this is an ink drawing, photos almost never blow out everything but the edge of the grass, besides, look at how find yet sparse the details are. photos cant do that.
the drawing however has far better perspective than your interpretation, and has a very sophisticated understanding of perspective in that it shows us a vista (as opposed to an intimate composition) which employs a very subtle, elegant bending that you won't find in most novice works*. the lines are just plain not the same. you need a ground plan for starters, and then you need to either copy or construct the forms as they ought to exist.
*trevorius - could you explain perhaps why you feel the perspective is wrong in the reference illustration?
And if so is it that big of a deal? Really I mean come on, is it like a really noticeable thing?
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first thing i noticed from the very first post when there were no replies, though i didn't have a chance to post about it then. it stands out like a huge sore thumb and it's in your absolute best interest to learn how to show perspective - no small task, but very VERY important.
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