Working with columns and arches

In this video we are discussing the importance of drawing believable arches and columns and how we can shade them quickly, using a single vanishing point, video.

In this video we are working on two stages. First, we drew a loose perspective view quickly to get to know our main composition and to get a sense of colors and materials. Then, on the second stage we placed tracing paper over the original drawing to figure out cleaner, more defined details, video. I advocate to work always in layers to have a better understanding of the rendering we are producing.