draughtsmen

Blueprint drawing professionals

Draughtsmen is the plural of draughtsman, the British spelling of draftsman.

A draughtsman is someone who produces technical drawings—architectural plans, engineering diagrams, or mechanical blueprints.

The word also refers to playing pieces in the British game draughts (American checkers).

The draughtsmen prepared detailed plans for the new bridge.

technical

blueprints

Technical construction drawings

  • schematicsTechnical drawings of systems
  • CADTechnical drawing technology
  • draftingCreating technical blueprints

plans · architectural · drawings · layout · diagram · elevation · section · specifications · floorplan · detailing

artistic

sketching

Making rough drawings

shading · perspective · contour · hatching · figure · composition · rendering · anatomy · gesture · strokes

boardgame

checkers

Diagonal jumping board game

moves · strategy · opponent · jump · crown · diagonal · squares · gameboard · tournament · endgame

Opposites
technical vs. freehand art

draughtsmensketch artists

Those who draw quickly

fine artists · abstract artists · abstract expressionists · painters · illustrators

professional role in design process

draughtsmenarchitects

Building design professionals

engineers · designers · creative directors · clients · project managers

board game pieces (checkers)

draughtsmenchessmen

Board game figures

chess pieces · pawns · dice · playing cards · dominoes

Family

draughtsman, draughtsmanship

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