Landscape - Classical Architecture

This is a 45 minute study of the classical interior of a theatre rendered in 4B pencil. A high vantage point was chosen where it was possible to see inside the balcony's and be at an angle to the wall to create a more interesting illustration. The line across the top if the balcony's and across the stage lead the viewers eye across the page from left to right. The perspective showing the balcony's, further away from the viewer, at a smaller scale, and the High contrasting values between the dark shadows inside the balcony's and the bright theatre lighting hitting the front of them create depth.

The image would be more successful if more of the theatre curtain and stage area had been included, then the whole image could have easily been cropped to follow the rule of thirds  and be more easy on the eye. More time could also be spent on the small details such as carvings and patterns inside the interior. The column behind the theatre rigging, and the curve in the middle section between the balcony's also seem to be out of perspective with the rest of the image and need to be fixed.