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# Minimal Drawing

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- [BLOG](https://minimaldrawing.com/blog/)
- [On Drawing](https://minimaldrawing.com/on-drawing/)
- [Freehand Drawing:The timeless tool in architecture](https://minimaldrawing.com/the-timeless-tool-in-architecture-freehand-drawing/) - I entered architecture school at the end of 20th century. At that time, computational tools began to appear in the architecture realm in both practice and academia. Autodesk AutoCad was perhaps the most dominate tool at that moment. The fundamental method of drawing in AutoCad does not change much compared to Alberti’s method of architectural
- [Freehand Sketch_ 2 point perspective](https://minimaldrawing.com/two-point-perspective-sketch/) - Main Courtyard, Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne in Rome by Peruzzi
- [Depth in Drawing Part 1](https://minimaldrawing.com/depth-in-drawing-part-1/) - Depth is a fundamental element that must be sustained in painting and drawings. With depth, graphics will be more visually inviting. Decreasing understanding of how depths are created will enhance the quality of visual communication in drawings and paintings. The insight gained from this article can apply to analog and digital drawing. Yet, it also
- [Freehand Drawing: One-Point Perspective](https://minimaldrawing.com/freehand-drawing-one-point-perspective/)
- [Freehand Sketching: Using Shade & Shadow to Define Shapes](https://minimaldrawing.com/freehand-sketching-using-shade-shadow-to-define-shapes/)
- [Graphite sketches in Watercolor Painting](https://minimaldrawing.com/graphite-sketches-in-watercolor-painting/) - In my previous blog post, I wrote about having a sketchbook as an integral part of daily life. In this article, I would like to talk about the function of graphite sketches for watercolor painting. Before I began my journey in watercolor medium, I used ink or graphite sketches as the primary media for my
- [Eye, Mind and Hand:](https://minimaldrawing.com/eye-mind-and-hand/) - The ability to sketch not only facilitates your architectural design skills but also helps make our thoughts visible. The visibility of your design thinking via sketching allows you to reveal and speculate your ideas. Freehand drawing demands an active apprehension of mental images. The simple act of drawing requires a collaboration between the eye, hand,
- [Perspective in Observational Sketching](https://minimaldrawing.com/perspective-in-observational-sketching/) - I wrote about a brief history of perspective drawing in my blog a few months ago. In this article I would like to talk about how important it is to practice perspective drawing for people who are interested in developing their observational sketching skills as well as a Plein Air painting. Using perspective is the
- [TONAL VALUES](https://minimaldrawing.com/958-2/) - In the previous blog post, I wrote about the importance of of graphite sketching in my watercolor painting process. Many people undervalue the usefulness of utilizing graphite sketching as an integral part of developing your painting ideas. I was able to gradually improve my painting over years of experience practicing monochrome sketching. Since I began
- [Digitally Made](https://minimaldrawing.com/digitally-made/) - By far, using AutoCad and Adobe Illustrator as a drawing tool set to control line quality is the most effective method in my digital drawings. For the basic 3D objects, I normally use AutoCad 3D or Rhinoceros 3D. Then, I finalize the line quality of my drawings in Adobe Illustrator. Implementing line weight theoryh into
- [A mental Image](https://minimaldrawing.com/mental-image/) - An architecture idea begins with a mental image. To materialize a mental image is to draw. Drawing is a process of forming a mental image to embody thoughts as a way of communication to oneself and others. Daily ritual of practice is crucial to strengthen this ability. The more one practice the better one will be
- [Still Here!](https://minimaldrawing.com/still-here/) - I saw this structure 10 years ago when I lived in Springfield, Illinois with my family. I never gave much a thought about this structure until I recently visited the town again during the holidays. It is closed to where I use to live, and it is a beautiful monolithic structure that offers a rustic
- [Traveling / Sketching](https://minimaldrawing.com/traveling-sketching/) - Up to this point, it is hard for me to imagine traveling without a sketchbook. Training myself to sketch while traveling has been an integral part of my architecture studies. I learned to sketch as part of school assignments without noticing the benefits of sketching while traveling. Slowly but surely, this habit has grown on
- [In situ sketching](https://minimaldrawing.com/in-situ-sketching/) - Why is it important to learn and practice on site sketching? Students often ask this common question when I take them out for on-site sketching. In situ sketching is a process of re-creation of a space in which we situate ourselves within the building and its environment. Such activity spurs us to have immediate embodiment
