Drawing Complex Building Scenes
Break the building scene into shapes of small, medium and large and start with the large shape. Finding the middle of the photo draw in the large shape of the dome. Do not add the detail yet. Switch over to the horizontal lines connecting the dome to the remainder of the shapes. Find the vanishing point. There may be more than one. There may be more large buildings so before starting with the smaller ones add these. You can then go to the medium and smaller shapes and draw what you see is there not what you actually think is there.
Start with the detail and tonal values by adding shadows to complete the shapes. This is almost like doodling in these areas. With the small shapes just draw in the tones of the shapes. Be careful not to draw dark shapes near the edge as it could take your eye off the page. If the shapes need adjustment at this time you can draw these in.
For drawing distant buildings, Caroline suggest drawing a varied line for the horizon as she has indicated in the photos below.
