uniform connection of two points.46 Each line looks like the one next to it and the image remains flat; there is no depth, no character, no life.
3.5 Thinking through drawing 'What is sketched as well as the choice of the sketching material, the pencil and paper, directly influences the idea that grows more concrete in the course of drawing – only very few architects go to their drawing board with a complete concept in their mind, most develop their concepts through the interaction between an initially vague idea and the concrete lines made on the paper' --Robin Edwards (143)
Usually, when starting a drawing, one has the image in the mind but doesn't know yet how to draw it, so it is the pencil's duty to do the drawing instead. Although there are many tools to draw with, I personally prefer the pencil and mechanical ink pens. Pencil is a tool that moves smoothly and quickly on the paper, which is suitable for quick sketches and developing initial ideas. Also, a single pencil can create a variety of line types, even with one stroke, as explained earlier. Hence, it is appropriate for quick investigation of texture and atmosphere, for light and shadow. Another benefit of the pencil, is that it can be easily erased and re-drawn over; though personally, I'd rather not use the rubber since I like having all of my thoughts on the paper so I can refer back to them. A wrong line, probably of an initial idea, can be inspirational on a later stage. Besides, erased lines of sketching are part of the final drawing, and they
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Juhani Pallasmaa, The Thinking Hand: Existential and Embodied Wisdom in Architecture (Chichester: Wiley, 2010), p. 100
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