Category: Drawing

The process of still life drawing means the representation of living or non-living still objects with the help of an artwork made on paper. The objects can be picked up from any place and can be man-made or natural. A lot of objects have been common while going in for still life like nude models. They appeal to the viewer and create a sense of artistry in them. A lot of still life art work has been seen in the earlier times by European painters. They had a muse for such kind of art work and some of the best paintings have been done in that era.

While going through any historic place of interest, you must have noticed that the walls are all inscribed with beautiful paintings all around and most of them show a scene from our daily life captured in a purely aesthetic way. In that era, the still life drawings were made on canvas with natural colors, coal, pencils and brush. However, the current era utilizes the technique of digital painting and brushing for everything. Many people consider that drawing such paintings is very difficult and every one cannot do this work. All of it just depends on the amount of creativity and the power to understand aesthetics.

If you have the will to create and draw life as it is with the imperfections and an interpretation of your own, then you can draw some of the most beautiful paintings on this earth. For a beginners level, there are many things that you will have to keep in your mind before starting with the work. If you are not able to draw out things on your own, then you can probably try and gather some information from different resources like interviews of great artists, video tutorial sites, books, etc. They will help you to startup with the work by giving you a direction.

Just choose any object for life drawing. At the initial stages, you would not want to get into stuff that has lots of layers and textures. Keep things simple and clean for getting along with the art and then move forward to the next level. Make sure that the backgrounds of the object are also well and clear for ease of drawing. Look at the object closely from your angle and try to imagine an outcome for the same. You should be able to derive a resulting image in your mind and how you will go about it. Start to draw softly for avoiding any kind of mess and then manage the flow and draw what you see.

Stay true to all the features and draw angles as you see them. This is very important so that your image does not look stiff. Make sure that the picture that you draw on the page is in symmetry and no part of the object is cut-off due to bad planning and framework. Before starting with any drawing, include the structure and outer framework, so that you know your space on the canvas. Draw the shapes correctly and also try to include some of the background into the drawing to make it look lively and realistic. Lastly, if you wish to get into any further details and are looking forward to learn the art form, then try to find some life drawing classes near you to learn more.

Certain problems can cause ZWCAD to close unexpectedly, such as an operating system error, a hardware fault, or even a power failure. When these occur, ZWCAD has the ability to restore drawing files that were open before the crash. It saves open drawing files as DrawingFileName_recover.dwg when the program terminates unexpectedly, where DrawingFileName represents the file names of your drawings.

When the program terminates unexpectedly, the drawing recovery feature opens the next time you start ZWCAD. It displays the drawing files were open.

Using Drawing Recovery

Menu: File -> Drawing Utilities -> Drawing Recovery
Command: DRAWINGRECOVERY

The Drawing Recovery palette contains three parts: the names of backup files, their details, and preview images.

1.Backup Files
The Drawing Recovery palette displays the names of files that can be recovered following a hardware or operating system failure. At the top level is the name of the drawing, along with the names of associated files. Click the top-level name to view the file types associated with it:
a. DrawingFileName.dwg — file containing the original drawing.
b. DrawingFileName.bak – file of the drawing’s backup.
c. DrawingFileName_recover.dwg – files saved at the time when ZWCAD terminates.

2.File Details
The Particular Information section of the palettes provides details about the files selected in backup file list.
a. When you select the top-level drawing name, the Particular Information section displays details on all files associated with the original drawing file.
b. When an individual file is selected, only details about it are displayed.

3.Preview Image
The Preview Image pane displays thumbnail previews of the files you select.
Shortcut Menus
You can display a shortcut menu of options by right-clicking any file name in the backup file area.
Open — opens the selected file in ZWCAD. You can select multiple files by holding down the CTRL key.
Property — displays the properties for the selected file(s).

A different shortcut menu appears when you right-click any blank area in backup file area.

Expand — expands the top-level drawing name to displays the names of all associated files.
Collapse — collapses the top-level drawing name.

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A scale drawing is a drawing that represents a real object. The scale of the drawing is the ratio of the size of the drawing to the actual size of the object. Plans are usually type of scale drawing, meaning that the plans are drawn in specific ratio relative to the actual size of the place or object. Various scales may be used for different drawings in a set. An architect’s scale is a specialized ruler. It is used in measuring from reduced scale drawings, such as blueprints and floor plans. It is marked with a range of calibrated scales (ratios).For accuracy and longevity the material used should be dimensionally stable and durable. Scales were traditionally made of wood, but today they are usually made of rigid plastic or aluminum. Architect’s scales may be flat, with 4 scales, or have a symmetric 3-lobed cross-section, with 6.

An engineer’s scale is a tool for measuring distances and transferring measurements at a fixed ratio of length. It is commonly made of plastic and is just over twelve inches (300 mm) long, so that the measuring ticks at the edges do not become unusable by wear. It is used in making engineering drawings, commonly called blueprints, in scale. For example, “one-tenth size” would appear on a drawing to indicate a part larger than the paper itself. It is not to be used to measure machined parts to see if they meet specifications. The engineer’s scale came into existence when machining parts required a greater precision than the usual, binary fractionalization of the inch as in the architect’s scale for houses and furniture. They were used, for example, in laying out printed circuit boards with the spacing of leads from integrated circuit chips as one-tenth of an inch.

