Lesson video

Hello, everybody.

My name is Mrs. Conway.

Thank you so much for joining me for the lesson today.

We're gonna have a great time learning together.

So today's lesson outcome, "I can draw citrus fruit juicers using the crating technique." We're gonna be learning all about the crating technique and using it to draw more complex shapes than you may have been used to drawing before, and the technique will hopefully help you do that a little bit easier.

These are the keywords for today, perspective, isometric, crating, construction lines, and proportion.

We'll be referencing these throughout the lesson.

We're going to start with using the crating technique to draw 3D shapes.

Now, to be able to do this, there's a couple of things we need to know first.

First thing is there are a couple of different ways that you can draw in 3D, and you may have done some of these before.

But to draw in 3D successfully, you always need to be able to understand depth and perspective.

If you have a little look at the picture, you can see that the tower appears narrower at the top.

That's because the top of the tower is further away from us.

Perspective is when those objects, or any object, appears to change in size and shape depending on how far away it is from us.

As I said, there's different ways to draw in 3D.

First one to mention is isometric drawing, and this was one of our keywords, isometric.

Isometric drawing is where all of the sides are drawn at 30 degrees, and that means that you can see all three sides at once very easily.

You can see this example in the picture that I've drawn there.

Perspective drawing is a different way of drawing in 3D, and again, this is one of our keywords.

Perspective drawing is to be able to, is to be drawn so you can actually see the depth that we were considering and looking at when we were looking at that picture of the tower.

This is the most realistic to what we see in real life.

So if the drawing was a real object, the parts that are further away from us look smaller.

So first question for you then, true or false? Objects appear bigger when they are further away from us.

Pause the video, just to take a second to answer this.

Did you get it right? It was false.

It's actually the objects appear smaller when they are further away from us.

So the crating technique, this is our main lesson outcome, to learn all about this technique, and it is quite simply a drawing technique that is there to help us.

And we can use it with both isometric drawing as well as one-point or two-point perspective drawing as well.

And it helps us to draw shapes in 3D that are a little bit more complex.

So another little check for understanding here.

What is crating? Is it A, a drawing technique used to draw simple shapes, B, drawing technique used to draw in 2D, or C, a drawing technique used to draw complex 3D shapes? Pause the video here and take a second just have a go at this.

Well done if got that right.

It was C, a drawing technique used to draw complex 3D shapes.

So crating uses a series of boxes that are drawn inside of and used as construction lines.

Now, construction lines are basically there to help us plan out and position the elements of our drawing before we add any final details in.

They're kind of like our planning tools.

Once we've done with the construction lines and our drawing is pretty much roughed out how we want it, then those construction lines can be rubbed out once it's all complete and we're left with a really nice tidy, neat, good-looking drawing.

What you can see here in these two sketches are how I have used construction lines and the crating technique as a guideline or a template for drawing a more organic shape on the right-hand side.

These construction lines will eventually be rubbed out, but they are there to guide me to make sure that I get the proportions and the shape of my object right.

Construction lines can be used to help ensure that the drawing is in proportion and I mentioned proportion a moment ago.

When a drawing is in proportion, it is accurately sized and balanced, and all the parts relate correctly to each other.

Let's have another check for understanding what are construction lines? Are they A, lines that are used to add shading and tone to a drawing, B, lines that are used to plan out and position elements of a drawing, or C, lines that are detailed pencil lines of your final drawing? Pause the video here and take a moment to have a go.

If you got that right, well done.

It was B, lines that are used to plan out and position elements of a drawing.

So you guys are gonna have a go at drawing the crating technique, but before you do, you just need to be aware that you'll have to gather up some equipment to help you.

You will need the worksheet, a pencil, a ruler, that's optional.

You don't have to have one.

And also a rubber.

Here, I've done a video for you of how to draw a cylinder using the crating technique.

As you watch the video, identify the success criteria points listed below, which are vertical lines are parallel, it looks in proportion, and the ellipse is at the correct angle.

So just to recap what you saw in that demonstration video.

First, you saw me draw my construction lines.

These were there to plan out my angles for my perspective drawing.

You can see that I did these without a ruler, but you can use a ruler, if you would like to.

The next thing I did was then draw my cuboid.

This gave me a rough outline or proportion and size of my cylinder.

You'll notice that my construction lines and also the cuboid, which is my crate, I have done very faintly in pencil.

This is because eventually I will want to rub these out.

