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Let's Sketch!
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This is a video of me creating a freehand map. Though it’s a little under 16 minutes in length, it gives you a good idea of how my maps start.
Working through your preliminary sketches, no matter how much you dislike them, is a crucial part of bringing your cartography to the next level. Remember, its only a basic idea for you to work off of when you go to ink. Speaking of, now that I have an idea of what I want my map to look like, its time to move on to inking!
OPTIONAL HOMEWORK: Using the grid & border you laid out in the previous lessons, start filling in the coastlines & topography. You can make it anything you want as this is just a practice map to use what you’ve learned so far.
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I so appreciate you didn't fast forward this one. Loved seeing you starting from scratch!
A butte is essentially a small plateau with cliffs around it. So generally, I draw them similar to cliffs.
How would you draw buttes to match this 3d look?
