Learn to draw a fantasy map

Schedule

Sat, 07 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Elvet & Bailey, 23 High Street, Prince Bishops Place, Durham, DH1 3UJ | Durham, EN

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Learn the fundamentals of drawing maps by hand from artist-cartographer Kevin Sheehan.
The workshop will cover the following:
- Planning a map and the stages of drawing
- Calligraphy of place names
- Adding decorations, e.g. banners, ships, sea monsters, compass roses, flags etc.
- Drawing geography, e.g. towns/buildings, trees, mountains, rivers, lakes, coastlines
- Adding a decorative title and decorative border
Ticket cost: £20, suitable for age 12+
You will be given these supplies to keep:
- 3 black ‘fineliner’ drawing pens of different thicknesses
- 1 black calligraphy pen
- 1 mechanical pencil
- 3 sheets of thick A3-size paper for drawing
Other supplies (rulers, stencils, erasers, etc) will be available to share, and feel free to bring your own drawing supplies too!
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Elvet & Bailey, 23 High Street, Prince Bishops Place, Durham, DH1 3UJ, United Kingdom

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