Abbey Pumping Station

This week we visited the Abbey Pumping Station. Unfortunately I didn't have a proper wander round learn anything about the history of Leicester because I was desperately getting sketches down during the limited time we were there. Being winter the pumping station is usually closed, so I wasn't able to return - instead I worked from a few photographs after I'd done as many initial sketches as I could fit in.

For this week I was specifically focusing on shading and trying not to get too caught up in the line drawing. Instead I'd shade as I'd add tone as I went along, emphasising depth more than accuracy of form.

Abbey Pumping Station final