For centuries, artists and craftspeople used the profile or side
view to illustrate sailing ships, naval vessels and pleasure craft. The designers who built wooden half models to scale, in order to envision the finished product, understood that the side view reveals the beauty of marine architecture.
If design is indeed 50% art and 50% science, then todays illustration is the perfect blend. These art pieces are visualized in the soul of the designer, then brought to life on the computer canvas.
