Week 1: Landscape - Interior Architecture (Bonus)

Three quick 5 minute charcoal planning sketches, again focused on architecture, this time with much more of an emphasis on perspective, as shown especially by the planning lines of the arches in the left and bottom sketches. These planning lines create very strong shapes for the eye to follow, and also act as orthogonal lines, pointing to the vanishing points which are in both cases are off the page. The planning line on the top left also creates an implied line which points at the focal point of the shield on the right image. The eye is then drawn down along the pillar and onto another planning line, which then draws the eye up to the left again.

All three of these sketches are two-point perspective, on the left created by the arches and roofing, and the other point created by the beams on the roof, and also the supports on the walls. In the sketch on the bottom, the two points are the walls and arches, and on the top right, the arches and the walls again. This perspective even lends itself to creating what is almost a two-point perspective on the entire page, as many of the same lines are followed, and the images seem to connect, especially there is a line where the arch on the right of the left sketch and the arch on the left of the right sketch come together to create one arch.

In terms of tonal value, it is mostly used to create depth in these sketches, as the foreground is most often light and then the midgrounds and backgrounds are darker. The tonal values are also consistent in the three images, helping to create a harmony on the page, as they seem as though they are meant to fit together.