Drawing Amsterdam Dailies, Day 7 - 07 October 2020

Train Station West Clock Tower

 
There’s a lot of pencil in #inktober2020 for me. This is Day 7. I started drawing this clock (compass) tower at Amsterdam Centraal station, first in pencil for about 30 minutes, and then as far as I got with inking in another 30 minutes.  The detail…

There’s a lot of pencil in #inktober2020 for me. This is Day 7. I started drawing this clock (compass) tower at Amsterdam Centraal station, first in pencil for about 30 minutes, and then as far as I got with inking in another 30 minutes.

The details on this building are delightful, intricate and ornate. This is going to be a multi-day drawing for sure!

This tower’s clock face is a compass, not a clock. Why?! Knowing that one is at south, south west says what? What does that inform? It’s easier to draw than a clock though!

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