So I arted yesterday. This is kind of a comic book style--I'm studying vanishing points--and I sort of like the result. I tried a similar one, but in color. Wound up with a couple of hot pink buildings, so yeah... that one's not going up. I don't have proper comic drawing supplies (Blue Line illustration boards, ink, etc.) so at the moment I'm using pencil. Obviously this one has one vanishing point.
One thing I learned here is that having a T-square is not only essential for outlining, it can be used to fill in some "color" using harder-pointed pencils, such as 2H or even 4H. I've always been annoyed by those unintentional heavier shadings I get when I simply "color in" a spot. Using the T-square to draw successive vertical lines felt like a much better way to control the process, and I was happy with the result. Filling in by "lining" gives a feel of smooth granite on the buildings, I think, and you can control how heavy or light you want to shade. (This is particularly effective with softer pencils.)
I don't have a full range of pencils yet, and I'm still experimenting. This one was a lot of fun.
