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Hand Drawn Examples

Linen
Drawn onto starched linen
In the 50's and 60's, the base material for all drawings was a pale blue starched linen.
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Elevation
Here, elevation is shown using very fine hand stippling.
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Hand drawn text
In this example, freehand and stencilled text are used for rivers and town names respectively.
Man in chair
Sketches
Hand drawn pottery
Pottery
Archaeological drawing of ceramic pot with decorative detail.
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Tools
Archaeological drawing of tools, in plan and cross-section. Facet detail is captured.
Landuse of the Tweed River Basin - draft 
Draft of Tweed River Basin map , with guide to landuse shading.


Landuse of the Tweed River Basin - final 
Final Tweed River Basin map , showing complex Letraset stippling and text. Skilled choice of stipple is required to achieve a clear and balanced map that can be easily interpreted.


 
An early example of Hand Stippling 

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