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Chicago “L” train 254A pen & ink city scene drawing of elevated train tracks in front of the Silversmith Building by Stephen Condren, BFA, SAIC.
City Scene
This city scene rendering shows “L” train tracks in front of the Silversmith Building on Wabash Avenue in downtown Chicago. The Silversmith Building was designed in 1896 by architect Peter J. Weber. Mr. Weber worked for D. H. Burnham & Company. This city scape drawing shows the landmark building in it’s restored state because it was altered by James C. Condren. The Silversmith Building was the headquarters of Favor Ruhl & Watson because the office were located there. The 29 E. Madison Building is the tall building to the right of the Silversmith Building. In 1997 The Silversmith Building was put on the roster of National Historic Places because of Daniel Burnham.
Chicago “L” Train 254A
The city scene drawing is done with pen & ink on Strathmore paper. Hatched lines are used extensively in this city scene drawing. No cross-hatched lines were used because they make the drawing too dark. Shade and shadows were made with closing the space between the hatched lines. Two pen nibs were used to make this city scene drawing because the line weights are different. The contour lines were made with a medium pen nib because it is thick. Contour lines require bolder line width because they outline the image. The fine point nib was use for shading and shadows because it is thin in this city scene drawing.
Pen & ink lines make great lines for architectural rendering because they show all the details. Architectural drawings look best when the lines are clean and clear. Pen & ink make parallel lines easy to do because they are solid.
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Chicago “L” train 254A pen & ink city scene drawing of elevated train tracks in front of the Silversmith Building by Stephen Condren.
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