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# Pen Craft

CPD: Dual Coding (by Oliver Caviglioli), topic 1.3.1

## Pen Craft

The simplest changes can transform the quality of your sketches and writing.
Instead of thinking of it as art, think of it as communication.

### Lines

![Lines](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2020-02/999cdfd7-0c4d-416a-a0a0-68e48013786f/Untitled%20drawing%20(1).jpg)

- Although you are aiming to draw straight lines, wavering from
an absolute straight line is very acceptable. 
- Similarly, there is an architectural drawing practice that is worth emulating.
 - Overlapping lines when they cross is much preferable to the rushed, rounded angle of many sketches.

### Handwriting

![Handwriting](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2020-02/77b513f9-ed6e-4f20-96a0-f62c5b94fa20/Untitled%20drawing%20(2).jpg)

-  The
secret is to slow down when you write. No scribbling!
- This selection from Jarman’s 12 rules will prove invaluable:
 - The basis of handwriting is a pattern of ovals and parallel lines.
 - Similar letters must have the same height.
 - Ascenders and descenders should be no more than twice the
height of small letters, preferably less.

### Drawing

![Drawing](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2020-02/54f65786-ddf5-4faf-8743-4c73d02e148b/Untitled%20drawing%20(1).png)

- Remember that your sketches are for communication, and are
not works of art. Verisimilitude is not the aim. 
- Short, bold lines are better to create strong, clear
images than feathery dashes.

### Grip

![Grip](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2020-02/f9dc08bd-8ccd-4793-a5ea-6a2d82c71186/Untitled%20drawing%20(4).jpg)

- Grip your pen or pencil close to the end, in the way you know
is correct. 
- Don’t draw from your wrist. Keep it still, locked.
 - The same for your elbow. 
- The movement comes from
your shoulder. 
- If you want to make the line straighter, hold
your breath while you pull the pen.

### Shading

![Shading](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2020-02/e53eef8d-b20f-404f-8729-5435825ce0f6/Untitled%20drawing%20(3).jpg)

- Apply this aesthetic of the line to shading by producing a
variety of different parallel lines. 
- With the dotted or squared
paper, you will create interesting patterns in an ordered way.

## Test yourself on Pen Craft

- According to Jarman's rules, handwriting is a pattern of what?
- When drawing, where should the movement of your arm come from?
- Where should you grip your pen/pencil when drawing?

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## CPD: Dual Coding (by Oliver Caviglioli) contents

### 1 Dual Coding With Teachers
- 1.1 The Limitations of Working Memory
  - [1.1.1 The Limitations of Working Memory](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-dual-coding-by-oliver-caviglioli/1-1-1-the-limitations-of-working-memory.md)
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- 1.2 Design Guide
  - [1.2.1 Design Guide](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-dual-coding-by-oliver-caviglioli/1-2-1-design-guide.md)
  - [1.2.2 To Try in Class](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-dual-coding-by-oliver-caviglioli/1-2-2-to-try-in-class.md)
- 1.3 Pen Craft
  - [1.3.1 Pen Craft](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-dual-coding-by-oliver-caviglioli/1-3-1-pen-craft.md)
  - [1.3.2 To Try in Class](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-dual-coding-by-oliver-caviglioli/1-3-2-to-try-in-class.md)
- 1.4 Slides
  - [1.4.1 Slides](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-dual-coding-by-oliver-caviglioli/1-4-1-slides.md)
  - [1.4.2 To Try in Class](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-dual-coding-by-oliver-caviglioli/1-4-2-to-try-in-class.md)
- 1.5 Documents
  - [1.5.1 Documents](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-dual-coding-by-oliver-caviglioli/1-5-1-documents.md)
  - [1.5.2 To Try in Class](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-dual-coding-by-oliver-caviglioli/1-5-2-to-try-in-class.md)
- 1.6 Displays
  - [1.6.1 Displays](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-dual-coding-by-oliver-caviglioli/1-6-1-displays.md)
  - [1.6.2 To Try in Class](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-dual-coding-by-oliver-caviglioli/1-6-2-to-try-in-class.md)