My Draw 

112L journey

As far as I can remember as a child, art has always been a part of my childhood and
until now, being creative is one of my characteristics. My mother was a witness of all
this and she have always been vocal of this trait of mine. She is fond of posting my
artworks on Facebook for everyone to see; perhaps she is proud of my talent. I
personally think that I inherited the talent in art and liking of art from my mother.
She can sketch and draw really well. I started drawing when I was young, not in the
usual way of pen and paper but instead, I drew on the walls and put doodles
everywhere my marker would touch. At first, my parents were not very happy about
this and frustrated them because of the “mess” I keep in creating but as time passed
by, they just let me be and let me draw my artworks on the wall. In some ways, those
doodles gave them enjoyment but the act of drawing made me feel a lot more. I was
really happy that I can express myself through my ideas and my hand making it come
to life as artworks. But of course, my drawing abilities developed as years passed.
Doodles became real drawings with a subject and a message. Simple 5 petal flowers
bloomed into a garden; stick figures became portraits of people I admired. I cannot
deny that my progress was slow but sure. But my background of drawing is just
about expressing my thoughts and ideas into drawings. I have never considered
precision nor have I ever made use of exact measurements in creating my artworks.
Borderlines and margins were all I ever drew using a ruler, if I used a ruler. If I need
to draw lines, I would just get any object with a straight edge, like an ID card and use
it. So when the time came for me to enter college, I was quite confident of my
drawing abilities. When I saw that I am enrolled in engineering drawing classes as
part of my requirements in completing this course, I became curious if it would give a
different feel to drawing and if it’ll deepen the meaning of drawing for me. From
what I know, engineering drawing is a complicated and precise process. I know that
there will be no room for mistakes and that it takes a lot of time to master. And I
wasn’t wrong. When I was actually attending the classes, I realized that it is very far
and different from the drawing process that I know and do. In the past, I was drawing
whatever I just feel like drawing and mistakes such as smudges, crooked lines,
objects that are placed out of the center were often disregarded. I could reason out
that it adds personality to the drawing and use it to my advantage. Borderless
drawings were just fine and casual but engineering drawing is the complete opposite
of casual drawings. In engineering drawing, mistakes are not tolerated and students
should prevent errors in drawing. In this class, before creating your own designs and
objects, you should first master the basic shapes and objects. Errors that occur in
sketching diagrams or plates have a great effect in the overall picture of the drawing.
In engineering drawing, we are taught to be precise with the measurements and to
work clean and neat. Patience is also a virtue I have been practicing in this class. I am
not perfect and though mistakes and errors are frowned upon, I still commit them
accidentally. Making mistakes in my plates mean starting from scratch again for a
flawless output. I should be patient at be always ready for having to draw an object
all over again. That is also the reason why avoiding mistakes is important. Time is
precious and every second counts in drawing. Errors and mistakes shouldn’t be
overlooked and should be corrected immediately because in real life, there is no
room for mistakes. In real life applications, engineering drawing is utilized in creating
aircraft blueprints and designs. Errors committed would greatly affect the design of
the aircraft, its quality and safety. Our schedule of engineering drawings is from 2:00
in the afternoon to 9:00 pm in the evening. It literally takes us 7 hours a week to
learn and master engineering drawing for the whole semester. In these long hours,
patience and focus are being tested. It is also very tiring to draw objects over and
over again but practice makes perfect. I also find it easier to draw when I remove all
distractions and put all my focus in drawing. Focus is important to avoid committing
mistakes. And though I listed and explained above the difference of engineering
drawing from casual drawing, there is also a similarity. It is none other than
imagination. Yes, I still use my mind in engineering drawing even if I will just draw
lines and objects that already exist. It is because I need to imagine the different
views such as the orthographic (2D) and isometric (3D) views. I need to fill in missing
views and missing lines to complete the drawing. Overall, I enjoy the class even if it is
tiring. The long hours and all-nighters are worth it once I see my final output. And
even if it is frustrating when I need to start all over again because of one small
mistake I made, it makes me learn from my mistakes. I became more careful of every
move and decision I make. I know that I will still continue to learn from my
engineering drawing class and I am welcoming these learnings. No matter how
difficult the class is, I will work hard to master it and to be deserving of the grade I
will have. As long as I enjoy and love what I am doing, I will succeed in being an AMT.