Codename "LEX" (commissioned city WIP)

[Simkin]

Really good job till now. I'm waiting for the final version (or at least the more you can show to us). Lining all the blocks and buildings must have been a great challenge.

[Tom]

I'm working on color variation, main buildings are done, still need to do the landmarks.
Next time I have to focus on terrain

(bottom left you can se an example of shadow/highlight)
LEX10.jpg

[Turambar]

I'm working on color variation, main buildings are done, still need to do the landmarks.
Next time I have to focus on terrain

(bottom left you can se an example of shadow/highlight)
LEX10.jpg

Great progress! I love how intricate the layout design is. It is easy to visualize the different districts and income levels of the various neighborhoods just at a glance.

[Tom]

At this point I see roofs everywhere, even when I close my eyes
I started the shadow/highlight part, still not sure about brightness and saturation, but I'll check it at the end with the client.

LEX11.jpg

LEX05.jpg

LEX06.jpg
Yes, before someone ask, it still miss chimneys.. and trees, carts, and lot of stuff actually (aaaaaargh)

[Tom]

Big update, I almost finished the shadowing part..
LEX12b.jpg

[wdmartin]

This is looking awesome. Great work!

[Tom]

Big update! the main map is almost done, I still have to do trees and vegetation, ships and other minor details (waves, people, smoke, etc..)
this preview is resized by 1/3 the original map is more than 10k pixel (sometimes it lags like hell!)
LEX13.jpg

this is a snapshot at real size, I'm trying to add people, what do you think?
Capture.JPG

[Voolf]

The city design looks great Tom.
One question though. Is the water body coming into the city a river or an elaborate lake?
If it is a river, then it would be very odd it just "ends" in the city and does not have an outlet into the sea.

Zrzut ekranu 2023-04-02 195402.png

[Tom]

The city design looks great Tom.
One question though. Is the water body coming into the city a river or an elaborate lake?
If it is a river, then it would be very odd it just "ends" in the city and does not have an outlet into the sea.

Zrzut ekranu 2023-04-02 195402.png

The water body is a lowland-marshland area, the river is redirected in to the moat around the city (work in progress)

[Tom]

I'm on the final steps! still miss few details then Ill do the border (which is taken from a previous map of the same world) the title and the legend.
sadly some details will be covered..
LEXANDRIA16.jpg

Here some bonus details at real size
garden1.JPG gate.JPG market.JPG villas.JPG

Here, the moat
moat1.JPG moat3.JPG moat2.JPG