Weighted Lines

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Central Park Lamppost - New York City
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La Grand Mosquee.jpg
The Big Mosque - Matam, Senegal
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worldscollide.JPG
Worlds Collide | Cruise liner in Red Hook, Brooklyn, NYC against Financial District skyline
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Night market in Chiang Mai
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Nice Builidng.jpg
Building near MoMA - Nice, France
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JacekMarker.jpg
Berlin, Germany
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Union Square - New York City
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Central Park West - New York City
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Budapest_2.jpg
Statue on Parliament House - Budapest, Hungary
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Imaginez.jpg
Lyon, France
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Statue sur la Corniche.jpg
Statue on the Corniche - Dakar, Senegal
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DSC01317.JPG
Auto rikshaw - Bangalore, India
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Borghese.jpg
Statue in Borghese Garden - Rome, Italy
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Red Eye.jpg
Red Eye flight - New York City to Frankfurt, Germany
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Union Square Coffee.jpg
Union Square, New York City coffee house
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MSK self portrait.JPG
Self-portrait - from picture taken in Dakar, Senegal circa 2009
Bangkok, Thailand Statue
Bangkok, Thailand Statue
Wat Pho, Thailand

When relating complex buildings and structures to two-dimensional media, holding symmetry and perspective true can inundate the page with detail. One of the best techniques I have found to capture these elements is by weighting lines that appear equal in real life, differently on paper. This approach, combined with clean-cut lines, alludes to the complexity while giving an almost surreal look to the drawing. I sometimes incorporate basic color schemes to add emphasis to certain elements.