This is the San Antonio Library in Barcelona. On the top is a water color drawing/painting that I created and on the bottom is a photograph taken by the firm RCR. Comparing the two was a bit difficult due to my favoring of my own work but after a long and extensive comparison of the two, the photo represents the building better.
I came up with this conclusion by comparing the story the painting/ photo told, the rendering, and the method of rendering. When looking at the watercolor painting, I focused on just the library. To do this, I only painted the library and left the rest in pencil and ink. I also gave importance to the vegetation. When I visited the site, it was felt dark and scary. The rainy weather also added to this affected. My painting is only painted in dark colors to represent the dark metal as well as the dark feeling I felt while experiencing the space. The photo also tells a different story. It represents this black library as a building that is meant to standout from the standard urban fabric. The inside it lit up and inviting as a library should be. The vegetations is dead but that is due to the time of the photo. Both have stories but the photo tell a better story that I feel the architect was trying to go for. As for the rendering of the two, there is no doubt that the photo is the most realistic. The watercolor on the other would be a great way to illustrate the building before it is built.
Finally, the method of rendering is important in two way. The photo is a quick way of capturing the building but can be forgotten after a while. On the other hand Drawing and water coloring the building allows for me to remember the building better due to the time I had to create the painting as well as the color I had to choose to represent the building. With all that I have taken out of comparing the two, the photo is a better representation of the building the way the architect wanted to.
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