LANDSCAPES & ARCHITECTURE

STREET SCENE

When choosing an architectural scene to draw, think of how you will frame what you see. Is this a large scene that will take up the whole page, or do you want to focus on one portion of the scene? Also note if there is perspective involved or if you have a flat view of the scene.

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When drawing a busy one-point perspective scene, start with a quick frame to simplify things. Lightly sketch in a frame and the horizon line. Very loosely sketch where the buildings are, and use a ruler to double-check that they follow the lines of perspective.

Once the buildings and guidelines are in place, start adding ...

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