Isometric type : Learner's Journey Log

Isometric system of 3D drawing allows equal view of all three sides (height, width and depth) of a cuboid/3 dimensional objects.

I learnt that this type of 3D drawing was possible by using an isometric grid as a guide and following the angles on the grid as a base for representing 3D objects.

Viewing of all three sides equally was made possible from dividing the corners of the cuboid into three equal parts at an angle of 120 degrees.

Day 1

Isometric system of drawing differs from perspective drawing where all lines along a plane converge at a point/points. Instead lines run parallel on a common plane and are at equal distances from each other when drawing along the isometric grid.

When drawing complex forms using up more grids gave more space for construction lines and resulted in less confusion when looking at the 3D form.

Day 2 / 3 / 4

Especially for alphabets with curves and slants, sketching them first on normal grids to figure out the correct proportions [number of points needed for height/width] helped later, in visualizing them on isometric grids from multiple views.

Day 2

Isometric system of drawing shows all three dimensions of an object equally and the measurements/no. of cubes stay consistent in all views of the object.

Using this system of drawing in the future can help when representing ideas or products in 3D on a 2D page with more accuracy in terms of measurement. Other types of 3D projection such as perspective drawing may warp/distort the measurements of an object as they become smaller with distance.

Day 4 / Final Outcome