Arch111’s final exam was an enjoyable one. We were asked to produce an origami boat from the given A4 size sheet according to instructions.
Then we produce an axonometric drawing (30-60 degrees) of the boat through projecting it from the top view. All the dimensions were obtained from the model and drawn at 1/1 scale.
When I started drawing, first I get confused because all the dimensions became different than the original model. But then I understand that it was supposed to be because of the axonometric drawing’s technique.
At midterm we were asked to draw Peter Eisenman’s House VI’s top and side views.
Top view is given to us. Also three different 3D views of the building is given but the exact height and width numbers were written so we had to calculate the scale we were asked to draw. It was so difficult to perceiving, calculating and drawing at the same time. Moreover we just had four hours to finish it completely. After four hours just two or three people finished so more time was given after few days. Even the extra time, there are some missing and wrong parts in my drawing.
We have learned axonometric projection drawing technique after orthographic drawing. This technique used for creating a pictorial drawing of an object as viewed from a skew direction. While drawing, top view of the object is positioned with an angle such as 30-60 or 45-45 degrees to have the skew direction. Then every part of the top view is raised according to its real height.
Our first trial was with this shape. Top view and the heights are given us and we draw the object considering its 3D appearance and close & far parts because front sides should drawn more bold than the back sides. It was so difficult to perceive it as 3D without seeing the object and just looking the top and side views. However this was a very helpful assignment to understand how to draw axonometric and how it works.
We were asked to select an image from a book at the library and collage it using the Photoshop. Transparency and overlapping according to some references were our main concern. Also we had to abstract the image. So the figures at the image should not be readable at the collage.
Original Image
Collage
I cut, copied and overlapped some triangle parts of the image. The triangle shape on the building at the original image gave me this idea. So I did not want to change this part of the image. However this causes that my collage looks like it has two parts. The upper part and the down part look very different because of my different trying but I should consider the whole at the same way. I abstracted the down part successfully but the same success is not at the upper part. I could make the upper part more abstract and I could use the same triangle strategy.
We have learned orthographic drawing technique. Orthographic drawing is drawing different views of a given object. It does not include perspective and depth. It is just the projection of the sides. Also line weights should be considered. The lines which are at the front must be drawn bold and the ones at back must be drawn light.
Top view should be drawn first. Then reference lines are drawn to not calculate the width proportions again. It is just needed to measure the length to draw first side view. Drawing the second side is the easiest one. Because it has reference lines from the top and the other side view so width and length values are not needed to measure again. Also reference lines should be too light to not make them very visible.
Our first orthographic drawing was easy. We draw an image which has a geometrical shape.
After that drawing we were asked to draw a puncher orthographically. It was difficult because it is a 3D object and it is hard to measure the lengths and draw as 2D.
While drawing the top view I draw perspective as I see the object. However it was a mistake. At orthographic drawing I just had to draw its 2D view.
Finally we were asked to draw our models’ drawings which we made with 7 rectangular planes at 101 course. It was more easy than the puncher. And it was an exercise before drawing our prejury models.
We were asked to draw a given image with just using only horizontal or vertical lines. Also we had to abstract the image. Details were not important. However we had to consider the line quality, thickness or thinness of the lines and the intervals between each lines.
I prefered to use horizontal lines because it was more easy to make the shapes clear. In order to define shadows I used bold lines. In contrary thin lines for bright sides.
We were asked to study in groups of three and photograph different body postures and creating relations between both bodies and picture frame. We also used light-shadow conditions to strengthen the relations.
This kinds of assignments push us to look around differently. Therefore, we start to differentiate all good and bad conditions, relations and even designs.
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