Four our next project, you will take on the role of a cartographer. Cartography, at its core, is the art and science of creating and using maps to represent the physical world.
Take a look at this link to find out more about cartography:
Your task is to create a fantasy map of some fictional world.
As a class we will look at and practice techniques to help you draw iconography on your map to indicate unique landmasses, buildings, and artifacts.
Here is an interesting article on the history of creating fantasy maps:
We will be using this book as our reference and guide in class. I will also post links below to various sites for inspiration and tutorials.
DAY 1-3 Intro/Inkarnate
The first part of our project will use a website called Inkarnate, but first let's look at this skillshare and talk a little about building your fantasy world.
Take some notes today focusing on the three steps of world building and
Physical setting and what it looks like
Society, people, and how they interact with one another
History and backstories of people and places
Consistency in history, physical description, names of areas
On day 2 and 3 during this class you will take your info and begin to create a digital map using Inkarnate.
DAY 4-9 Hand-Drawn Map
On day 4 we will begin practicing drawing different landmasses and transitioning into the hand drawn map portion of the project. We will reference the book above for many of our class practice sessions on day 4 and 5.
After that you will be able to begin your map drawing. We will use micron pens to outline your artwork. After you finish your drawing, we will age your paper by painting a brown watercolor wash over your map. You may also tear and wrinkle your map along the edges to create even more of an old map feel.
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