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Kingdom of Valorn Done for hatersauce
I like how you did the fortress!
This is very cool!
@JJFCartography : The big city is based on the Mont Saint-Michel. @LordCartoart : Thanks
Nice map. Is this CC3+?
Thanks swiss. No CC3+ involved, all was hand drawn (digitally but still).
Did you hand draw the white lines around the coast or is there a photoshop effect that does that?
I did a guide with photoshop then drew it with a shaky hand to get that wild feel. The photoshop effect is just selecting your coastline, expanding it and adding a stroke but even with the smoothing, it's too artificial for me.
