Submission Day

Today, 1st July 2015, is our submission day for the portfolio and visual diary.

Portfolio

Visual Diary

Marker Rendering

Last but not least, our final assignment for this class is Marker Rendering.

We were require to photocopy our plan, elevation and section drawing last time

[Plan, Elevation and Section Drawing]

and compose it to a presentation board with a suitable title and a few description about the house.

Since we did watercolour rendering before, this time we need to do a marker rendering.

Reflection:

It's true that marker rendering makes our work look more professional, however, I personally like using watercolour rendering more to produce my work. In my opinion, watercolour rendering looks more soft colouring instead to marker rendering. But it was fun exploring different kinds of techniques in rendering.  

Model Making

In a group of 4, we were given a task to make a model making assignment. 

By using softboard and a few transparency paper for the windows.

This model was the same house model we did for our plan, elevation, and section drawing.

[Plan, Elevation and Section Drawing]

The final model

My presentation board

Reflection:

This is our first time doing a model making assignment and it was very hard. the scale of this model is 1:100. It's quite small and doing the staircase was very hard. Sometimes it make me want to have smaller hands. It's super stressful for the first time of making it and I hope in the future I'll will manage to do it just fine. Cuting the pieces together also reminds me of foundation last time when Idid a cut-out assignments. However, compare to last time, which was only using paper, this time using a softboard, it will add a few more energy to cut it. 

Perspective Drawing

After the skill test, we were taught how to construct a perspective gird lines. 

One point and two point perspective. 

After that, we were require to draw both of the perspective again with 6 different type and size 3D blocks.

One point perspective

One point perspective with 6 3D blocks

 Two point perspective

 Two point perspective with 6 3D blocks

Reflection:

It might looked hard, but suprisingly it's very easy to draw. Using the proper tools and following the methods given, it only took me around 10-15 minutes to do the grid line. As for the 3D blocks, some of them took me awhile to do it but this task had make me understand how important it is perscpective applies to us. The grid line makes me able to see it more clearly. 

Isometric Skill Test

Before we begin the class, we had a quick skill test in the morning.

We don't know what test it's about till they tell us before the test start.

It seem a skill test on isometric, which is a 30 ° - 30 ° drawing.

They give us an image of the object in the projecter in front of the class, together with its measurement.

The test is only for 15 minutes.

Reflection:

When we were told that the test is only for 15 minutes, I kinda panic inside, because I'm afraid I won't be able to finish it on time. However, I was managed to finished it on time.   

Oblique Drawing

After a lecture about oblique drawing, we were given a task based on the drawing of the object.

There's a plan and 2 elevation diagram in the given paper. 

Based on the paper, we need to draw it out in a oblique method drawing together with the title block.

I choose to do in 30 ° - 60 ° 

Reflection:

With the proper tools, it is not as hard as I thought it would be, except the circle part. It was the hardest part ever and it took me awhile to get it right every time. To achieve the correct circle in oblique draw, the measurement has to be very accurate. If it is not accurate, then it won't be a perfect circle in oblique drawing, there will be an error.  It also have a lot of steps to achieve it. 

Plan, Elevation and Section

We were given a layout plan of a house, ground floor, first floor, elevation and section Y-Y.

Based from the layout, we were require to draw it out the proper scale reading together with the title block. As for section X-X, we need to figure it out ourselves.  

Pencil outline on a cartridge paper

Ground Floor Plan

Pen outline on a tracing paper

First Floor Plan

Pen outline on a tracing paper

Front Elevation

Pencil outline on a cartridge paper

Section X-X

Pencil outline on a cartridge paper

Section Y-Y

Reflection:

It was challenging to draw a layout of a house, since I never drew one before. We need to make sure the thickness of our lines, for example, the thickness of the doors, windows, walls and such. The dimension also need to be very accurate, The neatness of the lines are also important when drawing a layout plan and such.

Orthographic Projection

Last time we did the sketches for the "Letter N" 

[Orthographic Sketches]

After that, we were required to do a pencil outline on a cartridge paper and pen outline on a tracing paper together with a title block.

Pencil outline on a cartridge paper

Pen outline on a tracing paper

The second task for this assignment is, by using the same format as the "Letter N" block, based on any objects. I choose a hexagon jar I had laying at home.

Pencil outline on a cartridge paper

Pen outline on a tracing paper

Reflection:

I realize that it is important to understand the different angle of an object that we can see. Not all angle of the object looked the same, there might be slightly different. If it doesn't have any differences, then the object is a fix shape object. 

Understanding Plan, Elevation and 3D View

Our first assignment using title block is understand plan, elevation and 3D view drawing.

We were given 5 objects and we will need to draw it out, together with a title block. We will need to to a pencil outline on a cartridge paper and also using pen outline on a tracing paper.

