Day 09 - Our exhibition is open today and tommorow (30-31/3/2017) at Grosvenor Gallery! Feel free to visit us and add your lovely sketches to our space!

Day 08 - Students were busy with the string installation on wall.

Day 07 - A selection of best sketches done by students were compiled to be exhibited in the exhibition.

Day 07 - Everyone started making the final product to be put into the exhibition space. This was the 4m long wall installation, displaying Manchester city skyline created by strings of different shades tied to nails.

Day 06 - A brainstorming session for the exhibition was carried out in Nexus Art Cafe in Northern Quarter after we visit our exhibition space in Grosvenor Gallery. Students were divided into three groups to come out with ideas of installations and artworks to be produced for exhibition.

Day 04 - Today's outdoor sketching session took place in Manchester Central Library and Machester Town Hall. This is a quick contour drawing of the lamp post standing in front of Manchester Town Hall.

Day 03 - A day well spent in Old Quadrangle + Manchester Museum with some of the urban sketchers from Manchester Urban Sketching group. It was amazing to see how a sketching event bring people from all walks of life together.

Thank you Simone for the souvenir! :D

Day 02 - Morning well spent with our collaborator, Simone Riyard, the founder of Manchester Urban Sketchers. A talk was given by her, followed by a 15 min session of perspective drawings. Everyone was given an image of a building and the task was to sketch an additional floor to the building. The aim of the activity was to learn how to sketch at the right perspective angle. The outcomes were amazing as every student came out with a different creative drawing.

Sketching as a form of representation in architecture, showing textures and details.

Looking back my sketchbook and realize how time flies! This was a live sketch of Brandenburg Gate done during our first year Berlin Trip in 2012.

Thank you for joining us today!

Don't forget our workshop session with Simone Riyard tomorrow.
Date: 21/3/2017 (Tuesday)
Time: 12pm - 2pm
Location: MMU Business School (BS 4.05B)

Looking forward to see you all!

Sketches of the day!
A compilation of students' sketches done for the ice breaking session.

So why is sketching so important?
- It is an initial way to spark creativity. Interesting concepts of design work always come from little sketches!
- It is an effective visual communication tool. Through rough sketches or just showing up your sketchbook, you can easily describe what you do and your creative process to your tutors or your future clients!
- It records time and place. Diary does not have to be written, it could be drawn!

My sketch of Aween, without looking at the paper. XD

Real person vs Handsketch

Do they look alike? :D

Day 01 - First event meeting started with introductions and briefings from the seniors, followed by ice breaking session (Sketching games)

Raden was demonstrating on how to do a contour sketch of face with one continuous line without looking at the paper.