This visualization project involved a proposal to renovate the ground floor of the brick agricultural building into artist studios, multi-use events spaces, art galleries and commercial space. I created a total of six illustrations for this studioINSITE project. View blog post of this slideshare here: http://jimleggitt.typepad.com/jim-leggitt-drawing-shortcuts/2013/12/illustration-series-for-a-repurposed-interior-space.html

1. sketch series
for a repurposed interior space
by Jim Leggitt
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2. This visualization project
involved a proposal to
renovate the ground floor
of the brick agricultural
building into artist studios,
multi-use events spaces,
art galleries and commercial
space. I created a total
of six illustrations for this
studioINSITE project.

3. • Begin with photographing
the existing space
• Develop sketch detail in red
pencil
• Illustrate the scene in ink
• Color it with markers and
colored pencils
Feed + Fuel Cafe Sketch

5. • Color directly onto the original linework with Chartpak AD
markets and a slight amount of color pencil to highlight texture
• The composition includes nine people to activate the scene, a
variety of light fixtures, artwork, three different seating types,
graphic signage and lots of counter top activity.

6. Outdoor Concert Sketch

7. • Illustrates the potential of converting the loading dock into an
outdoor concert venue
• Highly populated- a successful concert event
• No need to draw individual faces here

8. Multipurpose Events Space Sketches
Existing warehouse space- shown in two ways
1. wedding party 2. art instruction classroom
Matching the perspective of the existing photograph and two
different wedding scene jpgs from the internet- spliced into orginal
photo

9. Contemporary overhead element to add color and a “ceiling”
Illustrated people seate at the tables

10. No reference images to go by here
I imagined what an art class might look like (seated and standing individuals,
easels, sketch pads, overhead spot lights and of course, an individual posing an a western outfit. I am very
pleased with this sketch, especially how the “mountain man” is depicted from many different angles.)

11. Arts and Crafts Sale Sketch
This final sketch was easier to
draw than the others because
I began with a more developed
base photograph. This room
within the historic building had
earlier been used for a holiday
crafts show and I was able
to download this photograph
from the internet.

12. • Using red pencil mockup
process, I added more shop
elements to the left, more
people and more signage.
• Traced the pencil mockup
iwht a water based ink pen on
second sheet of tracing paper
• Added yellow market highlight
to emphasize lighting
• Color pencil to wall and floor
• Apply color on front and
back sides to build up certain
colors

13. Review all of the six drawings from this series of sketches and
notice how consistent I was with the level of detail, illustrative
technique and coloring method. Whenever you create a series
of drawings for any project, please try to establish a consistent
format, illustrative style and color palette.

14. to see Jim’s blog post of this presentation click here:
http://jimleggitt.typepad.com/jim-leggitt-drawing-
shortcuts/2013/12/illustration-series-for-a-repurposed-
interior-space.html
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