AN OPEN NOTEBOOK
A quiet place for notes on landscapes, simple maps and the things worth keeping. Browse the collection or take a useful file with you.
Browse the archive ↗Start with the horizon. Then look for the things that interrupt it: a line of trees, a change in texture, a low ridge. A useful field note records relationships before it records names.
Write down the light, the direction of the wind and one detail you would otherwise forget. A few precise observations often tell more than a page of general impressions.
Keep the note ↓Not every map needs every detail. For a sketch, keep the starting point, the main turns and a few landmarks. Mark uncertain sections as uncertain; leave space for the next visit.
The point is to remember how a place fits together. Colour and scale can help, but clear labels do most of the work.
Download a contour study ↓
A small original vector study of nested landforms. Use it as a notebook cover, print it, or adapt the shapes for your own sketches.
SVG · Original illustration · CC0
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ABOUT THIS SPACE
Steppefolio is a small independent notebook for landscape studies, practical notes and downloadable collections. Files are offered without registration. This site uses no third-party analytics or advertising.
Unless otherwise noted, the original text and drawings in this archive are released under CC0. Keep a copy, make a change, pass it on.