How To Draw A Graph
I regularly get emails of the following nature:
Dear AndyAndyAndy, you are great at drawing graphs, how do you do it? Can I become a master graph artist too?
Drawing graphs takes years of training, you'll start off using beginner tools such as a ruler to aid in drawing lines, but eventually you'll be able to progress to 100% accurate freehand graphs. It's important to use colours too, try adding some nice contrast to make it look more interesting.
If your results appear to be more-or-less perfect, add in some anomalous results for that authentic graph appearance and don't forget to highlight any points of interest.
Finally, you don't have to be a scientist to draw graphs, even arts students can find things to draw graphs about. Why not correlate the ages at which Roman emperors were murdered with the number of uninvaded frontier nations at their time of death, the results may suprise you.
Here's a sample graph, it's quite good, nice colours and all:
So now you know how it's done, give it a try. Don't worry if results aren't pleasing at first, the skill comes with time, and remember, have fun!
Andrew Ingram
02 Nov 2005 02:39
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[Skip to the latest comment]Mathew Mannion
I'm not really sure when you became AndyAndyAndy (Oi! Oi! Oi!).
02 Nov 2005, 03:10
Helen Ryan
That would probably be my doing.
02 Nov 2005, 07:12
Helen Ryan
Just so you know tho Mat, I always think of you as my main Mannion. But that is far too cheesy to use.
02 Nov 2005, 07:41
You all have highly amusing and affectionate nicknames that I use for you in my head too. It's probably best if they stay in there.
02 Nov 2005, 10:30
Christopher Sigournay
An area is not a point. Just to be fussy… Tecnically it's a region of interest!
02 Nov 2005, 12:08
Andrew Ingram
I am afraid you are incorrect.
02 Nov 2005, 13:05
Because the point of interest is the point you would make about it, and why it is interesting?
02 Nov 2005, 16:47
Helen Ryan
Natalie – you're 'nice breasts' in my head world.
Just so u know!
02 Nov 2005, 16:56
Andrew Ingram
it's interesting because it's shaded blue, it's a circular argument really
02 Nov 2005, 16:57
Andy, go into the graph business. It's obviously your forte.
02 Nov 2005, 17:08
Christopher Sigournay
But a point has exact co-ordinates in space – it cannot have length, area or volume. So how can a shaded region be a point of interest? It's blatantly a region! Unless you are in fact only interested in a random point of the graph a long way from the line on the tip of that arrow in the shaded region…
02 Nov 2005, 18:01
And Helen, in my head world you are 'scary knife lady' and always will be!
02 Nov 2005, 19:16
In my head YOUR MUM YOUR MUM.
02 Nov 2005, 23:43
kayleigh
this is a rubbish website and you already told me how to spell elephant any way in the question of how do you spell elephant
04 Jan 2006, 09:25
Andrew Ingram
kaylee is a hotter name than kayleigh
04 Jan 2006, 18:41
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Not helpful at all!
05 Nov 2007, 20:49
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