Friday
Apr232010
Buildings #2
Fri, April 23, 2010 at 06:00AM "When you aim for perfection,
you discover it's a moving target."
~ Geoffrey F. Fisher
6x8" Strathmore drawing paper, pitt pen, background added digitally
Drawing buildings is dangerously addictive. The colorized buildings were merged with abstract acrylic paintings in photoshop. There are a lot of tiny lines in this little rectangular space. Fantastic line drawing practice. I draw the outlines of the buildings first, and then fill in details and more details until each building seems complete! I'm starting to add names to the buildings or stores, address numbers, advertisements... More buildings in Buildings #1 and Plaza.
Reader Comments (6)
gypsy tammy, i am loving these buildings. you just keep em' coming - they look therapeutic and mighty addictive.
Love this Tammy!! I found it hard to name my pets, and here you are naming buildings!!! Love it!
And ditto with what Aimee said above :D
love the direction you're taking here! what a cool approach!
Wow! There's a subtle change in these from the first set. Amazing. What a wonderful canvas/adaptation for your line-work and patterning. Love that middle one, too, with the hints of color.
Oh I love these bulidings and naming them too, soon you have a whole little world created. What Fun!
*Aimee, I like inventing my own world!
*Eden, My kids name some of the buildings, so it works out wonderfully random. And it took us months to name our dogs. But the payoff is that we love the names!
*Sophie, I'm finding myself drawn to sketches of buildings and I love the whimsical possibilities.
*Amy, The sets are definitely evolving. The next two (yet to be posted) are 9x12", much more potential and easier to draw the details on larger paper!
*Kate, Having fun is what doing art is all about - it keeps me happy!
~Tammy