A study of shades and shadows cast by simple architectural forms on plain surfaces. Sciography is a branch of science of the perspective dealing with the projection of shadows, or delineation of an object in perspective with its gradations of light and shade.

1. Sciography of objects

2. About Sciography
Sciography is a branch of science of the
perspective dealing with the projection of
shadows, or delineation of an object in
perspective with its gradations of light and
shade.
In architecture it is defined as a study of
shades and shadows cast by simple
architecturalforms on plain surfaces.

4. shade
Shadeline
shadow
Light
angle
OBJECT : cut bark of a tree

5. shadow
Shade
line
shade
LightAngle
OBJECT : Memorial

6. shade
shadow
Shadeline
Light angleOBJECT : Pillar at terrace

7. shade
Shadeline
shadow
OBJECT : cable
box & column

8. Lightsourcefromsameangle
butdifferentintensity
OBJECT : guava
NOTE : increase in arrow thickness shows decrease in light intensity & directionof light angle
: red border shows the outline of shadow of that object

9. Light source from different angles
OBJECT : Diya
NOTE : red border shows the outline of shadow of that object
: arrow’s directionshows the angle of the light source

10. Shade line
shade
shadow
Light
angle
OBJECT : lamp

11. Shade line
Shade
Shadow
Light angle
OBJECT :
Eraser

12. Shade
Shade line
Shadow
Light angleOBJECT : Bowl

13. Shade
Shadow
Shade line
Light
angle
OBJECT :
column

14. Shade line
shade
shadow
Light angleOBJECT :
wood piece

15. Shade
Shade
line
Shadow
Light source

16. Shade
Shadow
Shade line
Light
angle
OBJECT : Ball

17. Done by :
Aakansha
Rajul
Ashwin joy
Shivangani
Gaurav
Keerthi chandra
B.Arch,
Semester -2,
Gitam School of Architecture,
Vishakhapatnam.

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