Feb / Mar '18 Light Challenge: Castleton Island

[Tonquani]

So the idea here is for a nautical chart - the sort that would be used for fishing, close in shore marine navigation etc.

Castleton Island is somewhere in the Caribbean and is approximately 10-20 miles long.

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[Falconius]

I like the idea. The sea shelfs look wonderful, and the islands fit perfectly.

[- JO -]

Very nice idea and good choice of colors !
If I may risk a comment : the dropped shadows on the different surfaces of blue is disturbing, I think... Is it intended or it's just a mistake ?

[Tonquani]

Very nice idea and good choice of colors !
If I may risk a comment : the dropped shadows on the different surfaces of blue is disturbing, I think... Is it intended or it's just a mistake ?

Indeed, all comments are more than welcome.

I was trying to portray increasing depth with the lighter colours, however, like you, I also don't really like it. I may try a blurred version to see how it comes out......

T

[- JO -]

Indeed, all comments are more than welcome.

I was trying to portray increasing depth with the lighter colours, however, like you, I also don't really like it. I may try a blurred version to see how it comes out......

T

I think if you reverse your colors you will obtain what you’re looking for. Usually on marine charts, the lighter colors stands for the less deep waters (and the dark blue shows deepest waters) so usually the white is near the coasts and the dark blue is at large...

[Bogie]

Good start, interesting version of the map. And speaking from total lack of knowledge, I agree with Jo on the color use.

[Daistallia]

Here are some of the resources I used for my nautical chart inspired map a few months back:
https://www.cartographersguild.com/s...ad.php?t=38691

Hope they're useful!

[ThomasR]

If you're aiming to this, that would be perfect

[- JO -]

Here are some of the resources I used for my nautical chart inspired map a few months back:
https://www.cartographersguild.com/s...ad.php?t=38691

Hope they're useful!

You’re right.... I don’t know what I was thinking : the white is the deepest waters on nautical charts...
Sorry

[Tonquani]

Here are some of the resources I used for my nautical chart inspired map a few months back:
https://www.cartographersguild.com/s...ad.php?t=38691

Hope they're useful!

Thanks Daistallia, they are, very much! I was pretty much limited to an old UK Admiralty paper chart that I had at home. This gives me a few more ideas...

If you're aiming to this, that would be perfect

Ooooh, those are really nice. No, I wasn't really thinking of that, but you've opened a whole new can of worms now...

You’re right.... I don’t know what I was thinking : the white is the deepest waters on nautical charts...
Sorry

That's alright, when I first started looking into them, it also puzzled me a bit. I think it's got to do with focussing attention on the coastal waters where boats are more likely to run aground/ need to navigate more carefully...