January 2018 Challenge: The Southern Lands of Thalak-Mul

[Diamond]

Adding superlative #4659, yada yada yada.

It looks fantastic, man.

[Ilanthar]

Gaaaaah !!!... Me want this!

I forgot to mention, but I'm also very fond of your labels... they have some suggestive sound, somehow.
My bet is that this is gonna be a winner for more than one award...

[J.Edward]

This is HUGE John. It is gonna be incredible when finished

Thanks Voolf

Amazing work so far! Agree with Voolf. Can't wait to see this finished!

Cheers,
Karl

Thank you Karl

Blooming heck John, you really are mad!

Can't wait to see it completed, it's gonna be an absolute stunner.

Hehe, I am. Thanks Greg.

There's going to be a fight over who gets to nominate this one next year

No fighting... waggles finger...

Adding superlative #4659, yada yada yada.
It looks fantastic, man.

Thanks D

Gaaaaah !!!... Me want this!

I forgot to mention, but I'm also very fond of your labels... they have some suggestive sound, somehow.
My bet is that this is gonna be a winner for more than one award...

Well, not for this particular challenge, i suspect.
I might have some days left, but there is way too much left to do.
This is one of those maps that will leave me feeling tired and drained after.

anyways, need to get to bed.
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another crop...
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[Ilanthar]

By J.Edward
Well, not for this particular challenge, i suspect.
I might have some days left, but there is way too much left to do.
This is one of those maps that will leave me feeling tired and drained after.

I wasn't speaking of this challenge in particular (even if the only thing that play against you is the not finished thing). But, you know, Atlas Award and some other - more in my domain...
I understand you about the "tired & drained after". This is so huge and detailed...

[MapMappingMapped]

I am so eager to see this map colored and in full glory.
BTW almost everyone who entered the challenge made those Italian sounding names as city states or islands

[MapMappingMapped]

BTW how do I rep a thread?

[Diamond]

BTW how do I rep a thread?

See the little six-pointed star at the bottom of a post? If you click that, a box will open up, allowing you to leave a message and give rep.

[jbgibson]

Even though you want to finish the whole insanely comprehensive thing, maybe you could come up with a plausible design/presentation reason to only detail fully the middle part? Just for contest purposes. Maybe that's a certain collection of nations of interest "for purposes of some publication" and the rest only needs sketching into place as setting. Then finish later after your hand stops cramping.

I do NOT envy your incipient carpal tunnel syndrome! But I definitely envy your chops with the features you're drawing so nicely!

[J.Edward]

I wasn't speaking of this challenge in particular (even if the only thing that play against you is the not finished thing). But, you know, Atlas Award and some other - more in my domain...
I understand you about the "tired & drained after". This is so huge and detailed...

I am so eager to see this map colored and in full glory.
BTW almost everyone who entered the challenge made those Italian sounding names as city states or islands

It's going to be a big one, not unlike Haerlech in length of time possibly.
Though i hope i can finish a bit sooner then a year.

BTW how do I rep a thread?

see below

See the little six-pointed star at the bottom of a post? If you click that, a box will open up, allowing you to leave a message and give rep.

Thanks Diamond

Even though you want to finish the whole insanely comprehensive thing, maybe you could come up with a plausible design/presentation reason to only detail fully the middle part? Just for contest purposes. Maybe that's a certain collection of nations of interest "for purposes of some publication" and the rest only needs sketching into place as setting. Then finish later after your hand stops cramping.

I do NOT envy your incipient carpal tunnel syndrome! But I definitely envy your chops with the features you're drawing so nicely!

I had thought about it and was trying to finish up the core areas, but alas, it was too much to do.
So, this is the last sample for this challenge.
No, it isn't done. I'll just have to start a new wip thread after the challenge ends and keep at it.
Maybe this should be how i start patreon. idk.
I am going to try to take Waldronate's suggestion of making this a point of light sort of campaign map.
We'll see how it progresses. Thanks to all for comments and such.

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