2. Design Studio

Representation Techniques — Quiz

Test your understanding of representation techniques with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

Which hand drawing technique uses closely spaced parallel lines crossed at varying angles to indicate tonal values?

Question 2

In a 1:100 scale floor plan, a staircase width of $1.2\,\mathrm{m}$ is represented on paper as how many millimetres? Show your calculation.

Question 3

When arranging elements on a presentation board, which graphic design principle suggests grouping related items close together to indicate association?

Question 4

In Photoshop, to overlay white pencil highlight strokes over a colour render without darkening the base layer, which blending mode should an architect use?

Question 5

What term describes the optical effect in perspective drawing where objects appear shorter in depth as they recede toward the vanishing point?