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Standard Grade Graphic Communication Course Notes

This popular title is perfect for use in class and as a revision tool to help students excel in their portfolios and written exams. Drawing Abilities, Knowledge & Interpretation, and Illustration & Presentation are covered in three comprehensive sections to enable students to acquire and develop skills and subject understanding necessary for success. A unit on Computer-Aided Graphics is also included to ensure students have a firm grasp of concepts involved. Clear explanations, step-by-step instructions and extensive diagrams help students of all abilities to consolidate and develop classroom learning. In addition, handy tips, frequent worked examples at Credit level and homework tasks with answers allow students to monitor progress and work to improve performance in all areas to the best of their ability.

Contents

Introduction

Preparing for your exam

Section 1: Drawing abilities

Drawing conventions, symbols and British standards

Geometric shapes

·          Circles and tangency

·          Ellipses

·          Hexagons and octagons

Orthographic projection

·          Basics

·          Prisms

·          Cylinders

·          Pyramids and true shapes

·          Cones

Pictorial drawing

·          Cabinet oblique

·          Isometric

·          Planometric

Dimensioning

Sectional views

·          Basics

·          Orthographic

·          Pictorial

Assembly drawing

Exploded views

·          Orthographic

·          Pictorial

Sketching techniques

·          Basics

·          Perspective tips

·          One-point perspective

·          Two-point perspective

Section 2: Knowledge and interpretation

Building drawings

·          Location plans and site plans

·          Floor plans and sectional views

·          Elevations, schematic diagrams and illustrations

Reading and interpreting complex drawings

Safety signs and public information symbols

Flow charts

Circuit diagrams

Sequence diagrams and storyboards

Colour

·          Basics

·          Tone and colour schemes

·          Colour in communication

Computer-aided graphics (CAG)

·          Basics

·          Computer systems, networks and the internet

·          File storage and management

·          Input and output devices

·          The influence of CAG systems on industry and society

·          Computer-aided drawing (CAD)

·          CAD drawing and editing commands

·          Word processing/spreadsheets/illustration/desktop publishing

Section 3: Illustration and presentation

Your portfolio

Layout and lettering, display and CAG for display

2-D and 3-D graphs and charts

·          Basics

·          Enhanced graphs

·          Creating your own graph

Shading, toning and rendering basics

Coloured pencils

·          Shading, toning and rendering

·          Layout and display

Marker pens

·          Shading, toning and rendering

·          Layout and display

Chalk pastels

·          Shading, toning and rendering

·          Layout and display

Modelling

·          Research and design

·          Production drawings and manufacture

Computer-aided drawing

·          Orthographic CAD

·          Pictorial CAD

Using a CAD library

Answers to homework tasks

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• Standard Grade Graphic Communication Course Notes
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