Drawing & spatial awareness · Higher
Sketching & illustration
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Graphic Communication · Higher · mrkellydt.co.uk
What you're learning in this topic
Learning intention WALT
We are learning about sketching & illustration, specifically to:
understand
- illustration techniques: light, shade, shadow, reflection, tone and texture
be able to
- sketch in proportion with good line quality, using crating
- sketch pictorial and orthographic views from given drawings, with hidden detail
Success criteria WILF
- I can sketch in proportion with good line quality, using crating
- I can sketch pictorial and orthographic views from given drawings, with hidden detail
- I can describe illustration techniques: light, shade, shadow, reflection, tone and texture
Sketching skills
- Proportion: sizes look right relative to each other. Compare widths and heights before you start.
- Line quality: light construction lines first, then firmer, darker outlines. Construction lines must look different from outlines.
- Crating: sketch a box the overall size, then cut away or add to it.
- Vanishing points: for perspective, keep depth lines heading to the VPs.
- From orthographic views: be able to sketch a pictorial from given elevations and plans, and orthographic views from a pictorial, in third angle with hidden detail.
Assignment sketching rules
- No drawing boards, set squares or drawing equipment: using them gives 0 marks for the whole sketching task. A straight edge is allowed.
- Digital sketching: straight edge tool only. No shape or circle tools, and no software that turns a 3D model into a 2D sketch.
- Don't model the object in CAD and copy it: the task assesses your ability to interpret the object.
- Show the elevation in the direction the data sheet indicates.
Illustration techniques
- Light source: decide where the light comes from; faces towards it are lightest.
- Tone: graded light to dark shading that shows form.
- Shade and shadow: the dark side of the object, and the shadow it casts on the ground.
- Reflection: streaks and highlights on shiny surfaces such as glass, metal and gloss plastic.
- Texture and material: wood grain, brushed metal, fabric.
- Gradient: a smooth change of colour or tone.
Key terms
| Crating | Sketch a box the overall size first, then build the object inside it. |
|---|---|
| Construction lines | Light lines used to set out a sketch; must look different from outlines. |
| Tone | Graded shading from light to dark that shows form. |
| Reflection | Highlights or streaks that show a shiny surface. |
| Drawing board in the sketching task | Not allowed: 0 marks for the task. |
Quick check
1. What is crating?
- Packing a finished product into a box for delivery
- A type of hatching used on sectional views
- Sketching a box first and building the object inside it
- Adding colour and tone to an outline sketch
Show answer
C: Sketching a box first and building the object inside it. A sketching technique.
2. In the assignment sketching task you may use…
- A drawing board
- Set squares
- CAD-generated views to trace
- A straight edge
Show answer
D: A straight edge. Only a straight edge.
3. Which shows a shiny metal surface?
- Reflections and highlights
- Wood grain and knots
- Section hatching lines
- Contour lines and shading
Show answer
A: Reflections and highlights. Reflections.
Printable worksheet
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