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Nice reference!
Thanks for the links.
-Rob A>
Lovely map of Stratford - Contest Suggestion
This site:
http://reference.findtarget.com/sear...ord-upon-Avon/
has a link to this lovely map from 1908. It has windows of interest and a lovely character. I'm just looking at it for a inspiration and I thought I'd share. THIS IS NOT MY WORK. I'm posting it here for their bandwidth and for the lifetime of the posting.
I love the faux 3d and the whole presentation of this obviously drawn map. I may try to ape this style in the entries below.
I think it would be a suitable challenge to create something similar - a map with feature windows and a clear sense of style.
The site above is a copy of the wikipedia entry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford-Upon-Avon
which claims the map is in the public domain. More at this site:
http://www.fromoldbooks.org/RossBrow...-Avon/#details
I went to the site and built my own cleaned up version but I'm not sure which I like.
A or B (my version) people?Stratford_On_Avon_historic_map_1902.jpgStratford-On-Avon-1902-yllow.png
Last edited by Sigurd; 05-23-2010 at 12:52 AM.
Dollhouse Syndrome = The temptation to turn a map into a picture, obscuring the goal of the image with the appeal of cute, or simply available, parts. Maps have clarity through simplification.
--- Sigurd
Nice reference!
Thanks for the links.
-Rob A>
My tutorials: Using GIMP to Create an Artistic Regional Map ~ All My Tutorials
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Nice work!
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