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Today, 05:41 PM

Lingon replied to a thread May/June Lite Entry - Through the Splotch Isles in Current Lite Mapping Challenge

Yup, I will add some detail to the islands. Mountains, definitely, and maybe forests and rivers as well, though I don't want to add to much as that...

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Today, 05:35 PM

Lingon replied to a thread May/June Lite Challenge - Floating City of Khuramunz in Current Lite Mapping Challenge

This should be really cool, I love the concept of floating cities. If you are going for that rough, improvised, piratey look, maybe it should have a...

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Today, 05:28 PM

Lingon replied to a thread Steampunk-ish political watercolor map in Regional/World Mapping

Haha, good thing I don't have a cat I guess! The price was a little shocking when I first looked, but then one of those small blocks of paint...

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Today, 11:31 AM

Lingon replied to a thread Steampunk-ish political watercolor map in Regional/World Mapping

Pretty much. Sometimes I use acrylics too, if I need higher opacity, and usually I label digitally. I haven't been in this hobby for very long so...

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Today, 11:24 AM

Lingon started a thread May/June Lite Entry - Through the Splotch Isles in Current Lite Mapping Challenge

I've been wanting to try a technique for painting island groups with watercolors, and this challenge seems appropriate for that :) Basically I just...

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Today, 10:53 AM

Lingon replied to a thread Steampunk-ish political watercolor map in Regional/World Mapping

@-Max- Actually I don't think it's harder per se, depends more on what you are used to I think. But yeah, you only have one chance to get it right...

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Yesterday, 05:36 PM

Lingon replied to a thread Steampunk-ish political watercolor map in Regional/World Mapping

@Chashio: Thanks! That's an awesome idea about the torn paper. Soon I can make a complete map using just your suggestions :D About the scanner… I...

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Yesterday, 05:15 PM

Lingon replied to a thread I'm not sure what I am doing, but I am not going to let that stop me! in Regional/World Mapping

Looks natural to me, the lake could have an "output" as well but I think it'd work like this too. I really like this map by the way, the mountains...

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Yesterday, 05:06 PM

Lingon replied to a thread *** May/June Lite Challenge: Ahoy, Maties! *** in Current Lite Mapping Challenge

I've always wanted a grou… I mean, silver compass! If I get a good idea I think I'll give this a try, I've been thinking of a watercolor technique...

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Yesterday, 02:59 PM

Lingon replied to a thread Relevant World of Wyn in Finished Maps

Wow, this is so beautiful! It looks like something a Tolkien elf would paint. Or like something I'd love to frame and put on my wall :D

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Yesterday, 02:49 PM

Lingon replied to a thread Steampunk-ish political watercolor map in Regional/World Mapping

@Jturner Thank you! Interesting thought :D @Chashio Yup, good call. I'll focus on the actual map before the smoke! And speaking of the map…...

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Yesterday, 02:22 PM

Lingon replied to a thread Dunnan Gal Planet Map - After Nuclear Attack in Finished Maps

Ah, I see. Knowing that the poles are missing I see that it's the same continents. I dunno if you plan on using the holograph globe on more maps, but...

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05-17-2013, 05:51 PM

Lingon replied to a thread Steampunk-ish political watercolor map in Regional/World Mapping

Thanks, glad you like it. Interesting links too. I'll pretend I'm smart and try to answer the steam engine question: It'd give both white...

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05-17-2013, 05:24 PM

Lingon replied to a thread A Political Map Korachan and its environs following the Events of the Great War...WIP in Regional/World Mapping

Thanks for the projection info, maybe it isn't the same but it's similar enough for me :D

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05-17-2013, 05:19 PM

Lingon replied to a thread Dunnan Gal Planet Map - After Nuclear Attack in Finished Maps

Looks fantastic! The night-to-day transition is really cool, and I think the sci-fi feel is perfectly balanced between futuristic and realistic, if...

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05-16-2013, 01:59 PM

Lingon replied to a thread A Political Map Korachan and its environs following the Events of the Great War...WIP in Regional/World Mapping

I'm doing something similar at the moment, 19th century-esque political map, so this will be interesting to follow. And it would of course be...

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05-16-2013, 01:46 PM

Lingon replied to a thread Steampunk-ish political watercolor map in Regional/World Mapping

I guess it was the server problem yesterday, then. But there was nothing on yesterday's WIP that you can't see on today's :D I began painting...

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05-15-2013, 02:37 PM

Lingon replied to a thread Steampunk Mars game map in Board Game Mapping

Found your thread, Deaghaidh ;) Wikimedia Commons has an amazing collection of old maps, sorted by year, which are great for inspiration and...

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05-15-2013, 02:11 PM

Lingon replied to a thread Steampunk-ish political watercolor map in Regional/World Mapping

Airships are a bit cliché though, aren't they ;) And I don't think there's space for more fillers, actually. But I appreciate the suggestion! I...

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05-14-2013, 11:10 AM

Lingon replied to a thread Steampunk-ish political watercolor map in Regional/World Mapping

@Deaghaidh Thanks for the suggestions! I don't think I'll be able to do that detailed city icons and keep them a reasonable size, but railways are a...

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05-14-2013, 10:44 AM

Lingon replied to a thread North America, a long time ago in Regional/World Mapping

That sounds easy enough to remember! Thanks!

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05-13-2013, 01:41 PM

Lingon started a thread Steampunk-ish political watercolor map in Regional/World Mapping

That's the plan, anyway! As I did't like the way my last map turned out, I decided I need more practice. So I flipped the paper over and began...

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05-13-2013, 01:02 PM

Lingon replied to a thread Dangit, Jim, I'm an Artist, Not a Geographer in Regional/World Mapping

Looking great! There are a couple of places where they overlap the coastline, which I think looks a little strange, but I love the style!

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05-13-2013, 12:57 PM

Lingon replied to a thread WIP Kingdoms of Kesh - Fantasy map in Regional/World Mapping

I like the coastlines! I'm feeling inspired to try that style myself.

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05-12-2013, 07:45 AM

Lingon replied to a thread North America, a long time ago in Regional/World Mapping

@Schwarzkreuz: Thank you! I'm not sure about the forests either, but the planet was a lot hotter during this time period, so I think it's plausible...

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05-12-2013, 07:20 AM

Lingon replied to a thread Skandinavia in 1368 in Regional/World Mapping

I also like the colorless ocean, but I think the map became a bit contrastless at the same time, just my opinion of course but I think I'd have...

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05-11-2013, 11:30 AM

Lingon replied to a thread Need a continent map for wall art in Mapmaking Requests

Not that I have a chance against Max, but I'll e-mail you as well :)

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