These works are inspired by historical cartographic drawings and etchings
of 17th century Europe.
Landmass
- Create land & water masks
- Select mask & convert to paths
- Trace paths to create outlines
- Create water layer from mask
- Use script to generate water dot fill
- Create “engraving” masks from land & water masks
- Apply “engraving” textures to masks
Masks
Outlines
Engraved Coasts
Water Dot Fill
Custom Brushes
- Mountain & hill brushes
- Structure & path brushes
- Tree brushes
- Adjust each layer mode
Embellishments
- Compass rose & scales
- Longitude & latitude lines
- Banners & artistic embellishments
- Decorative borders
- Ink blotch textures & voids
- Adjust each layer mode
Terrain Brushes
Additional Brushes
Embellishments
Borders & Masking
Ink Blotches & Voids
Paper Texture
Coloring
Simulated Edges
Coloring
- Add color masks for each brush layer
- Create historical color pallet
- Paint by hand in Krita or from fractals
- Paint additional embellishments
- Adjust each layer mode
- Add background textures
- Adjust layer mode over background
- Add paper stains & edges
Simulated Tabletop
- Create surface texture from photo
- Create and layer scratch texture from photo
- Import, crop, & rotate objects
- Apply drop-shadows to objects
Table Texture
Table Scratches
Objects
Decorations
Complex Lighting
Shadow Gradients
Candlelight
Simulated Tabletop (Continued)
- Create complex lighting overlay
- Create shadow gradients
- Create localized light sources
- Final crop