More OCD Mountains: New Commissioned World Map for Novel

[ArcaniteCartel]

I'm rather new to this. What do you mean by "isometric-style" mountains?

[xpian]

It means that the mountains seem to "stand up" from the map, as if you're looking down at them from a 30 degree or 45 degree angle. The other major style of mountain mapping we see around here are top-down mountains, where you're looking down on them as if from a satellite directly above.

Technically, the "isometric" name itself also refers to an intentional lack of perspective in the drawing. So, I haven't drawn the mountains at the top of the range as though they are taller and further away--not really--nor have I drawn the mountains at the bottom of the range in a way as to imply they're actually closer to the viewer. It's all an illusion. If I were doing an illustration of this world, rather than a map, I'd be taking perspective into account and trying to depict things as though they're being seen from a specific point in space.

[ArcaniteCartel]

Thank you. Appreciate the info.