By
eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor
Difficulty: Moderately challenging
Things You’ll Need:
- Drafting Tables
- Pencils
- Erasers
- Graph Papers
- T Squares
- Rulers
Step1
Use a drafting table, T square, rolling ruler or graph paper to ensure that the lines in your drawing are straight and at right angles.
Step2
Select a convenient scale that will allow you to fit the whole drawing on the paper and to depict the smallest detail at a legible size.
Step3
Draw a baseline along the lower edge of the paper. In the center of the baseline, mark off the overall length of the item you are drawing.
Step4
Mark off each of the length measurements - those that you took in the field - on the baseline. Use a triangle to draw properly spaced, faint guidelines for the elements along the length of the item.
Step5
Draw a baseline along the side of the paper and mark off each of the height measurements that you took in the field. Use a triangle to draw faint guidelines for each of the height measurements.
Step6
Draw the outline of the item itself, using the guidelines that you've just set up.
Step7
Label each element, indicating its material and dimensions.