Tag: Watercolor Architectural Renderings #146K

Architectural rendering watercolors #146K is an article about structural stylus paintings, as architectural rendering watercolors, written by artist Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, at Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery, offering prints and JPEG & PDF scans, which are on sale at low discount prices. Because architectural rendering watercolors are great, their prints are great!

Watercolor architectrual rendering
Watercolor Architectural Rendering

Watercolor architectural renderings and illustrations by artist Stephen F. Condren. Of course, the renderings are used for presentations to committees and professional organizations to see what the end product will look like.

Most importantly the architectural rendering can be altered to suit the needs of the client. Because clients like to change their mind and want recourse for other designs. Of course, the quality of artwork is of the highest level.

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Watercolor House Portrait #302Z

Watercolor house portrait #302Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

This article is about watercolor house portrait #302Z, of a property sold by Broker Cindy Kief, and written by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery ~ the house portrait is done first as a pencil drawing and then a pen & ink, which comes with JPEG & PDF scans for making prints, note cards, and stationery. Congratulations Cindy Kief!

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Realtor

Cindy Kief

Associate Broker

The Cindy Kief Team #1 Team Company Wide 2017

Chairman Elite

William Raveis Legends Realty

68 Main St. 

Irvington, NY 10533

914-591-5600

914-772-7880 mobile

Property Sold

25 Ridgeview Road, Irvington, New York

Watercolor house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Façade.

Pencil Drawing For Watercolor House Portrait #302Z

  • Clinker Stylus Sketch

The pencil drawing below shows the basic outline of the house. I really liked this view of the home because of the angle and most Importantly, because of the fabulous tree! The landscaping is outstanding and I so wanted to capture it.

The large stone as the bottom of the photo make for an excellent support to the large tree above and the house. Because of the large stones, the trees is permitted to show the glory of it’s posture as it leads you to the entrance of the house.

The pencil sketch is the most important step in the creation of a house portrait, as it is putting the foundation together.

Pencil house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Pencil house portrait

Pen & Ink Drawing

  • Stylus Sketch

The pen & ink drawing below show the delineation of the house. If you look closely you can see the address “25” in the driveway light. Underneath the ink you can see the outlines of the pencil sketch.

As always there are adjustments to be made. For example; I removed leaves from the tree that were blocking the view of the house. Also, I had to move the lamp post to the right so as not to block the front window.

Pen & ink house portrait and prints by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Pen & ink house portrait

Watercolor

  • Painting

The watercolor rendering below is the finished product. This brings together the pencil, pen & ink, and color.

Watercolor house portrait with prints.
Watercolor house portrait.

Scans

  • JPEG & PDF

Scans of watercolor house portrait #302Z are available in JPEG or PDF formats for making prints, note cards, or posters.

Condren Galleries Ltd. For Watercolor House Portrait

  • Fine Arts Gallery

Condren Galleries is pleased to have been to participate in the execution of watercolor house portrait #302Z.

Stephen F. Condren for watercolor house portrait #302Z

  • Artist

As an artist I have made watercolor house portrait #302Z a staple of my architectural rendering works.

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Watercolor house portrait #302Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

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Matted house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Matted house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren.

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House Portraits #300Z

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House Portraits #300Z

Watercolor house portraits #300Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

House portraits #300Z, watercolor and pen & ink for Elizabeth Henning, and written by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery ~ the house portrait is done first as a pencil drawing and then a pen & ink, which comes with JPEG & PDF scans for making prints. Congratulations Elizabeth Henning! Order House Portraits Here.

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Photo

This is the front of the home.

Photo of a home for a house portrait by Stephen F. Condren.
Photo of a home for a house portrait.

Watercolor house portraits #300Z

Home drawings

This lovely Georgian house has been commissioned by Elizabeth Henning of her home. Because the commission entails to works of art, one in watercolor, and the other in pen & ink, it was a great way to do one in color and the other in pen & ink. The two pieces are of the same house but from different angles. The perspective of these renderings will be discussed below.

Pencil Drawing For Watercolor House Portraits #300Z

Below are two pencil drawings of the Henning home. The top sketch is of the façade, and coach entry of the home. This is truly and grand old estate and beautiful in every way. The proportions, the scale, and the position on the lot are all well done.

Of course the pencil drawings lay out the foundation of the house portrait, much like the basement of a house.

