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Thread: August 2018 Challenge: An Englishman's journey through 17th century Italy

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    Map August 2018 Challenge: An Englishman's journey through 17th century Italy

    It isn't too late to join, is it? After all, the month of August has 31 days, so there's still pleeeenty of time...

    I am going to suggest the passage of time by mapping a journey from Venice to Rome, and then to the island of Elba. The voyage takes place in 1665, and the route was based on the maps of Italy found in Atlas Maior by Joan Blaeu.

    I started working on it about a week ago, but then I didn't have time for it for several days, so I wasn't even sure whether I will have time to finish it this month. But today I picked it up again and completed the pencil sketch and started inking. The plan is to get the inking done today or tomorrow, then hopefully I will be able to add watercolors too.

    Size: A3
    Ink + watercolor -- hopefully

    For now, here's the pencil sketch...

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    Go-go Nopkin!

    I love this style of map!

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    This is full of promises!

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    Pretty much done with the inking. Next, labels and shading...

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    44 labels and about 3000 shading lines later, here's the final inked version.

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    That's just beautiful, Nopkin

    Are you going to risk tinting it?

    And please don't ruin it by trying to do it super fast just because someone asked

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mouse View Post
    That's just beautiful, Nopkin

    Are you going to risk tinting it?

    And please don't ruin it by trying to do it super fast just because someone asked
    Thanks!

    I've already started coloring, we'll see how it turns out. I'm not going to rush it, but it shouldn't take very long anyway, so hopefully I'll manage to finish it in time.
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    Great linework nopkin, I love this old style. Just one thing : Will you let the compasses as they are ?

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    This is wonderful! I've been so impressed with the ribbon maps that have popped up now and then in these challenges.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tenia View Post
    Great linework nopkin, I love this old style. Just one thing : Will you let the compasses as they are ?
    Thanks! Yes, the compass roses that are on land will stay simple like that.

    Quote Originally Posted by aeshnidae View Post
    This is wonderful! I've been so impressed with the ribbon maps that have popped up now and then in these challenges.
    Thanks for the rep and your kind words!
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