City of Cade (Commission)

[Josiah VE]

Here is a recent commission I started, a city map (evident from the title ).
So far I've just got the basic black and white work done.

City of Cade_guild.jpg

Because of the size of the city I opted to use dynamic brushes on photoshop for the buildings instead of drawing all of them by hand. How do you think it looks?

I also did a quick colour test, a style that is different from my normal process.

City of Cade colour test.jpg

Any critiques, comments or suggestion are very welcome! Let me know what you think of it.

[DanielHasenbos]

Wow, dit is prachtig! You're off to a great start. I assume that the dynamic brush was used for the buildings right? It looks good. Can't wait to see where you take this map (:

[Josiah VE]

Wow, dit is prachtig! You're off to a great start. I assume that the dynamic brush was used for the buildings right? It looks good. Can't wait to see where you take this map (:

Dankjewel Dan! Ja, dat is wel voor de gebouwen.
I guess I didn't really make that clear in the post, I just changed it.

[ThomasR]

Impressive city building and the color tests are very promising

[Josiah VE]

Impressive city building and the color tests are very promising

You just sneaked in there right before I posted.
Thanks Thomrey!

[Mouse]

Everything is soooo tiny! From what I can see its pretty impressive though

[Meshon]

I really like the varied density of different parts of the city, that's some fine craftsmanship right there. Whatever you've done with your brushes, it's working out really well!

Cheers,
Meshon

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[- JO -]

I really like the construction of the city in its complexity: islands, bridges, mountains ... It is an inexhaustible source of stories

[Josiah VE]

Hi again everyone. Here's a pretty big update. I've been working quickly and have gotten most of the colour done.

City of Cade_guild.jpg

I'm looking for any suggestions or thoughts! Let me know what you think about it.

Everything is soooo tiny! From what I can see its pretty impressive though

Thank you very much Mouse!

I really like the varied density of different parts of the city, that's some fine craftsmanship right there. Whatever you've done with your brushes, it's working out really well!

Thanks Meshon!

I really like the construction of the city in its complexity: islands, bridges, mountains ... It is an inexhaustible source of stories

Yep, city maps are very interesting that way and I have fun doing them. With a world map you can imagine a story for the whole country and kingdoms, but with a town map you 'get to know' people in the land individually, so to speak.

[arsheesh]

Wow, this is great stuff Josiah! Nice work on the hill contours. The layout, colors and textures are all good as well. This is going to be a fantastic piece for your portfolio.

Cheers,
-Arsheesh