PROJECT OVERVIEW
Using the Procreate and Inky techniques shown in this class, create an illustrated map based on a region and theme of your choice. Highlight five key points of interest related to your theme. Your region could be a country, state, province, or an area defined by some other common feature or culture, such as "The Pacific Northwest" or "The French Alps".

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MAP REQUIREMENTS

Your map should include at least the first of the following 5 key map elements:

Geography
Roads/Routes
Labels
Icons
Cartographic Symbols
Compass Rose (optional)
Title (optional)

Lettering Tip: Use your own hand lettering to give your map a more personal touch!

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SPECS

Dimensions: 6 x 8 inches (152 x 203 mm) — horizontal or vertical
Resolution: 350 dpi

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PROJECT STEPS & TIMING GUIDE

The following summarizes the steps we'll go through in the video lessons. Because this project will likely take more than a day to complete, you may use this Project Timing Guide to help you go through it at a comfortable pace.

Download: Project Timing Guide

I recommend taking a break between each session, or even doing just one session per day.

Please see my own class project for a visual example of the following.

Session 1 — (1-2 hrs)

Choose Your Map Region and Theme
Plot Your Map Points in Google Maps
Sketch Your Base Map
Deliverable: Share your Base Map on the Class Projects Page

Session 2 — (1-2 hrs)

Find Reference Images for Your Icons
Do Sketches Based on Your References (O-Mode)
Deliverable: Share Your O-Mode Sketches on the Class Projects Page

Session 3 — (1-2 hrs)

Complete Your Refined Map Sketch (I-Mode)
Deliverable: Share your Refined Map Sketch on the Class Projects Page

Session 4 — (1-2 hrs)

Create Your Inky Marks and Textures
Scan Your Inky Marks and Textures
Create Your Stamp Brushes
Deliverable: Share 1) your inky mark scans and 2) some tests of your custom brushes in Procreate

Session 5 — (2-4 hrs)

Build Your CSG (Colour Separations Group) File
Final Art Part 1 — Complete the Base Map Illustration
Deliverable: Share your Completed Base Map on the Class Projects Page

Session 6 — (2-4 hrs)

Final Art Part 2 — Add the Icons
Deliverable: Share your Map, now with icons, on the Class Projects Page

Session 7 — (1-2 hrs)

Final Art Part 3 — Add Finishing Touches
Share Your Work!
Deliverable: Share your Completed Map Illustration on the Class Projects Page

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ChatGPT Prompt

Feel free to use the following prompt to help you choose a region and theme for your map:

I am an illustrator. Pretend you're an art director at a magazine, and you're reaching out to me with a brief to create an illustrated map. The map should be about a region, rather than a town or city, and should feature 5 points of interest as illustrated icons. The map should be 6 x 8 inches in either orientation. Please provide a realistic brief that includes 1) what the map is about (a particular place and a specific theme about that place), and 2) the boundaries of the map, plus anything else that might be important to consider.

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Sharing Tips

Use the hashtag #inkymapsforprocreate
Tag me @mrtomfroese

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MATERIALS USED IN THIS CLASS

Black India Ink
Black Block Printing Ink
Block Printing Brayer
Nib Pen (Speedball holder 512B nib recommended)
Watercolour/Acrylic Paint Brushes (Flat and Round, sizes 0-2 recommended) — Mine are from the dollar store.
Foam Sponge — Mine is a dollar store sponge, bunched up around a wad of paper towel held together with elastics :-p
Glass or Smooth Plastic Surface (for loading brayer) — Glass from a picture frame or an old iPad screen protector works
White Sketchbook Paper
Pencil with Eraser (for making map Dots)
Jar of Water

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MY GEAR

iPad Pro (12.9-inch) - 4th generation (2020 model)
Apple Pencil (2nd Generation)
Scanner - CanoScan 9000F Mark II
Mac - iMac Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020 (used for Scanning)

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RESOURCES

My illustrated maps (my website)
Procreate homepage
ChatGPT
Procreate For Beginners (Lisa Bardot, YouTube)
Kickstart Your Creativity with Procreate (Lisa Bardot, Skillshare)
Imaginative Mapmaking in Procreate (Lisa Bardot, Skillshare)

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FIND ME ELSEWHERE

Sue Gibbins

Designer at Rocket & Indigo

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