Cut-Away Illustrations

This portfolio page contains illustrations that were done in the traditional cutaway, cut-out, or break-away style of technical drawing, where the exterior skin or shell of the object is actually cut away and removed from view, revealing the interior inner workings and machinery.

The cutaway style of technical drawing is especially well suited for subjects with extremely complicated exterior views, such as engines and ships, but it can also be useful for objects with very simple exteriors where ghosting would be impractical. The cut edge of the outer shell is typically broken away in a zig-zag pattern so that it can be clearly distinguished from an outer panel being removed. To see how these cutaway illustrations are created please check out our latest how to draw a car and ship cutaway drawing tutorials.