Impressive work, I really get a sense of looking up at the underside of this grand structure. Do you set up any kind of perspective grid for drawings like this, or do you just go at it observationally?

Brilliant, so interesting to look at.

0.005 micron !
Phew I can just feel the many hours of super tight focus on a work like this !
A very accurate & skilled rendering Andy, it shows your hard won mastering of the technicalities of working with pen & ink .
Mike

Andy, thanks for the clarification.

It was interesting that I didn’t really notice the crookedness at first, although that may be due to the reduction (something I hadn’t considered initially.)

I’m of the opinion that one can combine ruled lines with freehand lines in the same piece, with the caveat that it is done smartly, but I can equally see why anyone would disagree on that.

I’ve often considered going the other way completely, also, and using 100% instrumental pen lines in a piece to get an interesting engraving-like effect. I tend to think the hassle may not be worth it, but then again, I love precision so I might take perverse enjoyment in it, anyway

you have captured the essence of the structure: the staggering proportions reduced to steel lace dancing in the air. very good.

i need a pencil line sketch to relate to when drawing curves. looking at white paper all that happens is foraging mayhem but once there’s a so-and-so initial line, the eye corrects it sort of automatically, the hand follows. it’s easy to clean that line to a good sketch, then easy to refine in long pen strokes. but drawing is impossible, pulling and even pushing work better. let your arm do the best arc possible, just move the paper to the right spot in order to record it. i need a propeller for a table.