Ostbayern - hand draw
Greetings!
I'm showing you my new map - hand drawn with coloured pencils, using also soft and dry pastels, markers, ink and a bit of acrylic paints.
The map shows my hiking route through East Bavaria in September 2016.
Attachment 115433
The map is finished, but - as usual - I am not completely satisfied. I could still improve a lot of elements, so I would be very grateful for all your comments, ideas and criticism.
Absolutely beautiful! I adore your style.
It's hard for me to be strict and demanding about this map, because I really, really love the way it looks! But I'll give it a try anyway.Originally Posted by Qmoh
One thing I don't like about the map is the garish red border around it. But that's an easy one to solve, right?
Another thing you might consider—and this is a suggestion rather than a point of critique—is to shade in the larger terrain a little bit. For now your map looks rather flat, with only the hills sticking out of it, but with a soft shading of the background you could suggest plateaus on either side of your rivers, which would help the viewer get a feel for the terrain. Like I said, this is by no means a must, but it might be fun to experiment with for a bit.
Other than that, I can only repeat I really love your maps. They're wonderful, dreamy works of art—you should definitely be proud of them!
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Fantastic ! Classic with a hint of modernity in the colors. Great job !
Eeee! I'm such a big fan of hand drawn anything, and wow does your style catch the eye! I love that each city has different characteristics.
The only thing I would critique is that the lines for some of the cities are not straight, but it looks great either way, that's probably the OCD talking.
I really appreciate you sharing this, stellar work!
Your maps never fail to amaze me!
But you requested some criticism, so here it is: The plains could use some details as some areas feel a bit empty.
Last edited by vanScoota; 05-29-2019 at 05:38 AM.
„The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began
Now far ahead the Road has gone
And I must follow if I can“
– Bilbo Baggins
Thank you again.
You're right. I have to add some details
Congratulations ! It's a real beauty and (it seems) a lot of work ! (and a nice walk... too !)
Beautiful work on this!
Cheers
-Arsheesh
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