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    Default Bréistyn's Folly - the Sværian Age (finished)

    Hey all! So this was very much a practice map. It started out as an attempt to display (a portion of) a globe with mountains slowly going from top-down near the center of the globe (not necessarily the center of the map) to sideways near the edge, all the while keeping their horizontal rotation consistent. As I went along, however, it became more of an exercise in calculating cosines, both for the degree of sideways-ness and the size of the individual mountains. Then I did it all over again for the labels.

    Also, while it definitely started out as a rather traditional isometric mountain style, it gradually evolved into a rather more painterly look.

    While the toying around with the calculator didn't really cause me to click my heels in delight, that painterly transition actually quite grew on me. So much so that I decided to reboot my reboot of my Dragon's Backbone map. Be sure to check it out.

    So here's the map that began as a test for mountain rotation, and became quite something else:
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    I love the overall feel of this map. The colors are really beautiful. Another masterful piece of yours, Caenwyr. If i can, i'll Rep. you.
    Looking forward to your next project(s).
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    I lurked the WIP thread of this one and it turned out really amazing!

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    It's more than a training. The result is truly splendid, Caenwyr . I love your color choices and the depiction/perspective of the land is nothing but a success.

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    Fabulous work Pieter but it's no surprise

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    I'm a huge fan of the painterly style! In fact this my be one of my favorite maps by you. The perspective of the mountains is super impressive, as well as the way the labels line up. I definitely have to try something like that (although I'm sure it wouldn't turn out half as good as yours)
    Great stuff!

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    Beautiful map. It feels SiFi with a fantasy twist. Fabulous work.

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    A perspective study.
    A new style.
    And the result is a very successful map.
    Quite an accomplishment.

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    It was a pleasure to follow the WIP thread and I'm really in love with the result. Impressive perspective, great shading, great colors. Congrats !!

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    Fantastic work !

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