Voolf's Bookmark(s)

[Voolf]

Kacey, Tom, ChickPea - thank you very much.

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Second one. I mixed up little of new style and my old one.

Unfortunately i did the drawing a little two small i think. It was ok while i was working in 100% zoom, but when i zoomed it out for print size i realized its bit too small. Was too late i didnt wanted to redraw half done map It's still ok, but some nice looking effects are hard to see.

Anyway here it is.

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[Josiah VE]

Gorgeous! I don't think it's too small at all. The lighting is fantastic.
How long did this one take you?

[Voolf]

Thanks Josiah. I made it today. i was working from noon to late evening with many breaks. I am not sure how many hours total.
I lost a lot of time thinking what to draw actually.

[Chashio]

Oh

You totally just awed me with that one.
I think you actually bumped my motivation to try subterranean mapping into the top 20 things I want to try next.
I'm also curious how long it took... though, do you have a guess of time per stage? [drawing, shade, color, or whatever you do] ninja'd I'll rephrase... In what order do you generally work, regarding stage?

[Voolf]

Oh

You totally just awed me with that one.
I think you actually bumped my motivation to try subterranean mapping into the top 20 things I want to try next.

That is very nice compliment Chashio. It is nice to hear my work motivates people

I'm also curious how long it took... though, do you have a guess of time per stage? [drawing, shade, color, or whatever you do] ninja'd I'll rephrase... In what order do you generally work, regarding stage?

My usuall process is:
1. Lines
2. Flat colours or texture
2. Shade
3. Light
4. Is a mess its generally more shade, more light, more colours. Good word for that is probably refinement.

But this works only if i am 100% sure what and where to draw - if i have planned everything. With this one i have not and i drew and erased many times. I could not decide what i want and in what style. Usually when i am experimeting like that, i do all the stages for one section of the map (or one kind of things, i.e. trees) then i move to another section and start from 1st to 4th stage again.

I would say that this one took me about 5 hours, maybe more. The map changed 3 times in the process

Very nicely done... again... I'm running out of things to say about you're beautiful work, it's amazing as always.

Thanks Kacey, next time just simple "good job" will be enough (of course if you like it)

[kacey]

Very nicely done... again... I'm running out of things to say about you're beautiful work, it's amazing as always.

[Chashio]

That's actually a rather tidy process... compared with mine. [1. see something that looks kinda like X; 2. hmm...; 3. add a bit here, there, fix this and that...; 3 1/2. hmm, well, now it kinda looks more like...; 3 3/4. mess about with stuffs; 3 7/8. darn, well, ok...; 4. continue to make a giant mess until it starts looking half decent.]

I may attempt something like yours [order of progression] when I try a sub.t map. Though I might nix the lines... my natural inclination to think in light/shade.
Interesting and innumerable the ways there are to go about it.

Thank you for the answers! Much appreciated

[Meshon]

I love the cast shadow coming in at the bottom. These look great!

[Mouse]

They're both really yummy

Sorry - I've been repping like crazy over the last couple of weeks, but I still haven't been able to catch ten others to rep since I last repped you for the first bookmark! LOL!

[ChickPea]

New bookmark is gorgeous! It's very atmospheric.

I'm amused by your talk of stages in creation. Man, mine would be something like 1, 2, 3, 2, 3, delete, 1, 2, close file & go out, 2, 3, I hate this map, 2, 3, some crying in the corner, 3, 2, gnashing of teeth, 3, 4, hallelujah, I'm finished! I never want to see this *&@%ing map again...