This was my first big homework assignment. I had to draw an outdoor scene in perfect one point perspective with special attention to scale. Above are the rough thumbnails that I drew while brainstorming. I liked the idea of a Venetian Chinatown. The circles on the right side are lanterns though I didn't include them in the final version because they blocked too much of the building detail which was the assignment.
After drawing lots of perspective grids I found one that worked for my image and slowly constructed my scene from imagination and bits of reference. 
Using various geometric principles I then placed a sun in the scene and calculated the shadows. 
I finished the painting with color, which wasn't necessary for the project but I wanted to see how it would turn out. Also, the instructor said something that stuck in my mind, "The only reason to not do your best is because you're afraid to see what you're capable of. If you don't know what you're capable of you won't know how far to push yourself." With a few more hours I could make it a tiny bit better, but this is more or less what I'm capable of at this stage. I get a new assignment tomorrow.
