Aug / Sept 2014 Lite Challenge: The stinking islands

[Francissimo]

Hello cartographers! Already lots of good entry for this month and i feel i want to rush into the contest too.
I usually work with wilbur to represent relief but with a master of wilbur like waldronate already using that approach in the contest i feel like i've to try something else. So this time i've tried to use a tablet pen and digitally hand drawn mountains, I'm a bit out of my confort zone with that approach so feedbacks are welcome if i do big mistakes

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[Corilliant]

That looks nice.
I think you'll have seen them already, but there are a few places where the rivers don't quite meet the sea. And the path of the river in the top-right looks slightly unnatural.
Other than that, it looks very pretty so far

[Bogie]

Looking good!

[lostatsea]

Love the water texture ! Rest looks pretty good too ! Good luck !

[Francissimo]

Thx for the feedback guys! I've reworked a bit rivers like you suggest Corilliant and tried a few things with forests. Not really convinced yet but that style is really unusual for me
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[Ilanthar]

The southern forests look very fine to me, I would only use a darker green. I'm not convinced by the northern forests... I have the feeling that it's "carved" somehow.

[Francissimo]

I reworked a bit forest like sugested and add a few things like some cities and roads.
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[Ilanthar]

Hé, I'm nitpicking, but you could have kept the darker green for the pine forest . I like those forests and the cities are good, the gate (with the two towers) is a bit too white to my taste, though.

[Francissimo]

small update with labels, i didn't have much time to work on maps this month so i guess it's the final one
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