The Fundamentals of Hand Drafting for Garden Designers

The Fundamentals of Hand Drafting for Garden Designers, available at $49.99, has an average rating of 4, with 16 lectures, based on 1 reviews, and has 15 subscribers.

You will learn about Learn best practices for hand drafting using traditional hand drafting equipment Identfy the correct scale value to use when drafting a site survey in either Imperial or Metric values Become proficient in plotting a site survey Learn the basics of proper plant graphics in landscape design This course is ideal for individuals who are This course is for beginning garden designers who prefer drawing plans by hand rather than on the computer. This course is an explanation and demonstration of traditional, hand drafting including using technical pens. Drafting using ink is optional but will result in a cleaner and permanent design drawing. Proper planting graphics that can be used in both conceptual and working drawings will be explored. It is particularly useful for This course is for beginning garden designers who prefer drawing plans by hand rather than on the computer. This course is an explanation and demonstration of traditional, hand drafting including using technical pens. Drafting using ink is optional but will result in a cleaner and permanent design drawing. Proper planting graphics that can be used in both conceptual and working drawings will be explored.

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Title: The Fundamentals of Hand Drafting for Garden Designers

Price: $49.99

Average Rating: 4

Number of Lectures: 16

Number of Published Lectures: 16

Number of Curriculum Items: 16

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 16

Original Price: $19.99

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What You Will Learn

Learn best practices for hand drafting using traditional hand drafting equipment

Identfy the correct scale value to use when drafting a site survey in either Imperial or Metric values

Become proficient in plotting a site survey

Learn the basics of proper plant graphics in landscape design

Who Should Attend

This course is for beginning garden designers who prefer drawing plans by hand rather than on the computer. This course is an explanation and demonstration of traditional, hand drafting including using technical pens. Drafting using ink is optional but will result in a cleaner and permanent design drawing. Proper planting graphics that can be used in both conceptual and working drawings will be explored.

Target Audiences

This course is for beginning garden designers who prefer drawing plans by hand rather than on the computer. This course is an explanation and demonstration of traditional, hand drafting including using technical pens. Drafting using ink is optional but will result in a cleaner and permanent design drawing. Proper planting graphics that can be used in both conceptual and working drawings will be explored.

This is not a course on Garden Design.  It is a course for teaching those who are new to drafting or simply prefer to draft by hand rather than drawing on the computer (CAD).   

While CAD is a useful tool and skill to be learned and used, hand drafting will help you to develop more creative design solutions as well as alternative solutions.  The reason is simple, hand drafting allows you to explore different ideas quickly without being caught up in the minutia of working with a monitor and mouse.

This course will explain and demonstrate how to properly use the drafting board, adjustable triangles, drafting compass and scale rules – both imperial (feet and inches) and metric.  The use of technical drawing pens will also be covered.

This course is in 3 sections.  Section 1 will consist of 6 lessons covering how to use the basic drafting tools used in landscape design. Section 2 will explain and demonstrate how to plot a site survey, select the proper scale (in either Imperial or Metric) and use triangulation to locate objects within the property accurately.  Finally, Section 3 will cover proper planting graphics and symbols used in garden design for both conceptual and working drawings as well as coloring the plan by hand using colored pencils and pastels for presentation.  No prior drafting experience is required, but access to the equipment demonstrated is highly recommended.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction to Drafting Tools

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: The Drafting Board

Lecture 3: Using The Drafting Triangle

Lecture 4: Using The Scale Rule – Imperial Values

Lecture 5: Using the Scale Rule – Metric Values

Lecture 6: Using The Drafting Compass

Lecture 7: Using Technical Drafting Pens

Lecture 8: Using the Circle Template

Lecture 9: Section Wrap Up

Chapter 2: Plotting a Site Survey

Lecture 1: Course Resources

Lecture 2: Plotting Your Site Survey – A Demonstration

Lecture 3: Using the Drafting Compass for Triangulation

Chapter 3: Planting Graphics

Lecture 1: Plant Graphics – Part 1

Lecture 2: Color Rendering

Lecture 3: Plant Graphics – Part 2

Lecture 4: Course Wrap Up

Instructors

Rob Littlepage
Landscape Architect & Educator

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