Commission - Arkaias

[Caenwyr]

Hey there guys!

I would like to present my newest commission. The main country depicted is called Arkaias. It is inspired by Greece, with plenty of archipelagos near the mainland peninsula. The client requested a map riddled with mountains and island chains, and that's something I love to provide. The idea is to create a map that only shows the physical geography and the major political regions, which will be the backdrop for the client to work out history and city locations as he goes along.

The image is 'adorned' with a rather ugly watermark. I know, I hate them too! But I decided to add it anyway to ensure exclusivity for the client. I will post a watermark-free version of the finished map once it's completed.

Arkaias_1.jpg

What I've done up til now:

• coastline;
• parchment background;
• water colour;
• all the mountain ridges of Arkaias proper;
• Arkaias rivers;
• terrain shading in Arkaias.

Next up: the mountains, rivers and terrain shading on the rest of the map.

[ThomasR]

Wonderbaar !

[Bogie]

Congrats! The map is looking good.

[tilt]

Great start, nice mountains and interesting coastlines

[Josiah VE]

Very cool coastlines, and the map is looking great! It seems you've really got your style down pat.

Those nasty watermarks, eh?

Congrats on the commission and looking forward to seeing more!

[Elterio Delgard]

Hey hey hey! I see that you had some fun with doing islands! Nice! Sometimes we tend to put too few islands near peninsulas (me being one) and you overcame that! Nice! The coastlines are well made I like it! I noticed some unnatural Islands to the bottom left, but something tells me it is made for a reason.... Oooooh! Fascinating! I will often check on this thread!

[arsheesh]

Great start so far, look forward to the water-mark free final version.

Cheers,
-Arsheesh

[Caenwyr]

Hi all!

A fairly substantial update for you guys today. Finished the line work for rivers and mountains, and started with terrain shading. General and river shading are done, and I'm working on the mountains.

Arkaias_2a.jpeg

What do you think?

[Elterio Delgard]

It is beautiful.... Actually, I think you gave me some insight on how to draw archipelagos. Thanks! Your beautiful map is both inspiring and a reference!

[Josiah VE]

Yep, I agree with Elterio, beautiful, inspiring and a reference!