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I love the coastlines, the general composition and the colors but the thing that got me is the simplicity of your mountains and the top shelf shading (I'm a shading b*tch, think I gotta acknowledge it at some point). A real nice map !
I love the coast line and the composition. It also has a really great atmosphere. Great job!
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I love the coastlines, the general composition and the colors but the thing that got me is the simplicity of your mountains and the top shelf shading (I'm a shading b*tch, think I gotta acknowledge it at some point). A real nice map !
Last edited by ThomasR; 10-25-2016 at 05:34 AM.
Very nice! I like your mountains a lot, and the forests are good too - they fit the tone of the map well. Overall it's a very nice map; my only critique is that, as Diamond said, the difference between the ruins and the cities is very subtle - perhaps too subtle.
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I'm glad to see a lot of positive feedback has already been offered in this thread, since I know how helpful that can be when one doesn't see the value in one's own map! There are a lot of good things to say about this, and I agree with most of what's already been offered in the thread.
In terms of analyzing why this map might not have worked for you, I think Diamond's two critiques were spot on. I would not have noticed the roads if not for his comment. I also think the map's rivers are lacking inspiration. I'm not quite sure what I mean by this. Very abstract, I know.They are technically correct.
The best maps are the ones we like the most after looking at the longest.
The different elements works well together, very harmonious and pleasant map. I agree with others about the maybe a bit dark and the roads, though.
Well done!
Thank you, everyone, for the nice comments! Looking at this again after a few days, it probably isn't as bad as it seemed. Every critique has been noted and is appreciated - I don't think there has been anything said I didn't agree on. Like I said, there are quite a few elements I wasn't happy to begin with.
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