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Brian Smith is a local Sheffield artist who constructs precise sketches and paintings of locations  around  the world, from landscapes to architecture. Locations he has drawn includes Nottingham, Chesterfield, Wimborne, Mevagissey Harbour in Cornwall, Meadowhall in Sheffield and India.   I asked Brian what the key element he aims to have in every piece is, he says, reality.   "There are actually two sides to this, depending on whether it's a drawing or a painting".  He explains that his work is almost entirely figurative, so when he is making what others might suffice as a simple sketch, he has an eye on reality and its constituents.  "That's why so much of my sketching from life goes beyond the line drawing and into tone, because describing subjects with tone adds so much more information and understanding".  Furthermore, he mentions he always looks for archetypal clues; this including shapes, shadows, reflections, contrasts, and especially in pai