1. Graphic Communication
Sketching and Drawing
Grade 8
By Mr. Ortwein

2. Graphic Communication
Sketches
Concept Drawing
Concept Images
Concept Words
Drawing
Orthographic Drawings
Perspectives

3. Concept Sketches
Getting ideas out of your mind and onto “paper”
is a significant step in the design process. Being
able to communicate ideas / concepts is always
a valuable skill.

4. Concept Sketches
Getting ideas out of your mind and onto “paper”
is a significant step in the design process. Being
able to communicate ideas / concepts is always
a valuable skill.

5. From James

7. Concept Sketches
Getting ideas out of your mind and onto “paper”
is a significant step in the design process. Being
able to communicate ideas / concepts is always
a valuable skill.
Sketch Examples:

8. Concept Sketches 2
Product Examples: Umbrella stand
Nokia communicator
“souvenir from the future”

9. Concept Sketches 3
Sketch Examples:

10. Concept Sketches 5
Architecture Examples:

11. Concept Sketches 4
Sketch Examples:

12. Concept Sketches 4
Sketch Examples:

13. Activity: Draw what you think the concept sketch
would like like for the image below

14. Activity: Draw what
you think the
concept sketch
would like like for
the image below

15. Activity: Draw what you think the concept sketch
would like like for the image below

16. WHY?
Investigation
DESIGN
Plan
36
Create
Evaluate
Attitude

17. Concept Images

18. Concept Words

19. Orthographic Drawing

20. Orthographic Drawing

21. Orthographic Drawing

22. Now working the other way around we will “feel”
the object in the box and try to communicate that
on paper.
More details in the boxes

23. Perspective Drawing
Activity: use the cube to draw the perspectives