Ehlwren

[Filipe Passos-Coelho]

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[Mouse]

This is looking fabulous already, Kacey

The mountains are terrific, and I love braided borders.

(And that's just reminded me that I have a regional map of my own that I really ought to be finishing!)

[kacey]

Great to see you jumping right into the next project Kacey! It looks wonderful already. I actually like the way you shaded the cliffs a lot. The darker shades right beneath the edge of the cliffs accentuates them very nicely and gives a lot of depth to the landscape in my view. For the sea, maybe just darken the (multiply?) layer a bit to give it more contrast?
The knotted border and the corner elements look absolutely spectacular btw., and fit the style of the map perfectly! Thanks for sharing your inspiring work!

Thank you so much Abu Lafia, I will try making the sea darker.

Your map is really looking great Kacey! I also love the border and the mountains.
For the water, maybe try just a hint of dark blue instead of the flat grey.

Thanks Bogie, I appreciate the input, along with Abu’s water tip this map may look completely different when I’m done with it... I’ll definitely try that too.

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This is looking fabulous already, Kacey

The mountains are terrific, and I love braided borders.

(And that's just reminded me that I have a regional map of my own that I really ought to be finishing!)

Thank you Mouse, I can’t wait to see this map of yours or do you already have a thread that I missed some how?

[Eilathen]

Thanks Eilathen, I am always happy to see you show up on my threads, I'll need a good honest critique when I get to the forests

Thank you And you'll always get that, i promise! And on mountains as well

[Arkidemis]

It's coming along well.

[kacey]

Thank you And you'll always get that, i promise! And on mountains as well

Thanks again Eilathen, that means more to me then all the niceties in the world. I knew I could count on you.

It's coming along well.

Thanks Arkidemis.

[kacey]

I've been feeling a little more mappy lately so I thought I'd get back to work on this one. I've mostly been working on the border shading which is hardly noticeable at a glance. I might do another shadow pass on it but I haven't decided yet and I got the first pass of Mountain highlights in so I'm pretty happy with the progress since these are two things I've been dreading for a while now knowing how long they would take. I rushed through the mountain highlights a bit so they may be a little sloppy for now but I plan on reducing the opacity and going in with a second pass to sharpen them up a little down the road.


Let me know what you think, critique is welcome as always.

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[ThomasR]

It is discreet but definitely visible. You are really good with this subtle shading !

[MistyBeee]

Aww, I will never be tired to look at this map. I'm happy to see you back, Kacey

[Mouse]

Great work, Kacey - lovely to see you back at this one