Chapter 13 Visual Communication: Drawings, Renderings, and Models 447 Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Exercise Five Shift from drawing one piece of furniture to capturing an architectural detail in an interior space. Select a photo- graph of a fireplace detail that has accessories on or around it. Make sure it has something hanging over the fireplace, such as a picture or mirror. Place the photo in front of you and loosen up your wrist and hand. Position your drawing paper any way that is comfortable for you. Then begin by drawing the contours of the fireplace. Start with the longer lines and move to the details later. After completing the drawing, place tracing paper on top of it and use a felt-tip pen to make a new drawing. See Figure 13-20. Exercise Six Complete another contour drawing, but this time of an interior space. Select an 8 1/2- by 11-inch photo of a classical interior space such as a Gothic cathe- dral. Make sure the photo is from a viewpoint from which you can see the roof and ceiling details. These photos commonly have arches, vaults, columns, and windows. Before you begin, loosen up your wrist again. Then look at the major architectural components of the space—such as the columns with their capitals—and draw them. Do not worry about spacing. If the objects appear too complex and you are getting lost in the detail, turn the image upside down to make the forms less recognizable. Simple, geometric shapes should emerge. Darken certain lines that appear more domi- nant in the space. Use lighter, delicate lines for simple details. Once you complete the drawing, place tracing paper over the drawing and trace it with a felt-tip pen. Continue to keep your wrist loose to encourage fluid lines. See Figure 13-21. Sherilyn (Lixue) Yin, International transfer design student, CSU, ECNU/ Shidong Yin , Senior Photographer Figure 13-20 Learning to capture precise architectural details in your drawings enhances design communication with clients.