Apr/May '21 Lite Challenge: A Land Divided

[Arimel]

So here a start at my entry for this challenge. I am going to use the provided shape as a medium sized landmass that was once occupied by a single nation. Civil war erupted though and the nation split into two distinct segments. The land in between has become a giant swamp (some of the central 'holes' in the shape are lakes in the swamp). A desert covers their northern frontier. And from here it is still in the creation process.

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oops. posted sideways. Next update should be right way around. Not much is here at the moment anyways.

[Bogie]

Welcome to the challenge Arimel! Off to a good start. I like your background story.

[tilt]

Sounds like a cool back story - and looks like a good start

[Arimel]

Ok! An Update!

I have had this complete (to this stage) for two days now but my schedule has overrun me, allowing me to only post it now. I will have quite a bit of time over the next week though so the map should progress quickly from here.

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[Bogie]

The mountains are looking good!

[Arimel]

Another update. This has taken far longer to do than I wish to admit... I had dotted in the edges of the center parts of the given shape but it is not too obvious in b/w. Once color is added (if I can get it in on time) I hope those shapes should be more obvious.

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I also have plans to try and put labels on the map digitally, a first attempt at that. Again though, this will be time dependent. I honestly don't know where the daylight hours are going.

[Bogie]

Incredible amount of detail you are creating there!

[Simkin]

Oh man! Yours forests are looking very good. As Bogie said, the level of details in the map makes it very interesting.

[Arimel]

Thank you both! Here is the next update. I have two snippet images as well to help show some of the details my camera just can't pick out (and to help with the low lighting here).

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[Arimel]

Inking is now complete. Coloring is next.

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