1. Draw a line forming the outline of the buildings. Only use straight lines going up and down, making buildings of many different sizes. Really try to have variety amongst your buildings, or else your cityscape will be pretty uninteresting.
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Sketch four horizontal lines below the center of the drawing area. Using a ruler, add a number of rectangles of different sizes, as shown, some overlapping others. These shapes are the front surfaces of the buildings. All vertical lines should be parallel.
Draw intersecting horizontal and vertical lines on the sides of the buildings for windows. Sketch columns on the corners of the tall building at left using vertical lines with an inverted V shape on top.
Thicken the lines at the bottom of the tallest building and give them rounded tops. Put vertical lines between the bands of the tallest building. Darken the buildings at the back.
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In this video, I explain some of the advantages of working on a One Point Perspective scene with a freehand drawing method. This can be a fun and creative way to illustrate your backgrounds for COMICS. This is a time-lapse version of the artwork that I created for a new Skillshare class.
In this video tutorial I explain how to draw a city in a 2 Point Perspective. I use Sketchbook Pro 7 to create this artwork and show you the process but the techniques used here can also be used in other programs or traditionally. In this video I show you how to first rough out your city by blocking in the larger shapes.