PEOPLE
The viewer of adrawing relates to the human figures
within it and is thus drawn into the scene. Therefore,
in the drawing of architectural and urban spaces, we
include people to:
• Express the scale of aspace.
• Indicate the intended use or activity of a space.
• Convey spatial depth and changes of level.
Important aspects to consider inthe drawing of
humanfigures are:
• Size
• Proportion
• Activity
Size
• In orthographic projection, the height and width of
elements remain constant regardless of the
elements' depth within the projected view. We can
therefore simply scalethe normal height of people
in elevations and section drawings.
• We can also scale the height of human figures in
para line views. Since the view is three-dimensional,
however, the figures should have some degree of
roundness to indicate t heir volume.
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