Great map!
Thanks, Steel General. Now it's had time to settle, I'm not exactly chuffed with how the name plaque reads (or doesn't, without looking hard), and I think I need to keep scale in closer mind for next time: I struggled somewhat between keeping the street names and such unobtrusive, but still legible. It's far easier upon the eye in my original, higher resolution, but personally I preferred to keep more of the map in view at once. I hope practice will remedy this in my work.
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beautiful map! Given that it is relatively free of texturing and everything, it looks so FULL. Just beautiful. I'll rep you and immediately go look at your other work!
Crikey - thank you. ^^;
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I'll echo RE, I get tired of all the texturing I see - I think it's overdone and too heavy most of the time.
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Interesting. I shall certainly keep this in mind, as while I felt I had to use a subtle paper texture in this map, I too am pretty wary of texturing and have seen some awful examples in my time. There's no making up for the lack of a farmstead here or there, and I hope I can keep that in mind next time I decide to draw so many damnable trees. I really had to be in the mood for doing those bits..!
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