Kahael (hand-drawn, experimental)

[Mouse]

Hi Vanoitran

Hey we're nice people! *Mouse hastily hides the blaster behind her back*

That's a very interesting map you have there, and pretty nice work considering the materials you have used

Have you thought of using fine liners instead of felt pens? I can't really tell from the image you have uploaded, since I think it is massively compressed? I may just be looking at compression artefacts, but I think I can see a certain furriness about the line work. If I am, then that's what I would call 'bleed' where the felt pen ink is bleeding into the surrounding paper. Maybe a slightly better quality paper and pen set would make the maps you draw considerably clearer and sharper.

I'm not keen on the scratchy marks in the open ground, but you seem to be building a good repertoire of your own symbols.

Overall - nice work

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[Vanoitran]

Thanks so much for the response!

I am using a better paper now with more touth (if thats how its spelled). I agree that basic printer paper is kind of a poor material.

The pens I was using were Prismacolor Premier Fine Line Markers; fantastic pens, don't bleed. So if there is fuzziness its either shoddy erasing job or the compression. However, all I did was put the paper onto my scanner and uploaded it. Have any tips on how to deliver a crisper image?

Thanks for all the feedback! I was wondering how the lines would come across, I was hoping they would illustrate a plains feel, but I was worried about the clutter.