PAPER 53

For a couple of years I was thinking about Wacom Cintiq to go completely digital with my sketches.

Don't take me wrong it is great to draw on paper but when you make thousands of sketches per project it takes quiet some time to digitise all of them and archive on a hard drive.

I tried Cintiq and it is almost like drawing on paper, even the screen has a small matte texture. But it cost a bit more then just pen and pencil, though.

I found a solution an app called - PAPER by company 53. And it is great. I am going to share some recent sketches and maybe tutorials.

EDINBURGH CASTLE work in progress

Work in progress. Pen, paper and watercolours. 

EDINBURGH CASTLE

The last day in Edinburgh. August 2013.

COPICs

Sketch from a photo of Genoese Fortress in Balaklava City, Crimea, Ukraine. I have got a chance to try some colour COPIC markers from a friend of mine. Tools - Copic markers and Pentel brush pen.

SCIENTIFIC CENTER FOR ROBOTICS #2

Ok, here is the second one. Double spread Moleskine with watercolours and ink. Saint-Petersburg, Scientific Centre for Robotics 

SCIENTIFIC CENTER FOR ROBOTICS

I did those two sketches  in 5 minutes away from a place where my son was born a day later :) The weather and sunset were terrific! Saint-Petersburg, Scientific Centre for Robotics

ARCHIVE

For the last 5 years I changed three cities. And I will say each city has something special about it, architecture, people, nature, energy...   
Unfortunately or maybe not, I have moved to Saint-Petersburg again. It is the first sketch I did by arrival to my apartment. I have been watching this building every day for almost three years when I first came to Saint-Petersburg. It has about 20 floors without windows and nice golden cube on top.
This concrete structure is RUSSIAN STATE ARCHIVE of THE NEVY.

DEAN PARISH CHURCH

It was a very quick sketch while waiting my friend. EDINBURGH DEAN PARISH CHURCH. Not far away from a place I lived at. Tools - watercolour and Faber-Castell Pitt artist pen.

THE FIRST SKETCH

It was the first sketch I have done outside almost 6 months ago.  I haven't done any of these in 5 years after my graduation. Will do my best to make more sketches from now on to develop my drawings skills further.
So this one is EDINBURGH ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS drawn with pentel brush pen.

ABOUT

Roman Gorshkov is an architect and designer. He writes CODE and investigates design possibility of digital domain. Through software development and 3D modelling studies Roman Gorshkov creates unique architectural designs. While virtual reality and generative software remains his core medium, he also explore use of  3D printing, object creation and fabrication.

Before writing CODE Roman Gorshkov worked for a number of architect's practices including RMJM. Roman Gorshkov has extensive design experience in a wide range and scale of projects, with particular emphasis on concept design. He worked on projects in Russia, Europe, Middle East and China.

His main interests are Processing, Arduino, Design process and Sketching. 

He is currently based in Edinburgh and Saint-Petersburg.