise
20/3/2011
22/3/2011
27/3/2011
29/3/2011
3/4/2011
5/4/2011
10/4/2011
12/4/2011
17/4/2011
19/4/2011
24/4/2011
26/4/2011
Holiday
3/5/2011
8/5/2011
10/5/2011
15/5/2011
17/5/2011
22/5/2011
24/5/2011
29/5/2011
31/5/2011
5/6/2011
7/6/2011 objects in tone
Texture
Details sketching
Details sketching
Landscape composition
Landscape composition
Landscape composition
Landscape composition
Landscape composition
Final project
Final project submission & jury
Final exam
Homework objects in tone
The student should have the ability of time management to complete the exercise within the tutorial time limit. However, in some cases and only under the instructor's knowledge and approval , the student is allowed to resubmit the exercise for regarding. In this case, it is important to notice that this includes reducing a 20% of the new grade. The required homework can be done in less than
2 hours/week. However, it is recommended but not required to prepare for the exercises before the class.
Absence from lectures and/or tutorials shall not exceed 15%. Students who exceed the 15% limit without a medical or emergency excuse acceptable to and approved by the Dean of the relevant college/Faculty shall not be allowed to take the final examination and shall receive a mark of zero for the course. If the excuse
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Freehand Drawing (2) 2 nd Semester (2010/2011) is approved by the Dean, the student shall be considered to have withdrawn from the course.
Books

Bahamon, Alejandro. 2005.
Sketch Plan Build: World Class Architects Show How It's
Done . New York : Harper Design, 2005.
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Garcia, Joe. 2002.
Mastering the Watercolor Wash. Cincinnati : North Light Books,
2002.
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Lewis, David. 1984.
Pencil Drawing Techniques. New York : Watson-Guptill
Publications, 1984.
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Sullivan, Chip. 1997.
Drawing the Landscape . New York : John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
1997.
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Taylor, Richard Taylor. 2008 @ 1998.
Watercolorist's Guide to Painting Buildings.
Cincinnati : David & Charles, 2008 @ 1998.
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Wang, Thomas C. 2002.
Pencil Sketching. New York : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002.

Yarnell, Jerry. 2008.
Jerry Yarnell's Landscape Painting Secrets . Cincinnati : David &
Charles, 2008.
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