Sketching is a Process. Scale, texture, material, light and shadow, and movement of people are all realized together. Often renderings are thought of as realism, but the artistic fun is to think of realism into creative alternates.
Dearborn and Kinzie Street intersection in 6B pencil colors with strokes
Clark & Randolph Street intersection in gel pen and flat tones medium
Nature Trail sketch. Mix-medium: Ink pen and watercolor brushes. Landscape sketches often start to look more like paintings
San Francisco Powel Street Cable CarSketch workflow for LaSalle Street. 6B pencil b/w monotone.
