Architecture Mini Course:
“3 Steps to Better Architecture Drawing”
I’m so so excited that you are here and honestly honored that you would trust me to teach you at all! But enough chatting—I know that you’re a busy bee and are anxious to dive into these tips so that you can hustle to creating the architecture drawings of your dreams!
Step 1: A Foundation For Success!
Best angles for an architecture illustration:
Perfectly straight
3/4 view
APPLICATION: Find a reference for our architecture drawing.
You can go for a walk (recommended) and take photos of buildings in your area following the rules that we listed above, OR you can search your computer or the internet for architecture that inspires you (be careful for copyrights—always ask permission if you plan to share!).
Step 2: An Old Art Trick That REALLY Works!
Using your pencil as a guide, capture the angles found throughout your architecture and carefully transfer them to your paper. This will help you to accurately capture the architecture in your drawing, keeping everything in perspective and even speed up the drawing process as a whole! It takes a few tries to feel confident doing it, so don’t get frustrated if your first angle is way off—it happens to the best of us!
APPLICATION: Use this game changing trick to capture angles as you transfer the architecture from your reference photo to your drawing
Step 3: Details That Make or Break Your Illustration
Look closely at your architecture reference image and study the foliage and details throughout. Take a careful look at the shape, the texture and the details—make sure that you are capturing THOSE details and not just adding quick-formula-based details, like a fluffy cloud for a bush or tree.
APPLICATION: Make sure you’re working in a consistent style throughout your drawing
Good luck! I can’t wait to see the finished result—if you can, tag me in your posts on Instagram so I can see all of your hard work come together!
Hungry for more?
We’ve only scratched the surface of Architecture Drawing
Architecture, building or venue illustrations are are full and very unique art form. Due to their large and (usually) more geometric structure, there are rules and techniques that apply to architecture that simply don’t apply to other forms of art! If you’ve loved this mini course and are anxious to dive deeper into the world of venue illustrations, the techniques behind tried and true art formulas, and learn how to take your artwork to the next level, then the Architecture Drawing Course is for you!
If you’re ready to get serious—to explore college level material with practical tips to help you use the skills you acquire in your own artwork and expression, then the FULL Architecture Drawing Course is for you!
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It’s time to move past the overwhelm
and approach each piece with confidence.
If we haven’t met yet, my name is Katrina Crouch!
As a seasoned artist and arts educator for over a decade, it has been my passion to teach the fine arts to students who are ready to take their work seriously. I’m not interested in “cookie cutter” formulas that will leave your work looking mysteriously like mine, or result in sketchbooks full of the same illustration over and over.
Instead, I have taken “wanna-be-artists” and turned them into working professionals,
giving them the tools that they need to draw anything that they want and to develop their own style.
My philosophy is simple: Dive deep into the foundations of the fine arts, then use this knowledge to explore different ways to “break the rules” well and develop your own style. I teach you the “why” behind the “how” so that you can implement the problem solving into your own projects.
