Study Task: Environmental Storytelling PART TWO (OUAN404)

For the indoor location I wanted to draw, I wanted somewhere with large open spaces to be diametric to the grim, damp and cramped brick wall and trees from earlier. I went and checked out a large brainwashing facility in the centre of the city oh woops I meant church.

Leeds City Cathedral actually

The biggest problem I had while drawing here was that I kept getting harassed by this old nun. She kept making up all these ridiculous rules that I had to obey if I wanted to draw in the church. First she was like "take your hat off" and I was like "why?" and she was like "because men don't wear hats in the church" and I was like "why?" and she was like "because it is the rule".

I guess that God loves you unconditionally, unless you wear hats in church. Then it's an eternity of suffering for you, mate. And then I couldn't draw in a certain part of the church because it was extra godly there and then I couldn't draw during mass, so I had to do multiple trips to this church.

I really enjoyed drawing here, because there were chairs and also it was a really peaceful environment MOST OF THE TIME. The cathedral felt like it had many many ancient stories within it.

                                       

All the tiny details were really fun to draw and, unlike with drawing the autumn leaves, every detail of the architecture of the church fit together. I enjoyed working out the perspective of the grand scale of the arches and how the columns shifted off into the background in a row, wanting to show to tall ceilings and vast interior. That's why I drew looking upwards. A low angle perspective in scenery can infer a sense of strength and power to it. For the most part, the building seemed well lit and airy, but there were dark chambers and corridors running through the arches and next to the pulpit. It's the kind of place that I'd be happy to explore for hours if I had total free reign.  

Hopefully these drawings convey the general cathedral-y atmosphere that was here. It's the kind of atmosphere where one can really feel the sense of unaltered history around them, which I tried to pay homage to by focusing on the details in the stone pillars and altars.

There is also a tonne of great potential for interesting camera angles and dynamic shots, probably moreso that with my first location. All of the pillars and passageways would look good when shot using the rule of thirds. Lots of hiding places make for good suspenseful scenes.

I tried a bit of a different style for this drawing. The windows of the cathedral are very large, but when the light shines through them they can seem very looming.