Mar / April '18 Lite Challenge: The Fantastic Island of Guildia

[nopkin]

A billion thanks for all the nice comments, everyone!

Now if I can just get my entry back on track. Been totally "blah" the last few days.

C'mon, Wolf, get out of that "blah" cave! You have some really nice progress and there's still time, so looking forward to the final version.

Greg's tower was an excellent idea! I got a whole city to myself. Pretty nifty.

This is being hand done I take it? Very clean penmanship so far. I'm envious.

Yes, it's all hand made, thanks! I planned to include more avatars one way or another - and maybe will still do it - but Greg's tower was so easy to integrate into the map that I had to do it right away.

Today, the R. in R. Dan Henry stands for "river"!

I think Mouse's Treehouse is my favorite piece, though Greg's Tower looks cool, too.

Color next?

Fixed. It reads R.DanHenry now Still got to work on the cartouche, ink the compass rose and then it's ready for watercolor.

[Straf]

Wow nice work nopkin. I get a lake. Is it full of ţuica?

[nopkin]

Wow nice work nopkin. I get a lake. Is it full of ţuica?

LooooL... I don't think so... I'm afraid the three girls around your lake would move away because of the stench

[Greg]

Oooh, this is looking very nice Nopkin!

...plus, I have a tower, and tower's are always cool.

[MistyBeee]

The Misty Mountains : the place to be when you're a Beee !
Feeling honored, Nopkin ! No doubt I'll move there and place my beehives in a vale !

And great start for this map : I love the coastline and the border, and I envy your writing : always difficult on a traditional map.

[Voolf]

Really nice looking illustrations nopkin, great start !

[nopkin]

Thanks, guys! Here's a quick update, before I leave for the Easter break. Inked the compass rose and did the lettering for the cartouche. Watercoloring next week.

### Latest WIP ###
Guildia 2.jpg

[aeshnidae]

Ooh, I love all the different ships! (I've been on a bit of ship kick lately...which has mostly involved ogling other people's ship drawings.) I'm happy to see that one of them is approaching my island!

This is gorgeous; I'm especially impressed with the calligraphy.

[Ilanthar]

Impressive! I love the icons and I'm also a jealous about your calligraphy.

[Greason Wolfe]

I was just thinking...should it be Cave or Den? Either way this looks to be coming along nicely.