Landscape Drawing - Cartwright Hall

This piece took 2 hours to draw and shade.

The structure of the interior works in favour because of its geometrical arrangement meant that creating the scene was easier than expected. The scene greatly uses orthogonal lines as many are parallel or perpendicular to each other. The vanishing point for the scene was also easy to locate as the linear walls made it easy to draw.

The structure of the interior is what is most appealing. The geometric lines help create depth as the frame arrangement makes it easy to find the vanishing point. The shapes of the structures themselves help add to this effect. The lighting was very strong and direct as the spotlights helped create hard, sharp shadows in areas where the wall skirting’s would fold.

The entire scene almost feels symmetrical as most of the structure was parallel or the same as the other side. Also, the limited use of curved angles helps contrast the use of sharp, hard lines and the use of soft curved edges. The pillars are the main prime contributors towards the depth of the scene. The 2 front pillars are shaded more lighter than the ones in the background so this alone already gives the scene a sense of space.