Pencil house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Pencil house portrait.
Pencil house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Pencil house portrait.
  • Clinker Stylus Sketch

The pencil drawing

Pen & Ink Drawing

  • Stylus Sketch

The pen & ink drawings below show the façade and side of the home. This property is located on a corner lot and it really showcases the architecture. I have employed the use of hatching and cross-hatching to bring out the shade and shadows of the home.

The nice thing about doing a drawing of a home like this is that you cannot go wrong. Because no matter how you draw it, the rendering always look great because of the beauty of the home. Most importantly, I always find it a challenge to get a simple suburban ranch to look like this!

Pen & ink house portrait
Pen & ink house portrait.
Pen & ink house portrait with prints.
Pen & ink house portrait.

Watercolor

  • Painting

The watercolor rendering is the final product and I have to say that it look just grand! This house is truly a lady of grace and high station.

Watercolor house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren, with prints.
Watercolor house portrait

Scans

  • JPEG & PDF

Scans of house portraits #300Z are available in JPEG or PDF formats for making prints, note cards, or posters.

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Condren Galleries is pleased to have been to participate in the execution of watercolor house portraits #300Z.

Stephen F. Condren for watercolor house portraits #300Z

  • Artist

As an artist I have made watercolor house portraits #300Z a staple of my architectural rendering works.

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Watercolor house portraits #300Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

House Portraits

Matted house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Matted house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren.

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Watercolor House Portrait #285Z

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Watercolor House Portrait #285Z

Watercolor house portrait #285Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

This article is about watercolor house portrait #285Z, of a property sold by Brokers Michelle and Frankie Nunez Jr. of Remax Suburban in Libertyville, and written by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery ~ the house portrait is done first as a pencil drawing and then a pen & ink, which comes with JPEG & PDF scans for making prints, note cards, and stationery. Congratulations Frankie & Michelle!

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Realtor

Michelle Nunez
Broker Associate
RE/MAX Suburban
1344 S. Milwaukee Ave.
Libertyville, IL 60048
Direct Line: 847-557-8502Mobile: 847-400-6718Fax: 847-637-8196
Email: [email protected]Website: www.NunezHomesTeam.com

Property Sold

345 Hoxie Avenue, Elgin, IL 60123

Photo of a house.
Photo of 345 Hoxie Avenue, Elgin, IL 60123

Pencil Drawing For Watercolor House Portrait #285Z

  • Clinker Stylus Sketch

The pencil drawing is the starting point for the house portrait. As you can see from the sketch below, the outline gives you the basic form of the property and the house in the background. I have used a 6B lead to make the sketch so that you can see the delineation more clearly. Also, a darker lead makes it much easier for the scanner to pick up the image for reproductions and prints.

Pencil drawing of a house by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Pencil house portrait.

Pen & Ink Drawing

  • Stylus Sketch

The pen & ink drawing below shows the lines of the pencil sketch from beneath. Unlike the pencil sketch, the pen & ink drawings have to be exact. There is no room for error here, for what you see is what you get.

Vertical Lines for watercolor house portrait #285Z

I really enjoyed doing this house portrait and in so doing I took some risks with the composition. As you can see from the photo above, the scene is in winter and there are woods and trees all over. I of course had to reduce the about of trees to that you could get a good handle of the house in the rendering. However, a favorite thing of mine is hatching and cross-hatching. To capture the background woods of the house, rather than move the pen in many cross and haphazard patterns to denote the trees, I used loose vertical lines. This makes for a great screen and backdrop for the scene.

River

The river beautifully enters the drawing from the left side and curves towards the background. Because along both sides of the river are trees and bushes. I made a point to boldly delineate these elements to give strength to the drawing. The long low wall that borders the river by the playhouse I have made bolder to as to bring out that form.

Tree Shadows watercolor house portrait #285Z

One of my favorite parts to the house portrait are the shadows made by the tree from the far right side of the drawing. Because these trees cannot be seen as they are off of the photo, however, the afternoon setting sun is shining through them casting their shadows along the driveway and lawn to the river.

Bushes

The cluster of three mid-size bushes in the front left of the drawing are the anchor for the piece as everything is balanced from them. Without these bushes you would not properly understand the driveway, as they are adjacent to it.

Pen & ink drawing of a house by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Pen & ink house portrait

Watercolor

  • Painting

The watercolor is the glory of the painting. I am very pleased with how the watercolor of the trees in the foreground blend in perfectly with the vertically lined trees in the background. Most importantly, I have made the brush strokes light and fresh.

