JD100 MODULE 2: DRAFTING MAJOR FORMS

JDMIS · Lesson Plan

LESSON 1 · Drafting Major Forms (2 hours)

  1. Accurate Drawing in Different Views
    • Understanding the relationship between top, side and end views
    • Advanced Views Used When Designing Rings
    • Why the Need for Different Views
  2. Introducing the Major Forms
    • What are Major Forms & How they help us to draw
  3. Drawing Major Forms in top, side and end views
    • Cube
    • Sphere
    • Slab
    • Box
    • ½ Sphere
    • Oval Sphere
    • Cylinder
    • ½ Cylinder
    • Disc
    • Cone
    • Pyramid
    • Tetrahedron
    • How are you doing? Self-checks to keep you on track!
  4. Drawing Basic Objects Using Major Form Principles
    • Identify basic items composed of Major Forms (worksheet)
    • Major Form Sketch Challenge
    • Identifying Major Forms found in Jewellery
    • How are you doing? Self-checks to keep you on track!

LESSON 2 · Combining Major Forms (2 hours 15 mins)

  1. Critical Lines Which Define Shape
    • The Importance of Plane Changes
    • Practice Using the Plane-Change Worksheet
    • How are you doing? Self-checks to keep you on track!
  2. Drawing More Complex Objects in Various Views
    • Handling Complex Major Forms
    • Observe Typical and Common Mistakes
  3. Sketching Imagined Objects in Top, Side and End View
    • Introducing the Sketch Challenge
    • Sketch Challenge Demonstration
    • How are you doing? Self-checks to keep you on track!
  4. Accurately Interpret a given End View
    • Introducing the End View Challenge
    • End View Challenge Demonstration
    • How are you doing? Self-checks to keep you on track!
  5. Improve Your Drawing Skills by Combining Major Forms
    • Introducing the Major Forms Worksheets - Exercise 1a Demonstration
    • Major Forms Exercise 1b - Solution
    • Major Forms Exercise 2 - Solution
    • Major Forms Exercise 3 - Solution
    • How are you doing? Self-checks to keep you on track!
  6. Assignment 3
  7. Congratulations, you have completed JD100 Module 2