Alabama Map drawing

Day 1 - Alabama Map Drawing 

Day 1 - Map Drawing (it's probably day two - but it's the first day I took a picture; I'll get better at this in the future - I promise). When I decide on something to draw I look up a reference picture and examine it for awhile. I use it on my phone as a guide on how I should draw each item. Sometimes things turn out my first try; other times they take many many tries! The shading in the mountains took forever to get it how I liked them in my final picture!

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Day 2 - Map Drawing 

Note: The map outline of each state is already in the book for me. I am just drawing in additional features I found interesting during my research. 

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Day 3 - Map Drawing

When I am drawing I use pencil. Sometimes the shading disappears; this frustrates me a lot since I generally spend a lot of time putting details into the shading. It also allows for new discovery in finding different ways to shade or another way to look at the picture itself. I started to use pen to fill in the outline. Sometimes the pen is too heavy and changes the appearance. It's all a learning process for me since this drawing thing is all new to me.It's fun but it can be challenging and frustrating at times. 

 

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Completed- Alabama Map Drawing 

I think one of my biggest challenges is knowing when to stop drawing. I would put something in every blank space if I could squeeze something in there. I'd add a tornado down the middle of the state or a glass of sweet tea someplace ... everywhere following the tornado! I think the map is full though and I must press on to the next step of my process.