The life of the arts, far from being an interruption, a distraction, in the life of a nation, is close to the center of a nation's purpose- and is a test of the quality of a nation's civilization. -JFK
There is a ruler that is 2 inches wide and usually 18 inches long that is clear and gridded in quarter inch squares. This ruler is fantastic to have when building models, especially in 1/4" scale.
In my opinion, rendering scenery in an artistically satisfying manner that still conveys information is one of the hardest things to learn in the scenic design business. Here I am going to outline what I learned from my school rendering classes, how that education actually was useful and how I apply that education in the real world.