Yar-Zun, The Barbed Devil's Lands

[Diamond]

Map



Created in: Photoshop

Review:
This year marks four years that lesopeso's been a Guild member, and every year has seen a marked improvement and refinement of his style and artistic ability. Yar-Zun is no exception. It is a map influenced by the styles of other esteemed Guild members, but remains distinctly unique. Lesopeso's choices in presentation, color, and overall feel are second to none.

Hello folks!
I present you my latest personal work, started some time ago: Yar-Zun, the barbed devil's lands!
Short story: Some time ago, I decided to drawn a map with a different style, something less "ordinary-fantasy" and with different color schemes.
While I was sketching the landmass, I realized that the shape I was randomly drawing resembled an human face, like a man with beard..
So I decided to build something around this concept: an outlandish place where small opulent kingdoms rules over a land of sand, rocks and blood..
The original plan was to add many more details, but since I already have so many WIP, and in the next weeks I will have less time , I decided to post it right away.

I was inspired by "Telduria" (Max) and "Baelor world" (Jared Blando).
While I was sketching the landmass, I realized that the shape resembled an old-evil man, so the name "Barbed Devil's Lands", then I build around it.
-Color scheme: I wanted a warm and less saturated tone and I played with warm colors and with the opposite ones (orange/purple, red/blue)
-Forest: I tried a simple approach, not handdrawn, but with the aid of dynamic brushes.
-Icons and border: I played a little bit with geometrical shapes, looking for arabian/hindi references on internet. Then i handdrawn a played with symmetry.
-Labels: I looked for real places and played with the names.
The other (most of the map lineart) is handdrawn, not much changed, but I discovered that lately, the more I drawn, the more I learn!

Finished Map Thread:
http://www.cartographersguild.com/sh...473#post281473