How to draw a room design yourself
Any start of construction or repair is preceded by a drawing up. Without a detailed visual presentation, it is impossible to foresee all the possible nuances. The situation is similar with interior design. In order to make the choice of style, furniture and decor elements possible, you must first draw the interior of the room. If you want to create a unique design for your cozy nest, you will have to arm yourself with more than one sheet of paper, a pencil, a sharpener, an eraser, and also some reserve of patience. A correctly drawn sketch will allow you to personally "predict" the interior design of the room. But, as in any science, there are rules and subtleties that you will meet in this article.
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How to draw a room
When designing work on the interior of the room, the perspective drawing method is used. There is nothing complicated in it. The basic concept here is the binding of all elements of space and furniture to a specific point on the sheet, called the vanishing point.
A perspective in art is a way of transferring space objects on paper, while preserving the natural visual effect characteristic of the human eye.
A promising method allows you to naturally perceive the resulting drawing of the interior, as if it looked in a real room.
A promising method of construction has its subspecies, the main of which are:
- direct linear (frontal) perspective;
- angular frontal perspective.
Consider the features of each of them.
Direct perspective method
The main feature of this method is the use of a single vanishing point located in the center of the sheet. Before drawing this point, you need to draw a square or rectangle denoting the wall farthest from the observer. Its dimensions should be comparable to the dimensions of the selected sheet, ideally a 1 to 3 scale.
After that, the corners of the square are connected by diagonals, with the output of lines beyond its (square) perimeter. It is important that these lines pass through our vanishing point located inside the square (we denote it by point A).
The resulting lines marked the walls, ceiling and floor. The internal diagonals of the square are no longer needed, so we erase them with an eraser.
Now we turn to the designation of windows and doors.
Important! The point of view, from which the observation of perspective occurs, should be one of the walls of the room, free from furniture, windows and with a minimal presence of decor elements. This gives a complete picture of the interior of the room.
The height of the window is best measured with a tape measure, and put an approximate proportion on a sheet of paper. In this case, the edge of the window closest to the observer will appear longer than the farthest.We get the window by drawing two horizontal lines from the vanishing point on the wall. Next, we connect these lines together with vertical lines parallel to the adjacent straight lines of the far wall. We erase the working lines and get a window.
In the same way we represent the front door to the room.
To indicate the depth of the wall in the doorway, as well as the window, you need to draw deep into, for example, windows, segments from each vertex of the corner. These segments should be parallel to the line of the floor and ceiling of the far wall.
It is always worth keeping in mind that all vertical lines when creating a drawing of the interior should come from the vanishing point. Compliance with this rule guarantees a visual representation of the painted interior design.
After drawing windows and doors, all auxiliary lines are erased with an eraser.
Next, proceed to drawing the interior of the room, consisting of:
- furniture;
- lighting devices (chandelier, table lamp, floor lamp, etc.);
- small interior elements (paintings, wall shelves and other interior elements).
Furniture and interior elements are drawn in compliance with the general concept of this method (through the selected vanishing point).
At the end of the sketch, all the auxiliary lines are gently erased by the eraser.
At the final stage, several actions are performed:
- Black ink stroke.
- The connection of sharp corners and rough forms with smooth, oval lines (smoothing).
- Shading objects with natural shadow.
- Giving color to the interior design.
The last two points deserve separate consideration, as they have a huge number of options. For a novice designer, it will be enough to master the basic principles.
Angular frontal perspective
This method has a slight difference from the previous one, namely the presence of two vanishing points. By the complexity of execution for a novice designer, he is no different from a direct perspective.
How to arrange the second of two vanishing points is a purely personal matter for each designer. The general principle here is this: the point should be removed to the left or right side of the main central one. Depending on the length of the removal, the viewing angle of a particular interior item will change.
If you choose from the method of direct and angular projection, the second more clearly represents the interior decoration of the room. For a person’s visual perception, it will be more real than the direct projection method.
Building a room design on a PC
If you are not eager to become a newly-made designer, or if you plan a one-time apartment repair, and it is inappropriate to spend money on specialist services, then you can use computer programs. With the help of them, you quickly and easily sketch a sketch of a room with the arrangement of any design.
The most affordable and popular right now are:
- interior design 3d;
- google sketchup;
- ikea home planner;
- sweet home 3d.
These programs are similar to each other. You can use them for free. They have several advantages over manual drawing. This is especially true for beginners. The interface of such a program is equipped with clear controls. The presence of interior elements and furniture greatly simplifies the drawing process.
For example, with the help of the Google program, you can create both the design of one room of an apartment and the large-scale integrated design of the entire suburban area with a pool, garage, relaxation area and all elements of the interior of the house. A convenient visual presentation will allow you to “walk” through your newly-built home in a special mode.
Separately, it is worth noting the program from the Ikea company. In addition to the main advantages, it has the function of calculating the cost of furniture and repair in general. The only drawback is the presented range of products. Naturally, this is only the products of this company.
Using the program for designing will save a lot of your time, and the visibility and objectivity of the resulting picture will not cause doubts. You just have to print the document and proceed with the repair.
Video tutorial on drawing a room