to add details like shading, texture, and depth to a drawing to make it appear more realistic

a comment added to a diagram or image to provide explanation, clarification, or extra information

the lightness or darkness of an area, which helps create a sense of dimension in the image

how something feels or looks like it would feel if touched

Mastering 3D sketching

Design and technology

Pupils will analyse products to identify features in the products.  They will also identify the materials, material properties and manufacturing processes used to create the products.  They will   conduct functional tests to collect and analyse data to inform design decisions.

Product analysis: encouraging healthy lifestyles

Using the crating technique to sketch complex shapes can help to plan out the size, shape and ...

What can be added to a sketch when not all the information can be shown through sketching alone?

Why are subheadings used when annotating sketches?

What subheadings could you include in your annotation if you were trying to explain how your design fits the user?

Sketch crates to plan out size, shape and proportions.

Sketch the product using construction lines and crates as a guide.

Add texture to the product using the right material technique.

Add the tone needed to show depth in the product.

Put the stages of sketching and rendering a complex shape in the correct order.

Rendering should consider the tone, depth and ...

Adding texture to a sketched object can help to show whether an object is ...

The sketch below has been rendered to represent which material?

You will need yellow, orange, mid brown and dark brown crayons.

Shade the whole box in a mid tone yellow.

Using the mid brown colour, sketch in the wood grain.

Use the dark brown colour to blend the grain lines and add depth to the lines.

Add a darker tone to the sides that would be in shadow using the dark brown.

Blend in some orange to add more depth to the grain lines.

Put the timber rendering process in order.

a comment added to a diagram or image to provide explanation

a sketch added to a diagram or image to provide explanation

tone and depth added to a diagram or image to provide explanation

a video recorded about a diagram or image to provide explanation

Which technique can be used to aid sketching complex shapes?

Starter Quiz