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Architectural Illustration      Whether you are an individual interested in having a drawing made of your home, or an architectural design firm looking for an illustrator, you'll find Janet Lee's work reflects professionalism and artistic style.      Janet is a unique source for practical techniques coupled with creative inspiration, and having a fine-art background, it enables her to show subtleties in adding aesthetics that you may not find with other architectural illustrators.  She uses contrast and formulates harmonies in color composition, and when she uses a vignette style, it makes her renderings light and airy.      Whether using marker and colored pencil, painting with acrylic or oil, or even pencil in architectural renderings, we can see that Janet has mastered skill and technique, and developed a style of her own.      "Artistic freedom in adding aesthetics should compliment precision drawing, both are an integral part of a rendering.  I strive for what Claus Oldenburg once said; 'The image is the most complete technique of all communication,' and when I am illustrating for an architect, I try to help showcase their design and make it easy for their client to visualize the finished project." "Our response to color is impulsive and emotional, and we are generally far more affected by the color of an object than by it's form."  ~ Michael E. Doyle (click to enlarge) Rendering Detail (click to enlarge) Black & White (click to enlarge) Florida Apartment Complex 24" x 36" - Ink on Mylar, Painted on the back with Acrylic      After drawing with ink on Mylar, Janet employed a technique she developed of painting on the back with acrylic.  This method allows no ink lines to be lost on the front, which saves billable time for her client.  The normal method of painting is reversed; the highlights are painted first and background colors last.  Architects find this style to be beneficial; as acrylic is very durable and flexible; the painting can be rolled up and shipped in a tube many times.  For framing, white paper mounted underneath the Mylar makes the drawing even brighter.  Prior to painting, a Diazo print for black & white copy or a duplicate Mylar can be made, please see Architectural Fees/Info (click to enlarge) Bama Headquarters Building 24" x 36" - Marker & Colored Pencil on Diazo Black-Line Paper      Janet brings her fine-art background to this rendering by showing us how shadows actually consist of many colors; notice the color of the tree shadow changes as it crosses different surfaces.  This was done from a reference photograph of an existing building.  Items such as telephone poles can be eliminated in the rendering process and renovations and landscaping added. (click to enlarge) Residence Inn - Prototype 24" x 36" - Marker & Colored Pencil on Diazo Black-Line Paper      This is an example of how the artist uses marker and colored pencil techniques to really "punch-out" the buildings in a color-up of a CAD computer drawing.  She has left two areas purposely without color to indicate the buildings continue on.  This client requested black marker for all shadows, and stylized trees rendered to match their prototype presentation specifications. (click to enlarge) Apartment Unit Floor Plan 24" x 36" - Marker & Colored Pencil on Diazo Black-Line Paper      The artist adds a touch of realism to an otherwise drab floor plan and we are able to see her abilities to render different materials and surfaces.  Through her use of shadows as a key element in the furnishings, and bringing her trompe l'oeil skills to elevate the plants, she enables her client's prospective tenant to visualize the warmth of a real apartment home. (click to enlarge) Nightclub Storefront - Mall 18" x 24" - Marker & Colored Pencil on Diazo Black-Line Paper      Through Janet Lee's skills of coloring with marker & colored pencil, she makes areas of this elevation look three-dimensional.  By rendering techniques inside simple parallel lines, we see rounded illuminated neon tubes, and the awning appears to protrude. Architectural Inquiry Form