3.2 TYPES

3.2 Types

Depending on the profession, a person uses drawing for different purposes. For example, a builder will make a sketch (style) to investigate how the window will be placed on the wall (purpose), by using pencil (material) - probably because pencil is a tool easy to find, it doesn't run out, like the pen, and can be used easily in any direction (technical inks don't write when they are parallel to the ground due to gravity). A designer, will make different types of drawings for different purposes; a drawing to develop an initial idea (style: sketch), a working drawing to develop that idea further (style: depends on the personal preferences of oneself), an instructional drawing for the builders (style: detailed drawing - most probably to be drawn digitally for accuracy), and a rendering to create a realistic image of the project (style: depends on the receiver- the client or creator- the drawing might be sketchy, conceptual or photographic). When setting up a drawing one must remember that a drawing cannot show everything. In order to choose the most suitable tools and drawing style, one must specify to him/herself the reason of making it. Apart from the style and the materiality of the drawing, one must also choose a suitable type of drawing. The most common types of drawing are plan, section, elevation, perspective and axonometric. Often, a drawing consists of more than one type as there is a need of shifting between them.

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