[Wayne TenBrink]

Here is the general process:
- Draw latitude and longitude lines on the shell using a string and ball point pen. Line them up so the zipper is near the south pole and use the seams on the ball to help.
- Draw the continental borders with a pen, using a globe as a guide. If you make sure the borders intersect the latitude and longitude lines in the correct spots, you can't go very wrong.
- I painted the continents with acrylic paint and a small stiff brush. The colors I used were dark green, light green, white, yellow, and tan. I blended them, but didn't completely mix them. They were applied with a stipple (poking) technique to get a random blend of shades. Mostly green in wet areas, mostly tan in deserts, etc.
- Start to finish, the project took about 12 hours actual work.
- It actually looks better in the photo than in real life, but I must admit that it came out better than I thought it would.