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The power of a frame: Vignettes

The power of a frame: Vignettes

From the course: Sketching for Product Design and AEC

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The power of a frame: Vignettes

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- Since sketching is all about the illusion of depth, there are some very obvious things we can do to help the viewer perceive depth through what are appropriately called depth cues. Certainly, sketching multiple versions of the same thing only smaller, such as chairs or glasses, et cetera, automatically cue the viewer to perceive them as farther away which triggers a greater sense of depth in the sketch. Placing an object in front of another object to occlude parts of the geometry is another way that depth is suggested. Casting shadows indicates that an object is sitting on a flat surface like a table or floor, but we could just as easily sketch a single line behind the object occluded by the object to suggest the edge of a table in the far off distance. This both grounds the object and creates the depth cue, the back edge of a table in the distance. So there are many ways to help the viewer perceive depth, and they all have to do with some additional reference that provides greater…

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