Environmental drawings

Below are some more environmental drawings i have done of Leeds Central Library to explore the space and to improve my drawing skills, so i can specialise in backgrounds and concept art in the future. I used a few different materials this time, i think charcoal has been particularly effective looking to catch the look of the dramatic arches in the library. I also used inks, and while i liked the effect, i found the media to be a bit too messy to capture well any detail in the space, however the darkness of the ink lended itself well to making the space look striking. I struggled in some places with capturing the correct perspective, and capturing all the detail of different features like railings, stained glass windows etc. which is something i would like to improve on in the future, however i am still happy with most of these drawings.

Library details

Part of my project is understanding and studying the details of an environment so i can utilise this knowledge and create my own concept art. As such, i found it important to study the details of the environments i was drawing. I chose Leeds Central Library as it has alot of grand, interesting architecture which i thought would make very effective drawings and may be useful knowledge for future projects.  I made some of the designs i observed in Adobe illustrator, as i found drawing them it was difficult to portray them accurately alot of the time.

Detail of some tiles in the library

Stained glass from the library