If something is freehand, it is drawn by hand without special tools to keep the line true — no ruler, no compass, no stencil, no computer pulling the curve straight. You can call a picture a freehand drawing, or you can say someone drew it freehand, as a way of drawing.

If something is freehand如果某樣東西是 freehand, it is drawn by hand意思是用手畫的 without special tools to keep the line true沒有用特別的工具讓線條保持精準 — no ruler, no compass, no stencil, no computer pulling the curve straight沒有尺、沒有圓規、沒有型板，也沒有電腦幫忙拉直曲線. You can call a picture a freehand drawing你可以把一張畫叫做 a freehand drawing, or you can say someone drew it freehand或說某人是 freehand 畫的, as a way of drawing當作一種畫畫的方式.

Artists use it when they want a line that feels alive, or when they are only sketching and do not care about millimetres. Designers and architects may still start freehand even if the final plan is done with tools.

Artists use it藝術家會用這種方式, when they want a line that feels alive當他們想要一條有生命感的線條, or when they are only sketching and do not care about millimetres或者只是在畫草稿、不在乎精不精準的時候. Designers and architects設計師和建築師 may still start freehand即使最後的正式圖是用工具完成的, even if the final plan is done with tools也可能還是先用 freehand 起頭.

It is a calm, practical word; nobody is showing off when they say it. It does not mean “with a free hand” as in spare time, and it does not mean the drawing is careless — though actually, a freehand line will wobble a little, and that wobble is often the point.

It is a calm, practical word這是一個平實、實用的字; nobody is showing off when they say it說這個字的人沒有在炫耀什麼. It does not mean “with a free hand” as in spare time它不是指「有空、有閒」的意思, and it does not mean the drawing is careless也不是說這幅畫很隨便 — though actually不過其實, a freehand line will wobble a little徒手畫的線條會有一點點晃動, and that wobble is often the point而這種晃動往往正是它的味道所在.