Wow.
You get a hearty click from me.

EDIT: Have you ever thought of selling or doing commissions?
( vix0r was not Matthew on, Sat 6 Nov 2010, 15:53, 1 reply)

I've been approached by a couple of people interested in the panoramic..
But that was the first piece I've worked on properly in years, and it was to fill that unsightly gap in my front room wall.

My more recent piece is this one (still currently unfinished, due to time restrictions at my new job) - this will find itself on EBay at some point in the near future:



This piece is a full size A2 picture, here's a close-up of the left tower:



I've thought of doing commissions, but at the moment, it's more of a hobby, and besides, I get to work on the pictures at my own pace, so the attention to detail does'nt become too mundane.

If I find myself getting too bored, I can just stop for a while, then come back to it later.
(danniekavanagh did nothing constructive on, Sat 6 Nov 2010, 16:09, closed)

Nicely done.
How long does it take for one?

All of my drawings turn out shite. I can't get the image that's in my head on to paper. Any ideas?

By the way, do you just paste images in when posting on this, or is there some special linky-thing I haven't noticed yet?
( Awk Industries is actually a helic- NO, STAY BACK SHARK!, Sun 7 Nov 2010, 0:04, closed)

This particular piece has taken ages, mainly because of the stone work..
Generally, it'll take about a couple of months, if I were to work on the pictures daily.

The trick with large pictures like these, is to break the whole image down into pieces. I'd just work on the tiles on the roof one day, then one part of the wall, then the woodwork etc. Once the main lines are on place, start the shading using a similar method.

I often start with the darker tones first, others do it the other way round, but when working with pencil, I find that doing teh darker sections first, I find it easier to avoid the 'that bit's not dark enough' problem, which results in you over-working areas, resulting in a very dark, and bleak looking picture.

As for the image uploader, I was pointed in the direction of a fellow B3tan's image uploader via the FAQs page here:
www.b3tards.com/uploader.php

As for having problems getting your picture to look right, I have the same issue when it comes to drawing people, I'd find it easier reproducing the Mona Lisa with a packet of wax crayons than recreating a simple portrait - that's why I stick to buildings for the time being!..
(danniekavanagh did nothing constructive on, Sun 7 Nov 2010, 10:31, closed)