Feb / Mar '16 Lite Challenge: The Long Rail

[mbartelsm]

I've been wanting to make a distorted roadmap for a while, something along the lines of the Roman Tabula Peutingeriana, and this project suits that perfectly.

I also have a world project for this type of map. It is a world that is deep into a brutal war against a race of immortals. Most of the remaining population of the world is fleeing into a giant citadel dubbed "The Last Bastion", one of the major transports into the city is a large railway system. I'm not at home right now, but when I get there I'll be sure to post a sketch.

[ChickPea]

Well this sounds awesome! Looking forward to seeing your first pics.

[mbartelsm]

A quick sketch I made outlining the railway lines and the way I plan to distort the map. It should end up looking much longer than that

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Untitled-1.png

[Bogie]

Thanks for joining the challenge, interesting backstory.

[Greg]

That idea could be fun to do and the Tabula Peutingeriana looks a great map for inspiration.

[mbartelsm]

RailroadMap.png
I forgot to upload a more realistic version of the land, so people can see what's being simplified and how

[Tonnichiwa]

Very cool. It's gonna be a lot of fun to watch what you do with it.

[mbartelsm]

I think I went a little bit overboard with the whole distortion/simplification thing...

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RailroadMap2.png

Doesn't matter, I'm keeping it that way. It was a freaking challenge to figure out how to organize the different lines so as to only use four levels.

[JustinSlick]

Wow, really cool idea. I'm looking at the full image of that Roman map on the Wiki page and it is mind-bending. Good luck, looking forward to seeing this progress!

[ravells]

I really like the futuristic feel to this. The lines are dynamic and give sense of speed. Really looking forward to seeing this shape up.