Skyline Paintings are a new genre of fine art known as cityscapes. Cityscapes represent the central business district of large cities or urban areas.

Since the advent of modern times, skyscrapers have been developed. Large buildings began appearing at the end of the 19th century and continue to develop new materials for durability and safety. These new urban towers are, however, most commonly built with steel and glass. Modern architecture has created a new style of buildings that is more attractive to people.

Before this time, cities had no overall identity. What you had were buildings such as famous churches or monuments in a city like New York, London, or Paris. There are no identifiers for the cities; these are objects that are located in the cities. Skyscrapers, in contrast, offered no distinction or “birth-mark” in the cities before their advent.

The advent of the skyscraper gives us something radically different. When you look at an image of a modern city, you can instantly identify which city it is with a glance. It was not the case before, since a large cluster of low-slung buildings could have looked like any city. Skyscrapers are so large and tall that they leave a permanent imprint on the city.

Contemporary artists have a great image to work from when working on the modern city skyline.  When it comes to London skyline painting, watercolor is the most popular medium. This is because architectural objects are loaded with detail and then when they are grouped together, the details become very complex.

 It is generally not appropriate to use oil paintings for this due to the thickness of the brushes and strokes while applying color washes and then following up with pen & ink details will really enhance the work of art.

 Now, there are more stores and galleries around the world that sells London skyline painting. So that it is easier now to purchase a work of art that captures the spirit of your hometown.