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54 Cards in this Set
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Method used by the technical Fields to convey information about products or design |
DRAFTING |
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Drawn or executed without guiding measurements |
FREEHAND |
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Commonly used paper |
OSLO |
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Used to fastened the drawing paper on the table |
Masking tape |
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Clean the dirt of the drawing |
ERASER |
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One of the most important in drawing |
Drawing pencil |
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Main function is to reproduce measurements of an object |
Rectangular scale |
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Used for drawing |
Drawing instruments |
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Drawing instruments used in horizontal lines |
T-square |
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Drawing instruments when making vertical lines |
Triangles |
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Drawing instruments when drawing drawing arcs and circles |
Compass |
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Used when transferring measurements |
Divider |
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Determine gradation of the degrees when measuring arcs, angles and tricks |
Protractor |
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A long narrow mark or band |
Lines |
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Is not straight and is bent |
Curved lines |
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Is the one goes straight up and down |
Vertical lines |
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Runs from left to right across the page |
Horizontal lines |
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At an angle horizontal; slanted or sloped |
Inclined lines |
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Moves one hand with gentle and pressure |
Stroke |
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A device or implement especially one held in the hand used to carry out particular function |
Tools |
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The matter from which a thing is or can be made |
Materials |
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The necessary items for a particular purpose |
Equipment |
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A gray crystaline allopathic form of carbon which occurs as a mineral in some rocks can be made from coke use as a solid fabricated in pencils and a a moderator in nuclear reactors |
Graphite |
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Metric System of Measurement (linear equivalent) |
10 millimeters (mm.) = 1centimeter (cm.) 10 centimeters (cm.) = 1 decimeter (dm.) 10 decimeter (dm.) = 1 meter (m.) 10 meters (m.) = 1 decameter (Dm.) 10 decameter (Dm.) = 1 hectometer (Hm.) 10 hectometer (Hm.) = 1 kilometer (Km.) 10 kilometer (Km.) = 1 mayriameter (Mn.) |
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Metric System of Measurement (linear equivalent) |
12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet (ft.) = 1 yard (yd.) |
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Metric Conversion Table |
1 millimeter = 0.03937 inches (in.) 1 centimeter = .3937 inches (in.) 1 meter = 39.37 inches (in.) |
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English Conversion Table |
1 inch (in.) = .0254 mm. = 2.54 cm. = .0254 (m.) 1 foot (ft.) = 304.8 mm. = 30.48 cm = .3048 (m.) 1 yard (yd.) = 914.4 mm = 91.4 cm = .9144 (m.) |
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The combination of the Latin alphabet and the runic alphabet of Futhorc resulted in the modern English alphabet. Some of the additions from the runic alphabets were 'thorn' that had a 'th' sound and 'wynn' that made a 'w' sound. Remember that there was no letter 'w' in the Latin alphabet. |
Old English |
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When the Normans invaded Britain in 1066 AD, the lowborn were using Old English. The scholars, clergy and nobility were writing and speaking in Latin or Norman. |
Middle English |
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In the 15 century, the printing press was introduced to Great Britain by William Caxton. By this time, the English language was standardized. From being used interchangeably, the letters V and U were separated, with the former becoming a consonant while using U as a vowel. |
Modern English |
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The term 'alphabet' came from the first two letters of the Phoenician alphabet – 'Aleph' and 'Beth.' While some languages have their own set of alphabets, the most commonly used is the Latin alphabet, which is also shared by several languages aside from English. |
What's alphabet |
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Characteristics of a good lettering |
1. Neatness 2. Legibility 3. Uniformity in height and inclination 4. Correctly proportioned 5. Properly constructed 6. Correctly spaced |
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The two proportion of thickness |
Boldface- This refers to the letters which are printed with heavy stem Lightface- This refers to the letters which are printed with thin stem. |
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used in writing different various styles of letters |
Speed ball |
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used for sign painting |
Lettering brush |
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used for sign painting |
Felt point pen |
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used as guide for letter transfer |
Letter template |
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used to direct letter transfer |
Letter transfer |
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used for lettering and sketching |
Pencil |
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Used for gothic letters |
Technical pen |
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used for engineering and architectural lettering |
Leroy lettering pen |
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First letter should be studied |
I, L, T, F, E, and H. These letters are the easiest to draw because the basic strokes are vertical and horizontal |
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Next group that should be studied |
P, R, B, U and J requires close study because of the introduction of the curved line aside from the three already given. |
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The last group |
C, G, O, Q, D and S which are based on the circle. |
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It is suggested therefore that its width should be greater than the other letters by 25 percent. |
The M and W must be printed wider than the other letters.The letter I is the thinnest letter. |
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This particular proportion should be applied only when the space is limited. The letters are printed with closer distance and its width is narrower than the normal size. |
Compressed or condensed |
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This proportion is applied when there is a more space. The width of the letter is wider than the height. |
Extended |
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This proportion is applied when there is normal space. The letter is printed in the normal size. |
Normal |
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Letters should be made steady, firm in characters, fixed. The upper portion of certain letters and numerals are equal in width to the lower portion. |
Stability |
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The Rule of Stability of letters |
Upper case letters Lower case letters Base case letters |
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This style is the most artistic among the four groups of letters. Similar to Spanish script, it is also used for certificates, diplomas, citations, greetings and invitation cards. |
Text or old English |
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It is considered as artistic letters. It is purposely used for certificates, diplomas, citations, greetings and invitation cards. |
Spanish script |
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The thickness of these letters is not uniform. they have pointed stem which is called “serif”. They must be used for books, magazine, newspapers, and text matters. |
Roman letters |
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Two forms of gothic letters: |
*Commercial Gothic. It is printed with heavy stem. It is used for advertisement purposes only. *Single Stroke. It is printed with thin stem. It is used for engineering drawing purposes.
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