Very nice look and feel to this Max. There's just something about a clean black and white image/map.
I guess it might be the clarity. I quite like the legend at the bottom.
Hey guilders,
Here's a map I did for practising some pure black and white style. As usual, I started with some simple idea on mind then finally ended up with a complete detailed map . Digitally hand-drawn in PS.
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Hope you'll like it. As usual, feel free to rate, rep or run away
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Last edited by - Max -; 08-11-2014 at 08:15 PM.
Very nice look and feel to this Max. There's just something about a clean black and white image/map.
I guess it might be the clarity. I quite like the legend at the bottom.
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Wonderful work! Can't give you rep...
I Rated, I Liked, I tried to Rep, so now, I will just Run Away.............................................. .................................................. .....! Nice Map
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What I liked:
-Most of all, the lettering. Is that a font, or did you letter it yourself? Either way, it looks great.
-The little inset pictures - nice touch.
-The tufts of grass that help fill up what would otherwise be empty glaring space, without being too crowded.
What I didn't like:
-The broken coastal wave lines: they distract too much from the land in my opinion.
...and I guess that's it.
Can't rep you yet, so have a like and rating instead.
A neat and clear map, well done!
Really beautiful work! I really like that you used line weight to indicate a direction of light a bit. Well executed!
Nice and simple, i like it. I had a moment until i saw that there are forests on that map. What i especially like are those circles that showcase landmarks...nicely done and cool idea!
And i have to agree with Diamond on the "What i didn't like" point.
I'm trapped in Darkness,
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Thank you guys !
Yea actually, that's always the challenge about a B&W map.
I'm partial either on the waterlines. Next time I'll try somehting closer to the coasts or maybe some kind of horizontal ripples to see if that works better. I used a font for the labels, spent a bit of time to find the proper one with a handwritten feel without being too fancy.
If I had posted earlier, I would have done a post a lot similar to the one Diamond did... except that the broken coastal ring doesn't bother me that much. And I like the frame, it makes me think a bit of a Thierry Ségur kind of drawing .
Can't rep you of course... but you already knew that, right?