Inspired by this recent map by Thomas, I decided to take out my favorite brush pen - which I haven't touched in a long time - and try my hand at an inked map in this style.

The only restriction I imposed on myself was to use just one pen. No liners for finer details, no digital retouching etc. Of all the brush pens I have ever tried (albeit not too many), the Pentel Color Brush is my favorite. My only gripe is that the ink is not waterproof, but it works just fine for black and white drawings and I find the control pretty good compared to the others.

Pentel Color Brush on A4 parchment paper

As always, any kind of feedback is welcome.

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PS. Yes, the burns are real. I had a blast going back to my childhood, when we were writing secret messages and then would burn them on the sides to make them more interesting.