Recording Product Forms

Basic Concepts in Datum, Origin, and Measurement

Activity – Back to the Drawing Board

Select a model made by others

Examine how it looks from different angles, consider how to change its proportion to make it looks better to you

Make a A4 outline perspective drawing of your revised design

Discussion

One can judge the aesthetic quality of a form by very rough (sketchy) model

Cut-and-paste construction is quicker and easier than carving

Activity – Geometrical Form

Make a technical drawing of your form on A4 paper

Put down all necessary dimensions so that others can sculpt an exact copy according to your drawing

The dimensioning should help others to use cut-and-paste construction method

Activity – Making Copies

Study the drawings you receivedSculpt the form according to your drawingIf you as a sculptor need further

information, ask the ‘designer’ of the formIf you as a ‘designer’ need to take

measurement of your form, check-out your form from the instructor, measure the dimension and put it down in RED on your drawing