It's All In The Details

Bernard’s amazing attention to detail brings this street scene to life.

- Bernard West

MATERIALS

• Strathmore Bristol paper 300 series, in this case A3 size.

• Rotring Rapidograph pens; 13mm and .20mm. (Edding, Pitt and Aristo produce fine line pens which could easily be used as an alternative)

STEP ONE

Whether I am working from a sketch made at the scene or from a photograph I always square up the page using 4, 5 or 6cm squares, depending on detailing shapes of buildings for accuracy, and in this instance I used 5cm squares. The sketch was slightly smaller and that I had also covered with squared tracing paper. Using a pencil I prepared an accurate outline of the picture.

STEP TWO