Week 11 - Contemporary Architecture

This is a 20 minute conte crayon study of the national media museum. First of all, the building is not clearly defined as you cant really make out the edges of the building. The use of the white conte crayon emphasizes where the light is hitting on the building. The use of contrast and shadows create depth especially shown in the building on the right. Overall, the drawing lacks from as there is no clear perspective nor focal point to help portray the building outline and shape. Also, there is no background which doesn't help the picture as it looks as if its floating on air. 

Above is a 20 minute study of the gherkin building using charcoal on a visit to London during the holidays. The drawing shows the view of the building next to the gherkin as well as buildings in the foreground and background. This creates depth and creates more harmony within the picture. This drawing could have benefited from using a different medium; because the study was drawn at night there was lots of lights coming from the buildings so maybe if coloured chalk pastels were used it would have created a more effective and pleasing study. It also would have helped to identify the windows more clearly. The vantage point was taken from the bottom looking up however you can't tell as much in this study as the proportions of the two main buildings look incorrect. There are several focal points for example in the foreground the trees stand out and in the background the top darker areas where no lights were glaring on them. Overall this is a good representation of the view but could have done with some more detailing around the windows area.