The Divided Land

[Ilanthar]

You've quickly joined my list of favorite cartographers, Marc. Great map, once again!

[DaggerAndBrush]

Great work. I love the border, the rich detailing that makes you look twice and the coloration: vivid yet not distracting.

[Arimel]

I can certainly see cheerful in it but it is not the first impression that I get. Bleak was the wrong word earlier. The colors are a tad bit more orange/red than what I think I normally see. and muted? No matter how hard I try to put this into words I cannot come up with the correct phrases. Definitely a thread I will save for inspiration though.

[Marc Moureau]

You've quickly joined my list of favorite cartographers, Marc. Great map, once again!

I am honoured, thank you !

Great work. I love the border, the rich detailing that makes you look twice and the coloration: vivid yet not distracting.

Thank you very much.

I can certainly see cheerful in it but it is not the first impression that I get. Bleak was the wrong word earlier. The colors are a tad bit more orange/red than what I think I normally see. and muted? No matter how hard I try to put this into words I cannot come up with the correct phrases. Definitely a thread I will save for inspiration though.

Thanks for the precisions, I think I understand what you are trying to convey. Earlier versions of the map looked more yellow-ish and I tried different things to fix it, like playing with the balance of colors. That might explain some things...

[arsheesh]

Wow this is fantastic Marc! Love the complimentary color scheme and the richly detailed border. A feast for the eyes.

Cheers,
-Arsheesh

[Yrda]

What a lovely map!
Are all these maps for the same short story? And can we read that story somewhere?

I like how your maps are always "whole" with their composition of map, title and frame. And it makes me happy to see a female fighter character not looking... I don't know ... silly (like wearing only a chain bikini or something ). You might know what I mean. I love the hatchings!

(Seeing how you do the forests here, I'm wondering if a map of yours has once inspired mine. Interesting. )

[Marc Moureau]

Wow this is fantastic Marc! Love the complimentary color scheme and the richly detailed border. A feast for the eyes.

Thanks a lot !

What a lovely map!
Are all these maps for the same short story? And can we read that story somewhere?

I like how your maps are always "whole" with their composition of map, title and frame. And it makes me happy to see a female fighter character not looking... I don't know ... silly (like wearing only a chain bikini or something ). You might know what I mean. I love the hatchings!

(Seeing how you do the forests here, I'm wondering if a map of yours has once inspired mine. Interesting. )

Thank you for the kind words. I know exactly what you mean. An armour is meant to protect. While "female armours" are sadly common in fantasy, it's a nonsense in a proper medieval setting.

About the short story, I never managed to finish it. I began to write it mainly for pleasure and to develop some ideas. It's written in french, by the way.