Castle drawn in black and gray marker on pale cream textured sketchbook paper, with a complete silhouette and open margins.
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Castle marker study

One compact storybook castle with a central arched gate, two round towers and simple pointed roofs, no landscape. Practice structure, perspective and developed values in black and gray marker.

FantasyChallengingMarker70 min, at your pace
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A way into the drawing

  1. Establish the main shapes

    Block in the central gatehouse and two tower cylinders.

  2. Connect the structure

    Connect the roofs, gate and a few clear window openings.

  3. Develop the drawing

    Resolve the connected planes and overlaps, then build layered details and a full range of local values. Preserve clear paper highlights.

A small thing to tryKeep the tower bases on the same ground plane.