Completely revised and updated

Presentati
Techniques
A guide to drawing and presenting
design ideas

Dick Powell
LITTLL, BROWN AND ~ O M P A N Y
Boston New York London

Introduction
Materials
Perspective Drawing
Computer Aided Design - CAD
Colouring Up
Marker Rendering
Airbrush Rendering
Coloured Paper Rendering
Automotive Rendering
Descriptive Drawing
Backgrounds and Mounting
Conclusion
Index

Index
A

Acetate protective overlay 154

Adhesives
choosing 23
for mounting 153-4
Advertising roughs 148-9
Agricultural machine rendering 141
Airbrush
choosing 2 0 , 2 1
rendering with 96
Airbrush techniques for
cube 98
cylinder 98
freehand 9 8
lrne 96-7
masking-up 98
onto film 107
sphere 98
tone 98
Apple Macintosh 1 1 16-7
Audi speedster rendering 133
Automotive rendering 112-139
interior visuals 129-131
tape drawings 120-131

Camera project 42-3

Car interior sketch 133
Car projects 113-7, 118-9, 120-8,
129-31,138
Car renderings 132, 133, 135, 136. 137,
138, 139, 151
Carbon tetrachloride, uses 24
Cell phone rendering 48
Central-heating pump rendering 9 1
Chings 6 1
Chrome surface, rendering 51
cube 53
cylinder 55
sphere 57-8
Circle, dividing in perspective 36
Citroen BX rendering 132
Computer-aided design (CAD) 46-9
Concept drawings 89
Concept car renderings 135, 139
Cotton wool, uses for 25
Coupe auto project 118-9
Cube
airbrush techniques 98
colouring exercise 51-3
perspective exercise 28-31
radiussed 58
Curves, choosing 23-4
Cut-away drawing 140-1
Cylinder
airbrush techniques 98-101
colouring exercise 54-6
horizontal 54-5
vertical 56

Edges, radiussed see Radii

Electric drill project 76-7
Electric wheelchair rendering 107
Elevational views 78
Ellipse templates
choosing 24
cutting against 104
using 34-5
Exploded view 142-3

B
Backgrounds 150-2
Bathroom unit rendering 45
Batik effect 152
Beer machine renderings 44, 140
BMW roadster project 138
BMW sports car rendering 135
Board brush 2 4
Boards
choosing 13
foamcore 153
mounting 153
Bridge, uses of 24
Brushes, choosing 20

D
Descriptive drawing 140-9
Descriptive sketching 118
Desert cliche 54
Diagnostic controller unit project 103-5
Domestic workstation rendering 144
Drawing skills, the importance of 6
Dry-transfer tones 141
Dyeline drawings, working on 93

F
Farey, Cyril 7
Filmed colour finish 153
Fixative 154
Forklift truck rendering 107
Freehand line drawing 141
Freehand underlay, example 42-3
Fryer
exploded view project 142-3
rendering project 84-5

G
General arrangements
definition 26
drawing 145
example 40-1
Generator project 78-80
Gils, Roland van 108, 144
Glass, rendering in marker 70
Gloss plastic surface, rendering 5 1
cube 53
cylinder 55
sphere 57-8
Gouache, and the airbrush 9 6
Graded papers, and backgrounds 151

H
Hairdryers
CAD projects 47
concept sketches 93
rendering project 40-1
Heat-sealing drawings 154
Hi-fi project 86-7
Highlights
colouring up 6 1
on a cube 53

I
lida, Yoshiaki 95
Induction cooker rendering 144
Inks
and the airbrush 96, 107
choosing 20,21

Index

J
Justin, Don 11,103,108

K
Kitchen concept rendering 108

L
Lai, Pinky 138
Laminating drawings 154
Larson, Grant 133,136
Lawnmower rendering 152
Lettering in perspective 42
Light fitting rendering 106
Liquid mask, uses for 25
Lloyd Wright, Frank 8
Lo, Anthony 118,139
Locomotive rendering 48
Loewy, Raymond 9,10
Lotus Esprit Turbo rendering 137
Lutyens, Sir Edwin 7

