It's been quite a while since I posted here... time to get the blog going again.
Let's start with a few things I've been doing lately. For the first, here's a map in my workout journal. It's the western half of the US. The city posts on the left represent the mileage from San Francisco, CA to Denver, CO.
All physical activity is converted into mileage. I want to see how far I can "walk", hopefully all the way to Denver this year.
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Showing posts with label map. Show all posts
Showing posts with label map. Show all posts
Thursday, February 09, 2017
Monday, December 17, 2007
3D Map -Phase 3
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
3D Map -Phase 2
Ok, here Phase 2 of my little 3D map project.
The entire map is covered with brown industrial paper towel:
First brush on water diluted Elmer's glue, the apply the paper towel, and finally recoat the towel with enough glue to soak through. The paper towel is molded carefully to keep the design of the map.

Once dry, apply a good coat of white gesso over the whole thing.

The entire map is covered with brown industrial paper towel:
First brush on water diluted Elmer's glue, the apply the paper towel, and finally recoat the towel with enough glue to soak through. The paper towel is molded carefully to keep the design of the map.
Once dry, apply a good coat of white gesso over the whole thing.
Monday, December 03, 2007
3D Map -Phase 1
Something I am having fun doing right now. It's a map of my home town done in 3D format.
The backing is a piece of masonic I happen to have laying around.
Steps so far:
1. paint the masonite board white to clean it up.
2. google the map, project it onto the board and trace it in pencil.
3. roll up pages of an old phone book, cut and glue onto the "roads."
I use a different roll size to represent smaller country roads versus major roads. Plus it adds variety.

The backing is a piece of masonic I happen to have laying around.
Steps so far:
1. paint the masonite board white to clean it up.
2. google the map, project it onto the board and trace it in pencil.
3. roll up pages of an old phone book, cut and glue onto the "roads."
I use a different roll size to represent smaller country roads versus major roads. Plus it adds variety.
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