WIP: Ostrom (commission for Leopardi)

[Wingshaw]

Thanks Naima.

Phenomenal wrok indeed Wingshaw. it reminds me a bit of Viking maps. Really love the it.

Thanks Voolf. That means a lot, as Viking's work was a major inspiration for this map.

Here's an update. A lot's been done on this, and we're definitely in the end game now. I've redone the national borders and I think they're much better now. I've also added a load of place-names; and all of the cities, towns, villages and roads are now done. The picture frame is a stock image I downloaded, and my plan is to paint a copy of it myself rather than using the photograph.

Still to be done:
-- painting the picture frame rather than using a stock image
-- enlarging the canvas to make the text more readable
-- adding a compass rose and title frame

Advice I'm looking for:
-- are the national borders too subtle? Are there any continuing issues with them?
-- do the forests need to be redone? I was thinking of trying something a bit more realistic looking.
-- the frame: the wide frame or the thin one? Or anything else to do with the frame/border?

Wingshaw