Here are a few of the initial pics of the cityscape mural in progress. No painting yet, but creating full size drawings of the project to be used as templates/tools/patterns to produce a tight, accurate architectural drawing on a regularly uneven surface.

I’m using a mix of technologies in these pictures. The first marks on the paper are drawn just like on the (hand) drafting table, trading the parallel rule for a level but making the same choices of horizon line, vanishing points, etc.

I block in the shapes so that they are accurate in the full scale drawing, then use the projected image to accurately “fill in” these subdivisions. My blocking decisions in the scale drawings have been about 70% accurate, meaning I’m re-see-ing my photo references with more clarity and perfecting the final design at full size, a nice luxury to have in terms of process.

I use printed versions of the drawings at full 1″ scale while working as well as the projected roadmap. Ultimately the full size drawing is its own creation that involves some tracing, but really revolves around the mindful allocation of space, especially when you’re doing architecture.