Last night we looked at a photograph I had taken from Aberystwyth promenade. It shows part of the rocks, the sea wall, the castle grounds and the war memorial

It easily fits into thirds. Horizontally and vertically. The bottom third gave us the opportunity to use interesting mark making.

We divided our sketch books so.

Some people found it useful to draw the same grid on the photograph. This helps get the proportions of each area relatively balanced.

Lightly sketch in the main features until you are happy using a H pencil. Then start boldening the work with a 2 B pencil. Add hatching, cross hatching, stippling and scumbling until you have the image needed. Rubbers were a useful tool.

This was my work at the end of the session.