Saryndiil - fantasy map commission

[- Max -]

Hey everyone,

I made this map a few months ago for the writer Tom Baker, for whom I already made the map of Elandaria. This time, the map depicts another continent of his world, Saryndiil, the Realm of the Eadä. original size 16x24", done in PS.

Hope you'll like it. As usual, feel free to rate , rep or run away
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Saryndiil continent finalsmall.jpg

[eldritchdawn]

Hello,

It looks very cool. I'm not PS professional, but in time I'll learn creating maps like this. I finished two stories called Nobles of Torhurm and Cave Kingdom. I want to write more stories, and these stories will have realm. For this reason I want to learn how to make good fantasy maps(like yours). I wish, in future I'll made it!

Bests,

[Bogie]

Great map Max.

[Ilanthar]

So, you're working at 3-4 things at once (including the challenge) ? Just excellent map, I would just have slightly more colours on the forests.

[SJS]

Very nice map. Those forests came out really nicely. A simple tree design with a shadow, and yet the net effect is really good! The mountains are really great - lots of nice variation.

[Eilathen]

This is in the same world as the Elandaria map? I'm a bit sad then, that he did not chose to employ the same style as with Elandaria. Not only did i love that style a lot, it would also have been a consistent style for one world.

Nonetheless, this is also a very pretty map. I like it (even if this style always has the "sparse wood sickness" ).

[Slylok]

Another great one Max. I really like the color variations in the paper.

[Katto]

Excellent map Max, the grunge contrast from the border to the continent is too high IMO.

[- Max -]

Thanks all you guys !

So, you're working at 3-4 things at once (including the challenge) ? Just excellent map, I would just have slightly more colours on the forests.

Actually I'm usually working on more than 3-4 things at once Though this one was finished a few months ago. As for the colors on forests, the map wasn't intended to be colored. I just added the slight blue tone on the sea at the end to make the land pop up a bit.

This is in the same world as the Elandaria map? I'm a bit sad then, that he did not chose to employ the same style as with Elandaria. Not only did i love that style a lot, it would also have been a consistent style for one world.

Nonetheless, this is also a very pretty map. I like it (even if this style always has the "sparse wood sickness" ).

Well I can speak about the client's choice for style As for the forests, I wouldn't call it "sickness". Styles need balance and consistency and this kind of map looks better with sparse forests in my opinion

[Eilathen]

Well I can speak about the client's choice for style

Hm? I don't know what you are trying to say... . Did you mean "can't speak"?

As for the forests, I wouldn't call it "sickness". Styles need balance and consistency and this kind of map looks better with sparse forests in my opinion

Well see, for you, this looks balanced...for me, not so much.
And i wrote the sickness part in " " .... so yes, it was a slight exaggeration