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Learn to draw a fantasy map

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Learn the fundamentals of drawing maps by hand from artist-cartographer Kevin Sheehan.

The workshop will cover the following:

- Planning a map and the stages of drawing
- Calligraphy of place names
- Adding decorations, e.g. banners, ships, sea monsters, compass roses, flags etc.
- Drawing geography, e.g. towns/buildings, trees, mountains, rivers, lakes, coastlines
- Adding a decorative title and decorative border

Ticket cost: £20, suitable for age 12+

You will be given these supplies to keep:

- 3 black ‘fineliner’ drawing pens of different thicknesses
- 1 black calligraphy pen
- 1 mechanical pencil
- 3 sheets of thick A3-size paper for drawing

Other supplies (rulers, stencils, erasers, etc) will be available to share, and feel free to bring your own drawing supplies too!

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