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"The Spider's Nest" - inked-in WIP
I plotted the 3 land masses out using pinto beans then penciled them in and traced them with a marker. I don't like the way the island on the bottom came out so I think I'm going to abandon that one. I really wanted to practice honing my skills on drawing geographic features and the use of perspective to make the details pop. I also wanted to incorporate both vertical and horizontal mountains, forests, and water.
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