Architectural drawings are completely a different ball game, as compared to normal sketches. It takes a brave effort at capturing another person’s idea of space. However, having decided to draw a building, there are a few salient points that need to be carried in mind and here We will Learn How To Paint CityScape Painting with Alessandro Andreuccetti. And You can Check Out Italian Cityscapes Paintings For Saleand Nature and Scenery Paintings by Andreuccetti.
o Subject. One should have a very clear belief of the subject one sets out on while drawing a building. Architectural drawings encapsulate the whole range of spaces from Greco Roman buildings to Avant Garde structures. Each has its own character. Even an architectural drawing of a thatched house follows a difficulty that a casual sketch cannot capture.
o Space View. Having decided on the object, the artist must, as far as possible, try to “see” the three-dimensional views of the space. As an artist, you must find out the bare minimum character of the building. Is it curvy? Is it angular? Is it slim and tall? Is it squat and broad? What was the basic flow of lines on which the designer has built the building? You should have answers to these and more such questions before you start. Even if they are not clear, you should have a general idea.
o Reality Check. Architectural drawings require some degree of reality. It is not an option but a necessity. You should, therefore, start drawing architecture initially on a graph sheet to “free” your hand.
o Vanishing Point & Perspective Lines. First, locate your drawings’ “Vanishing Point.” The vanishing point is the point where the “perspective lines” of buildings tend to meet on the horizon. Having done that, place it somewhere in the three fourth corner of your rectangular chart paper. From the top of the paper, draw at least ten pairs of “perspective lines,” all ending at the “Vanishing Point.”
o Building Majors. Place the building within the framework of the perspective lines to resemble rough cuboids. Use a ruler, held at arm’s length, to get the basic proportions of your architectural drawing, correct. Draw the “major lines” of the building. Major lines are the lines that visually divide the building laterally and horizontally.
o Support Framework. Fill in the small details of your architectural drawing such as windows and pillars, working towards finer details as you proceed. Do not try to be too caught up in trying to draw each fold of the window curtain. It is futile and you rather concentrate on the solid lines, which curve around the architecture.
o Perseverance. Last but not the least; do not expect yourself to become the next Rembrandt in the first architectural sketch itself. There are only three rules to architectural drawings, patience, patience, and more patience.
