February 2020 Challenge: The Scarlet Canyons

[TimetoDraw]

Creative idea, nice colour scheme as well.

Take this or leave it, but I feel like the crystals are too overpowering. How about blurring the crystals so that the settlement is in focus and draws your eye to it. It would really add depth as well.

Could the labels be bigger so as to be more easily read, this would also help draw attention.

Also the contrast between light and dark makes the settlement less readable. It's an interesting effect, but it seems to make the illustration a bit too busy.

I agree, really nice effect but it's harder to see the settlement. I feel like making the settlement more the focus would really improve your map, while it is already looking good

[XCali]

Hi all!

So, today I worked on doing the memorial border? Hehe, and I added a note from the Expedition team before they disappeared.
(about the shadow layer. I don't exactly know why but its not doing what I wanted it to be doing exactly, being that its across 4ish? layers. Somewhere there is something I want to find the time to figure out there. Hopefully soon.)

Anyway, hope you enjoy the whole thing I did since the last. It was quite fun to do.

Edit: After posting it, I realized there are some small mistakes in the text. I will see to changing it.

### Latest WIP ###
Scarlet_Canyons_Monolith_2.jpeg

[XCali]

I think I might have sorted the contrast problem a bit. I hope the settlement is better seen now?
Also, I tried to root out all the grammar problems from the text.
Anyway, from here it is probably just touch ups.

### Latest WIP ###
Scarlet_Canyons_Monolith_3.jpeg

[XCali]

Helloa!

Well, I was looking at the thing yesterday and I felt the reddish brown of the border added to much of the sameness of color to the whole thing. So I wanted to rectify that little tidbit.

### Latest WIP ###
Scarlet_Canyons_Monolith_4.jpeg

[PaperGriffin]

I've just zoomed into you latest WIP and noticed the roofs are made of crystals! Amazing attention to detail

[Kisachik the Wanderer]

I love the new colours but the composition is way off. The settlement ended up in the corner. But it can be fixed by switching the layout of the extra elements around a bit. If you put the text paragraph on the right of the map, the crystals will be moved to the left, and the settlement will be more centered.

[XCali]

Hmm, good point. Though a bit complicated to switch around. It came out alright.

I think this is about done. Hope you enjoyed the journey.

### Latest WIP ###
Scarlet_Canyons_Monolith_5.jpeg

[Levtrona]

this is still way too busy to me. Such a nice idea, beautiful map and than you bury it under what would make another two maps.
The version you posted on 2/23 looks best to me. maybe crop it a little tighter, "scarlett canyon" in that sandy color bottom right, done.
It is like you got lost after the finish line.