Machine centre rendering 146

Marker chart 65-9
Marker techniques
blending 64
in-filling 62-3
masking 62-3
overcoating 64
sketch rendering 70-87
streaking 62-3
tonal rendering 64-9
toning 64
using the tip 62
Markers
b
brands 15
care of 17
choosing 13-17
flow characteristics 16
making giant 16
papers for 16
nib shape 14
starter kit 16
using 15
MaGking film, uses for 25
Matrix, extended from a cube 31
Matt surface, rendering 51-2
cube 53
cylinder 55
sphere 57-8
Mechanical digger project 70-1
Melville, Ken 112,120,132
Metallic finishes, rendering problems 133
Mistry, Gunvant 120
Models 147
computer-aided 48
value of 11
Modular process control system rendering

108
Motorcycle concept 90
Motorcycle project 81-3
Motorized bicycle wheel rendering 95
Mounting 150,153
Movie camera project 99-102

Outboard motor rendering 92

P
Paints, choosing 20, 21
Papers
choosing 13
coloured 110-11
for markers 65
Pastel, cleaning off excess 74
Pastels, coloured 18-19
Pencil sharpener project 11 1
Pencils, choosing 13
Pencils, coloured
choosing 17
using 18
Pens
choosing 20
rendering 88
Pens, technical
choosing 22,23
Peppal, Lyn 93
Perspective
CAD 46-7
setting up 28
single-point l l5
triple-point 39
two-point 39
wireframe 46
Perspective Drawing
choosing a view 27
of circles 32-6
of compound forms 39
cube method 28-31
of ellipses 32-6
and freehand sketching 26
of radii 38-9
of spheres 36-7
size of 27
three-point 39
Perspective grid 28,39
Plastic saddle rendering 94
Post-it notes, uses for 25
as mask 84,86
Post-it tape 72
Presentation drawing, history of 6
Presentation of results 150,154-5
Primary chaincase rendering 146
Protection of work 154

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Index

160

Radii
colouring exercise 58-9
perspective exercise 38-9
Ralph, Peter 107, 145. 146. 147
Reflections
and colouring up 59-60
on cubes 51-2
on cylinders 55
on spheres 57
Refrigerator rendering 92
Roughs 148-9
Rubbers, choosing 13
Rubbing down 152
Ruler, using with markers 64

Talcum powder, uses 24, 74

Tape drawing 120-8, 138
Tapedeck rendering 92
Tapes, choosing 23
Thomson, Julian 115, 137
Tissue paper, uses for 25
Tonal rendering, with markers 64-9
Tracing-down paper, uses for 25
Tracing paper overlay 152
Track cab rendered model 147
Tractor control console rendering 145
Two-point perspective 39
Two-seater commuter car proiect 120-8

Watson, Roy 93
Wet front, marker 62
Window cliche 60
Wireframe perspectives 46

U
Ultrasonic dishwasher renderln~144

S
Safety helmets rendering 1 0 ~
Scale, establishing 26
Scalpels, choosing 23
Seymour, Richard 81, 148-9, 151
Shadows, colouring up 6 1
Single-polnt perspective 115
Sketch rendering
and coloured papers 110
with markers 70-87
Spatter finish 152
Sphere
airbrush techniques 98
colouring exercise 57-8
perspective exercise 36-7
Sports cars
concept drawing 151
interior project 129-31
project 113-7
rendering 136
Sports-model direction finder project
Spraymarkers, choosing 20
Stark, Stefan 135
Straight-edges
choosing 23-4
making 23
Streaked marker technique. and
backgrounds 157
Solvent inks 24
Solvents 24
Starling, Mike 48
Sweeps, choosing 23-4

v
Vacuum cleaner project 73-5
Vellum paper 112. 115
and blending 64
Video camera rendering 49, 92

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