Vandar, City of Miracles by Jaxilon

[Jaxilon]

A sketch/watercolor/digitally finished last minute entry to one of our monthly challenges.

I see problems with it but I don't think it's totally horrible. I added the matting going for a book cover like look and to hide the ragged edges along two sides of the watercolor paper. The original is about 4" x 6" and was tough on my eyeballs by the end. Age is the pits. I should have started larger but for some reason small feels throw away so it's easy for me to get rolling. Most likely that's the product of slow artistic output and low watercolor confidence. I'm sure if I can get to a more regular schedule of output that will go away. I will likely do another Vandar at some point as I'm not sure this quite captures the splendor I'm after. It is probably more accurate to say this is a painting of the city as it was a hundred years ago or so.

Vandar exists in my RPG game world and is built on a narrow strip of land dividing two oceans. It climbs the face of a cliff and numerous paths weave in and out of the stone all the way up. A lake is fed by a high waterfall along the western edge. It is a city of "Technomancers" (for lack of a word that would require more definition) and is the seat of knowledge and order for such things. Many students of the art flock to or are abandoned here since "Technologists" are not entirely trusted due to suspicion and blame for an apocalypse that destroyed what history now paints as a panacea.

[Gidde]

What a fascinating place! I'm glad you added the in-game detail I love the concept.

[Ilanthar]

Nice one, I really like the general impression on this one.