composite drawings :

it does not really matter whether you do the drawing in landscape or portrait, compositionally, it should work in both.

you could work on a regular piece of drawing paper. you could buy a piece of a1 watercolor paper, draw all over it and trim it down afterwards. you could purchase a piece of foam board and spray mount various drawings. you could find a scrap of wood and paint a couple of layers of gesso [http://www.aisling.net/journaling/gesso.htm] over it, sand it down and draw/paint/play all over it. not finding a "canvas" in time will not be an excuse. YOU SHOULD take this seriously. YOU SHOULD NOT be afraid of a larger drawing. feel the fear and do it anyway. do not spend time worrying, just start and if you feel you have messed up, continue to layer.

the point of this change is to learn to work quickly and efficiently with different media. it allows for more exploration of the different tools at your disposal. think of the drawing board as a balance with weights attached to each image you place upon it. the composition needs to be in a state of equilibrium. if you have a huge spot of red in the bottom left hand corner, you might want to have some type of line/drawing in similar tones at the top to weigh down an opposition. some links for composition, works for photography as well as architectural imagery : http://www.drawinghowtodraw.com/drawing-lessons/art-design-principles/art-balance-composition.html or just because its funny [http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/composition.htm]

these drawings should have some of the plan lines you were working with for the paths of movement. they should have reminiscent tones of the lights/colors/shadows you have seen. they should work together and correlate. do we all know how plans/sections/elevations work? that is a possible way of thinking about it. just in case : http://www.technologystudent.com/designpro/ortho1.htm

think about what you are trying to show with your drawing. experience, movement, and light in the urban landscape is a good place to start. hopefully, you have been managing your time wisely and you can use the drawings you have already done as explorations that give you a place to start. any questions?

looking forward to it.