Area map for Shadowlands campaign setting...

**mearrin69** · 08-01-2011, 12:46 PM

Hi all,
Haven't been around much lately thanks to a real-life meltdown of sorts.

I've finally finished this area map for BlackStar Studios' Shadowlands campaign setting (Facebook: BlackStar Studios and Twitter: @BlackStarGames). If I remember I'll look up the WiP thread and post a link to it here. Hope you like it.

...and, I hope I'll be posting more frequently in the coming months. I missed this place.
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**Steel General** · 08-01-2011, 01:26 PM

Looks good Mearrin, my only nitpick is that some of the smaller text is a bit difficult to read.

**mearrin69** · 08-01-2011, 01:30 PM

Thanks...and that's a good nitpick, actually. I still have some difficulty deciding proper font sizes on these sorts of maps. I personally like maps without labels

but without them they're not much use! Guess I like "art" better than proper cartography.
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**Steel General** · 08-01-2011, 01:32 PM

I think the problem is that the letters of the font are quite thin. So even with the stroke around them the smaller sizes tend to bleed/blend into the background.

**torstan** · 08-01-2011, 01:46 PM

Yep, I've found that my typefaces have started going to bold for my commercial work. I also prefer mine without the labels, but that's an occupational hazard. Lovely work by the way, you've done a great job creating atmosphere in this piece.