Next, I marked out the ellipse on the top of the cuboid.

You'll notice I found the halfway point along each of the top edges of my cuboid.

I marked these on very faintly with my pencil, and then all I had to do was then connect those four points using an ellipse shape.

This made sure that I was staying within the rules of my crate and having some perspective to my ellipse.

I then connected my construction lines and do the sides and the bottom of the cylinder.

It's time for you to have a go.

So you need to have a go at drawing a cylinder using the crating technique and also considering the success criteria below.

So just to remind you what that success criteria is, vertical lines are parallel, it looks in proportion, and the ellipse is at the correct angle.

Pause the video here to have a go.

Right, how did you get on? Look at your drawing and compare it to the one below as well as going back to consider that success criteria that we talked about.

So here's the example.

Have a quick check of your drawing.

Are the vertical lines parallel? Does it look in proportion? And is the ellipse at the correct angle? If you have got all of those, then well done.

It's quite a tricky thing to draw for the first time.

And if you've done really well or even just got one of those, well done.

Right, we're now going to move on to consider how we use crating to draw complex 3D shapes.

So a cylinder's pretty tricky, but it can get more complicated than that.

So crating helps you to draw more complex shapes.

But more complex shapes may need several crates positioned next to each other or on top of each other to construct your sketch.

For the cinder, we just used one crate, but if we've got anything like the example in the picture, then we may need to use more than one crate.

Here, I've done a video for you of how to draw a cube and a cylinder combined using two crates put together.

As you watch the video, identify the success criteria points listed below.

These are vertical lines of parallel, it looks in proportion, and this time, the diagonal lines are all going to the vanishing point.

Let's do a quick check for understanding before we carry on.

True or false? When drawing in isometric or perspective, all vertical lines need to be parallel with each other.

Is that true or false? Feel free to pause the video again to give yourself a chance to answer this.

That's right, it's true.

All vertical lines need to be parallel, but their diagonal lines may not be, depending on the technique that you use.

Well then if you got that right.

Right, let's just review what you saw in the video.

First thing you saw me do was draw my construction lines.

Just like before, I've done this really faintly so that I can easily rub these out afterwards.

Again, you don't have to use a ruler for these, but you can do if you struggle to draw a straight line freehand.

Next, just like with the cylinder, I drew my first cuboid.

Again, drew this nice and faintly by not putting too much pressure on my pencil so that I can rub this out easily afterwards, or if I get it wrong, then I can rub it out easily as I go along as well.

Next, I drew my second cuboid.

My second cuboid followed exactly the same rules as before, making sure that all my diagonal lines went to my vanishing point.

On that cuboid, you can see that I marked out ready where my ellipse was going to go, and I did this by doing them halfway along each of my sides of my cuboid.

Once I've done that, I was then able to draw in my ellipse and the rest of my cylinder shape using the same technique that you did in your first task.

Let's do another quick check for understanding.

Which of the below points are part of the success criteria for crating? Is it A, vertical lines are in parallel, B, vertical lines are longer in length than horizontal lines, or C, vertical lines are drawn fainter than the horizontal lines? Pause the video here and give yourself a chance to have a go.

That's right, it's A, vertical lines are parallel.

Well done if you got that right.

Right, time for you to have another go.

This time you're going to draw the cube and cylinder combination that I just showed you in the video demonstration.

You're going to use the crating technique and also that success criteria that we talked about before.

Just to remind you what that is, it is vertical lines are parallel, it looks in proportion, and the diagonal lines are all going to the vanishing point.

And you can see, you've got the picture there to help you.

Pause the video here and see how you get on.

Right, how did you get on? Now she chance to evaluate your drawing.

Look at your drawing carefully and compare it to the one below as well as considering that success criteria that we talked about.

I'll just remind you of that success criteria.

It is vertical lines app parallel.

Does your drawing have those? It looks in proportion.

And the diagonal lines are all going to the vanishing point.

Again, that was quite tricky, so well done if you got just even two or one of those right, and well done for having a go.

You can always practise your technique as many times as you'd like outside of your lessons.

Right, the last one, we are now gonna look at using crating to draw citrus fruit juicers.

So when our designs are curved, crating can still be used, and you saw this in an earlier example that I showed you.

That crating can be used to plan out the sizes, the angles, the positions, and the proportions of your sketch.

The crate makes it easier to shape the curved parts accurately by using the framework of the box.

