Orchard Road used to be a orchard, so the name implied. Now it is the largest shopping paradise in Singapore, housing the biggest brands from all over the world. Big names like Abercrombie has also just landed recently. They hired at least 50 good looking men to line up the street half naked to entice shoppers to their grand opening causing a huge stir among the starry eyed female teenagers. This huge shopping mall that I sketched is named Ion Orchard, one of the newest to be opened here. The oval egg shaped on the lower right is a huge glass dome entrance to the tubes.The glass panels on the top left is a giant LCD display. The tree liked structures are supposed to be Rain Trees, one of the most common trees to be found in Singapore. But I don't come here very often because I cannot find anything that I need to buy here, except Noodler's inks and visiting a bookshop and gallery on the top floor. Speaking of which, we are staging a gallery show here in May!! :D
Original sketch is in BW. Enhanced with Photoshop later, and adding 2 shoppers that I sketched on location in the FG. (Hope it's okay.) :P
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12 comments:
I love this sketch, Don--I love the drama of your composition and the bold line and washes--fabulous!
Wonderful monochrome sketch of this interesting architecture!
I am not a fan of Abercrombie...in the US, they play the music in their stores so LOUD, that you have to shout at the employees to ask a question!
Fantastic! I stood on the same location last week and wondered if I would draw it. Even though the real spot is shimmering with colours and light, the B&W makes the architecture stand out perfectly.
Thanks Vhein! I appreciate your encouragement.
Debo, they did play very loud music. My wife was curious so we were there on their opening day. Very crowded. I bought nothing because, first the price tag is a little on the high side, good quality though but too bad, everything on the shelves was winter clothing. Singapore has no winter except in the shopping mall.
Rene, yes it has quite interesting architecture.
Fantastic drawing, Don, very dramatic!
lines are great, and i think the monchrome rendering is perfect, as it unifies the ambivalent enviroment and focuses on dramatic geometrie.
Wow! Lovely sketch.
Epic drawing Don! Excellent figures that you've added to the foreground too.
Wow! The composition and perspective are superb and very different than the kind of subjects we are used to seeing. Great job; congratulations!
Thanks very much everyone for the kind encouragement.
Stunning work..
Fantastic. I like the perspective and the colours.
Congratulations
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