Unnamed Regional Map (WIP) - Concept Test

[Schwarzkreuz]

I like your fine linework, it realy is splendid.

[Wired]

I like your fine linework, it realy is splendid.

Thank you, that`s quite a compliment coming from you. I hope we`ll see more from you again now that you`re back; you`ve been missed.

[Wired]

Cliffs and forests and a number of custom locations, plus an addition to the ice sheet. Tried something new with the forests. Originally wanted to go with the same style I used in Botamu but decided against it as I felt that was more suited to a map showing a larger part of a given world or continent and not a comparably small region. The style I've come up with probably won't be everybody's favorite, but I'm reasonably happy with it.

Tutorial Map, Refined for Own Version.jpg

With trial and error: another 4 hours, bringing this to ~10 hours.

[ChickPea]

It's looking good, Wired. I like it a lot.

[Wired]

It's looking good, Wired. I like it a lot.

Thank you. Glad you like it.

[Wired]

Alright, added a few more locations and placed a few preliminary names for your convenience. I realize the Crannogh Downs look really overly full right now; once I start coloring the different elements that problem should solve itself.

1/2 hour.

Tutorial Map, Refined for Own Version.jpg

[Josiah VE]

This looks amazing so far, I'm really liking the look of the locations and the marshes. I've never been able to draw city icons... not that I have tried too much. Not completely sure about the forests, they seem a bit clashing.

[Wired]

This looks amazing so far, I'm really liking the look of the locations and the marshes. I've never been able to draw city icons... not that I have tried too much. Not completely sure about the forests, they seem a bit clashing.

Thank you, and yes, the forests are... not quite there yet, though if I imagine I had to draw them completely by hand in such a close-up style I'd still be stuck on that task.

Anyway, here's a small update. I mainly played around with the pencil tool and built a small town and two villages.

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[snodsy]

Really beautiful job, like how the hills pop out of the forests, although the forests are dense I think it's nice. You may either want to make a couple of your label frames slightly larger or make your text slightly smaller, since on a few they are really, really tight to the edges. To stay consistent I'd just reduce the font 1-2 pts. Nice job, looking forward to seeing more.

[Wired]

Really beautiful job, like how the hills pop out of the forests, although the forests are dense I think it's nice. You may either want to make a couple of your label frames slightly larger or make your text slightly smaller, since on a few they are really, really tight to the edges. To stay consistent I'd just reduce the font 1-2 pts. Nice job, looking forward to seeing more.

Hey Snodsy, I only placed the labels there so you guys could get a bit of an idea for the naming and the locations I was shooting for; they aren't even part of my working file.