Field+sketches,+Photographs+and+Line+Drawings

**Field sketches** are sketches that are made in the field **Sketch maps** are simplified illustrations of an area which are drawn from a directly overhead perspective **Sketches and drawing** are efficient ways of describing and recording information
 * Line drawings** are drawings which are made from a photograph

Field Sketches
To create a field sketch, follow these steps: Divide your blank page into parts (use a ruler) so your sketch is more manageable. You also need a border. For example: Divide your page into 9 parts showing foreground, middleground and background.
 * Select the view relevant to your fieldwork and a good place to stand or sit. You will need a hard surface to draw on such as a book or clipboard.
 * Write down details such as date, time, location, direction.
 * Start by simply sketching the skyline in the background – this is the area furthest away from you.
 * Draw simple lines showing the foreground – this is the area closest to you.
 * Draw simple lines showing the main geological or structural features.
 * Fill in the middle ground. You can leave out most minor features but some can be included for perspective or scale.
 * Draw simple outlines of other important features or sites relevant to your fieldwork site.
 * Annotate your sketch, including details that might not be obvious in the main sketch or in a photograph.
 * Develop a key if required and indicate the north point.
 * Some of the most important features can be traced over in pen to accentuate them.

Photography
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Line Drawing
In geography, line drawings are illustrations which are made using a photograph. When that drawing of a landscape is being made in the field (place in the natural environment where data is being collected), then it is called a field sketch.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">How to make a line drawing
You will need: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">**Line drawing** **Step 1**. Imagine straight lines horizontally dividing the photograph into a foreground, middle ground and background. Vertically divide the photograph into a left, centre and right section. Since proportions vary between photographs, these sections will not always be the same size. **Step 2**. Using the ruler and pencil, draw a frame which is the same size as the photograph. Lightly draw the grid lines in the same position that they were imagined on the photograph. **Step 3**. Observe the main features in each of these areas on the photograph. Sketch the main outlines in the photograph into the corresponding segment on the piece of paper. **Step 4**. Draw any other relevant details and label the prominent features. Do not forget to include a heading and a source.
 * a piece of paper
 * a pencil
 * a ruler
 * an eraser
 * something to lean on (eg a board)