This has always been one of my favorite buildings (L.A.s "Pan Pacific Auditorium) that is no longer with us. I had this idea to show it from a high angle, and from behind, with those flagpoles and art deco things in the foreground. Here is a reference photo, probably taken in the mid 80's. (the building was closed in the 70's and destroyed by fire in 1989. It lives on though, in movies like "Xanadu"). 
This is a rough sketch from my sketchbook which I did at the school in Burbank where I am an instructor. (www.theanimationacademy.com).
Below is a more refined version. It's a basic 3 point perspective, with the flagpoles, light posts and other strong verticals, going to a third vanishing point below the picture plane.+
And below is the "cleaner" version, with some tone I added in photoshop. I'll be refining that in the future, as well as adding some figures (I may set the scene in the 60's). For the cars, I researched classic "Woodies" as well as "Edsels" and the Ford Fairlane.
This is a rough sketch from my sketchbook which I did at the school in Burbank where I am an instructor. (www.theanimationacademy.com).
Below is a more refined version. It's a basic 3 point perspective, with the flagpoles, light posts and other strong verticals, going to a third vanishing point below the picture plane.+
And below is the "cleaner" version, with some tone I added in photoshop. I'll be refining that in the future, as well as adding some figures (I may set the scene in the 60's). For the cars, I researched classic "Woodies" as well as "Edsels" and the Ford Fairlane.
3 comments:
i'd love to know if you know where i could find the blue prints for the pan pacific auditorium?
who would have those from that far back? is there a place that keeps those in case of remodeling issues or whatever? i need to find them ....can you help me plz
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