The beauty of the river is made manifest with the mix of blues that I have blended to achieve a gracious tone.

Watercolor house portrait with pen & ink for prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries. #285Z
Watercolor house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren.

Scans

  • JPEG & PDF

Scans of house portrait #000Z are available in JPEG or PDF formats for making prints, note cards, or posters.

Condren Galleries Ltd. for watercolor house portrait #285Z

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Condren Galleries is pleased to have been to participate in the execution of watercolor house portrait #285Z.

Stephen F. Condren for watercolor house portrait #285Z

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As an artist I have made watercolor house portrait #285Z a staple of my architectural rendering works.

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Watercolor house portrait #285Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

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Watercolor House Portrait #276Z

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Watercolor House Portrait #281Z

Watercolor house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren.

This article is about watercolor house portrait #281Z, of a property sold by Broker John Blair of Baird & Warner, Lt. Colonel, USAF (Ret.), and written by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery ~ the house portrait is done first as a pencil drawing and then a pen & ink, which comes with JPEG & PDF scans for making prints, note cards, and stationery. Congratulations John Blair!

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Realtor

John Blair

Baird & Warner

847-417-8270

Property Sold

1016 Michaels Lane, Libertyville, IL 60048

1016 Michaels Lane, Libertyville, IL 60048
1016 Michaels Lane, Libertyville, IL 60048

Pencil Drawing For Watercolor House Portrait #281Z

  • Clinker Stylus Sketch

The pencil drawing is the first step in creating the house portrait. This is the foundation just like the basement of a house. It is not polished and refined like the finished product but it is fundamental to the core elements of the work of art.

Below you can see that I have put the tree in on the left side of the drawing leaving room for it when I apply the pen & ink and watercolor. I have lowered the angle of the house so that it looks more natural than the photo.

All of the doors and windows are clearly denoted so that it is ready for more permanent detailing. The sidewalk out front give the support from below to delineate the composition of the house portrait.

Pencil layout for watercolor house portrait #281Z by artist Stephen F. Condren. Pen & ink with prints are provided.
Pencil house portrait.

Pen & Ink Drawing

  • Stylus Sketch

The pen & ink drawing is the final permanent drawing of the house portrait. It is absolutely mandatory to watch carefully all the detail because you cannot make any mistakes. What you see is what you get. Any attempt to use white out to patch up an error only gets washed away when I apply the watercolors.

Pen & ink house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren. Prints are available.
Pen & ink house portrait.

Watercolor

  • Painting

The watercolor rendering is the final phase of the house portrait. Here you can see that I have applied color to the landscape and house to give a rich full look to the home.

Watercolor house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Watercolor house portrait.

Scans

  • JPEG & PDF

Scans of house portrait #000Z are available in JPEG or PDF formats for making prints, note cards, or posters.

Condren Galleries Ltd. for watercolor house portrait #281Z

  • Fine Arts Gallery

Condren Galleries is pleased to have been to participate in the execution of watercolor house portrait #281Z.

Stephen F. Condren for watercolor house portrait #281Z

  • Artist

As an artist I have made watercolor house portrait #281Z a staple of my architectural rendering works.

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Watercolor house portrait #281Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

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Watercolor House Portrait #283Z

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Watercolor House Portrait #283Z

Watercolor house portrait #283Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

This article is about watercolor house portrait #283Z, of a property listing by Realtor Roger Schluter of Windermere Real Estate, and written by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery ~ the rendering is done first as a pencil drawing and then a pen & ink, which comes with JPEG & PDF scans for making prints, note cards, and stationery. Congratulations Roger!

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Realtor

Roger Schluter 
Windermere Real Estate/PSR, Inc.
206-399-2704

[email protected]

Property Sold

1755 SE 176th Place, Renton, WA

1755 SE 176th Place, Renton, WA
1755 SE 176th Place, Renton, WA

Pencil Drawing For Watercolor House Portrait #283Z

  • Clinker Stylus Sketch

The pencil drawing is the beginning of a house portrait. Like the house itself, the preliminary sketch is just like the foundation or basement of a home, being rough and basic, but offering supported to the superstructure.