- [The necessity of a sketchbook](https://minimaldrawing.com/the-necessity-of-a-sketchbook/) - A sketchbook is an integral part of art, architecture, and other creative fields. If one aims to improve upon their own work, constant drawing is a must. A sketchbook is a testing ground of ideas and a playground for drawing exercises. It helps keep track of our own thoughts and provides a reflection of the
- [Meditative Practice through Sketching](https://minimaldrawing.com/meditativepractice-sketching/) - There are countless scientific research studies which indicate the benefits of practicing mindfulness regularly. It could help improve our well-being in various aspects such as reducing stress and anxiety, expanding our concentration span and ability to focus, being calmer and many more. Practicing mindfulness can occur through various forms such as meditating in the conventional
- [One - Point Perspective](https://minimaldrawing.com/one-point-perspective/) - Being able to draw a perspective drawing is one of most important skill for people who engage in drawing as part of everyday life. Particularly for observational sketching, a perspective drawing plays a significant role when one wants to convey the scene to represent depth in drawing. There are several types of perspective: one-point, two-point
- [The Necessity of Drawing](https://minimaldrawing.com/the-necessity-of-drawing/) - “The encounter of artist and drawing energies, their dialogue, does not have the form of question and answer. It is an inarticulate dialogue.” -Granta To draw is not only to represent and review, but it is also to receive. Drawing is a process of making a dialogue, but it is an internal one between the
- [New Year](https://minimaldrawing.com/new-year/) - During New year, my family and I had a chance to visit our relative in Petersburg, IL. I had a chance to visit the historical village where the president Lincoln started his boyhood there. It was a cold day to do the out door painting, but I finished it.
- [Two-Point Perspective](https://minimaldrawing.com/two-point-perspective/) - The principal of two-point perspective is essentially the same as one-point perspective except there will be two vanishing points on the horizontal line as the name suggested. The vertical line remain vertical and parallel in the drawing. All the horizontal lines will appear to converge to two vanishing points on the horizontal line. Depending on
- [Vista](https://minimaldrawing.com/vista/)
- [Why Travel](https://minimaldrawing.com/why-travel/) - If one sees learning architecture as a distant journey, travel is a key ingredient of this journey. Travel in this sense is not a vacation, but rather a journey to experiencing the world and building up our design repertoire. Drawing and writing perhaps might be media to reflect our exploration and to imprint our architectural
- [LINE WEIGHTS : NO.1](https://minimaldrawing.com/line-weights-no-1/) - One on the most fundamental part of drawings that will help strengthen the quality of each drawing is line weight (Some people prefer to use line width). Line weights convey depth and indicate various functions of each line in drawings. It is also portrays the appealing of drawings if line weights are assigned to drawings
- [DRAWING METHOD](https://minimaldrawing.com/hello-world/) - Drawing is one of the essential elements in architectural design process. Either producing drawings by hand or computational methods, the essence of effective communication of design ideas in architectural design remains the same. It is a same principle with writing. The rules of syntax, spelling, grammar still apply to whether writing by hand on a piece
- [One point perspective sketch No.2](https://minimaldrawing.com/one-point-perspective-sketch-no-2/) - I posted the first version of how to make a quick sketch of one point perspective a few months ago. I want to resurface this topic to help people who are interested to practice observational drawings with one point perspective. I created a motion image that may help to understand how to construct this drawing
- [Oh Light, I adore You](https://minimaldrawing.com/happy-holidays/) - Painting has much to do with light and dark. Painting provokes my awareness of being. I observe things more carefully since I have begun painting again. The simple act of painting brings me joy and offer beauty around me. I hope you see them through my work.
- [SCALES IN ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS](https://minimaldrawing.com/scales-in-architectural-drawings/) - In reality, buildings are much larger than the plans used to construct them; therefore, we must reduce the drawing size appropriately in order to maximize readability and communication. In doing so, drawings can be studied comprehensively. Scale is perhaps the most common element in any architectural drawing and absolutely necessary to learn in architecture school.
