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center line: the line that cuts through the center of a plane, surface, or form.

contour line: a line on a map joining points of equal height above or below sea level.

ghost line: a very light and provisional line sketched lightly on paper or screen to help demarcate edges, center lines, surfaces, planes, and contours.

horizon line: the line at which the earth’s surface and the sky appear to meet.

hatch line: one of the primary line types used in sketching as infill to suggest shade and shadow.

isometric projection: a projection method used to represent three-dimensional objects and spaces; in isometric projection, lines parallel remain parallel unlike the converging lines of perspective.

orthographic: a method of projection in which objects or spaces are depicted or a topographic surface is mapped using parallel lines to project its shape onto a flat plane.

outline: a line and/or curve used to enclose a flat shape or three-dimensional form; a silhouette is a filled outline.

picture plane: in perspective, the imaginary plane corresponding to the surface of a picture, perpendicular to the viewer’s line of sight; the picture plane can be thought of as a glass window on which could be sketched the outside world on the opposite side of the glass.

projection: the process of sketching lines back to vanishing points to recreate the illusion of a three-dimensional image on the flat sheet of paper; an actor is trained to project his or her voice into a room to be heard in the back seats.

shade: the relative darkness (or coolness) caused by shelter from direct sunlight; in sketching, shading occurs on surfaces directly out of line with the sun or light source.

tangent: a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a specific point while never intersecting with the curve or curved surface; tangent points are transitions between lines and curves that appear seamless.

vanishing point: the point on the picture plane to which all projection lines converge on the horizon.

vantage point: the particular angle from which an object or space is viewed; related to the point of view or view point and station point.

vignette: a frame sketched in such a way as to appear behind a sketched object or product; the vignette works to provide a depth cue in a design sketch.

Reflection

Each week, during the first semester, we had to complete drawing tutorials. These tutorials ranged from 3-8 videos each week. We were required to take notes and sketch each drawing that appeared in the videos. From this activity I learned a lot of new terms; however, I feel that there was not enough explanation of how to do the drawing techniques. While I learned a lot of vocabulary, I feel that my drawing skills are the same as they were at the beginning of the school year. I displayed critical thinking and conscientious learning throughout these activities. Critical thinking was important as I learned and remembered new terms as the tutorials progressed. I also showed conscientious learning because these tutorials took a lot of time to complete, and it took time management to complete all the drawings by the end of the week. Two areas I didn't display during this time were communication and collaboration because I did all the tutorials by myself so it did not require me to communicate or collaborate with others. Overall the drawing tutorials were good practice and I learned more drawing terms.