I make use of a 6B lead to draft the sketch so that it is easy to see and I apply the ink and shows up much more clearly in the scans. As you can see from the sketch below, the image of the house is loose and vague. This is important for this is only the guide for the pen & ink which come later. Also, most importantly, this sketch lets me know what objects are closest to the picture plane.

For example, the large bush on the lower right is at the beginning of the driveway and so it has to be delineated first so that I do not draw through it. In the same manner, the large tree at the center has to be delineated so that I know not to draw the lines of the house though it.

Pencil sketch of a house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Pencil sketch of a house portrait.

Pen & Ink Drawing

  • Stylus Sketch

The pen & ink drawing is the tough guy. This is where the rubber meets the road. When you apply the ink it has to be correct. You cannot us white or other office supply store “fix it” paste, this is because when you apply the watercolor it washes away the white out!

When I apply the ink I carefully look at both the sketch and the photo at the same time. I cannot make any mistakes.

When you look at the drawing below, you can see how well the pencil sketch worked for leaving space for the large bush at the front of the driveway, and also for the large tree at the center. You have to leave these spaces open.

The hatching and cross-hatching of the pen & ink lines give great structure and contour to the rendering. Most importantly, they offer volume with the shade and shadows.

Pen & ink house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Pen & ink house portrait.

Watercolor

  • Painting

The watercolor rendering is the final product and the summation of the efforts provided by the pencil sketch and the pen & inks. You can see by looking at the watercolor below how nicely the tones fit with the pen & ink. There are variations on the greens and yellow to balance out the landscape. Also, I have mixed a number of chrome colors to attain the intensity of red for the front bush.

Inscription for watercolor house portrait #283Z

The inscription at the bottom runs nicely along the sidewalk at the lower center of the watercolor. I am very careful with the use of the pen & ink for this.

Watercolor house portrait #283Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.
Watercolor house portrait.

Scans

  • JPEG & PDF

Scans of house portrait #283Z are available in JPEG or PDF formats for making prints, note cards, or posters.

Condren Galleries Ltd. for watercolor house portrait #283Z

  • Fine Arts Gallery

Condren Galleries is pleased to have been to participate in the execution of watercolor house portrait #283Z.

Stephen F. Condren for watercolor house portrait #283Z

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As an artist I have made watercolor house portrait #283Z a staple of my architectural rendering works.

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Watercolor house portrait #283Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

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Watercolor Architectural Rendering #282Z

Watercolor architectural rendering #282Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

This article is about watercolor architectural rendering #282Z, of a property listing by Realtor Trisha Kannon of d’aprile properties, and written by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery ~ the rendering is done first as a pencil drawing and then a pen & ink, which comes with JPEG & PDF scans for making prints, note cards, and stationery. Congratulations Trisha!

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Realtor

Trisha Kannon
d’aprile properties
REALTOR®
(847) 293-4866
www.daprileproperties.com

The Property

Since the property is unimproved, working drawings of the site structure are provided in the four images below. The architectural rendering that you see at the top of this post, was created from these four elevation working drawings.

When making a rendering from blueprints, it is best to look everything over, for there are always errors in the elevations and this can catch up with you when you are doing the rendering. Watching for all the details is paramount.

Front Elevation Working Drawing,
Front Elevation Working Drawing,
Right elevation Working Drawing.
Right elevation Working Drawing.
Left Elevation Working Drawing.
Left Elevation Working Drawing.
Rear elevation Working Drawing.
Rear elevation Working Drawing.

Pencil Drawing For Watercolor House Portrait #282Z

  • Clinker Stylus Sketch

The pencil drawing is the start of the house portrait. If there are changes to be made, this is the time to make them. Generally, I do a light sketch to give an over all scope of the drawing. Then I detail the important parts. For example, I have taken care to make the “tower” structure to the right a part of the design, rather than an element jutting out front. This detail has to convey the message of the house design.

The other important element to the sketch is the foreshortening of the garage which is located to the left side of the house. The garage does not “come out” very far at all, as it is really a side load garage from the left elevation of the home, which cannot be seen from the angle.

Architectural rendering in pencil.
1, Pencil architectural rending sketch.

Pen & Ink Drawing

  • Stylus Sketch

The pen & ink drawing is where the rubber meets the road. You cannot make any mistakes here because everything shows. Using whiteout to cover up mistakes get exposed when you apply the watercolor because it washes away the whiteout! I am careful to use the outline of the pencil as my guide when I do the pen & ink. It should be noted that I look at both the working drawings of the house at the same time that I am looking at the pencil sketch as my guide. All has to be done with care.

