Seems I've gotten behind in responding. Must remedy that.
Thanks Dan. I was working on a map yesterday for a few hours and will work a bit more today.
I might have cracked the one-day town map - though this one is a bit smaller.
Yep. That's why I'm trying to develop some other styles that might work for clients with less budget. We'll see how that goes.
Haha, it is. I do like a circular layout. Something intriguing about it.
I was just looking at some awesome flowering succulents and cacti the other day. Such awesome color and variation.
Might have to do a desert scene soon so I can drop some of those in there.
Flowers do make the world a very different place, and a much better one I'd say.
I've lived in some rather drab places through the years so I think that sometimes bleeds into my work. Not often as flowery as other places.
Plus I haven't been hiking in forever, which I used to do all the time, so my local influences lately have been industrial parks near where I live.
I wish clients understood that whole view that you just described. That would make it all easier.
I try to explain it to them, but they don't seem to appreciate it till they see the finished map and realize just how much work ti is.
Of course they don't offer more at that point.
Haha, that's good. Sagemounding and Haerleching... maybe Menzheiming.
That is so true. People do want some odd incongruous stuff sometimes. The best commissions are the ones when they let 'you' decide on these things, you know, since you're the map maker and have the experience and knowledge and such.
Thanks tilt. My pleasure.
Thanks Sap
You know, part of that is due to my old cintiq monitor and its poorly calibrated color. The 21UX monitors were always bad with correct color calibration.
Plus, new led monitors and displays are brighter than older monitors were so things have changed some with color representation.
I have to check my work on my other monitor to make sure it looks right. Might be upgrading monitors this year though.