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Looks wonderful! I find it a little strange how the pine forests are 'individual trees' yet the deciduous is one big connected forest. Oh well, it's fine, I just got a little confused by it at first.
Nön - Commission
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This is a commission for author William Dresden. It shows the coastal metropolis of Balgard and its surroundings, including an ancient portal and a set of obelisks (the Gore Stones) where the main four tribes living in the region swore allegiance to the Dark Lord.
© William Dresden 2016 - All rights reserved.
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I actually went and did an alternate version of the NOX map, purely done as a variant for myself. I went with the more orthodox black & white approach I had originally in mind, including a more elaborate border and a scale.
Edit: For those of you wondering why I labelled them NOX on DeviantArt: Umlaute. Deviantart doesn't take Umlaute in its titles.
Last edited by Wired; 08-13-2016 at 09:25 AM.
Hey Josiah! The difference is actually rather easily explained: the pine trees are a pine tree brush set to scatter and size jitter while the deciduous forest is completely hand drawn. I felt that if I went with a completely hand-drawn approach for the pine trees in the same style it would've ended up too dark and with too much of a contrast. Maybe I'll try the completely hand-drawn route for them with the next B&W map I start.Originally Posted by Josiah VE
I'll have to second Josiah on the trees - I understand the reasoning behind it, but the result is a touch distracting nonetheless.
Other than that, however, I really dig the map! I personally kinda prefer the second version, although that's probably mainly because it's bigger and I can actually see the details better. And that border kicks ass, it looks just wonderful! Nice work on this, really nice indeed.
Before reading the comments, I kind of liked the forests and, even if I can second the surprise about the two types of trees, it's still good for me. The pine seems less dense than the deciduous but it's still pretty packed. Good one !
Great map! You've nailed that forest style, something I haven't gotten the hang of! And I love the shading used on the mountains!
-Dan
Thank you. Truth be told, I think that the deciduous forest I did here is probably the best I've created to date. Forests are just... argh, I never seem to get them done quite right.
Mmmmm.... Mountains... Such a style could surely be handrawn as well, will try to learn from your mountains. Thanks for posting! Great map! I especially love your ripples in the water *something I am SOOOO good at (coughs a thousand times)*.
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Hey Wired, Im looking for someone to do a commission for me. I can provide a shaky hand-drawn and scanned map of my own creation as a guide, (As long as you promise not to make fun of me) as well as a full description of the area if needed. How much would you charge me for this project? Also, do you have an example of a city map you have done? My regular email is darkcommunionbook at gmail if contacting me there is easier for you.
Thanks!
Thanks for the Private Message Wired, but I dont have the requisite number of posts to use the PM feature yet. (One closer now though, lol)
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