December 2015 Annual Challenge: Chashio's 2015 A.C. Map

[Chashio]

You have an excellent color choice and I am not saying it for the first time.
Your Bird's Eye View in the january challenge that I still remember was mindblowing - for me far above any competition. Pity that you couldn't finish it - any idea to come back to that ? It has potential to become one of the best maps on these boards.
Good luck, I am sure that I will learn a thing or 2 from you

Well... Thanks! And yes, I have the January map on my list of things to finish sooner than later... I've been busy.

[Chashio]

Okay, this is somewhat ridiculous. I have a stack of thumbnail sketches 1/2 an inch thick for ideas, but no decision made. How does one decide!

[J.Edward]

Well, put up some thumbs.
Maybe we can offer some opinions or other help.
Really, I just want to see what you're working on.

[ascanius]

I agree put some images up, I too want to see what you have, you know for stratagy Jk, but I undertand I'm having trouble friguring out how I want the final map to look too. Good luck.

[Chashio]

Haha Well, I already know the style I want to work in. It's more a question of end-use I'm having trouble deciding on, as I would like to make it useful but I'm not sure what would be the most useful. Don't know if it's really something that I can get outside help with, for the actual choosing, but I am curious... How do people use big maps? For instance, in gaming, what are useful subjects and scales that are also something that you would like to have poster-size on a wall? Does anyone have a large map of a fictional setting on their wall as decoration or for inspiration?

[J.Edward]

I can't speak much for gaming, as sadly I have not gamed in years. But what I use large maps for is in regards to story creation. Admittedly I am the one creating the map so that may complicate things. I use large maps like that to get a better more cohesive understanding of place. With a large map you can really see how things are related, connected, distance and proximity. Large maps allow so much more detail. As I reread that it doesn't really offer much. But that how I use them.

Perhaps some one else will pop in and offer something more useful on how they use large maps.

[J.Edward]

Hey Chashio. Any progress? Curious.... want to see more.

[Chashio]

Hey J! No. No progress. I'm finishing up a commission piece and then all of my focus is going to be on painting and preparing for an exhibit in August. I likely won't have any updates for this until closer to September.

[J.Edward]

Oh darn. Well, I understand that though. Got a lot going myself.
Good luck with the exhibit.

[Chashio]

Thank you.