Idea Generation
To begin designing, we need an idea. You have conducted research to help you develop your ideas and find inspiration. Inspiration can strike at any moment! Maybe it happened while you were looking for it on Pinterest or maybe you found it while walking to school. However you find it, it’s important to value the original designer’s work and ensure you don’t copy it. It’s easy to blur the line between inspiration and copying.
As designers, we want to be original and produce ideas that have never been seen before and definitely different to everyone else in your class. You might already have an idea of your design or maybe you feel overwhelmed and can't come up with something unique. The activity below is guaranteed to help you get an original and personal design idea.
As designers, we want to be original and produce ideas that have never been seen before and definitely different to everyone else in your class. You might already have an idea of your design or maybe you feel overwhelmed and can't come up with something unique. The activity below is guaranteed to help you get an original and personal design idea.
Concept DesignsIt is time to sketch out your top 4 ideas.
1. Watch the video for how to complete concept sketches - notice the care put into creating these initial concepts. Make sure to check out the teacher example for how to set your drawing up. You will sketch your 4 top onto an A4 piece of paper that must include the following:
Based on your PMI, choose the design that you think is the most achievable. |
Types of 3D drawing
Oblique Drawing
Isometric Drawing
Isometric drawing is a drawing that is equal in its dimensions and provides a view of three different sides of an object at once. It allows a design to communicate accurate measurements of the project and its components. Often the best place to start is to use grid or Isometric paper, check out the video below to understand the basics. The drawings are usually presented at 30 or 45 degree angles.
Perspective Drawing
Perspective drawing is a technique to create the linear illusion of depth. As objects get further away from the viewer they appear to decrease in size at a constant rate. There are three types of perspective drawings; 1-point, 2-point and 3 point drawings. Check out the examples below to get an understanding of each type.
Rendering
Rendering is a colouring technique that considers the direction of a light source. Think of the light source as the sun or a torch.
The light source impacts how light or dark the colour is in certain areas of a drawing. It is not 'colouring in' and it includes multiple shades of a colour to portray highlights and shadows. |