An adobe hillside village

Stepped houses climb an invented hillside above a tiled courtyard. Broad walls balance narrow doors, plants and mountain contours.

Flat-roofed adobe-style houses, wooden doors, potted agaves and courtyard tiles step up a hillside below mountains.Inspect the full-size drawing ↗

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Fine & focused

How much detail?

Small contours and closely arranged details reward a pointed pencil. Some fine texture marks sit within larger open areas. About the labels.

Try this palette: Four quiet colors

Warm accentLeaf greenQuiet blueSoft rose

Keep the walls warm and vary the plants with two greens.

A small coloring tip

A sharp pencil suits the narrow details. Start lightly; leave small white spaces when the texture is already dense.

Choose one repeated shape or focal object and let its color connect the whole page.
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