Technical Art

Line art for instructional material, owner or service manuals, and other purposes. Most were done digitally in Illustrator using the pen tool, as this type of illustration requires. Reference material is required, a drawing is created and then “trued up” in Illustrator, as was once done on the table with a T-square, triangles, French curves, and technical pens. Actually, mastering the pen tool has a lot to do with conventional French curves. The icon at left is part of a larger exploded view drawing referenced from parts taped to a board..