Baldur's Gate - Sword Coast map [commission]

[J.Edward]

This really is a exceptional map. You have created something here that I think will inspire people for years to come. Very very impressive work!

Cheers,
Karl

Thanks Karl
I hope so.

[J.Edward]

Here are some close-ups. I'm dropping crumbs over the next week or so.
I have them over on Twitter and on Tumblr.
Might do Instagram too, idk. It's more trouble on IG.

BG Sword Coast-crop01.jpg - BG Sword Coast-crop02.jpg

BG Sword Coast-crop03.jpg - BG Sword Coast-crop04.jpg


BG Sword Coast-crop21.jpg

[Gidde]

Wow. What an amazing amount of detail for such a huge map. It's beautiful.

[ladiestorm]

you know... I still have those games on cd. I have played them many times, but I never actually finished them!

J Edward, these maps look fantastic, as always!

[J.Edward]

Wow. What an amazing amount of detail for such a huge map. It's beautiful.

Thanks Gidde
Sometimes doing a big map is daunting, but I'm glad they wanted a big map for this.
It allowed me to do more stuff inthere.

you know... I still have those games on cd. I have played them many times, but I never actually finished them!

J Edward, these maps look fantastic, as always!

Thanks Storm
Ya know, I'm not sure that I finished all of them either.
I know I used to deal with game crashes all the time.

A few more close-ups....

BG Sword Coast-crop08.jpg - BG Sword Coast-crop06.jpg

BG Sword Coast-crop07.jpg - BG Sword Coast-crop05.jpg

BG Sword Coast-crop18.jpg

[Galendae]

There is much that I like in this map but the real exceptional stuff is; Baldur's Gate the Town and Iron Throne Mines. I really like Cloakwood and the High Hedge too. This map has me excited to dive into a new mapping project. Great stuff!

This map reminds me of "Embers in the Ashes" Map; http://www.fantasticmaps.com/2015/05...-in-the-ashes/

Not quite the same scale but similar styles. Did that map influence you at all?
Your detail reminds me of that map.

Again, Epic stuff!

[Ilanthar]

Breathtaking. As far I as I remember, the best map I've seen from this region.
And thanks for sharing those close-ups, it's both interesting and another proof of your talent .

[J.Edward]

There is much that I like in this map but the real exceptional stuff is; Baldur's Gate the Town and Iron Throne Mines. I really like Cloakwood and the High Hedge too. This map has me excited to dive into a new mapping project. Great stuff!

This map reminds me of "Embers in the Ashes" Map; http://www.fantasticmaps.com/2015/05...-in-the-ashes/

Not quite the same scale but similar styles. Did that map influence you at all?
Your detail reminds me of that map.

Again, Epic stuff!

Awesome, Thanks Galendae
No, i do like Torstan's maps, but it wasn't an inspiration for this.
I think it may have been the map for BG 2 that I tried to get a feel from.
They had some nice rolling hills there.
But, it's also just an extension of my style that is somewhat inspired by Raisz.

Breathtaking. As far I as I remember, the best map I've seen from this region.
And thanks for sharing those close-ups, it's both interesting and another proof of your talent .

Thanks Ilanthar
I hope it stands well over time.

And a few more close-ups.
Tomorrow is another big update.

BG Sword Coast-crop09.jpg - BG Sword Coast-crop10.jpg

BG Sword Coast-crop12.jpg - BG Sword Coast-crop11.jpg

BG Sword Coast-crop15.jpg - BG Sword Coast-crop16.jpg

[Wired]

I wish I could rep you for this! This is truly a piece of art, and I love it! How long did you work on this?

[J.Edward]

I wish I could rep you for this! This is truly a piece of art, and I love it! How long did you work on this?

Thanks Wired
I think it was over 150 hours maybe. I can't recall.
I jumped into it right after doing the BG city map, which was huge and took way too long.
So I sort of lost track.