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KEY VII

TOWERS ARE LIKE WEDDING CAKES (& OTHER AH-HA MOMENTS)

Sketching complex forms such as towers, domes, and stairs can be challenging, unless we think about them in new ways! Relating complicated forms to simple things we see every day can help to demystify the drawing process.

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RICHARD HIND, UK

St. Mary-le-Strand

10.2” × 5.1” | 26 × 13 cm; Uni-ball Eye Micro permanent ink pen on double spread of A5 Moleskine sketchbook; 40 minutes

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