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And the vote!! I really appreciate that!
Thank you for the rep on the Shadows Vorlon War map
Thank you Rob. This was probably my biggest single commission yet. Loads of work and not enough pay. But it helped solidify this style so that is a big plus.
Thanks for the rep and the kind words Sapiento!
Thank you for the rep, Sapiento! From you, it's like a gold star
Thanks Rob. I was glad to finally get this one done. It took way to long and now I have to finish another one that's taken too long as well.
Thanks for the rep Sapiento, much appreciated
Hey Rob. How's your ME map progressing?
I got a lot done. I was trying a different style, which I'm still not sure about. It was fine until I got to doing the forests. I've tried 3 different styles on them but none seem to work quite right with the mountains I'm doing. You're right - ME is very large. I may have to put mine aside as well. It is taking up all of my time right now. Haven't gotten anything else done. I can work on it today, but after that, if I don't make some progress, I may have to put it on hold.
I had the land outline and rivers done. I laid out some rough ridgelines for mountains and started down one design path and also became dissatisfied and changed it. I think I was excited to get started and didn't fully think through what direction I really wanted to take. I may do more than 1 version of this map. I'm trying one style right now but it isn't quite as satisfying as I had hoped.
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