Oct / Nov '17 Lite Challenge : La 31ème île d'Inktober

[arsheesh]

Ooh, pretty. Looking very nice Thomas, this is going to be a tough one to beat.

Cheers,
-Arsheesh

[ladiestorm]

I love the colors! And the fact that you were able to draw that in a day? I tip my hat to you!

[Mouse]

Oh! You've done one of those pretty oceans again!

You really must tell me how you paint that texture one day *big smile*

Are you going to shade the mountains?

[ThomasR]

Tres jolie ! I think this will be one to watch come vote time. I am a sucker for hand drawn ink work.

Thanks Rob

Looking very good so far!

Thanks QED42

Ooh, pretty. Looking very nice Thomas, this is going to be a tough one to beat.

Cheers,
-Arsheesh

Thanks arsheesh but let's not be hasty, there are many pretty good entries.

I love the colors! And the fact that you were able to draw that in a day? I tip my hat to you!

Thanks Storm, that's the training, nothing beats practice

Oh! You've done one of those pretty oceans again!

You really must tell me how you paint that texture one day *big smile*

Are you going to shade the mountains?

I am going to shade the mountains AND the terrain AND redo a pass at the forests. About the ocean, check your PM box

[DanielHasenbos]

Looking fantastic, Thomas. Can't wait to see what it looks like with shading!

[Kier]

My first thought was: Seriously it only took you 2.5 hrs to draw! It took me that long to figure how to upload my island shape, lol.

Then you went and colored it and wow, its stunning. Really nice so far. I really need to get my practice on. Beautiful.

[ThomasR]

Thanks a lot Daniel and Kier

Juggling with three WIPs is a bit tough but they all go on. Here's a little update on the map. I've started shading the mountains but I prefer to show it once it's done.

### Latest WIP ###
inkpost3.jpg

As you can see, not much has been done, just hiding some parts of the black linework and reworking it in white or color. That doesn't look like much but I think it anchors the island better into the sea.

[Bogie]

Looking good, the colors are terrific. The mountains are good but they need something to bring them up to the same level as the rest. Maybe some texture, maybe some shading, probably both.

[ThomasR]

Thanks Bogie I hope I'll have the time to add shading to them as well as the land itself. I plan on doing it but with two commissions running along this challenge, that's a bit tough, schedule wise.

[ladiestorm]

I'm really loving the colors and shadings in this map, Thomas! May I make one suggestion, though, if you have the time to do it? The text, for me, is blending a little too much into your ocean, because the colors are so similar. Is there a way you can make your title stand out a little bit more?