Which statement best defines mapping in sketch practice?

• A. The process of drawing every object to scale in a separate plan
• B. The process of measuring and fixing the items present in the scene; taking and documenting these measurements
• C. The visual representation of color hues
• D. A method to create a 3D model from a 2D sketch

Answer: (B)

Mapping in sketch practice focuses on turning a scene into a precise, data-driven record by measuring and fixing the items present and documenting those measurements. This ground-tracks the sketch to real dimensions, capturing how far objects are from each other and from reference points so the drawing can be verified and used for later analysis. It isn’t about drawing every object to scale in a separate plan, which would be creating an independent layout rather than a field-recorded map of the scene. It isn’t about representing color hues, which centers on appearance rather than measurement. And it isn’t about building a 3D model from a 2D sketch, which is a modeling process rather than recording exact spatial data on-site.