Technical illustration and graphics /
Jan Mracek
- New Jersey : Prentice-Hall, c1983.
- viii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Metric conversion chart -- Drafting and drawing equipment -- Geometric construction -- Multiview drawing -- Sections -- Primary and secondary auxiliaries -- Revolutions -- Isometric drawing -- Fasteners, washers and springs -- The isometric ellipse protractor -- Circle projection -- Illustrated parts breakdown -- Freehand sketching -- Inking -- Dimetric and trimetric drawing -- Oblique drawing -- Perspective drawing -- Shades and shadows -- Printing reproduction processes -- Presentations -- Bibliography -- Index.
The fundamentals set forth in this text are the basics required of a skilled illustrator. Individual companies may have their own standards of drawing, but in general, the drawing procedures covered are those that are basic in any industry.