Steps of pen & ink drawing progression

Below you will see five pen & ink drawing is chronological sequence until the final rendering in ink.

Pen & ink rendering, used for prints at Condren Galleries.
2, Pen & ink with pencil architectural rendering sketch.
Pen & ink rendering used for making prints at Condren Galleries.
3, Pen & ink architectural rendering.
Pen & ink rendering.
4, Pen & ink architectural rendering.
Pen & ink architectural rendering.
5, Pen & ink architectural rendering.
Pen & ink architectural rendering.
6, Pen & ink architectural rendering.

Watercolor

  • Painting

The watercolor rendering is the final product, which can be seen below. It must be understood that this rendering was made from working drawings, or blueprints. Therefore, there is no landscaping to work with, and thus I have to create my own landscape.

Working from blueprints is always far more complicated than from a photograph, because with the later you have the image of the house right before you. Whereas, in working from blueprints you have to use your mind to create the perspective because all of the image on the blueprints are flat!

Watercolor architectural rendering.
7, Watercolor architectural rendering.

Scans

  • JPEG & PDF

Scans of watercolor architectural rendering #282Z are available in JPEG or PDF formats for making prints, note cards, or posters.

Condren Galleries Ltd. for watercolor architectural rendering #282Z

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Condren Galleries is pleased to have been to participate in the execution of watercolor architectural rendering #282Z.

Stephen F. Condren for watercolor architectural rendering #282Z

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As an artist I have made watercolor architectural rendering #282Z a staple of my delineaton works.

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Watercolor architectural rendering #282Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

Watercolor House Portraits #261Z

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Watercolor House Portrait #279Z

Watercolor house portrait #279Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

This article is about watercolor house portrait #279Z, of a property sold by Broker Nano Engdahl of Baird & Warner, and written by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery ~ the house portrait is done first as a pencil drawing and then a pen & ink, which comes with JPEG & PDF scans for making prints, note cards, and stationery. Congratulations Nano!

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Property Sold

310 Woodland Drive, Grayslake, IL 60030

Realtor

Nano Engdahl

Real Estate Broker

Certified Staging Consultant-CSC

Pricing Strategy Advisor-PSA

Short Sale/Foreclosure Representative – SFR

Baird & Warner – Lake County Office

847-814-5543 direct

Pencil Drawing For Watercolor House Portrait #279Z

  • Clinker Stylus Sketch

The pencil drawing is first done for layout. As you can see in the image below, I have put the note in the right spot and moved the driveway light in a bit more so that it fits well with the landscape. I can look the whole thing over to make sure that the house properly fits in the composition. If you have changes to make this is the time to make them.

I particularly like the two oaks to the far right of the composition. The branches reach out over the top of the house with look really cool. Also, I like the fir tree on the front lawn next to the lamp light.

Pencil house portrait sketch by Stephen F. Condren
Pencil House Portrait Sketch

Pen & Ink Drawing

  • Stylus Sketch

The pen & ink drawing is where the rubber meets the road. You have to get it right the first time or you are dead! You cannot use “white out” to “fix” mistakes because the watercolor washes it away. So do it right!

Below you can see how I have gone over the lines of the pencil to keep the form the same. I do not trace the image, I merely draw with pen & ink over the pencil. The pencil sketch is a guide, sort of like a prompter at the opera house. Do not worry about making it perfect. The perfect lies in you drawing with the ink. Remember, I am drawing from the photograph not the sketch.

Pen & ink house portrait by artist and United States Navy Veteran Stephen F. Condren.
Pen & Ink House Portrait

Watercolor

  • Painting

The watercolor rendering is the last phase of the house portrait. You can easily see the work of the pen & ink below and now the fresh tones of color are applied. I have erased any of the salient pencil marks, like those on the note and part of the landscape. I like the pencil to compliment the work of art not compromise it.

Watercolor house portrait #279Z with pen & ink and prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.
Watercolor House Portrait

Scans

  • JPEG & PDF

Scans of house portrait #279Z are available in JPEG or PDF formats for making prints, note cards, or posters.

Condren Galleries Ltd. for watercolor house portrait #279Z

  • Fine Arts Gallery

Condren Galleries is pleased to have been to participate in the execution of watercolor house portrait #000Z.

