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Skills & Techniques 

To communicate and present design intent at a higher, more advanced level, a range of different methods and techniques should be used including: blue pencil sketching, weight of line, thick & thin lines, 2D sketching, 3D sketching, 2 Point Perspective, markers, Procreate app, modelling, CAD, 3D printing, manufacture skills, etc.

We would suggest some basic equipment to help present design work and as a minimum, the following items are highly recommended: a mechanical pencil (0.7mm or 0.9mm); black fine line pens (various widths but start with 0.3mm & 0.8mm); a black Papermate flair (recommended) or Sharpie; a soft black coloured pencil; an eraser; A4 plain white paper; A3 marker paper; 3 markers (they do not have to be Copic, although Copic are the best!) including either Warm or Cool Grey 3, Warm or Cool Grey 4 or 5; a colour of your choice (but not too dark!!); some coloured pencils may also be useful.

2D Sketching

2D Sketching

This 2D and 3D sketch demonstrates the effective use of Thick & Thin lines

Thick and Thin lines

Thick & Thin lines

2 Point Perspective sketching

2 Point Perspective

Rendering – Coloured Pencils

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Rendering – Markers

Markers

Shadows

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Isometric sketching

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Exploded drawings

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digital sketching

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