TONY'S TOP TIP
Don't be tempted to skip the thumbnail sketch, tonal plan and colour test stages. Together they are a road map towards a successful end result.
Last month I suggested that rather than replicate my Lake District holiday photo (taken the day after the King's coronation) you enjoy the freedom and creativity of adding, omitting or changing whatever you wanted in order to create your own version of the lovely Eltermere Inn in Elterwater.
Before I made a start, I thought through what changes I wanted to make and why. My first decision was to change the proportions of the building to suit the size of my sketchbook then to omit the cars and replace them with shrubs and the hidden section of the twin-sided stone steps leading up to the front entrance. I further decided to use the centralan opportunity to help lead the eye up to the front entrance.
