The Velaedin Empire

[LonewandererD]

Totally awesome, repped. I'm planning a map like this as a future project and I hope it turns out as good as this.

-D-

[Gidde]

Thanks everyone! (and lol, Aval)

[Clercon]

Really nice map. I like it a lot :-)

[Gidde]

Thank you, Clercon!

[VincentAlliath]

The only thing I don't like about this map is, that I didn't make it. He he (smirk) Seriously though, great work.

This. That's absolutely beautiful.

[Coyotemax]

This ranks among the best maps I've seen. Nicely done, and yes, snagged for inspiration. I'd rep multiple times if I could

[Gidde]

Again, high praise. Thank you Vincent, CM.

[Kenmaira]

wow I'm just blown away from the detail, great job!

[Locution]

This is a phenomenal map. Definitely one to be proud of. I have been away a while so I haven't followed the WIP (assuming there was one) and just had a few questions. Did you hand draw all of your features? I really love them. My greatest curiosity is how you did the shading, is that done by hand as well? By this I mean the horizontal dashed lines, I have been trying to get this effect using PS with little success.

[Gidde]

Thanks Kenmaira and Locution

Yep, the elements are all hand drawn, including the shading. The hills and trees are handmade brushes (the tree brushes i posted in the elements forum). As for producing the effect, it was long zoomed in (400% or so) hours with a tablet Right at the end I figured out how to make and use a brush, but it was too late to be of use for this map. If you make a brush of a horizontal line, and set the spacing and size jitter to taste, it can produce a similar effect.