North America: Portrait of a Continent
Five years ago, Anton Thomas picked up a set of colour pencils and began drawing North America. Without any idea how long it might take, he became utterly submerged in a cartographic odyssey: North America: Portrait of a Continent. From city to city, state to state, he examined the physical and human geography of the continent for half a decade, finally completing this expansive map in February. Diverse content by the tens of thousands can be found across the map, from the Arctic to Central America, even the deepest trenches of the ocean. Particularly prominent are the thousands of animals that roam its 59 x 47-inch dimensions, where Anton researched the wildlife of North America in-depth, as well as the extensive use of fauna and flora in regional symbology. His techniques of drawing species at very small sizes were refined through these thousands of drawing hours, and he will be sharing some of these approaches in his talk. He will also take us on a journey into the map, while discussing the dilemmas and opportunities he encounters during his cartographic experience of science illustration.
Негізгі бет GNSI 2019 Conference-Plenary w/ Anton Thomas
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