Drawing the Line: Technical Hand Drafting for Film and Television

The second edition of "The Art of Hand Drafting for Film and Television" is a comprehensive guide to professional techniques, tools, and workflows for scenic hand drafting. Author David McHenry, with 45 years of experience, provides step-by-step instructions and illustrations covering isometric, oblique, orthographic, and axonometric drafting projection, lens angles, and forced perspective. Updated with new examples and exercises, it is a valuable resource for students, professionals, and anyone interested in film and television design.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 206 pages
Publication date: 05 December 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive guide, authored by David McHenry, a seasoned Designer, Art Director, Storyboard Artist, and Draftsman with 45 years of experience, offers a detailed and accessible step-by-step approach to scenic hand drafting for film and television. With a focus on professional techniques, tools, and workflows, readers will delve into a range of topics, including the art of drawing classical column scrolls, understanding the nuances of Flemish and English bond brickwork, and exploring the intricacies of four types of drafting projection: isometric, oblique, orthographic, and axonometric. Additionally, the book provides valuable insights into lens angles and their calculation for different screen aspect ratios, offering techniques for creating lens projection images of sets with specific lens heights and aspect ratios. Furthermore, it delves into the art of creating forced perspective, a technique widely used in scenic design to create depth and dimensionality on screen. Beautifully illustrated with meticulously crafted hand-drawn illustrations on every page, this revised edition has been updated to include new examples and exercises, as well as a revised glossary, making it an invaluable resource for students of drafting for film and television, scenic design, and art direction courses. Moreover, professionals studying or working in film and television design will greatly benefit from its comprehensive coverage of the field.

Weight: 698g
Dimension: 215 x 281 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032277608
Edition number: 2 ed