Topic 1 Drawing Techniques
Freehand drawing Sketching Using pencils, pens, charcoal Observation skills Quick
Drawing Techniques Orthographic drawing Plan drawing Front elevation End elevation Third angle projection First angle projection
Drawing Techniques Isometric drawing
Drawing Techniques Exploded isometric drawing Used as instructional/assembly diagrams
Drawing Techniques Perspective drawing One point perspective Two point perspective Three point perspective Using Horizon lines Vanishing points Ground planes Eye level
Visual Literacy
Soma Cube A solid dissection puzzle Invented by Piet Hein during a lecture on quantum mechanics Made up of seven pieces Assembles into a 3x3x3 cube There are 240 solutions!
Soma Cube 1.Draw in freehand the seven pieces of the cube 2.Draw a set of orthographic views of each of the seven pieces in third angle projection 3.Using grid paper draw the seven pieces in Isometric
Soma Cube Homework tasks 1.Research more about the Soma cube 2.Annotate your drawings 3.Add some colour to your drawings, think about where the light source is 4.Draw the Soma cube as an Exploded isometric drawing
Soma Cube Links ma.htmlhttp://users.ids.net/~salberg/soma/So ma.html /soma.htmhttp:// /soma.htm
Drawing Techniques Links awing_box_in_isometric.htmlhttp:// awing_box_in_isometric.html technology.info/IndProd/drawings/index.htmhttp:// technology.info/IndProd/drawings/index.htm h.schools.nsw.edu.au/Graphics_TG201/Pictorial/isometric_d raw.htmhttp:// h.schools.nsw.edu.au/Graphics_TG201/Pictorial/isometric_d raw.htm