Tarand - Hand-drawn city map

[DanielHasenbos]

Awesome to see the finished map after all the teasers on Instagram! It's truly beautiful and has a nice authentic feel to it, prachtig werk!

As for the lettering, what software are you using for the text? I always use Photoshop and what I like to do is add a white inner glow from the center of the text, with some noise added to it. This gives the impression of the text being actual ink. I've added a screen capture of my setting for that. It's not the same as actual inked text, but you might give it a try and see how it looks.

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[Blaidd Drwg]

That looks wonderful Brian.
The color is really nice. Strong, but not overwhelming.
Colored pencil? or inks? or both?

No inks. Looking to try those out soon, though. Promarkers seem to be an affordable alternative to copics, so ...

Ooh, pretty. Another one for the Inspo folder. Nice work, as always.

Very nice. I always enjoy your city maps, Blaidd.

I loved it on IG, but it's better to see it here !
Abstolutely stunning work, for the town, the surroundings and the illustrations too. A marvel

Just beautiful, I absolutely adore this!

Thank you all ^_^

Oh I love seeing this one finished ! It is amazing and your crayon technique is really giving wonderful results ! Congrats on another gem

Thanks, Thomas
I like the results too, but holy hell, it's a lot of work. I think I'd do well to find some more efficient ways of colouring stuff in the future xD

Awesome to see the finished map after all the teasers on Instagram! It's truly beautiful and has a nice authentic feel to it, prachtig werk!

As for the lettering, what software are you using for the text? I always use Photoshop and what I like to do is add a white inner glow from the center of the text, with some noise added to it. This gives the impression of the text being actual ink. I've added a screen capture of my setting for that. It's not the same as actual inked text, but you might give it a try and see how it looks.

Ooooh, I hadn't thought of that yet. Been mucking around with effects for a while now, but nothing gets me where I want to go. I'll definitely give it a try. Thanks a lot!