For this exercise I used two sketchbook pages to make a preliminary drawing of a townscape. I drew a road in Chester. I went to university in Chester a long time ago and it is a place that remains very special to me. I drew in pencil and I tried to draw everything I saw. I didn’t worry too much about making my drawing perfect I just wanted to document everything in front of me. I tried to document everything I saw except for the people. I knew if I started drawing people I would get carried away and my focus would be on the people rather than the buildings. The general mood of the place is happiness, even though it was a cold winters day the road was still vibrant and busy. 

Below is my drawing. 

For my final piece of work I was asked to complete the drawing in pen and ink. So my next stage was to experiment using this medium. 

I decided however that this time I would include people in my drawing in order to portray the true atmosphere of the location. Below are some examples of my experimental drawings using pen and ink.

I then decided to experiment with adding some colour. I used a small amount of very watery watercolour paint. I found when adding the watery paint it made the ink run and  the colour and the ink blended together. I liked this effect but didn’t really think it was suitable for this drawing so it may be a technique I experiment with further on another exercise. Below are my drawings.

For my final drawing I decided to draw a smaller section of my original drawing. I thought this smaller section would be a more interesting composition and it would allow me to draw in more detail. I worked a3 size and I used pen and ink. I tried to show through my erratic and quick marks the movement and vibrancy of the road. 

Below is my drawing.

Overall I am pleased with my drawing. I feel like I have captured the energy and feel of the location. I feel that using pen and ink was the perfect medium in which to achieve this too. 

My areas of improvement for my work would be some of my accuracy’s, proportions and perspective lines. When I focus on different areas of my drawing especially some of the windows I notice how some of my angles are out slightly and this in turn makes areas of my drawing look wrong. 

I am hoping that with time and practice this is something I can improve upon.