What...your pen doesn't have a ctrl-Z setting??
What...your pen doesn't have a ctrl-Z setting??
This looks so awesome. I feel encouraged to draw some more, ever since I also tend to predraw with pencil and then ink over - but it'll take some practice before it looks like that.
To be honest the fields do seem just a teensy-tinsy bit busy, but nothingt hat distracts the eye. The roads, on the other hand I think drag the composition down, dragging away from the buildings and the layout. That's not to say it's not a great map (it is), just one part that I personally didn't care for as much.
So what's next? Coloring? I can't wait--this is a very pleasing map-in-process!
Don
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Started adding some color last night. As I mentioned, I'm using watercolor pencils for most of the coloring; I have some traditional tube watercolors as well that I'm using for a few colors.
The road has been shaded in with the pencils using the same colors as the beach (a deep cadmium yellow and just a touch of ochre brown). You can see how much difference a little water makes!
It doesn't show up at all in the scan, but I added a bit of foam onto the water with some white pastel.
Still have a lot more glazing to do; the rooftops aren't going to stay that fire engine red for long!
When it's all done I'll post up a link to a high-res version if you guys really want to get in and see how sloppy my watercolor work really is.
I wouldn't say it's great. Definitely too busy; I'm not use to thinking in color when I'm just drawing by hand, since I usually work in black and white with, at most, a single color wash or something similar to provide a bit of gray. I just have to remember next time to leave some of the work for the color!
I must admit that I am anxious to see this finished so I can chop it up into symbols to use in my own maps. I am nowhere as good with a pen.
And for that reason, Repped!
Heck, if that's what you want, I can just get out some bristol board and draw up a sheet of houses. I ordered a new batch of pen nibs and I'll need a good excuse to try 'em out.
Back in college I started off in architecture and then moved over to fine arts, so I kind of got a leg up early!