January 2019 Challenge: Frosgard

[XCali]

Hi everyone!

Been a while since I got the time to even think about adding a map for the challenge. But, yesterday I started with a little map for the fun to illustrate something for my web novel, and it struck me, given its story, it is more or less in line with a dystopian idea. So, here be I adding it for the challenge. Yays!

The story goes:
Frosgard is a town built out of necessity. The people of a once grand city with great prosperity were thrown into a continuous onslaught of ice and cold. The once warm summers disappeared without a trace, replaced by massive blizzards that struck out of thin air. In the fallout the people were forced to abandon their city, their home. What followed was a desperate struggle to survive in the dangerous lands, that became even more so with the never ending cold, many were lost. Seeking shelter from a particularly bad blizzard, they found a place big enough to bring the survivors and so the new town Frosgard was founded.

It is mostly done with round brushes and some others.

### Latest WIP ###

FrozenTown_v1.jpeg

[Abu Lafia]

Stunning work XCali! I love the gloomy dark green/blue reflections beneath the ice. I think you'll make the buildings (looking awesome btw.!) stand out a bit more? Otherwise i'd suggest just that They're hard to see in the shadows atm.
Looking forward to see this piece coming together!

[XCali]

Stunning work XCali! I love the gloomy dark green/blue reflections beneath the ice. I think you'll make the buildings (looking awesome btw.!) stand out a bit more? Otherwise i'd suggest just that They're hard to see in the shadows atm.
Looking forward to see this piece coming together!

Ah, thanks! Appreciate it!

Hehe, yeah after doing the first part I thought the exact same thing, so...

Frozen_Town_Lights_v2.jpeg

I hope that is better.

[XCali]

Just a quick update.

The buildings were too dark. So, I got to adding several lights down there. This is the bigger version.

### Latest WIP ###
Frozen_Town_Lights_Big_v2.jpeg

[Abu Lafia]

Damn, that looks way better than i could've imagined it! The diffused light from the lantern seems very cozy ... ok cozy is not very dystopian...maybe spooky?

[- JO -]

You really mastered the lights here ! Fantastic job !!! The sky, the mountain over the village, the houses, the public lights... All of that ! Excellent !

[XCali]

Damn, that looks way better than i could've imagined it! The diffused light from the lantern seems very cozy ... ok cozy is not very dystopian...maybe spooky?

Hehehe! Spooky fits.

Anything else you would like to see on this project?

[XCali]

You really mastered the lights here ! Fantastic job !!! The sky, the mountain over the village, the houses, the public lights... All of that ! Excellent !

Aw, thank you! It means a lot.

[MapMappingMapped]

Awesome! And doesmn't that peak look like a great wave?!

[XCali]

Awesome! And doesmn't that peak look like a great wave?!

Hehe, who knows. A glacial lake could have ruptured and then with the massive blizzards rolling in, it could have frozen over. (Makes one think, don't you agree?)