Ar 113 Graphics 1

plates 1-10
 Plate no. 1 GOTHIC VERTICAL UPPERCASE LETTERS
•See Fig. 02 as reference.
Directions:
•Use A3 size paper. Follow the standard format of title blocks, as shown in Fig. 01.
•Use guidelines on your paper. Your guidelines can be drawn by a pencil and with a ruler.
•Guidelines control the height and line space of architectural lettering. The maximum size of each letter should be 3cm x 3cm, except for the letter W.
•Keep all verticals perpendicular to your guidelines.
•Begin all strokes from the top of your guideline. Never draw a stroke from the bottom up.
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•Top and bottom horizontals are drawn on top of the guidelines, and middle horizontals split the distance from the top and the bottom.
•All letters are roughly the same width, and when done correctly, they should be as wide as they are tall. Each letter sits inside an imaginary square. Use 0.4 or 0.5 TECHNICAL
•Do not cross the strokes of individual letters.
•Do not leave gaps between the strokes of your letters.
•Do not erase the guidelines.
•Apply the basic stroke of lettering (FREEHAND), as shown below.
Plate no. 2: GOTHIC INCLINED UPPERCASE LETTERS
•Directions:
1. Use A3 size paper. Follow the standard format of title blocks.
2. Use guidelines on your paper. Your guidelines can be drawn by a pencil and with a ruler.
3. Guidelines control the height and line space of architectural lettering. The maximum size of each
letter should be 3cm x 3cm except for letter W. The slope of the letters is about 68 degrees from the
horizontal.
4. Begin all strokes from the top of your guideline. Never draw a stroke from the bottom up.
5. Top and bottom horizontals are drawn on top of the guidelines, and middle horizontals split the
distance from the top and the bottom.
6. All letters are roughly the same width, and when done correctly, they should be as wide as they are
tall. Each letter sits inside an imaginary square. Use 0.4 or 0.5 TECHNICAL PEN only.
7. Do not cross the strokes of individual letters.
8. Do not leave gaps between the strokes of your letters.
9. Do not erase the guidelines.
10. Apply the basic stroke of lettering (FREEHAND), as shown below.
Plate no. 3: GOTHIC CURVED-LINE UPPERCASE LETTERS
Directions:

Use A3 size paper. Follow the standard format of title blocks.

Use guidelines on your paper. Your guidelines can be drawn by a pencil and with a ruler.
Guidelines control the height and line space of architectural lettering. The maximum size of each letter should be 3cm x 3cm.
Keep all verticals perpendicular to your guidelines.
Begin all strokes from the top of your guideline. Never draw a stroke from the bottom up.
Top and bottom horizontals are drawn on top of the guidelines, and middle horizontals split the distance from the top and
the bottom.
All letters are roughly the same width, and when done correctly, they should be as wide as they are tall. Each letter sits inside
an imaginary square. Use 0.4 or 0.5 TECHNICAL PEN only.
Do not cross the strokes of individual letters.
Do not leave gaps between the strokes of your letters.
Do not erase the guidelines.
Apply the basic stroke of lettering (FREEHAND), as shown below.
Plate no. 4: GOTHIC INCLINED CURVED UPPERCASE
LETTERS
•Directions:
1. Use A3 size paper. Follow the standard format of title blocks.
2. Use guidelines on your paper. Your guidelines can be drawn by a pencil and with a ruler.
3. Guidelines control the height and line space of architectural lettering. The maximum size of each letter should be 3cm x 3cm.
4. Keep all verticals perpendicular to your guidelines.
5. Begin all strokes from the top of your guideline. Never draw a stroke from the bottom up.
6. Top and bottom horizontals are drawn on top of the guidelines, and middle horizontals split the distance from the top and the bottom.
7. All letters are roughly the same width, and when done correctly, they should be as wide as they are tall. Each letter sits inside an imaginary square.
Use 0.4 or 0.5 TECHNICAL PEN only.
8. Do not cross the strokes of individual letters.
9. Do not leave gaps between the strokes of your letters.
10. Do not erase the guidelines.
11. Apply the basic stroke of lettering (FREEHAND), as shown below.
Plate no. 5: GOTHIC VERTICAL LOWERCASE LETTERS
1. Use A3 size paper. Follow the standard format of title blocks.
2. Use guidelines on your paper. Your guidelines can be drawn by a pencil and with a ruler.
3. Guidelines control the height and line space of architectural lettering. Proper spacing should be applied.
4. Keep all verticals perpendicular to your guidelines.
5. Begin all strokes from the top of your guideline. Never draw a stroke from the bottom up.
6. Top and bottom horizontals are drawn on top of the guidelines, and middle horizontals split the distance from the top and the bottom.
7. All letters are roughly the same width, and when done correctly, they should be as wide as they are tall. Each letter sits inside an imaginary square.
Use 0.4 or 0.5 TECHNICAL PEN only.
8. Do not cross the strokes of individual letters.
9. Do not leave gaps between the strokes of your letters.
10. Do not erase the guidelines.
11. Apply the basic stroke of lettering (FREEHAND), as shown below.
Plate no. 6: GOTHIC INCLINED LOWERCASE
LETTERS
•Directions:
1. Use A3 size paper. Follow the standard format of title blocks.
2. Use guidelines on your paper. Your guidelines can be drawn by a pencil and with a ruler.
3. Guidelines control the height and line space of architectural lettering. The slope of the letters is about 68 degrees from the
horizontal. Proper spacing should be applied.
4. Begin all strokes from the top of your guideline. Never draw a stroke from the bottom up.
5. Top and bottom horizontals are drawn on top of the guidelines, and middle horizontals split the distance from the top and the
bottom.
6. All letters are roughly the same width, and when done correctly, they should be as wide as they are tall. Each letter sits inside
an imaginary square. Use 0.4 or 0.5 TECHNICAL PEN only.
7. Do not cross the strokes of individual letters.
8. Do not leave gaps between the strokes of your letters.
9. Do not erase the guidelines.
10. Apply the basic stroke of lettering (FREEHAND), as shown below.
Plate no. 7 PRACTICE ON LETTERS WITH CURVED LINES

