Town illustration

[torstan]

Not a map, but I thought it might be interesting. An illustration commissioned for an author's website:

EmprioriumPOV.jpg

The website is here:
http://www.saffiredrake.com/

[Steel General]

Very nice!

[RjBeals]

wow.. great job. thanks for sharing.

[jbgibson]

That's a map, the viewpoint is just sideways instead of straight down :-). And it's very nice - makes me want to walk down that street and see what's at the bottom of the hill...

[torstan]

Thanks! Illustration is all a little new and I still have a lot to learn, but I'm pretty happy with the first foray Any crits more than appreciated.

[Ramah]

Lovely illustration, Torstan.

What are the little sparkly things along the edges of the houses?

I had a look on that book website to see how the image was used and it has been wrecked by the way. :S

[Redrobes]

Nice pic ! Well done.

I had a look on that book website to see how the image was used and it has been wrecked by the way. :S

You wern't kidding there

[torstan]

Yep, I know. The author likes using saturation adjustments, and well she did commission it so I can't really turn around and tell her how it should be used...

The sparkly things are smatterings of fairy dust. I'm not sure I did the world's best job of fitting it into the image but I'm pretty happy with them. The town is inside a large semi-transparent golden dome, which is the reason for the slightly odd sky.

[Redrobes]

Talking about illustrators did you catch this you tube - I thought it was well cool thats all. http://www.youtube.com/v/IqjWP18hPHE..._US&fs=1&rel=0

[ravells]

God the re-working of the image is horrific.

@redrobes...I just get hugely jelous when I see stuff like that. Ah... it would be massiveblack.