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Architectural Sketching: Capture What Connects With You

14 Jul 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief instructional segment, Jason Nicholas encourages architects and sketchers to avoid the pressure of drawing an entire building. Instead, he advises focusing on the architectural elements that personally resonate—such as doors, windows, roofs, stairways, overall massing, color, or texture. By capturing only the parts that connect with the viewer, the sketch becomes more meaningful and less overwhelming.

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Don't feel like when you're looking at buildings you have to sketch everything. Sketch what resonates, what connects with you. What do you find interesting when you're looking at a piece of architecture? Is it a door? Is it a window? Is it the roof? Uh, a stairway? Is it the overall shape of the building? Is it a color? A texture? So whatever connects with you is what you should be aiming to capture. Don't feel overwhelmed that you need to capture an entire building. Cool.