Silberhall (City map)
Hi everyone! It's been a little while since being here, I wish I could be more active all the time but life keeps me busy! I hope that I will be able to participate in a Guild challenge in a month or two when things slow down for me!
On another note I just finished up a big city map commission for a German RPG gaming group (the third map I've done for them). It was a lot of fun but also a lot of work for this since I haven't done a lot of city mapping. I learned a lot along this project as well.
My client asked for a full color version as well as a B&W one. I always love doing both but often times I feel conflicted about which version I like better...
As always feel free to comment with critique or let me know which version you like better!
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Beautiful work on this Domino. I love the colors in this piece. And it's nice how each district has its own unique flavor. One thing I noticed however was that the district labels are a bit difficult to read, especially when zoomed out. Otherwise love it.
Cheers,
-Arsheesh
Great work! And nice to see you around again with a new map.
I like the layout of the city a lot, and like Arsh I enjoy the tones in the colored version. The temple at number 20. has to be my favorite detail, I love how that looks!
I'm not completely sold on the wavelines surrounding the coasts, I've always felt those work better with isometric rather than top-down type of maps. The compass rose also looks pretty pixelated at 100%.
All in all, a nice map. Congrats on pulling it off, I know how much pain city maps can be when you are not used to making them, as someone who practically never does!
I always have a special crush for city maps. There's a lot of work on this one for sure, and the two versions are nice : I would have some hard time to choose one
So much work, so much patience... and such a beautiful result ! Congratulations !
"Die schimmelnde Eichel" sounds like a lovely place.
(Especially if you understand the German double entendre.)
I have a default setting to "profound respect" when I see a city map as it seems I'm not able to think them straight but yours is well thought and beautiful ! Great job Domino !
Thank you Arsheesh! Labeling is probably the thing I struggle with the most, so it's something i'm still working on getting better at!Originally Posted by arsheesh
Thank you!
I don't love the wave lines around the coast but it's something my client asked for. I did notice the compass it was the same compass I had used for his other maps and I didn't have time to update the quality.
Thanks misty! It took a lot of time but I'm really happy I did it, I learned so much! Next time I don't think it will take as long.I always have a special crush for city maps. There's a lot of work on this one for sure, and the two versions are nice : I would have some hard time to choose one
Thanks JO!
"Die schimmelnde Eichel" sounds like a lovely place.
(Especially if you understand the German double entendre.
Thanks Thomas! I am really happy with the results on this as well!
The map looks frickin' fantastic! May I please ask a complete newbie question: Do you draw the roads first and then place the buildings around those?
Great map, Domino! The layout is excellent, the line art great (some of those buildings are intriguing).
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