Comments for Redstone Studios: Off the Map

Comment on Anatomy of a Map, Part Three: More Geography (and some lettering): by connie

connie — Sun, 12 May 2013 23:25:15 +0000

Most of my facility with lettering comes from years of practice. If I want to use a new lettering style, I study the structure of its letters and draw the whole alphabet. In this way I get the hang of the style and develop a rhythm for it. And I make faint pencil guidelines on the canvas, erasing them after I’ve inked in the letters.

Comment on Anatomy of a Map, Part Three: More Geography (and some lettering): by Jill

Jill — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:26:04 +0000

I love this blog! It’s a mini-workshop! My question is, how do you get the letters to look so perfect? This must be very difficult and time-consuming because they look so perfect. The lettering in all of your maps is so compelling and does give a ‘mood’ to the map.

Comment on Anatomy of a Map, Part Two: The Geography by connie

connie — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:02:10 +0000

Jill–these are all things to consider when planning a map. Hope it’s helpful!

Comment on Anatomy of a Map, Part Two: The Geography by Jill

Jill — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:32:13 +0000

I love the zoom-in, zoom-out idea. Your renderings of the animals and birds are so beautiful. You are amazingly creative i.e., the idea of using the quill to hold the scale!!!

Comment on Three day map-making workshop, Oct 4-6, 2013 by connie

connie — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:35:40 +0000

Ruth, I just updated the post to include a link to a PDF with more details about the workshop. Thanks for your interest

Comment on Three day map-making workshop, Oct 4-6, 2013 by Ruth Glasser

Ruth Glasser — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:34:31 +0000

Would love to know more details about this workshop and how to sign up!

Comment on Map Workshop in the Santa Barbara Wine Country! by Pat

Pat — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 18:16:04 +0000

Just read, Mapmaker… in WSJ, Googled your website and found you’d done a workshop in CA. Do you plan on doing any workshops in the coming year I’d love to attend.
I’ve copied out they “assignment” from the above Santa Barbara Workshop and plan to try it, without the benefit of “all the techniques”.

Comment on Who’s the proud teacher! by rose

rose — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:01:44 +0000

Read today’s WSJ article on “A Mapmakers Takes on the World” What an inspring mode of art! As a beginner watercolor artist this invites me to play with pencils in a new way!

Comment on MARCO POLO! by Sunday Taylor

Sunday Taylor — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:21:05 +0000

Sounds intriguing! I have a feeling you will be going. You are so lucky to live close to New York, there is always something interesting to go to!

Comment on Who’s the proud teacher! by Hazel Jarvis

Hazel Jarvis — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:51:17 +0000

What a great map. I do like the extra details at the top.