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Method used by the technical Fields to convey information about products or design

DRAFTING

Drawn or executed without guiding measurements

FREEHAND

Commonly used paper

OSLO

Used to fastened the drawing paper on the table

Masking tape

Clean the dirt of the drawing

ERASER

One of the most important in drawing

Drawing pencil

Main function is to reproduce measurements of an object

Rectangular scale

Used for drawing

Drawing instruments

Drawing instruments used in horizontal lines

T-square

Drawing instruments when making vertical lines

Triangles

Drawing instruments when drawing drawing arcs and circles

Compass

Used when transferring measurements

Divider

Determine gradation of the degrees when measuring arcs, angles and tricks

Protractor

A long narrow mark or band

Lines

Is not straight and is bent

Curved lines

Is the one goes straight up and down

Vertical lines

Runs from left to right across the page

Horizontal lines

At an angle horizontal; slanted or sloped

Inclined lines

Moves one hand with gentle and pressure

Stroke

A device or implement especially one held in the hand used to carry out particular function

Tools

The matter from which a thing is or can be made

Materials

The necessary items for a particular purpose

Equipment

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

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.)

Metric System of Measurement (linear equivalent)

12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet (ft.) = 1 yard (yd.)

Metric Conversion Table

1 millimeter = 0.03937 inches (in.) 1 centimeter = .3937 inches (in.) 1 meter = 39.37 inches (in.)

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.)

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

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

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

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

Characteristics of a good lettering

1. Neatness 2. Legibility 3. Uniformity in height and inclination 4. Correctly proportioned 5. Properly constructed 6. Correctly spaced

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.

used in writing different various styles of letters

Speed ball

used for sign painting

Lettering brush

used for sign painting

Felt point pen

used as guide for letter transfer

Letter template

used to direct letter transfer

Letter transfer

used for lettering and sketching

Pencil

Used for gothic letters

Technical pen

used for engineering and architectural lettering

Leroy lettering pen

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

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.

The last group

C, G, O, Q, D and S which are based on the circle.

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.

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

This proportion is applied when there is a more space. The width of the letter is wider than the height.

Extended

This proportion is applied when there is normal space. The letter is printed in the normal size.

Normal

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

The Rule of Stability of letters

Upper case letters


Lower case letters


Base case letters

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

It is considered as artistic letters. It is purposely used for certificates, diplomas, citations, greetings and invitation cards.

Spanish script

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

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.