DESIGN SKILLS TO LEARN
- cartography: the art of drawing maps
- tracing
- applying color with marker on the backside of tracing paper
- designing a page that opens up
- creating a professional tracing presentation with the use of a frame
MATERIALS [SEE ART TOOLS IN MENU FOR DETAILS + LINKS]
- sketchbook
- tracing paper
- US map from the CC guide book
- thin black felt tip pen (pilot razor point)
- color markers
- clear tape
- heavy decorative paper: link to french industrial paper by tim holtz idea-ology [other ideas: watercolor paper painted on the back and front, card stock with a pattern drawn on on the back and front, any heavy paper]
- ruler
- pencil
- scissors
- 3M foam tape
see video for the missouri compromise page
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