Western Torfani

[ChickPea]

Mountains look fantastic! I always seem to struggle with drawing craggy, pointy mountains, but yours are really well done.

[Ilanthar]

Thanks ChickPea, I'm trying to follow and adapt Max's method to my equipment and skills. Any comment about the sea & coasts? I think I need something to break a bit the abruptness of the effeft in some places (if not everywhere).

[Diamond]

Glad to see you back to mapping this world!

-I agree in that it could probably use more rivers, minor ones.
-Also agree about the sea. It seems too uniform. What about emphasizing more the difference between the coastal shelves and the deeps? Since this isn't really an atlas style that may not work, but I can't think of anything else to help right now.

[J.Edward]

Are you not going to use the pattern for the sea here as before?

[Ilanthar]

@Diamond : I'm glad we agree ! I'll add some minor rivers. Good idea for the sea, I've done this test.
@Snodsy : thanks, that's quite true. I do plan to add some elements. The thing is that I wanted to do something different than my usual maps and still be consistent with the world map.
@J.Edward : No, I wanted something else... and ended with that last test, which is also a sea pattern somehow!
What do you think? Not too crowded?
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Thanks a lot for the numerous and quick comments, it's pushing me to work on this fast!

[DanielHasenbos]

This map is looking great Ilanthar! I think the ocean texture works well, a little heavy perhaps compared to the 'empty' lands, but once you starts drawing forests and cities and what not I don't think it will be an issue

-Dan

[Ilanthar]

By Warlin
The mountains are more beautifull when knowing they are done with a mouse. For the sea, i'll go deeper on texturing with a bluer colour.

Well, that's a question of practice, I suppose. It's easier now, and I have a kind hard-working mouse .
I'm not sure to catch your meaning. Paint the waves in blue?

@DanielHasenbos : thanks, I intend to put a lot of things indeed. Too much maybe, we will see.

I added some secondary rivers
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[Ilanthar]

Letting aside the sea/coasts, I could'nt resist to do a test for forests. I largely took inspiration from Dain's work on Tanaephis for this. Not sure of the color/shades though.
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[- Max -]

Looks great so far Ilanthar. Not fully convinced by the forests but knowing it's done with mouse, I can't critic that much.

[Ilanthar]

Looks great so far Ilanthar. Not fully convinced by the forests but knowing it's done with mouse, I can't critic that much.

Thanks Max! But please, don't restrain yourself : I need critics. Plus, my mouse and I, we can take any critic !
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Even if I'm drawing it by mouse, I could certainly use some guidance. I've done a different test with the forest, but I'm still not quite satisfied...
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