Chicago Skyline Pen & Ink Cityscape Drawing Of Downtown Skyscrapers #280A

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Chicago skyline 280A pen & ink drawing is cityscape art of downtown skyscrapers on Lake Michigan by Stephen Condren.

Cityscape Art

This cityscape rendering is a pen & ink drawing of downtown Chicago from Monroe Harbor. The cityscape rendering is done as a silhouette because it is an outline. A fine tip pen was used the create this cityscape drawing so that the details would show. Monroe Harbor is the eastern border of downtown Chicago because the Loop is right at the shoreline. This city scene offers a two dimensional view of the city because there is no perspective. The delineation of the cityscape was done so as to show the outline of the most important buildings because they are famous.

Chicago Skyline 280A

The cityscape drawing makes no use of hatched lines because there is no shade or shadows. Delineation is very clear so that the large buildings can be identified. The color of the ink is black and is used for the clouds and water. Lake Michigan is at the bottom of the rendering because it offers visual support to the skyscrapers above. The clouds are done with very few lines because they are just dust and the air is thin.

Skylines, Cityscapes, And City Scene Genres

Below are three links to genres of skylines and cityscapes that I have done to help you understand my process:

1. Pen & Ink sketch & wash: 600 N. Lake Shore Drive Pen Ink Drawing #207A
2. Color & lead pencil illustrations: Chicago Skyline Color Pencil Drawing #2453A
3. Watercolors and tempera: Chicago Downtown Skyline Watercolor #1170A

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Chicago skyline 280A pen & ink cityscape drawing of downtown skyscrapers by Stephen Condren.

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Chicago skyline 280A pen & ink drawing is cityscape art of downtown skyscrapers on Lake Michigan, matted white in the size of 11″ x 14″.