Casa Gallardo, Madrid, Spain

Casa Gallardo, Madrid, Spain

While in Madrid a little while back, I walked past a place called the Casa Gallardo and I thought it looked like a nice place to draw. The lighting on it was amazing and there was a ton of really great architectural details on it. I didn't have the time to sit there and draw it on the spot, so I took a LOT of pictures of it so I could make a drawing of it once I got home. Here's a few pictures of the process!

It actually took a very long time to do the line drawing of this piece. Several hours! I really wanted to capture all the details though (and there were a LOT!)

In this picture I've added in a really light ink wash to where I wanted to add in the shadows. The ink wash is really light, so it's actually hard to see in some spots, but it was enough to give myself a roadmap of where I wanted to add in the shadows.

Here's the final drawing once all the darker washes were added in. I really enjoyed painting in all the shadows on this one! There were so many little details that it was sometimes hard to keep track of them all, but that's part of the fun, and I really enjoyed making this piece.