Teacup's Atlas
This is the beginning of my attempt to map Teacup's world... starting with an atlas
I decided to use an old globe I had that was gathering dust on top of my bookshelf in my livingroom.
The continents are based on this sketch.
I used the longitudes to guide me when copying it over to the globe, hence all of the lines.
What do you think?
(Edit 1: I dont know how to remove attached thumbnailsthey are turned in the wrong direction)
(Edit 2: I figured it out!)
Last edited by sarawinter; 09-10-2020 at 03:53 PM. Reason: Added images
I'd like to start by pointing out to myself that that is not an atlas, it's a globe!
I actually spent quite a lot of time researching tectonic plates and how they move when designing this map. If you look closely at my sketch you can see the little arrows.
I have not worked any more on this project since I uploaded the first images, but I will try to get some work done on it this weekend. I will also attach the resources I used for making the tectonic plates and a little more about what I was thinking when I made the globe to start with.
I am considering making the globe topographical...
Something like this:
...but I'm not quite sure what would be the best material to use.
Papier-mâché maybe? That seems a little messy to me though. If you have any ideas, please share them with me
This is wonderful Sara! I had a lot of fun working on my globe project. If you haven't seen them yet, the old threads are in the "Original Cartography Threads" part of this link: https://linktr.ee/veridianworldcrafters
I hope this will help you out! Looks like a great start, long way to go! Keep it up!
~Seth
That is awesome! Really great idea and it looks real good tooOriginally Posted by Vigilus
Incredible project! I can't wait to see it develop!
You could consider using "green stuff" it's an air dry clay used for miniature modelling - try googling "warhammer green stuff" or "army painter green stuff". Very expensive, so covering a globe might be tough - but as a medium I think it'd work well. Definitely worth a doing a media trial.
Thanks! And for the tip
I bought a jar of Liquitex Modeling Paste according to @Vigilus' suggestion and it is working really well
Quite amazingy well actually... It has a slightly sandy texture and smells a little strange, but it sticks very well to the surface of the globe. The surface is relatively matte which I think is why it sticks so well. I was actually able to sandpaper the paste after it had dried to smooth out some areas that were too rough.
I have not yet decided if I want to make the ocean floors textured too, we'll see.
Here are some pictures:
### Latest WIP ###
Before sand papering.
After sand papering.
I cant wait to color this in
Last edited by sarawinter; 09-20-2020 at 04:45 PM. Reason: fixed typo
Looking good! Save all the touch up details for the very end to save a lot of time. Obsessing over every little detail at this stage is a little pointless. One obsessive pass at the end is all you need!
Haha! Good tip! I will keep that in mind
You can use Fimo : soft clay, with every color you could need if you don't want to paint it after. You can work on it during a long time. Inconvenient : you have to heat it for make it hard
If you don't want to heat, you can use cold procelain clay : it hardens in open air
Both are quite easy to use, you can sculpt it with toothpick or any sculpting tools
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