Stephen F. Condren for watercolor house portrait #279Z

  • Artist

As an artist I have made watercolor house portrait #279Z a staple of my architectural rendering works.

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Watercolor house portrait #279Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

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Watercolor House Portrait #276Z

Watercolor house portrait #276Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

This article is about watercolor house portrait #276Z, of a property sold by Broker/Realtor, Renee Devedjian, of @Properties, 2571 Waukegan Road, Bannockburn, IL 60015, and written by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery ~ the house portrait is done first as a pencil drawing and then a pen & ink, which comes with JPEG & PDF scans for making prints, note cards, and stationery. Congratulations Renee Devedjian!

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Property Sold

1300 Kristin Drive, Libertyville, IL 60048

Realtor

Renee Devedjian

Pencil Drawing For Watercolor house portrait #276Z

  • Clinker Stylus Sketch

The pencil drawing is the foundation of the house portrait. As you can see from the sketch below I have captured the image of the house precisely. The photo of the home was distorted making it recede down to the left, so I adjusted the perspective to a more natural view.

All that you need in the sketch is the simple clean line. I do not busy up the preliminary sketch with shade and shadows, that is not that task at hand.

Because the large ornamental tree and flowers were blocking the right side of the house, I moved them over to the right so as to get a clear view of the entire structure.

Pencil sketch of a house portrait by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren.
Pencil sketch of a house portrait by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren.

Pen & Ink Drawing

  • Stylus Sketch

The pen & ink drawing is where the rubber meets the road! There is no turning back at this point and you have to do it right! Once the ink hits the paper it is final, just like a house closing. You cannot use white out or other gimmicks to cover over mistakes because when you apply the watercolor it washes all the white out away! What you see is what you get.

In the drawing below you can see that I have carefully followed the outline given to me from the pencil sketch from above. I enhanced the tree behind the house to have grace to the composition. Generally, I do not put ink on the background trees but this drawing seemed to call for it.

Pen & ink house portrait by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren.
Pen & ink house portrait by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren.

Watercolor

  • Painting

The watercolor is very carefully applied because you cannot go back and fix it. Since watercolor is transparent you can see everything, so you have to set the colors in place correctly the first time.

On both sides of the composition I have put a touch of red for the Norway Maples which are there. The sidewalk and steps are brick pavers and so I used a touch of red and brown to bring out those tones.

Watercolor house portrait by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren.
Watercolor house portrait by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren.

Scans

  • JPEG & PDF


As a follow-up after sending the house portrait to me clients, I email them the scan of the watercolor. The scan can be put into JPEG or PDF formats for making note cards or stationary as follow-up gifts for clients.

Condren Galleries Ltd. for Watercolor house portrait #276Z

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Condren Galleries is pleased to have been to participate in the execution of watercolor house portrait #276Z for Realtor Renee Devedjian.

Stephen F. Condren for Watercolor house portrait #276Z

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As an artist I have made watercolor house portrait #276Z a staple of my architectural rendering works.

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Watercolor house portrait #276Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

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Watercolor house portrait by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren.

Watercolor House Portraits #261Z

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Watercolor House Portrait #275Z

Watercolor house portrait #275Z pen & ink drawing with prints by Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

This article is about watercolor house portrait #275Z, of a property sold by Managing Broker/Realtor Nick Garcia of Baird & Warner, 21130 S. LaGrange Road, Frankfort, Illinois 60423, and written by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery ~ the house portrait is done first as a pencil drawing and then a pen & ink, which comes with JPEG & PDF scans for making prints and note cards. Congratulations Nick Garcia.

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Property Sold

9154 S. 83rd Court, Hickory Hills, Illinois

Realtor

Nick Garcia, Managing Broker, Baird Warner, Frankfort, Illinois

Pencil Drawing For Watercolor House Portrait #275Z

  • Clinker Stylus Sketch

The pencil drawing of the house portrait is the first thing that I do. This is just like the basement foundation of a house, for though it is rough and crude, it is what everything is build upon.

Pen & Ink Drawing

  • Stylus Sketch

The pen & ink is then applied after I finish the preliminary pencil sketch. Due to the nature of pen & ink you have to be very careful and precise for it is most unforgiving. What you see is what you get. Also, you cannot “escape” from your errors with “white out” or other gimmicks to cover up a mistake. This is because once you put the watercolor on the paper it dissolves the “mask” and exposes the ink underneath.

