For the USk Luxembourg sketchcrawl in December, we decided to explore the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Luxembourg city.
The weather was quite mild for November, so some of us decided to tackle the exterior of the building.
It was not my first attempt at sketching the cathedral, but it is the first time I take my time doing it, finding my vanishing point, etc. That did not, however, prevent me from sketching a tilted bell tower, hehe. The belltower and spikes are definitely the trickiest parts, but also the loveliest, in my opinion...
... until you actually enter the cathedral. Which is surprisingly big.
Maybe because the cathedral is nestled between other buildings, so it's a bit difficult to evaluate its actual size.
It is very lovely, with colourful stained glass windows, and has just the right amount of ornaments.
There are many interesting details that might escape your notice if you don't pay attention, like the fact that each column has a different pattern on it.
I didn't have the patience to actually represent those patterns on my sketch, nor did I feel like working on the perspective. I just picked up a few watercolour pencils and started skribbling.
And while the result is probably not a masterpiece, I did enjoy myself immensely and find the sketch more interesting than the other one above.