A drawing desk is in its antique form, a kind of multipurpose desk which can be used for any kind of drawing, writing or sketching on a large sheet of paper or for reading a large format book or other oversized document or for drafting exact technical illustrations. The drawing table used to be a frequent companion to a platform desk in a gentleman’s study or private library, during the preindustrial and early industrial era. More recently engineers and draftsmen use the drawing board for making and modifying drawings on paper with ink or pencil. Different drawing instruments (set square, protractor, etc.) are used on it to draw parallel, perpendicular or oblique lines. There are instruments for drawing circles, arcs, other curves and symbols too. However, with the gradual introduction of computer aided drafting and design (CADD or CAD) in the last decades of the 20th century and the first of the 21st century, the drawing board is becoming less common.

A drawing table is also sometimes called a mechanical desk because, for several centuries, most mechanical desks were drawing tables. Despite of Computer aided drafting, many graphic designers, artists, architects and even some structural designers still rely on paper and pencil graphics produced on a drafting table. Modern drafting tables typically rely on a steel frame. Steel provides as much strength as the old oak drafting table frames and much easier portability. The steel frame allows mechanical linkages to be installed that control both the height and angle of the drafting board surface. The drafting table surface is usually covered with a thin vinyl sheet called a board cover. This provides an optimum surface for pen and pencil drafting. It allows compasses and dividers to be used without damaging the wooden surface of the board. A board cover must be frequently cleaned to prevent graphite build up from making new drawings dirty. Some drafting tables incorporate electric motors to provide the up and down and angle adjustment of the drafting table surface. These tables are at least as heavy as the original oak and brass drafting tables and so sacrifice portability for the convenience of pushbutton table adjustment.

Believe it or not, the drawing room can be considered at the facade of the whole home decoration, therefore there is strict size standard on furniture which are placed at drawing room. For example, how to choose right tea table to match with the sofa, what is the suitable distance between TV bench and sofa. If you want to create one warm and comfortable room space, please not to neglect these details.

Size of combinatorial TV bench
In my standpoint, the suitable size of combinatorial TV bench should be about 200cm length, 50cm width and 180cm height. If your room space is limited, such combinatorial TV bench is very practical and as usual it is formed from too many square arrays with different sizes. At the top location, you can place some handiwork on it. If you want to achieve such practical function, it is better to follow such standard. Of course, according to the different sizes of drawing room, you would make some change on this recommended measurement, but one important principle is that it would be harmonious with whole home space size.

Backrest height of sofa
The recommended height of sofa backrest is between 85cm and 90cm. As is known to all, sofa the furniture for people to relax and take rest, therefore the degree of comfort is the most important. If the backrest height is between 85cm and 90cm, peoples head can fully be put on backrest so that peoples neck can be relaxed completely. If sofas backrest and handrail is a little lower, you can place one cushion to increase degree of comfort. Meanwhile, if the room space is not enough, it is better to place sofa back to the wall.

Three people tea table
As for the teal table for three people, the recommended size is about 120cm length, 70cm width and 45cm or 100cm length, 100cm width and 45cm, you should choose the suitable size according to your own needs and interests. If the sofa are large scale ones or you want to place two long sofa together, such recommended size would be so perfect. According to the principle of human engineering, the height of tea table should be the same as the location of sofas cushion. Nowadays when shopping in furniture market, it it common to find some low tea table which are made from solid wood or solid wooden veneering with good touch feeling, are you interested?

Le Corbusier furniture has become a well-liked adding up to many buildings. A Le Corbusier seat can put in stylishness as well as a typical look to some common or family room. Different kinds of makers are usually pleased with the trendy and stylish style with particular architecture of the furniture. Lots of householders find that the home furniture fits in with countless design themes with easiness as it is a straightforward yet fascinating replica.

In 1929, a artist of Paris, France urbanized the Le Corbusier sofas and chairs. The furniture continues to be recreated today by various furniture creative designers because the captivating sketch is timeless and typical. Le Corbusier furniture generates an easy engineering encouraged look by mixing media of soft cushions and solid metal. The legs of a chair or settee tend to be held by metal bars that also wrap across the pad of the furniture. The metal bars create a smooth line that draws in the eyes of the viewer. The artistic cum engineering based impression generated due to the combination of shining steel rods and soft cushions of sofa and chair. The texture of a hard and shiny steel in opposition to a flat and smooth cushion is also appealing to the eye as it makes a motivating contrast in the sketch of the furniture.

A variety of new styles has been urbanized under the unique and pretty design of couch and chairs. There are lots of furniture model companies that have started making coffee tables, bar stools and other pieces of furniture to particular the seat and couch. A lot of homeowners are drawn to an entire living room set that uses the Le Corbusier sketch features.Free style and thin lines of sofas and chairs produce the feel that room is wide and large; as various house owners can feel who are in the process of decorating a room. Since Le Corbusier furniture also mixes a classic and elegant drawing with a modern and simplistic look, it can blend in easily to many drawing themes.

The model of Le Corbusier furniture has a everlasting and highly wanted aesthetic that several furniture sketch companies are still using in their present designs. The narrow and modern appearance of this type of furniture is the reason for choosing it by lots of homeowners still.. Although the sketch was executed in 1929, it is still adopted these days in many different house decorating items and will greater than likely still be utilized in several years to come.