This is the pencil outline on a cartridge paper 

This is the pen outline on a tracing paper

Redo of the pen outline:

Reflection:

Even though we were given the objects, we still need to measure how the table box will be, and suprisingly, it was very challenging. I tried many time because some of the object dimension are too big to fit inside the table space. However, in the end, I'd managed to get it right. I had to do a redo because due to the the pen lines looked the same thickness, it need to be in different thickness. The lines also need to be very neat and clean at the same time. 

Watercolour II

Last time, when we did a couple of watercolour rendering in class, we were given an assignment on that day. Our task was to render on an interior space printout they gave to us with watercolour. We receive 3 paper, however we only need to submit one. 

I choose this interior space and this is how I render it with watercolour.

Reflection:

I must say, I really enjoy watercolour, and this had been a very fun task for me to do and explore at the same time. As I researched on watercolour rendering about interior space, I realize that they dont usually watercolour the whole space often. They only focus on one particular spot, to give an idea what the space is and what to see on the works. Human figure or other unrelated stuff, such as the landscape, if it doesn't have any related with the interior, are usually left out white.

Human Figure and Objects

We were given an blank space perspective printouts in class and we need to fill it in with 5 more human figure and objects, such as chair, table, upholstered seating and storage. This is mainly to test our understanding in perspective and objects composition.

This is what I drew

Reflection:

I learned that as long we know how to draw a perspective composition drawing, for example, using the eye level and the vanishing point, will make it easier to understand and how to draw it. As for objects, it important to never make it too empty but also not too crowded. In my opinion, this may be the first step we need to understand when designing a space. The human figure need to be accurate as well, to the eye level.

Perspective

We were assigned to find 6 pictures with perspective (3 is for one point perspective and the other 3 is for two point perspective). with the pictures, we are require to indicate the vanishing point, horizontal line, ground line and such using different colour lines. 

One Point Perspective

Two Point Perspective

Reflection:

I've learn about perspective during my foundation last yeat, so I was able to understand it more easily. I wasn't not aware of my surrounding before until I was taught about perspective. This had made me see things different and understand how it works.

Redang Island Field Trip

During our semester break, we had our field trip at the Redang Island.

On the 2nd day, we were assigned to draw any interesting element we could find in the island using hatching techniques. It took awhile for me to find what I want to draw but in the end I choose to draw the coral I'd picked from the shore near the resort.

On the 3rd day, we had a lecture about isometic axes and planes

and this were our task during the lecture.

 A quick sketch of a table in plan, elevation and side elevation.

Some of the quick sketches we did based on the given lecture.

On the last day of our trip, we were told to do a sketchnote about the last day of the trip.

Architectural Materials Symbols

We were shown some plan, elevation, section layouts, symbols and more. We learned how to draw afterwards and we were asked to do the materials symbol.

 Single Swing Door

Window

Materials symbol

Close Up Watch

We were told to do a close up drawing of an object, such as;

-Shoes

-Watch

-Leaf

-Dead beetle

-Cars

I choose watch for this task and this is my reference photo

This is my drawing, using hatching and cross hatching techniques

Reflection:

I realized that the propotion is a bit off in the end and I dont know how to fix it. It was hard since I'm hardly used the hatching technique while shading, I'm not really that happy with the outcome but I think I did a good work. I hope in the future I will be able to do it even better.

WaterColour

One day, we were told to bring a set of watercolour and brushes to class because they want us to explore the watercolour medium, as we will need to use it in the future later on. Since I'm always used watercolour as my main medium, it was easy for me. 

We were told to draw something and watercolour it.

This is my random watercolour painting I did in class.

Reflection:

To be able to paint using the watercolour medium again for my assignment really enjoyable to me. I love mixing and creating new colour from it. I hardly use pen and watercolour to creat a certain effect, this has give me the opponity to explore more into it. 

Sketch.Note

Sketchnotes are those rich visual notes created from typogrpahy/handwriting, drawing, shapes and visual elements.

The 6 fundemental of visual notetaking:

-Letters

-Bullets

-Frames

-Connectors

-Shadows

-Peeps

Our task for this assignments were to watch a movie and by using those 6 fundemental, we need to show what's it all about, for example, the synopsis of the story. 

According to the majority of the class, the genre is comedy.

The movie I've choose for this assignment is The Pacifier(2005)

Based on the movie, this is my sketchnote.

Reflection:

To be honest, it was a fun assignment to do. By watching a movie, not only it was funny movie, it was actually a stress relief task, at least for me. It was a bit challenging to shorten the synopsis because I wanted to draw everything out on the paper (hahahaha). I tried my best to make it less crowded as possible, but easy to understand what's the movie is all about.  I feel like I could do it even more better. However, I am satisfied with it.

Orthographic Sketches

Before we were given our assignments of the day, we have to do a lucky draw to which object we will get. I gotten the letter "N"

After that, we were told to sketch the object in plan, elevelation(2) and 3D view.

Quick sketch to show our lecturer before doing the official one.

We measured the object by using a 1:50 scale.