Preliminary markings were made with pencil, then I drew over the pencil lines with two thicknesses of black Sharpie markers and erased the pencil lines. I also practiced drawing textures and non-plant symbols that represent surfaces and features that I anticipate will play a role in our new planting beds, patio and water features. The outer edge of the symbol represents the mature spread of the plant, so that you can anticipate how the plants will fill in the available space as they grow. Symbols indicate a plant and the dot in the middle shows where the center of the plant will be placed. Then I practiced drawing some generic symbols. In any kind of art or design, varying the line weight adds a great deal to the liveliness and appeal of a rendering. I took out my favorite drawing tools and did tests to decide what I would use for my thin line weight, my medium line weight, and my thick line weight. I consulted the book Plan Graphics for the Landscape Designer: 2nd Edition by Tony Bertauski and thought about how to adapt my drawing tools and methods to the techniques shown in the book. I’m enlarging a version of my yard diagram to 1/4 inch to 1 foot graph paper, and I’m going to practice hand drawing sections in a more professional manner as I work on our garden plan. Over the last few years I’ve also done a lot of adult coloring and art journaling and it’s been really satisfying to pick up the hand-drawing tools again after so many years of focusing mainly on computer graphics. I frequently use Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, which I used to prepare a diagram of my yard to start some basic planning and calculate the amount of dirt I wanted to buy for the new planting beds we have been putting in. I don’t own any computer software that is specific to landscaping design. To prepare for that I’m practicing how to draw the various elements individually before I combine them all together. For planning my own projects and client projects in the the 2020 season, I’m making more detailed drawings of sections of my own yard first. My art degree didn’t include landscaping drawing and there are certain conventions that make landscaping drawings more understandable for the client and for the installers. It got the job done, but it’s crude and I’d like to improve on my landscaping drawing skills. Landscape plan drawing for a client – August, 2019 Since this was for a client, I consulted a landscaping drawing book and attempted to make one that was more professional and readable to other people. I’ve made lots of rough drawings over the years that only I have to understand. Late last summer I was asked to take a list of plants that had been chosen for a client and to make a plan drawing to show where they should be installed. Both instructional and inspirational, it covers the basics of landscape architectural representation in an easy-to-understand way, encouraging readers to sketch and develop their own graphic language and style.Īlso showcased in this book are many examples from landscape architecture offices worldwide, offering practical help and ideas.Landscape Plan Drawing – Practice Rendering Symbols This handbook focuses on areas which, even in the age of digital media, remain foundations of the profession: drawing, graphics, and projections. Concepts and creative solutions are developed, refined, and explained on paper. Their designs range from large-scale master plans and strategic visions, through to specific vegetation and precise construction details. Landscape architects rely on images to explore ideas and to communicate them to others. Volume 1: Basic Drawing, Graphics, and Projections
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