Queen Anne, Victorian Architecture
The Fear of Vacant Surfaces
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BIG IDEA - How can I connect with my environment through exploration and inquiry?
Sketchbook Research
Work on two adjacent pages on your sketchbook
On page one;
Visually define each of the following Architectural features of Queen Anne Victorian Architecture and label each.
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Witch’s Cap
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Tower
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Finial
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Gable
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Dentils
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Egg Dart
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Balcony
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Frieze
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Bracket
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Decorative Shingles
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Turned Portico Balustrade
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Column
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Triangular Pediment
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Squeezed Pediment
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Segmented Pediment
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Corinthian Column Capital
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Ironic Column Capital
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Quoins
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Newel Post
On page two
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Build the façade of a Victorian (Queen Anne) style house - fill all the spaces within your frame.
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Work from large to small (structure first then detail)
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First draw major shapes (squares, rectangles, triangles, circles) to establish proportions and boundaries.
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Draw shapes within shapes (windows, doors, trim) and add final details to delineate where pen textures will be drawn.
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Determine negative (receding) and positive (advancing) areas in the structure of the house. Using a fine liner draw in textures from dark to light. Crosshatch shadows last without filling any areas with solid black.
Queen Anne Characteristics - 1876 to 1915 US and Canada
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1 - 3 stories. - Think- tall and narrow.
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Asymmetrical - Think - balance/tension and focal point.
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Highly ornamented using wall surfaces as decorative elements: fish scale surface detail etc.
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Queen Anne architecture, notable for its ornamental excesses, is also commonly referred to as Victorian style. Spindle-work, fish scale siding, and decorative treatments are often seen on every possible surface. - Push this idea in your design.
Cardboard Relief Sculptures
