There exists a direct yet complicated relationship between the external appearance of objects and their resulting internal spaces. The process of abstracting and studying household items through drawing further exposes this relationship. Through employing orthographic projection and impressionistic techniques, the representation of a simple toothpaste tube must take into account the external and internal forms observed. The materiality of the tube itself must be translated from object to drawing. To descriptively translate, experimentation with line weight and texture must be employed. The final drawings indicate this specific relationship as a result of the materiality of the tube. Furthermore, impressionistic renderings speak to the physicality of use and associated actions of a toothpaste tube. As a result, this exploration of graphical communication highlights the inherent physical characteristics of a holdable object.
