November/December 2013 Lite Challenge: Kessila

[Lingon]

I love the color there The white highlight is a bit strong for my taste, it draws the eye when focus should be on the city… unless you plan to detail the Acropolis to an even higher level.

[RedKettle]

I love the color there The white highlight is a bit strong for my taste, it draws the eye when focus should be on the city… unless you plan to detail the Acropolis to an even higher level.

I agree, the white turned out a little too intense in that one, but I feel like the layout still has some evolving to do.

I got a little distracted by plans this weekend, but it was fun. I think all the plans need another pass before they are presentable (especially the market buildings in the lower left). The larger and odd-shaped lots still need to be done and it could use a little more variation, but there is enough that the rhythm is starting to emerge. Still debating on the theatre, I started drawing one in but the shape did not feel right. Another issue is the paving of the plaza areas, not sure how I want that to look yet (the central plaza is screaming for some Piazza del Campidoglio type treatment).

Next I want to take a break from plan stuff and work on the sketch, emblems and filling in the layout. I already tried the emblems once and did not like what I came up with, so worst-case scenario I may turn them into shields.

### Latest WIP ###
Kessila5-1.gif

[RedKettle]

Many parts have been started, but none are finished. I finally made an emblem that I did not dislike, so the remaining two should be quick additions. I am debating my geometric border detail, but I think it will look better once I darken the border elements. The sketch is a little further along that you see here. I will be sketching this using a mouse (something I have not done in about 10 years) since I no longer have a working scanner. We will see how it turns out. The bigger circle under the sketch was supposed to be a notched metal disc-looking thing that doubled as a north arrow, but I have not yet been able to find a look I like. Unless I can get it to work quickly, I will probably just add a floating north arrow. There are still about a dozen plans to be made in the city, and if there is time I would like to put in a little more variety. Finally, some odd things are happening to the colors of the topo when I turn this into a .jpg, so I need to sort that out as well. Hopefully adding some textures will help mask things if I can't figure it all out in time.

I am excited to finally start seeing this look done-ish.

### Latest WIP ###
Kessila5-2b.jpg

[RedKettle]

Well, looks like I need to work on getting these done by the deadline, I guess I tend to get caught up exploring areas that I probably don't absolutely need to, but at this stage I think spending time learning these things will help me develop a faster process in the future.

### Latest WIP ###
finalpres3-4.jpg

The sketch is the only thing not close to done, the rest is at least somewhere in the ballpark of done-ish.