PARALINE VIEWS

Paraline views communicate three dimensionality and spatial depth by using non-converging parallel lines. Furthermore, lines parallel to the x-, y-, and z- axes are not foreshortened and can be drawn to scale. The Art3 class will explore two different types of views: 1. oblique views and 2. isometric views

Oblique views use the horizontal or vertical surface of the subject as a base plane. The angles in an oblique view may be 30, 45 or 60 degrees.

Isometric views are paraline drawings where the primary x-, y- and z- axes are equally 120 degrees apart. The view is slightly lower than an oblique view and does not favor one plane over another. Because the proportions are truer, it does not distort the way an oblique view can.