Microbit Gaming Device Final Design

The final design is a presentation drawing of the design that you have come up with as a solution to the design brief. You should always present a final design as clearly as possible and ideally you should include multiple 2D views (elevations) of your work that allow you to describe 3D shape on 2D paper. You can also sketch in 3D to communicate as much detail as possible.

Types of 3D sketching:

Isometric drawing

Isometric projection is a method for visually representing three-dimensional objects in two dimensions in technical and engineering drawings. It is an axonometric projection in which the three coordinate axes appear equally foreshortened and the angle between any two of them is 120 degrees.

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. The box in the sketch below appears solid and three dimensional due to the use of perspective.

Use a template to help guide and map out your designs. Follow the set view angles to ahieve the correct perspective. Front view, Top view and a 3D 2 point perspective view.

Use a light box to shine the template lines through onto your own work.

Light boxes

Lay your drawing paper over the template page for the template lines to shine through.

You will be able to draw your design over the top of them and use them as guides to help maintain the correct proportions of your work.

Final Design. Sketching on paper

You should have 3 different views for each sketch. A total of 3 sketches.

As you work into each sketch you can start adding details to your design.

A 'Final Design' title should be added too but keep in mind this should have its own design.

Use a fine line pen once you are happy with the overall sketch,

Fine line the title so that it becomes part of your design and overall presentation

At this stage you will be ready to add colour and complete the rendering.

Think about the direction of light and how shadows or highlights may fall on the model.

Complete your colour scheme to ensure your designs are all consistent.

Consider the style and presentation of any titles or text on the page.

Digital Final Designs. Procreate

Poor designs and errors!

Mistakes can be made while sketching which may result in a poor design or unwanted model.

If you do not feel happy with your design then erase or delete it and redraw the part. Procreate makes it really easy to redraw and have a second or third attempt.

Sometimes it's faster to start again instead of trying to edit or fix a poor design.

Re-drawing designs

Always work with layers for different stages or different parts of your design. This will allow for easy editing when changing your model.

Once you are happy with your redesign then continue working in to it with shadows and highlights until you are happy.

Editing and cropping the page

Cropping parts of the page that are unused is a necessary part of presenting your work.

The final design should show 3 different views of your model, include a designed title and some smaller view angle titles.

The final design has been exported as a JPEG but still includes the underlay template layer. This should be turned off to reveal only your model designs.

After turning off the underlay template layer, your final design should look something like this.

Test a variety of background effects to see if the presentation of your work improves.

Test different pen, marker, spray or paint tools/brushes.

Adjust the opacity of the brush tool so that you background is not over powering.

Try different styles that match or compliment your designs.

Digital Final Design Example

Background effects, shadows or colour washes can highlight your design and push it forward enhancing the way you present your model.

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