WIP Vardenia & Urenia

[vorropohaiah]

very nice look at a 1600 ish map. After seeing one of sapiento'sa while back ive wanted to try one of these for ages. nice to see a different type of style, also

[- Max -]

Thanks much guys, glad you like it! An update with the landscape on the western river bank.

Vardenia9.jpg

I really like the city view, although shouldn't there be some kind of gate between the middle and top parts of the town? Anyway, the town view has a very authentic feel to it.
The main parts of the map have a few things that I don't think work too well. The national borders look too sharp and clean (especially the coast of Regio Linatuca and near R Meldorania in the east).
I also think the hills/mountains in Urenia look a bit too clean. Could you perhaps blur the outlines of the hills, to give it a more weathered and (hopefully) authentic appearance? I don't think it is so necessary in Vardenia, because the hills/mountains are smaller.
Those issues aside, this is really looking great. The labels are very very good.

THW

As for the city part, yep there are two gates between middle and top part of the city, I added them since the latest update
You're totally right about the borders, I'm not fully statisfied of them, I'll probably work on them again (and see what I can do with the mountains outlines of the Urenia part aswell)

I love the inconsistencies and the partly odd labeling, it adds a lot of flavor.

indeed; I think so!

[Bogie]

Great map Max, nice style.

[Raptori]

That landscape...

[Freodin]

It's this 16th century style that started my addiction with maps, and this is a fantastic representation of this style... down to the flaws, the inconsistencies, the "broken" labels. Simply perfect!

[- Max -]

Thanks Guys! Here's an update with the finished outlining work on the city map (added missing landscape, the cartouche title and the city blazon aswell)

Vardenia10.jpg

[arsheesh]

Really digging the style of this map Max!

Cheers,
-Arsheesh

[Raptori]

I can't stop staring at that city map... D:

[Diamond]

Max, I'm going to eat your brain and hopefully absorb some of that talent. Map zombie! Mapombie?

That city layout is awesome.

[- Max -]

Thanks much! Eat my brain? *run away*

Alright, updated with colors added on city, title cartouche and blazon. I also worked a bit on mountains outlines and aged the borders a bit (not sure if that's really efficient though)

Vardenia11.jpg