Watercolor

  • Painting

The watercolor is the last step in the process of producing the rendering. As you can see from the image below the ink clearly delineates the subject and the watercolor graciously compliment the landscape. I particularly enjoy the ornamental hedges at the center of the front lawn. The bulbous forms are a delight to look at.

Watercolor House Portrait #275Z by Stephen F. Condren.
Watercolor House Portrait #275Z

Scans

  • JPEG & PDF

As a follow-up after sending the house portrait to me clients, I email them the scan of the watercolor. The scan can be put into JPEG or PDF formats for making note cards or stationary as follow-up gifts for clients.

Condren Galleries Ltd.

  • Fine Arts Gallery

Condren Galleries is pleased to have been to participate in the execution of watercolor house portrait #275Z for Managing Broker Nick Garcia.

Stephen F. Condren for watercolor house portrait #275Z

  • Artist

As an artist I have made watercolor house portrait #275Z a staple of my architectural rendering works.

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Watercolor house portrait #275Z pen & ink drawing with prints by Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

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Watercolor house portrait with pen & ink by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren.

 

Watercolor House Portrait #263Z

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Watercolor House Portrait #269Z

Watercolor house portrait #269Z with pen & ink drawings, prints, and by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

This article is about watercolor house portrait #269Z, of a property sold by Anne Ferrante, Realtor, Kienlen Lattmann Sotheby’s International Realty, 68 North Finley Avenue, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, and written by artist Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery ~ the house portrait is done first as a pencil drawing and then a pen & ink, which comes with JPEG & PDF scans for making note cards. Congratulations Anne Ferrante!

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Property Sold

220 Talmage Road Mendham, New Jersey 07945 United States

Realtor

Anne Mayo Ferrante, ABR, PSA

Sales Associate

Kienlen Lattmann Sotheby’s International Realty

68 North Finley Avenue

Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

908.696.8600 (o)

973.214.9841 (c)

[email protected]

http://anneferrante.klsir.com

Pencil Drawing For Watercolor House Portrait #269Z

  • Clinker Stylus Sketch

This is the pencil sketch or stylus sketch, that begins the drawing. I have done a nice layout of the drawing in relation to the landscape and the trees behind. I made special not of the large tree on the lawn to the right, so as not to let it overcome the right side of the landscape.

Pencil sketch for a house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren.
House portrait sketch for Realtor Anne Ferrante.

Pen & Ink Drawing

  • Stylus Sketch

The pen & ink drawing, which is a stylus sketch, is carefully done over the pencil sketch as a guide for the ink. All changes, if any, must be made at the time of the pencil sketch because the pen & ink is merciless! When the ink touches the paper that is it, no going back.

If you look closely you can see the lines of the pencil in the background, under the house, and through the trees.

House portrait pen & ink sketch by artist Stephen F. Condren.
House portrait pen & ink sketch for Realtor Anne Ferrante.

Watercolor

  • Painting

The watercolor rendering or house painting, is the final step. I have made if very clear to have the colors show through. I do not want the paint to look “worked”. Watercolor are at their best when they look fresh.

I have made sure that the ink lines show nicely for the tree trunks and blend in with the leaves. I did not make use of any hatching or cross-hatching in this rendering because the house is very wide and thin.

Hatching

If I had hatched the eaves it would have made the walls look too close to the brick below. Also, in the covered porch I did not us hatching either, because there were too many lines being used to show the curved of the door and entrance. Putting down more lines would have caused confusion. I did, however, shade the area under the entry with a nice lavender tone, but no ink lines.

Bird Bath & Fence

To keep in the charm I made sure to include the fence. Not much is showing, but that is all that you need to bring in the charm. The birdbath makes for the cherry on the cake!

Watercolor house portrait #269Z by artist Stephen F. Condren.
House portrait watercolor for Realtor Anne Ferrante.

Scans

  • JPEG & PDF

As a follow-up after the closing for making note cards.

Condren Galleries Ltd.

  • Fine Arts Gallery

Condren Galleries is pleased to have been to participate in the execution of watercolor house portrait #269Z for Realtor Anne Ferrante.

Stephen F. Condren

  • Artist

As an artist I have made watercolor house portrait #269Z a staple of my architectural rendering works.

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Watercolor house portrait #269Z with pen & ink drawings, prints, and by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

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Watercolor House Portrait #263Z