January 2015 Challenge: The Lost Village

[Chick]

Well, ok, there's a little bit of gold left in it. My monitor is calibrated well, since as a professional fractal artist, correct color has always been crucial, so I suspect I just love the gold too much

[Bogie]

Gold, my precious,,,must have Gold!

Still the line work on the map is great, especially for someone who flunked crayons.

[Chick]

I think this is done. I just need some opinions on two things!

Forest tree trunks or no forest tree trunks?

Building shadows or no building shadows?

Challenge Jan2015 11 WITH.jpg Challenge Jan2015 11 WITHOUT.jpg

[Deadshade]

Very nice.
For me it's shadows and trunks.
I don't understand why I prefer trunks but it is so. Probably because it gives a verticality to the forests what is the least that a thing made out of trees should have. Without trunks it looks a bit like a table napkin.

[Wingshaw]

I second Deadshade. Trunks and shadows.

THW

[Lingon]

Nice map! I like the story too, and they fit together very well. I agree with previous posters

[Bogie]

Shadows yes, trunks either is ok for me.

[Chick]

OK, it's both with

Thanks to everyone for their opinions, and especially for all the great advice and suggestions.

Most of all, thanks to Deadshade for dragging me kicking and screaming through how to make the mountains better, and a very nice lesson on how to draw a waterfall!! Deadshade, you're a dear!! This community is lucky to have you



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Challenge Jan2015 11 WITH.jpg

[Chick]

This is my final map for this challenge. Good luck to everyone!

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Challenge Jan2015 Final.jpg

[Francissimo]

really good work! the mountains shadows works particularly well for me.