2D representation

I am quite fascinated of how people manage to come up with different techniques on how to translate a 3D object onto a 2D surface everyday. Apparently it started millions of years ago by ancient Egyptians, when they sketched their daily lives onto pieces of Ostricas. As an art student i always thought of drawing and sketching, as the only approach of copying an object i see into my sketchbook but i was very wrong.

The Kingdom of Drawing:-

(Uses Line, tone and colour to represent relationships, values and things.)

The Kingdom of Notation:-

(Uses symbols to represent sequential relationships and values.)

The Kingdom of Writing:-

(Uses sequentially arranged symbols to represent the sound of the spoken word.)

A 2D representation of 3D object can be drawn, sketched, written or even symbolised etc..

• Pictorial : drawing a picture
• Conceptional: Writing words eg. Meow
• Asterism: using symbolism

A couple of famous examples of these are:-

 1- Leonardo Da Vinci 

Artists sometimes write in books as a form of copying or sketching what they see into words on paper. Leonardo Da Vinci tended to write poem and poetry within his sketchbooks he also wrote down his thoughts and how things function. (i like the fact that Leonardo Da Vinci used to write backwards, i believe it could be a form of symbol that no one would understand but him.)

2- Arnold Böcklin 

In the arts, the use of symbols to concentrate or intensify meaning, making the work more subjective than objective. Böcklin was know to be a symbolist, which meant he always had subliminal meanings.

i tried looking at the different techniques that people use to create 2D presentations and these are all the techniques that i can think of:-

1- Writing

2- Painting

3- Ink

4- Drawing & Sketching

5- Shadows

6- Computer Softwares

7- Photography

8- Rocks










Resources:

• http://www.drawingsofleonardo.org/images/shoulderandneck3.jpg
• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Arnold_Boecklin-fiedelnder_Tod.jpg
• http://www.girvin.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/del_toro_04.jpg
• http://cdn.studentartguide.com/cdn/farfuture/4-J136bOa5l_-d4yoYSBQrQeKCqTOw3T9MPCv41rrKs/mtime:1361343978/sites/default/files/images/a-level-art-sketchbook_0.jpg
• http://favim.com/orig/201105/14/cutouts-love-people-photography-shadows-text-Favim.com-44221.jpg
• https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=leonardo+da+vinci&hl=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=kq6PUp3QDMLX0QWs-ICQAg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1150&bih=549#hl=en&q=rhino+software&tbm=isch&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=DHVSoK31qfFb0M%3A%3B_S6sQbp9_VcXRM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.visualarq.com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252Fsites%252F2%252F2011%252F02%252FS3-axo-small.png%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fblog.visualarq.com%252F2012%252F12%252F05%252Frhino-and-visualarq-step-by-step-video-tutorial%252F%3B660%3B500
• http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Bradshaw1.jpg
• http://www.123photography.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/portrait-photographer-leeds3.jpg