Isometric Map Illustration: Capture a City's Vibrancy
What Is a Map?
A course by Jess Wilson , Illustrator, Printmaker, and Creative Director
Joined September 2020
Joined September 2020
About the video: What Is a Map?
Overview
“In this lesson, I want to start with the basics by explaining what maps are and where they originated from. We’ll also look at different styles of maps to give you some inspiration for yours. ”
In this video lesson Jess Wilson addresses the topic: What Is a Map?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Isometric Map Illustration: Capture a City's Vibrancy. Learn how to create a colourful detailed map to express the energy of a city.
Partial transcription of the video
“What Is a Map? In this lesson, we'll talk about what a map is and the different style decisions to make to go forward in this project. The first ever maps which were produced were in Babylon on clay slabs. They're an example of the early people using maps to navigate the world and understanding the area that they lived in. And obviously now the maps have developed a lot from then. We have Google Maps on our phone, which people use to walk around and navigate the world. But an illustrated map is to create memories and it's for nostalgia and aesthetic reasons, rather than you just knowing whe...”
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Course summary for: Isometric Map Illustration: Capture a City's Vibrancy
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Digital Painting, Drawing, Infographics, Traditional illustration
Jess Wilson
A course by Jess Wilson
Jess Wilson is a London-based illustrator and printmaker who has over ten years of experience in creating commercial illustration and personal screen prints. From a young age, she was encouraged to develop her drawing skills and eventually went on to study graphic design at university, where she discovered a newfound passion for screen printing.
Jess is currently Creative Director of Jealous, a contemporary gallery and Fine Art ScreenPrint studio in East London where her work is sold. She has also worked for major international brands such as Nike, Nokia, and Coca-Cola, and has developed map illustrations for Lululemon and Nhow. Her most recent work was featured on a billboard in Central London for Vape.
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