Design Communication and Sketching module quiz: Singapore N(A)-Level Design and Technology (SEAB 7055) quiz

Colouring the background

Packing a finished model into a box

Drawing the object inside a light 3D box to fix its proportions

Cutting the drawing into pieces

To remove the need to sketch

To add colour automatically

To measure the real product exactly

To keep the receding lines at a consistent angle so the shape looks solid

Sketch lightly first, then firm up the final lines

Press hard for dark final lines straight away

Use only a ruler for every line

Avoid any guidelines

To make the page look full

Because notes on size, material and how it works communicate as much as the drawing

Because drawings are not allowed

To hide errors

Exact dimensions

A scale ratio

Tone, colour and texture to show form and material realistically

A list of tools

To save ink

To make every surface the same tone

Because colour is banned

So the shading is consistent and the object looks three-dimensional

Giving a maker enough accurate detail to build the product

Selling the idea to a client with a realistic picture

Brainstorming new ideas

Adding decorative shading

A single 3D view only

Straight-on views such as the front, side and plan

Only a colour render

Only a thumbnail sketch

The drawing is twice the real size

The drawing has two colours

The drawing is half the real size

The drawing took two hours

To make it look professional only

It does not need a scale

Because scale changes the colour

So the reader can work out the true sizes from the drawing

A rendered pictorial (3D) sketch

A plain orthographic drawing with no shading

A dimensioned plan only

A list of measurements

It looks artistic

Someone else could make the product without guessing

It needs no dimensions

It can be coloured in