The super handy thing about the grid is that it already has all of the 30 degree angles set up for you. Once your eyes become accustomed to the trickery of the triangular pattern, you will immediately notice how the isometric works.

The pattern can be downloaded online, and will save you lots of time and effort, or you can have a play with the grid using this isometric drawing tool (opens in new tab).Īlternatively, learn how to set up your own grid in Illustrator or Photoshop by following the video tutorial below.

Using an isometric gridįor all the cheats out there who don’t have the necessary tools (or inclination) to create an isometric projection, there is a foolproof way to bash out your axonometric drawing: simply use an isometric grid. You should be able to see the form of the cube where all of the lines intersect. The lines from the second and third point will cross at a certain point, and from this intersection, draw a vertical line down towards the angled lines coming from the bottom point. Repeat this step through the middle point and the same through the top point, but with the top point, mark out the angle downwards. Draw a line back through the lowest point from the 30 degree angle on each side. Draw a horizontal line through the lowest point, and using the protractor, mark out a 30 degree angle up from the line on either side.

Using the ruler, draw a vertical line on the page, and mark three equally spaced points along it. You will need a piece of paper, ruler, pencil and protractor (or for the shortcut version, using gridded paper, jump to the next section).

3D shapes drawn with isometric drawing (Image credit: Cmglee)ĭrawing a cube using isometric projection is very easy.

Isometric grid illustrator