Classical interiors

This is a conté crayon drawing that was done using mostly the long edge. The artist has managed to draw this pillar effectively using the long edge of the crayon, he has managed to get the proportions perfect, along with the angles of the ledges. All of them follow the same angle. The shading that he has used is very effective because it adds a lot of tonal value and depth to the image, the viewer can easily tell that the image is 3 dimensional. The contrast of the tone is also very nice, because the pillars at the bottom are very light and alternatively the ledges just above them are quite dark, this gives the impression that the ledges are very high up and are avoiding the light. The proportions of the detailed sculptures at the top of the pillars is also nicely drawn due to the fact that the angles they are drawn at look near perfect, it looks 3 dimensional and none of them look like they are stuck out at awkward angles, they are following the pattern of the sculpture.

This is another conté crayon drawing using a mixture of long and short edge to try and capture the classical interior of the Cartwright Hall. The artist has managed to get great shadow and tonal values in this image, the shadows underneath the balcony and underneath the archways underneath it make the image have a lot of depth. It has a great 3 dimensional feel. The angles of most of the lines on the walls and pillars follow the same general direction, which makes the perspective of this drawing better than a straight, head on view. The composition uses rule of thirds to get the balcony, one of the main focal points, inside the rule of thirds to make it stand out. From this focal point there are implied lines that lead the eye around the image. from the balcony to the pillars, down from them to the lower pillars then across the drawing underneath the balcony towards the arches.

The drawing on the below is a continuous line drawing done using graphite pencil. The artist decided to draw an archway outside the Cartwright Hall without taking his pencil off of the page. This was quite a successful image  due to the fact that he managed to get a pretty good amount of form within the drawing, the archway is clearly sticks out from the surrounding buildings, he has enforced this by increasing the weight of line around the edges of the archway.