- [A Section Drawing:](https://minimaldrawing.com/a-section-drawing/) - An orthographic projection for architectural design and communication A section drawing is an orthographic projection. It is similar to a floor plan drawing, but it changes the cut plane from horizontal to vertical direction that is perpendicular to the horizontal line. A building section drawing helps to reveal internal spaces of the building. A building
- [Speculative Sketching](https://minimaldrawing.com/speculative-sketching/) - I see the benefits of using drawing or sketching in design process in two functions. first, I use drawing as a communication outlet. Besides verbal communication, drawings are one of the most important method of communication in architectural design that I normally use to convey my ideas. A type of drawings that we produce after
- [Axonometric versus Perspective](https://minimaldrawing.com/axonometric-versus-perspective/) - No drawing can capture reality entirely. A drawing represents a particular perception of human experience. This rule applies to drawings in architectural communication as well. The question is when and how to justify the right type of drawing to accomplish the task at hand. This requires an understanding and evaluation of the function and the utilization of an appropriate drawing type in order to be successful. This article will compare the function between axonometric and perspective drawings and their usages in
- [Drawing Method of Auguste Choisy](https://minimaldrawing.com/drawing-method-of-auguste-choisy/) - One of the common type of drawings that I normally use is Isometric drawing. I often use this type of drawing to review three dimensional aspects of my design or constructional aspect of architecture. I also use Isometric drawing when I design furniture for my wood working practice. The drawing offers a unique point of
- [Figure-Ground Drawings](https://minimaldrawing.com/figure-ground-drawings/) - Figure ground drawing is an important drawing typology as well as my favorite one, which I often use in my architecture and urban design processes. Figure ground drawing is an analytical drawing that helps me to evaluate appropriateness when inserting a new design into an existing urban fabric. In other words, figure ground drawings help
- [Poche' Technique in Architectural Drawings](https://minimaldrawing.com/poche-technique-in-architectural-drawings/) - In architecture, poche' is the process of darkening the area of walls, columns, and other solid elements created by a cut plane . This process is frequently utilized in representing buildings and objects in plan, section, and figure-ground (drawings that create a high contrast between spatial areas and cut elements). Blackening the cut elements helps
- [LINE TYPES](https://minimaldrawing.com/line-types/) - Line type is one of the drawing elements that should be learned. Each line type serves a purpose in drawing, and they also convey their own meaning in architectural drawings. Thus, in order to fully convey our communication in drawings, we should understand its functions. I normally employ four line types in my drawings, and
- [Line Weights No.2: Implementation](https://minimaldrawing.com/line-weights-no-2-implementation/) - I have written about line weights in the previous post of this blog. I would like to talk more about line weights in term of their implementation to drawings. Some may have a question about what the difference between line weights and line widths. They essentially are the same meaning but people use them differently.

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- [WORKSHOP](https://minimaldrawing.com/workshop/) - Otto regularly hosts workshops on freehand drawing and watercolor painting for designers with various institutions, design firms, and organizations. If you are interested in having a watercolor painting or a drawing workshop for your organization or an individual, please get in touch with him via achanyakorn@gmail.com or Instagram #otto chanyakorn. Up Comming Workshops Summer 2027
- [Drawing](https://minimaldrawing.com/sketch/) - structure, attention, reflection Inquiries: @otto.chanyakorn
- [Statement](https://minimaldrawing.com/about/) - My work traces the relationship between drawing and atmosphere as a means of understanding space. Through freehand drawing and watercolor, I explore how lines and fluid fields can articulate both the construction of space and the experience of an environment. Drawing operates here as a mode of thinking. It is an embodied and cognitive process
- [TUTORIALS](https://minimaldrawing.com/tutorials/) - I created video tutorials on drawing that cover various topics aimed at strengthening confidence and developing essential drawing skills. This is an ongoing process, and I will continue to add more content to my channel over time as I continue to create it. The tutorials are specifically designed for individuals interested in learning freehand drawing
- [HOME](https://minimaldrawing.com/work-2/) - WELCOME TO MINIMAL DRAWING An architectural journey to explore the functionality and beauty of drawings with a simplistic approach.
- [CONTACT](https://minimaldrawing.com/contact-2/) - For questions and inquiries about available work, please get in touch with me at achanyakorn@gmail.com Thank you for your support!

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