Projects

Abstract Maps

Posted by on May 5, 2012 in Mapping Techniques, Projects, Surface Techniques | 0 comments

Abstract Maps

This month I have an article on drawing abstract maps from Google Earth Images (which is legal, as long as you give them credit, BTW). Given that I have long been smitten with the view of our planet from airplanes, helicopters, any other hover vehicle will do, this was a project I long had in mind and I got a chance to share it. The article is in Cloth, Paper, Scissors current issue. Here are some of the maps I made. Starting with the Google Earth image of my house, I sketched out the basic lines on a piece of pastel paper. Here is the image I started with. Using PanPastel, I painted the...

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Geo Papers Tutorial, November 18th

Posted by on Nov 10, 2011 in Projects | 0 comments

Geo Papers Tutorial, November 18th

On Friday, November 18, I will be doing a tutorial on making what I call Geo Papers, and posting some links to projects that you can make with them. It is part of a blog hop of tutorials, that you can find out more about HERE. Mark it down, this is fun...

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