•Directions:
•
1. Use A3 size paper. Follow the standard format of title blocks.
2. Use guidelines on your paper. Your guidelines can be drawn by a pencil and with a
ruler.
3. Guidelines control the height and line space of architectural lettering. Proper
spacing should be applied.
4. Use 0.4 or 0.5 TECHNICAL PEN only.
5. Do not erase the guidelines.
6. Apply the basic stroke of lettering (FREEHAND).
7. For either upper case or lower case lettering, make spaces between words
approximately equal to a capital O, as shown below.
•Plate no. 8: PRACTICE ON FREEHAND LETTERING

•Directions:
•
1. Use A3 size paper. Follow the standard format of title blocks.
2. Use guidelines on your paper. Your guidelines can be drawn by a pencil and
with a ruler.
3. Guidelines control the height and line space of architectural lettering. Proper
spacing should be applied.
4. Use 0.4 or 0.5 TECHNICAL PEN only.
5. Do not erase the guidelines.
6. Apply the basic stroke of lettering (FREEHAND).
7. For either upper case or lower case lettering, make spaces between words
approximately equal to a capital O.
•Plate no. 9: PRACTICE ON INCLINED FREEHAND LETTERING
• Directions:

1. Use A3 size paper. Follow the standard format of title blocks.

2. Use guidelines on your paper. Your guidelines can be drawn by a pencil
and with a ruler.
3. Guidelines control the height and line space of architectural lettering.
Proper spacing should be applied.
4. Use 0.4 or 0.5 TECHNICAL PEN only.
5. Do not erase the guidelines.
6. Apply the basic stroke of lettering (FREEHAND).
7. For either upper case or lower case lettering, make spaces between
words approximately equal to a capital O.
•Plate no. 10: PRACTICE ON UPPERCASE AND LOWERCASE FREEHAND
LETTERING

•Directions:
1. Use A3 size paper. Follow the standard format of title blocks.
2. Use guidelines on your paper. Your guidelines can be drawn by a pencil and with
a ruler.
3. Guidelines control the height and line space of architectural lettering. Proper
spacing should be applied.
4. Use 0.4 or 0.5 TECHNICAL PEN only.
5. Do not erase the guidelines.
6. Apply the basic stroke of lettering (FREEHAND).
7. For either upper case or lower case lettering, make spaces between words
approximately equal to a capital O.