Commission: The City of Pyrus

[Domino44]

The long wait paid off! If having to wait that long for something this beautiful is the only thing I have to do, it's well worth it! Sadly I am unable to give you any Rep

[fifty]

Lovely map THW! I love the almost painting like quality of the map... like some expert watercolourist had decided to do an impression of his home city

[shadire]

Beautiful map THW!! Thank you very much for you hard work on this project! I must say it did feel like much less than 87 days. Good luck with your future commissions!

[Diamond]

That's pretty amazing. Don't have much to add beyond that, so have some rep!

[Wingshaw]

Thanks a lot everyone!

THW

[Clercon]

An absolutely fantastic map! And as I usually say, there are never any short cuts if you want to make a good looking map.
When you say you spent 55 days drawing this, is that full time days or more like a couple of hours a day days, if you get what I mean.

[- Max -]

Great job THW ! I'll probably be the only one who has a few neatpicks but well I already mentioned the perspective issues in the WIP thread so no doubt you will improve it on your next works, and I also think that the linework quality could be improved. Tjis will turn a good map into an even better one

[Katto]

Oh, come on Max
Great map THW, I've followed the WIP from the beginning and it turned out very well.

[tainotim]

Stunning THW, just stunning! It turned out even better than I expected, and I already had high hopes! It's evident that you not only put a lot of time and effort into drawing this, but also put a lot of thought into the general layout to really illustrate the versatility of a city. Except nit-picking, I really don't have anything to criticize here.

Your WIP was highly inspiring to follow, with a equally inspiring final result. Can't wait to see what your next undertaking will be!

Ps/ I actually don't agree with Max on his comment above. I really don't see the issue in the perspective. Sure, there are a few wrong lines, but other than that it's consistent through and through. The only thing I see that might be wrong with it is that it's different from the perspectives usually seen for these kind of maps around the guild – but personally, I think that's a good thing. Long as you are consistent with it, it works, and I for one wouldn't want it to change

Cheers,
Tainotim

[Wingshaw]

Thanks everyone!

@Clercon: that 55 days was mainly just a couple of hours a day. I don't think I have the patience to sit at a drawing non-stop for a whole day.

@Max: I've already started work on another city map commission in the same style, so hopefully I'll be able to make the perspective more consistent. That said, I think it is always going to be the case when hand-drawing a map with this much detail that there are slips and mistakes; and once the ink is down, there's no Ctrl+Z option.

@Katto: thanks (off-topic, but I keep hoping to find time to work on Birdseye again; sorry that project has become rather inactive lately).

@tainotim: thanks tainotim. As you and I stubbornly stick to traditional media, I think that you more than anyone can understand the difficulties of hand-drawing a city like this with pen and paper.

THW