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CHICHEN ITZA
Chichen Itza is a city of Mayan ruins on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. This artwork replicates El Castillo (“the castle”), also called “the Temple of Kukulcan,” which was built between the 9th and 12th centuries as a temple to the Mayan snake deity Kukulcan. Now let’s draw this temple in 3D, just as you see it in photographs.
1 DRAW FIRST
To create a 3D effect, you must distort the perspective so that the pyramid appears proportionate. You can do this by following the keyhole method (see here), or by copying my drawing step by ...
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