[Comission] As yet unnamed novel map

[Ramah]

Great work here, Rob, and I personally think the dithering looks great as it is.

My one point (and sorry if this has been raised or you already mentioned it) would be the river/lake thing in the middle of Darkmoon Spire. It looks a bit of a mess like it's been scribbled on with a pen. Apart from that, top stuff.

[ravells]

I like the dithering too, but I'm curious about one thing. Dithering is usually use when you are trying to make grayscale out of black and white only, but it looks like in the line work you are using shades of gray, so you could get even more variation on the dithering not just by size and spacing of dots but by making them shades of gray as well. Generally though I think it's a great map and don't envy the time drawing those mountains must have taken!

[RobA]

Great work here, Rob, and I personally think the dithering looks great as it is.

My one point (and sorry if this has been raised or you already mentioned it) would be the river/lake thing in the middle of Darkmoon Spire. It looks a bit of a mess like it's been scribbled on with a pen. Apart from that, top stuff.

It is supposed to be a braided kind of river, where the river splits and rejoins through the mountains.... I might have to rework that area as I drew it before the mountains went in... I also want to thin out the Aenon River upstream of that as it is a bit thick.

I like the dithering too, but I'm curious about one thing. Dithering is usually use when you are trying to make grayscale out of black and white only, but it looks like in the line work you are using shades of gray, so you could get even more variation on the dithering not just by size and spacing of dots but by making them shades of gray as well. Generally though I think it's a great map and don't envy the time drawing those mountains must have taken!

The line-work is shades of grey in that it is all aliased - other then that it is all B&W...

Thanks all for the helpful feedback!

-Rob A>

[Alex]

That is an amazing map, RobA! Take some rep!

My only complaint comes from my monitor screen being to small to see the whole thing at once without having to scroll! lol

Great job! :thumbup:

[cereth]

Very cool. Love the mountains and the dithering...especially how you used it to show the roads.

[arsheesh]

This looks very nice. Neat trick with the "Dithering" by the way, sounds like it sure saved you allot of time.

Cheers,
-Arsheesh

[jbgibson]

Great result, RobA. You have some of the Erwin Raisz vibe going...

[RobA]

@jbgibson - Thanks for the complement - I've always loved that style and sure would like to try a map like that one day....

Here is another small update - more labeling and a compass rose I made (the request was that it be a set of scales). Funny thing it, there is still no name for the world, hence no title for the map, just a blank spot.... Also no border is desired. I may drop in a border just to make it look more finished, probably pulling details from the compass I doodled up.

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-Rob A>