A project abandoned

[Kellerica]

OK, a little backround for this one:

When I'm mapping my own settings I tend to make several versions of the maps. Partly because as I invent more, the world evolves and the previous map becomes outdated. And partly because I'm such a perfectionist I never seem to be able call anything done... So here we have yet another go at my Lands of Syr ("Syrinmaat") setting.

This map, as you can probably tell, is not finished. I've been working on it on-and-off for a couple of months now, but tonight I'm officially pulling the plug on it.

It originally started as a style experiment, as I had to be without my Cintiq for a week and wanted to explore what I could do without it. Even though I really like certain aspects of it - I'm quite fond of the texture and how the decorations on the sea area came out - I just realized the overall look of it just doesn't fit the feeling I'm going for at all. Syr is supposed to be a late-iron-age-ish setting filled with dark forests and mysterious ancient magic, and I don't think the map conveys any of that. Not to mention that I've also been working on this stupid piece for too long now, without making any real progress in weeks, and I feel completely stuck.

So... yeah. I won't be finishing this one. But since it was quite far along, and like I said, there are things I like about it, I decided to share it here anyway. I'll certainly keep this style in mind for future projects, but for now, I really do need to move on before I go totally insane.

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