#illustrated maps

[mapsontheweb]

Mesopotamia, with city-states, gods, and notes to show their historical context.

[grrrenadine]

A map of Raccoon City as seen in Resident Evil 2 and 3. Jill Valentine used to live there!

Available in my INPRNT store.

[afrenchladyinnc]

[jakehellenberg]

Sagenwezens van Utrecht

Map of Utrecht and the folkloric beings that inhabit it!

Short description of each being below:

Basilisk - A basilisk that suddenly appeared in the wharf cellars of Utrecht, and terrorized the place until it was slain.

Bloedende Wind - A phenomenon that happened in Lopik, where a farmer would stab the wind as an attempt to calm a storm, and then noticed blood dripping down his pitchfork.

Bullebak - Spirit that lived in the water and drowned people who got too close.

Gries Gat - Ugly grey spectre animal with long ears.

IJzeren Veulen - A spectre foal that was so strong it could easily kill people by bashing into them, hence it's named 'ijzeren' (iron). Another reason for the name was that it was filled with iron and its joints sounded like rusty hinges.

Laakmannetje - Name of a light that would appear above the river Laak.

Nachtmerrie - Dutch name for nightmare.

Ouwe Beer - The ghost of a farmer who stole land from his neighbours. He usually appears as a small light but could also transform into a large, rolling flame and chase people in this form.

Pikkepoot - A being in Wilnis that kidnapped children if they behaved badly.

Reus - Dutch name for giant. One created the Utrechtse Heuvelrug.

Ridder Koenraad - The ghost of a terrible knight named Koenraad. One night he fell into the moat of castle De Haar and drowned. He haunted the place with his fiery horse until the castle was rebuilt.

Schaatsende Duivel - Sometimes, when people went ice skating at night, they'd notice a dark figure chasing them, which led to them thinking the devil followed them. But it was actually just their own shadow.

Stalkaarsen - Will o' wisps.

Tienuurshond - Spectre hound that would always appear around ten o' clock in the evening.

't Uiltje - A light that was frequently seen in De Bilt.

Waterwolf - A creature with the head of a wolf and the body of a fish. It lived in the waters near Tienhoven.

Weerwolf - Dutch name for werewolf.

Witte Juffer - Name for ghostly women. One Witte Juffer roamed around castle Beverweerd. Usually she just stalked people, but sometimes she also killed them.

Witte Wieven - Similar to Witte Juffers, but almost always found in or nearby forests, and usually seen in groups. They also weren't as dangerous as Witte Juffers.

[papierexperimente]

Blog guest: Illustrator Theresa Grieben

See also: https://www.theresagrieben.com

Many thanks for the great interview 💛 ! PART 3

3. Was bedeutet dir das Material Papier? Papier ist mir das liebste Material und auch das erste, auf dem ich je gezeichnet habe. Die grundlegenden Elemente meiner Illustrationen und Reise-Landkarten zeichne ich per Bleistift auf naturweissem Papier bevor ich sie einscanne und weiter bearbeite. Auf diese Weise bleibt das Handgemachte, Haptische und die nicht-100%-perfekte-Linie erhalten. Wenn ich unterwegs bin trage ich immer ein kleines Reise-Skizzenbuch bei mir und zeichne meine Ideen und Eindrücke direkt vor Ort auf. Auf meinem Instagram-Account @theresagrieben zeige ich diese aktuellen Skizzen und ihr könnt mir auch in einigen Prozess-Videos dabei über die Schulter blicken, wie ich live zeichne.

Interview: Louisa Häßlein & Hanna Löffladt

[audasaurusart]

MAPS!

I've made a couple maps for my 2nd book, Child of the Forest ^_^ They are the same map but showing different information. This first one shows the 8 provinces of Manena and their capital cities.

This second one shows the traditional route for Brothers and Sisters going on Tour and Pilgrimage to all 8 Order Keeps, the route Hemi decides they should take instead, and the detours they have to make along the way or will have to make in the future.

If you notice there are two towns not on the top map because they are two towns they detour to. Riverton because Vivia gets cranky and Neoma convinces Hemi to let them spend one night not on the road and Riverton because of an emergency.

Child of the Forest only covers their trip from Cape Eastcliff, to Crater Port, Westshore and then Starkeep. Child of the Sun will have Nightwood and beyond!

[spalanai]

i can’t be the only one who finds maps so lovely and amazing. like fuck the gps man. i don’t want a computer telling me where to go. imma find the way myself. that’s the adventure and fun part.

[jakdaw]

oh i can post this now a map of a forest and all the creepy things that live there