Starter quiz
- Objects appear ______ when they are further away.
- 'smaller' ✓
- What is meant by a perspective drawing?
- a drawing that shows depth ✓
- a drawing that is accurately sized
- a drawing that shows texture
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- When drawing in isometric or perspective, all vertical lines need to be __________.
- equal
- parallel ✓
- perpendicular
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- What are construction lines?
- lines that are the detailed pencil lines of your final drawing
- lines that are used to add shading and tone to a drawing
- lines that are used to plan out and position elements of a drawing ✓
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- What is the first stage of the crating technique when drawing a complex curved shape?
- Use basic boxes or cubes to plan the curved shape. ✓
- Outline and shade the curved shape.
- Start with a freehand drawing of the curved shape.
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- When a drawing is accurately sized and balanced, with all parts relating correctly to each other it is said to be ...
- in perspective.
- isometric.
- in proportion. ✓
- rendered.
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Exit quiz
- When is rendering carried out?
- before you start the line drawing
- whilst you are completing the line drawing
- once the line drawing of the sketch is completed ✓
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- What is the light source in a 3D drawing?
- the shadow that the light creates
- the direction of the light on the object ✓
- where the light hits on the object
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- What does adding tone to a sketch achieve?
- adds texture to an image to help it appear 3D
- adds render to an image to help it appear 3D
- adds depth to an image to help it appear 3D ✓
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This sketch has been rendered to show depth. Which direction is the light source coming from?- left ✓
- right
- above
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The sketch below has been rendered to represent which material?- 'polymer' ✓
- Put the stages of rendering a cone in the correct order.
- 1⇔Plan highlights and shadows, thinking about the light source.
- 2⇔Shade darkest tones first.
- 3⇔Shade and blend in the mid tones.
- 4⇔Shade and blend in the lightest tones.
- 5⇔Tidy up your edges and check all blending is seamless.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Rendering helps to enhance communication of design ideas.
- Rendering can be used to show colour, materials and textures.
Common misconception
Rendering is just adding tone.
Rendering should consider tone and depth but also the texture of the material the product is made out of.
Keywords
Render - to add details like shading, texture, and depth to a sketch to make it appear more realistic
Tone - the lightness or darkness of an area, which helps create a sense of dimension in the image
Depth - the illusion of distance or three-dimensional space on a flat surface
Texture - how something feels or looks like it would feel, if touched
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