Technical Drawing can be a misleading name for the kind of drawing we are going to talk about. That is because it can be highly creative and lots and lots of fun. It is the kind of drawing designers and architects use. They use mathematics, technical devices (like compasses and French curves), and laws of perspective to draw their drawings.
It used to be taught in a very boring and strict way. Sometimes children even hated going off to Tech Drawing! Fancy that - hating drawing! People had made so many rules and students got into trouble if they got them wrong. (Doh! Sooooo old-fashioned!) Because kids hated it - it went out of fashion. When Tech Drawing left the scene, kids began to struggle with drawing. Some began to lose their confidence and feel as though they just could not draw at all!
Well, we will fix that loss of confidence. I am going to show you how learning the basic rules of drawing can make your experiences of fun drawing activities tons better. You will start to like both.
The is a Horizon Line.
This is a Vanishing Point matched with Vanishing Lines. Method.- Draw the shape of the front face of the rectangle
- place your vanishing point in the distance
- draw lines from the vanishing point to the corners of the face of the rectangle
- use parallel line to match the back edge with the front edge.
Follow the example.
Once you have the design in place, you can begin to shade. Remember*- What goes back in space get smaller.
- What goes back in space gets darker.
Follow the example. Soon the idea will become natural to you and you won't need to follow patterns anymore! You will automatically see those patterns everywhere you look. Keep working until you have it all together.
Voila! A pencil sharpener.
Kids, that is all there is to it.From here you can have fun.
You can use your imagination until your heart is delighted. In this example, I have coloured the sharpener to look like it was from the Seventies. Would you like to post your sharpener to show us how you fared? Email me and I will put it online for you. You have learnt some practical rules. Now you can make your artwork as happy and as cheerful as you want!Watch this space and you will find lots of free lesson plans, exciting kids' activities and suggestions about the ways in which you can use Tech Drawing to enhance your wonderful drawing experiences.
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