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This world map has a colourful, bold and robust look.
What makes this cartographic artwork special is that all the waters have been coloured with a jet-black East Indian ink.
This ink type has a very deep black colour and gives the artwork a powerful contrast.
This world map is a handmade illustration in watercolour painted on watercolour paper with a coarse and visible texture.
The bright colours of the continents contrast beautifully with the black background, making the map stand out in a beautiful way and play a colourful leading role.
The artwork has been photographed in high resolution and is suitable for printing on wall-filling formats.
WorldMapsShop is a design studio where artistic cartographic illustrations and paintings are created by graphic designer, photographer and painter Ricardo Bouman.
In his studio and workshop, he works with both analogue mediums 'paints and inks' and modern digital mediums 'vector line drawings, typography and proprietary photographic images'.
His unique..
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