Holland is Orange is a minimalist map in watercolour of the Netherlands. This work is painted in a bright orange colour.
The map was painted using the wet-on-dry technique, where thin transparent layers of paint are superimposed. The map was then photographed and digitally optimised. For a fresh contrast, the space around the map was kept white.
WorldMapsShop is part of a creative design studio producing artistic cartography and paintings. The person behind World MapsShop is Ricardo Bouman, who works as a graphic designer, photographer and painter.
In his design studio, he works with both analogue mediums 'paints and inks' and modern digital mediums 'digital..
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