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ARC 124 Architectural Graphics I

ND1 levelComputing & ICT24 topics

ARC 124 covers 24 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Perspective drawing theory
  2. Picture plane and station point
  3. Vanishing point and observation point
  4. Ground line, eye level and true height line
  5. One-point perspective
  6. Two-point perspective
  7. Three-point perspective
  8. Perspective of simple objects
  9. Straight and curved forms in perspective
  10. Tracing and reproduction of drawings
  11. Layout drawings and title blocks
  12. Coding of drawing sheets
  13. Tracing and presentation of drawings
  14. Layout drawings
  15. Drafting tools, pencils and scales
  16. Plans, elevations and sections
  17. Schedules and working drawings
  18. Ink tracing, stenciling and annotation
  19. Coding and presentation of finished drawings
  20. Principles of shade and shadow
  21. Light transmittance and shadow casting
  22. Shades and shadows of points, lines, planes and solids
  23. Application of shade and shadow to plans and elevations
  24. Rendering techniques for shading

A sample from this course

One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Perspective drawing theory

Perspective drawing theory teaches how to represent three‑dimensional objects on a two‑dimensional surface by using vanishing points, horizon lines and orthogonal lines. Mastering one‑, two‑ and three‑point perspective, the placement of the viewer’s eye and the correct scaling of objects is essential for accurate architectural renderings and for the NUC CCMAS / NBTE / NCCE exams.

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