Valley of Ivorell [remake]

[Blaidd Drwg]

This is a remake of an older map of mine.
It portrays a region in my home-brew campaign setting that our group's current D&D game is set in. If names like "Phandalin" sound familiar, that's because we started the campaign with the D&D 5E "Lost Mine of Phandelver". Rather than come up with new names for everything in that module, I essentially copy-pasted it into our setting as is

Materials used:
-A3 size Canson Illustration board
-lineart done by hand with micron pens
-colouring and aged paper in Photoshop
-coffee for fuel

WIP thread here: https://www.cartographersguild.com/s...ad.php?t=35119

IvorellRev.png

[Tom]

Awesome map Blaidd! Your lineworks are very accurate, I like how you shaded the mountains and how you made the trees on upper side, your maps are a masterpiece of pen ink!

[Abu Lafia]

Such a beautiful map Blaidd Drwg! Can't get enough of the wonderful linework and the lovely smooth coloring. Keep up the awesome work!

[ChickPea]

This is simply gorgeous. I love your drawing style and delicate colouring.

[Ilanthar]

And he strikes again ! Another fantastic piece, Blaidd.

[BlindBlake]

Wow, I always be amazed by your drawing style, it feels like there is so much details. Do you make a quick draft before or use a pencil to sketch before you start with the micron pen ?

[Blaidd Drwg]

Thanks everyone! I'm glad you like it. This map caused me no end of head-aches and I really had to push myself to finish it. Good to know it pays off ^_^

Do you make a quick draft before or use a pencil to sketch before you start with the micron pen ?

I sketch in pencil first.
First I sketched in all the locations very roughly. Just two lines for the top and pottom of the mountain range, for instance.
After that I did a more detailed pencil sketch of a small part of the map, inked it, sketched some more, inked it, and so on. Whenever I try sketching everyting in pencil first (Which would be better), I always end up smudging the graphite all over the paper xD

[arsheesh]

This will likely be one of my favorite pieces of the new year. Just fantastic work.

Cheers,
-Arsheesh

[Teferi]

This will likely be one of my favorite pieces of the new year. Just fantastic work.

Cheers,
-Arsheesh

Quoted for Truth,
it feels perfect for a medieval contemporary style map with heraldry and stuff on it,
10 / 10, would print on cloth and place on a Table and maybe mistake it for an antique

[Mouse]

Simply beautiful