Architectural Graphics I
The instrument side of drawing — precise, constructed, to convention
The instrument side of drawing — precise, constructed, to convention. Set up the board and the standards; build geometry and conic curves with compass and straightedge; project solids in first-angle orthographic; measure and record a real building; and construct isometric, axonometric and oblique pictorials. The technical companion to our freehand Design Drawing course.
Two halves of one skill
Graphics & Design Drawing — how they fit together
Architectural Graphics — with instruments
The constructed, precise side: standards and conventions, geometric construction, descriptive geometry, first-angle projection, measured drawing. Drawing as proof.
The drawing-board path
Five lessons, from the first line to a finished pictorial.
Set up the standards, build geometry, project solids, measure a real building, and construct three-dimensional views. All five are live.
Your drawing toolkit
Graphics sits at the centre of a web of drawing and design courses and tools. Keep these open beside the board.
Course outcomes
What you should be able to draw after working through the course.
Set up a drawing to standard — sheet, lines, lettering, dimensioning and scales (BIS / ISO).
Construct 2-D geometry, polygons and conic / engineering curves with instruments.
Draw first-angle orthographic projections of solids, sections and surface developments.
Measure an existing building and reproduce it as an accurate scaled drawing.
Construct isometric, axonometric and oblique pictorial views.
Sharpen your pencil.
The precise grammar of drawing — standards, geometry, projection and measure. Start with the board.
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