Nov 2, 2020
“Contour map with aqueduct.” A little book on water supply. 1922.
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“Contour map with aqueduct.” A little book on water supply. 1922.
Internet Archive
“Contour map of water table (continuous lines), showing motion of direction of ground water (arrows) and drainage lines (heavy lines).” Forest physiography. 1914.
Topographical map of volcanic zone in Auvergne, France. La méthode graphique dans les sciences expérimentales et principalement en physiologie et en médecine. 1885.
“Contour map of water table.” Forest physiography. 1914.
I made a planter! Last winter, I spent a lot of time walking by an office that had a neon light that reminded me of a contour (topography) map. It was pretty neat to see a 3D translation of a map.
Now that I’m using clay more often than watercolor, I’m trying to figure out how to take advantage of a full 3D surface. Here’s my own interpretation of a 3D contour map. (Yeah, yeah, I know I could probably just re-create the landscape from which it’s based, but what’s the fun in that?)
Original sketch
Inktober: Day 5, Map
Wanted to combine two of my favorite things, figure drawing and contour maps. Don’t judge me!
Contour Doodling.
Following on from my post about Extreme Doodling a few weeks ago, Contour Doodling is a similar mindfulness exercise you can do pretty much anywhere. I call it ‘contour’ doodling because it reminds me of the contour maps I learnt about in geography class at school. Simply start in the middle of your page with a small, irregular shape. Then draw around that shape following its contours. And keep…
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