ID 2750 - Architectural Perspective + Rendering Techniques

Credits: 3

This sophomore-level course introduces the artistic and presentation techniques of perspective and rendering for the interior design profession. Students develop skills in both the conceptual and technical process of manually constructing one, two, and three-point perspective drawings, as well as professional rendering techniques that include color palette use, light sources and shading, surface and detail indications, and entourage. Upon successful completion of this course, students will understand and demonstrate the free-hand and mechanical drawing and rendering skills necessary to successfully illustrate their design solutions in presentation drawings.

Prerequisites: FD 1235 - Observational Drawing and ID 1710 - Drafting

Notes: (Formerly ID 2830)

Course Learning Outcomes:

Apply knowledge and skills learned to explore and iterate multiple ideas.
Apply knowledge and skills learned to execute the design process: pre-design, quantitative and qualitative programming, schematic design, and design development.
Recognize innovation and risk taking.
Recognize methods of idea generation and design thinking.
Effectively express ideas developed in the design process through visual media: ideation drawings and sketches.
Effectively express project solutions using a variety of visual communication techniques and technologies appropriate to a range of purposes and audiences.
Demonstrate the ability to explore a range of two- and three-dimensional design solutions using a variety of media.
Recognize a range of sources for information and research about color.
Understand color principles, theories, and systems.
Understand color in relation to materials, textures, light, and form.
Appropriately use color solutions across different modes of design communication.

ID 2750 Course Learning Outcome Rubric

Required Textbooks:
Color Drawing: Design Drawing Skills + Techniques for Architects, Landscape Architects, + Interior Designers - ISBN: 9780471741909

Integrated Drawing Techniques: Designing Interiors With Hand Sketching, SketchUp, and Photoshop - ISBN: 9781628923353
Required Course Materials:

18” wide roll of white trace paper
2 Black Sharpie ultra fine point permanent markers
2 Black Sharpie fine point permanent markers
Canson 9 x 12 inch Spiral Bound Recycled Field Sketch Book
80 sheets 65 lb paper
9” X 12” pad of trace paper, Art-Vel, Mead Academie or equivalent
Color Markers Option 1: 80 Color Super Markers Primary & Secondary Tones Dual Tip Set
Color Markers Option 2: Berol or Prismacolor: French Grey 10%, French Grey 30%, French Grey 50%, French Grey 70%, French Grey 90%, Cool Grey 10%, Cool Grey 30%, Cool Grey 50%, Cool Grey 70%, Cool Grey 90%, Deco Pink, Salmon Pink, Mineral Orange, Cherry, Brick Beige, Goldenrod, Light Tan, Sienna Brown, Terra Cotta, Eggshell, Sand, Dark Umber, Cloud Blue, Teal Blue, Lime Green, Limepeel, Olive Green, Dark Green, Greyed Lavender, Lilac
Colored Pencils Option 1: Arteza Professional Colored Pencils (Set of 72)
Colored Pencils Option 2: Prismacolor: (2) White, (1 each) French Grey 20%, French Grey 30%, French Grey 50%, French Grey 70%, Cool Grey 20%, Cool Grey 30%, Cool Grey 50%, Cool Grey 70%, Blush Pink, Rosy Beige, Pink, Carmine Red, Poppy Red, Tuscan Red, Light Peach, Deco Orange, Peach, Mineral Orange, Burnt Ochre, Terra Cotta, Cream, Canary Yellow, Yellow Chartreusse, jasmine, Yellow Ochre, Bronze, Dark Umber, Deco Aqua, Celadon Green, Limepeel, Apple Green, Olive Green, Peacock Green, Dark Green, Cloud Blue, Greyed Lavender, Blue Slate, Light Cerulean Blue, Derwent Blue Violet lake 27, Copenhagen Blue, Indigo Blue, Black, Paper
Canson colored papers, Bond and Bristol as needed