Activity 2.5 Conclusion Questions and Answers:
- 1. What is a technical sketch? What is an artistic sketch? How are the two similar and how are they different?
A technical sketch is a sketch meant to portray a given object or objects in a realistic manner, and to show people the details/minutiae of the object. An artistic sketch is meant to show an object in some manner pleasing to the people who view it, or to provide a "skeleton" on which to build on for a revised, better version off of. The similarities between the two types of sketches are that they are used to exemplify objects, and are often used as a stepping-stone to make a better portrayal or physical version of the object. The differences between the two types of sketches are that the technical sketches are meant to be detailed and realistic, while artistic sketches can be of a very broad variety and are intended to entertain and/or to showcase a certain view on something.
2. How do you envision applying your sketching skills in other classes?
I envision applying my sketching skills gleaned from this class to other subjects in a few ways. I can see myself making better, thicker lines on graphs in math class (with no feathering). I could apply my sketching skills to choir, to draw more precise notes on a musical score, or in my biomedical sciences class, to make more accurate drawings of the many facets of human anatomy and/or various forms of infections diseases. I can also imagine myself using my sketching skills to make skillfully detailed drawings in science (for example, of a microscope specimen under high-power observation).
3. How do you envision applying your sketching skills in college?
I can envision applying my sketching skills in college if I pursue a career in engineering; I will need this skill to make meticulously detailed drawings of things I need to study or create. If I pursue a career in the medical sciences, I can imagine putting my sketching skills to use by drawing detailed images of the intricate parts of the human body and anything that relates to it.
4. How would you teach sketching to a student next year?
Under normal circumstances, I would avoid teaching sketching to a student a year below me in grade (because I am not very good at perspective sketches). However, if I had to, I would teach sketching by outlining how to (summarized), and then having the student attempt to make sketches with the techniques I showed them of the same object. I would watch over them while sketching, and give them useful hints/tips to help develop their abilities.