shaded relief

Hand drawn Hillshade of mountain near Anchorage Alaska with Knik Glacier

Drawing Hillshade by Hand with Pencils. A tutorial (with time-lapse videos)

by Sarah Bell
January 16, 2024January 17, 2024

Learn how to hand draw beautiful shaded relief hillshades in this 6-step tutorial.

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Cartoonish Washington state map in semi-nordic style

Video is up! Colored Pencil Hillshade

by Sarah Bell
November 7, 2019November 8, 2019

The North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) holds a marvelous annual conference, and this year’s was in Tacoma, Washington just 90 minutes down the road… Read More »Video is up! Colored Pencil Hillshade

Colored Pencil hand-drawn map of area in North Cascades

Drawing Color Hillshade: A tutorial (with time lapse videos)

by Sarah Bell
October 24, 2019January 17, 2024

Last year I shared my technique for drawing hillshade with graphite (pencil). Since then, I have explored a few different methods for drawing color hillshade.… Read More »Drawing Color Hillshade: A tutorial (with time lapse videos)