The box and the crate basically acts like a reference to ensure that all of our curves fit correctly and are in proportion.

Let's just check your understanding of this.

What elements of a curved drawing can be planned using crating as a framework? Is it A, sizes, angles, positions, and tone, B, sizes, colours, positions, and tone, or C, sizes, angles, positions, and proportions? Pause the video here and take a moment to think about it.

It was C.

Well done if you got that right.

Here, I've done another video demonstration, this time to show you how to draw a citrus fruit juicer.

As you watch the video, just like before, try to identify the success criteria points that I've listed below.

These are your drawing uses the whole size of your crate.

Your crate is there as a guide, and so you want to use the whole size of it.

It looks in proportion.

And the lines are at the correct angles.

Let's do a quick check for understanding again.

What is the first stage of the crating technique? Is it A, outlining and shading the curved shape, B, using basic boxes or cubes to plan the curved shape, or is it C, start with a freehand drawing of the curved shapes? Pause the video here and give yourself a chance to answer that.

That's right, it was B.

Well done if you got that right.

Let's just remind ourselves of what we saw in the video demonstration of the drawing of the citrus fruit juicer.

Just like before, I always start with my construction lines, my construction lines for this one.

I've used a reader to show you how you can do that a little bit differently than drawing in freehand.

Then, I drew in my overall cuboid.

This so did by just adding in the sides and the top.

You have to have a little sink at this stage of what size you and shape your fruit juicer is roughly going to fit within.

Then, thinking about my citrus fruit juicer, I divided my cuboid into two.

This was where the top of the fruit juicer met the handle of the fruit juicer.

This gave me a better idea for me to be able to work out the proportions of the product.

And this is where I then started going freehand to roughly plot out the shape and the proportions of the juicer.

Make sure you keep your pencil really faint at this stage.

Don't press down too hard because you might be going over your pencil lines or rubbing out and correcting that quite a few times.

My two cuboids have been used to guide me through that.

At that stage, I then rubbed out any internal construction lines.

You don't have to rub out the construction lines around the shape, but the internal construction lines that are inside the shape, you do want to be able to rub out so that you can add any further detail down the lines if you would like to.

And then I tidied it up my drawing, went back over any lines just to help define them, make them a little bit neater.

And then, as I said, if you would like to, you can then go onto add further detail.

So you guys are gonna have a go at this.

You are going to have a go at drawing the citrus fruit juicer shown in the picture using the crating technique, and also just like before, following success criteria below.

These are your drawing uses the whole size of your crate, it looks in proportion, and the lines are at the correct angle.

Pause the video here to have a go.

Great, how did you get on? Little bit trickier that task compared to the others.

Now's your chance to review what you drew.

Look at the example on the right-hand side, but also consider that success criteria.

Does your drawing use the whole size of your crate? Does it look in proportion? And are the lines at the correct angle? Again, quite tricky to do that.

So even if you've got just one or two, you should be really proud of yourselves.

And again, you can practise this several times over if you would like.

Next, we're going to evaluate your drawing in a little bit more detail than we have done for the others.

We're going to evaluate it using the what went well and even better if method that you may have used before.

You're going to do this by evaluating against that success criteria that we've already discussed.

Just to remind you what that is, your drawing uses the whole size of your crate, it looks in proportion, and the lines are at the correct angle.

Pause the video here to have a go at this.

So these are the kind of things you may have mentioned, but there might be more that you've also considered as well.

So for my drawing, I've said that what went well is that the juicer uses the whole of the crate, and I also think it looks in proportion.

My even better if, I went a little bit off the success criteria and did comment that some of the lines could be a little bit neater.

I also looked really carefully at the juicer and decided that I needed to re-look at the angle at the bottom of the rim of the juicer as well.

And I could rub out the construction lines just so that it's presented a little bit better.

So just to summarise, crating can be used with both isometric and perspective drawing, so you can choose which method you prefer to draw with.

Crating is a technique that is used to draw shapes in 3D and usually shapes that are a little bit more complicated.

Crating uses a series of boxes that you then draw inside of and use as construction lines.

Crating can be used to draw complex shapes, as I said, by combining several different crates together.

And lastly, curved shapes can be drawn by using the crates as frames to plan the drawing out first.

I hope you enjoyed the lesson today and learned lots about crating and drawing in 3D.

Feel free to have a go and practise these techniques as much as you like outside of the lesson.

Thanks so much and goodbye.