On my trip to Panama, one of the places I visited was Casco Viejo, meaning "Old Town". It is on the edge of the capital, Panama City. Casco Viejo was one of the first towns in Panama where Spaniards settled. Buildings, ruins, churches, and even torture chambers underwater are left there abandoned, with their doors open. A beautiful thing about this place is that it is open to the public, and there are so many small buildings and pathways to follow that every time you go you notice something new. While it has little influence from the modern world, people live in it and build on top and around it, not changing the ruins from the past. Some abandoned dungeons have been turned into restaurants, and other small ones are open to the public just to walk in, without paying, or any significance is held to it. None of these ancient places are held as special historic buildings, they are just mixed into the lives of the people today. The dark grey wall is the side of a church ruin. Not shown in this picture, is the arch and crumbling large blocks that once used to be a church. Next to it is a more modern architecture. This is one of the most interesting places I saw in Panama!
I walked around Casco Viejo with my cousin and brother. Panama's weather is very hard to predict, as it rains on and off throughout the day. While we walked around the town, it started to rain, so I took this picture as we waited for the rain to slow and make a run to the car. I love the way the lights shine off the rain, all making lines from the vanishing point.
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The hardest part of drawing this photo was the road. The detail of the cobblestone street was the most challenging. The reflections of light on the rain were the easiest. I was able to enhance the colors in the photo to make it appear more saturated and vibrant, through the reflections of the buildings and doorways on the street. I used a light grey paper, but I think the colors may have looked better if I used yellow or a tan.
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The hardest part of drawing this photo was the road. The detail of the cobblestone street was the most challenging. The reflections of light on the rain were the easiest. I was able to enhance the colors in the photo to make it appear more saturated and vibrant, through the reflections of the buildings and doorways on the street. I used a light grey paper, but I think the colors may have looked better if I used yellow or a tan.
My final Prismacolor project: