Akaos

[arsheesh]

Here is a commissioned piece I recently finished for Philip Krowh, for a forthcoming RPG. Philip requested the style resemble an older map of mine.

Cheers,
-Arsheesh

[Falconius]

So clean and smooth, it's lovely. I like that pine forest a hell of a lot.

[Diamond]

That's lovely, arsheesh. Very empty and evocative of cold, windswept plains...

[J.Edward]

Nice. I like how the map rides the border.
And the pine forests are a win.

[- Max -]

Nice work Arsheesh. Like Diamond, I like the feeling of emptyness. Coastlines could have used a bit more details perhaps.

[snodsy]

Very nice composition and treatment of the elements, shows what you can do with just a few elements, nice labels too.

[Sanderling]

This is absolutely beautiful, in a muted sort of way. Moody, sparse, with a sense of great expanses which many maps never quite convey. Bleak and windswept, indeed.

Looking at this in detail, I like just about every element--the color and shapes of the forests, and the clear distinction between deciduous and coniferous trees; and especially the mountains and hills. Ordinarily I don't like sharp, pointed mountain-ridges, but these look great.

I assume your client supplied you with the names? I notice the cities are "Bantho" on the western shore of the Me Mievnoke Sea, and "Batho" to the east, and I'm assuming that difference is grounded in the setting.

[Tom]

good work! the pine forest are awesome indeed!!

[Josiah VE]

I second what everyone else said. Reminds me of the relatively simple style of the Barrowlands.. love it!

[Lingon]

Beautifully drawn. I'm not such a big fan of the emptiness, personally I'd have tried to fill out that space with something, small illustrations, maybe swirling gusts of wind. Budget and client permitting, of course It's a wonderful style either way, great bleak colors, and I love how those pine forests surround the mountain peaks