Al Qatan (WIP Commission)

[Josiah VE]

Hi all!

It's been a while since I've posted a WIP. Here is one of my current projects, a commission which is a more detailed portion of my previous Arcannan Map. It is the same idea as Eastmott and Frostmarch map; mapping a part of the world map in greater detail.

Without further ado, here is the map which covers a large desert portion.
Note: the very eastern portion of the map is unfinished, so ignore that.

Al Qatan.jpg

As always, critiques and comments are really helpful!

[ThomasR]

It is gorgeous ! Have you thought about adding a river that dies in the desert ? The mountain range in the middle of the map and the valley could be great for that. Glad to see more maps from you Josiah

[Wingshaw]

Looks good, Josiah. As always, your mountains are really good and I like the farmland along the river.

If I could make a small suggestion: how would it look if you dropped the opacity on the lines, shadows and highlights in the desert? To me it looks a bit too busy at the moment.

Also, I really like the concept of revisiting parts of an earlier map in order to explore an area in more detail or in a different way.

Wingshaw

[Josiah VE]

It is gorgeous ! Have you thought about adding a river that dies in the desert ? The mountain range in the middle of the map and the valley could be great for that. Glad to see more maps from you Josiah

Thanks Thomas!
No, I haven't thought of that, interesting suggestion! I'll look into the possibility.

Looks good, Josiah. As always, your mountains are really good and I like the farmland along the river.

If I could make a small suggestion: how would it look if you dropped the opacity on the lines, shadows and highlights in the desert? To me it looks a bit too busy at the moment.

Also, I really like the concept of revisiting parts of an earlier map in order to explore an area in more detail or in a different way.

Wingshaw

Hi Wingshaw, thanks so much! Sure, I'll try that and see how it looks.

[Diamond]

This is looking pretty cool, Josiah. You always have such great color in your maps.

I do think Wingshaw's suggestion is a good one.

[Ilanthar]

Already great, which is not a surprise. Previous suggestions are already good so... I'm just gonna watch .

[snodsy]

Really nice job your mountains are top notch. Maybe more rives overall with all those mountains or a high level lake? Great start, looking forward to this one!

[Naima]

Mmmm , so appealing this style , I like it a lot .