Hand-Drawn Maps : A Creator´s Guide - A Guide for Creatives

Hand Drawn Maps is a fun ''how to'' book about hand drawn cartography. It is introduced by a brief history of maps and map making, followed by five sections covering everything you need to know to make your own maps. Section 1 covers the practicalities, so by the end of it you are equipped to create your own map using compasses, neatlines, cartouche, handlettering, and your own symbols. Section 2 looks at different types of map, from picture and word maps to architectural blueprints and video game maps. Section 3 uses a wide range of examples to show the reader how to create maps of places, from early strip maps used to describe the journeys taken by 18th-century stagecoaches to dungeon and treasure maps. Section 4 covers maps of ideas. There are exercises throughout to enable the reader to build on the knowledge they have just gained. The book is completed by six stand-alone projects.

Product details

• Authors: Helen Cann, Cann Helen
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2017
• EAN: 9780500293157
• ISBN: 978-0-500-29315-7
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 240 mm x 240 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 800 g
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Painting, drawing, colour; Humanities, art, music > Art; ART / History / General, Arts and Crafts, History of Art, Art & design styles: Arts & Crafts style, How To;Maps;Drawing