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note: you may chose to do either the original or revised assignment.
PART 1:
Identify and create a map of a 1 block-to-5-square mile area in some country or part of the US that you've never been to but would like to go to. Identify streets and other landmarks in that area, including stores and homes and other buildings, if there are any. Gather as much detail about the area as you can, so you will have plenty to choose from when deciding what to include on your map.
Use the yellow pages, international directories, the internet, material gathered from conversations with others, etc. However you can manage it, find out as much about the area as you can without actually going there.
PART 2:
Draw a route from Ann Arbor to your chosen place, giving clear directions on how to get from here to there over land and sea--- no air travel.
You may do it as a flat map or in an unfolding or bound style.
MATERIALS (available at Art Warehouse or Michigan Book and Supply):
• Strathmore Plate Finish Series 500 3-to-5 ply Bristol paper (20 x 30 inches, 2 sheets)
alternative: "Rising" brand artist bristol, 3 or 4 ply, 22 x 30"
• Speedball Pen set-- Mapping nibs.
• Waterproof India ink (Winsor-Newton with a spider on the box is good)
alternative: Higgins Black Magic (not quite as dark or waterproof as Winsor-Newton)
• water jar
• cloth for wiping nibs
• pencils
• erasers
• watercolor set
BRUSH for ink: Winsor-Newton series 7 #1 or equivalent sable brush
Brushes for watercolor
Due Wednesday 1/12: rough sketches, some research.