Illustrated Map Creation: Reflecting a City's Essence
What Will We Do in This Course?
A course by Stef Maden , Designer and Illustrator
About the video: What Will We Do in This Course?
Overview
“In this lesson I will talk you through what to expect from this course and some of the things that I will teach you.”
In this video lesson Stef Maden addresses the topic: What Will We Do in This Course?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrated Map Creation: Reflecting a City's Essence. Create an illustrated map to represent iconic places of a city using manual techniques and digital collage.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this Domestika course, you'll learn how to create an illustrated map from scratch. I'll also teach you how to interpret a map at the illustrative level, In order to achieve that, first you will analyse different maps that you can get inspiration from. Then you'll choose a place for your final project. Is it somewhere that you have been already? an imaginary city, a park, or just a couple of streets. These questions will help you pick the theme for your map. You'll create a mood board and make a list of ideas of things to include in that map. I'll show you the materials that I like to wor...”
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Course summary for: Illustrated Map Creation: Reflecting a City's Essence
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Illustration -
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Adobe Photoshop -
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Digital Illustration, Digital Painting, Drawing, Infographics, Traditional illustration

Stef Maden
A course by Stef Maden
Stef Maden is a designer and illustrator from the UK who discovered her passion for illustration as a teenager, realizing soon after that her dream job was to become an illustrator. Since obtaining her degree in illustration, Stef has worked as an in-house designer for greeting card companies and created artwork for products like gift bags, wrapping paper, packaging, and stationery
Her recent illustration projects include patterns for children’s clothing and editorial work for magazines. Stef’s prints can be found in her online shop, as well as for clients such as Sainsbury's, Hallmark, Paperchase, and Tesco.
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