February 2019 Challenge: Kanoba

[kacey]

Looks great J.Edward, I can’t believe I only just noticed now that you’re border is matching with Thomas, and those mountains are amazing...so much character here.

[Jaxilon]

Gorgeous map. Like others J E, I look forward to your maps when they come out.

Like you I go thru emotion as I'm working all the way from from, "this is turning out great" to "this is turning into junk". I guess it's true the movies you see with these famous artists tearing up their paintings or burning them. Not that we are famous but the artistic temperment seems to be pretty real.

Thanks for giving us a closer view of the process because I spent like two full days, one staying up to 3am and I feel like I'm slow as heck. I know I'm not the fastest and I'm always trying to find a way to do my painting faster but maybe it always will just require the time on the bench. I know some styles are faster than others but there are a few of you who seem to wip out a finished product in a couple days and it makes it seem like it didn't take that much. You saying it's about a week of effort, that seems right to me but I would have assumed much less because my own schedule doesn't give me week blocks of time unless I'm on vacation...yet.

[J.Edward]

I love the strong shading ! It gives a nice impression of height and a lot of contrasts, with the colors well marked, I find that this map has character! and it's a good thing!

Thanks Joel I'm hoping to get into this some more today.

Wow. Wowowowow. That's fast work!
I must say I really love this. The style of mountains are my favourite from you and one of my all-time favourites too. The whole thing has a Miyazaki-vibe to it! It's eye-candy in the best form of the word!
Edit - the shading is especially good!

Tank you MMM that is an awesome compliment.
I love Miyazaki and Ghibli

beautiful. I like the volcanoes, and the color you added to the border... nice and subtle. This piece is coming together really nicely!

Thanks Storm
The border color was touchy.
Various colors just didn't look right.

=OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

jaw dropping work.

Hehe, thanks Ren

Looks great J.Edward, I can’t believe I only just noticed now that you’re border is matching with Thomas, and those mountains are amazing...so much character here.

Thanks Kacey
Yeah, while Thomas and I were discussing the commissions, I said that we might as well have some similarities, since these would both be from his adventure world.
It adds more cohesion even though they will be done by different people.

Gorgeous map. Like others J E, I look forward to your maps when they come out.

Like you I go thru emotion as I'm working all the way from from, "this is turning out great" to "this is turning into junk". I guess it's true the movies you see with these famous artists tearing up their paintings or burning them. Not that we are famous but the artistic temperment seems to be pretty real.

Thanks for giving us a closer view of the process because I spent like two full days, one staying up to 3am and I feel like I'm slow as heck. I know I'm not the fastest and I'm always trying to find a way to do my painting faster but maybe it always will just require the time on the bench. I know some styles are faster than others but there are a few of you who seem to wip out a finished product in a couple days and it makes it seem like it didn't take that much. You saying it's about a week of effort, that seems right to me but I would have assumed much less because my own schedule doesn't give me week blocks of time unless I'm on vacation...yet.

Thanks Jax
Yeah, the ups and downs can be annoying, but it is just part of it, for me at least.
I work fast on some things, but super slow on others.
Lots of stuff gets set on the back burner for long periods.

Like right now... I'm reviving a piece form 2014 and finally finishing it up.
I'm also doing a redo/revisit to a piece from when I was a kid.
It was going well, and then it slipped back on the backburner.
It happens.


I don't have any updates yet.
Maybe later today or sometime this weekend.
I'm working on a woodland scene right now.

[Naima]

This is awesome ... I love the mountains and shading , the details etc , can I ask how big is the canvas you worked upon and how long you took to complete?

[J.Edward]

This is awesome ... I love the mountains and shading , the details etc , can I ask how big is the canvas you worked upon and how long you took to complete?

Thanks Stefano
It's not quite done yet.

I decided early that it should be big enough for a decent print, since I knew Thomas would want a print.
I went around 16 x 20.5 inches at 400 dpi. 18 x 24 would have been a better choice, but my sketch is what set the aspect ratio.
I am not sure how long I have worked on it. I know more than a week, at least.

[J.Edward]

I suppose it's time for an update.
I had time to work on this today, so I got more done.
Added more creatures and labels.
I think this is pretty close to done, if not completely.
But I need to see if Thomas needs anything altered before I call it done.

### Latest WIP ###
Kanoba wip 01a-18[red].jpg

edit - the names are in french because Thomas said they sound better in french.

[Naima]

I suppose it's time for an update.
I had time to work on this today, so I got more done.
Added more creatures and labels.
I think this is pretty close to done, if not completely.
But I need to see if Thomas needs anything altered before I call it done.

### Latest WIP ###
Kanoba wip 01a-18[red].jpg

edit - the names are in french because Thomas said they sound better in french.

Well you are the Kingmapper here , not much can be said apart that its another Masterpiece ...

[J.Edward]

::drools::

This is gorgeous! Did Thomas give you the labels ?

Thanks Tenia That he did.

Splendid work ! But I'm not sure about all of the french words... some seems a bit strange. Thomas has to confirm, I guess

Yeah, I made some mistakes. But the rest is on Thomas. ;P

I am amazed by the map you drew and ashamed of the advancement of your commission. Hopefully I'll have some time this week to work on it.

I really love the icons and beasts that roam on this land and, as I have said on Twitter, the gender swap on "La Spata" becoming "Le Spata" is a happy mistake as it matches the lore of the region : "Le Spata" (a Roman longsword) was the nickname of Kanoba during the war agains the Sorcerer King and "La Syrinx" (a Greek pipe) was his beloved Angusta's nickname during said war. Also, you can see Angusta (not the city) on the map (:

About the corrections, besides name there's a minor icon displacement but I'll reach John privately to not pollute the thread.

John, the map is way above my expectations !

Thanks Thomas

Might as well post it here.

These are the changes I'd need. Minor typos in some names, some slightly misplaced icons (but it's important to complicate player's life ) and a couple more labels. Also, if you feel inspired, you can name the north east mountain range as well as the south west one (or leave them blank) and you can also add any settlement or feature you want as a signature or joke (have fun). The map was designed to spark interest and ideas for my players and, even if I have my own ideas, the lore is for them to imagine and invent as we explore the land in game so, one or two or three more are always good adventure starters
Here's the file.
Kanoba with modified labels.jpg

And once again, many thanks for that jewel

Thanks for the notes. I've made the edits you mentioned.

Splendid jewel, indeed. Le "fort des rousses", référence jurassienne ?

Des gobelins y affinent des fromages selon une recette naine donc, oui (: mais des champignons roux géants poussent dans le sol de ce causse.

Gobelins are aging Dwarf cheese here so, yes but there are also giant ginger mushroom growing in the caves of hte limestone plateau.

Not nice for the Jura's people ! But the fort is absolutely magnificent !!!

I assume there is something in this above conversation that I'm missing. No worries.
Thanks guys.

Well you are the Kingmapper here , not much can be said apart that its another Masterpiece ...

Thanks Stefano.

[J.Edward]

I think this is the final version.
I made all the edits that Thomas made note of.
I added a few mountain names that I think are correct.
I edited one of the dragons and a few other things.

### Latest WIP ###
Kanoba wip 01a-19[red].jpg

[Greason Wolfe]

::drools::