Pilgrims Progress Map "Rough"

[Midgardsormr]

What software are you using?

I like the notion of mapping Pilgrim's Progress. I've seen a few maps, but most of them were story maps more than geographical, like this one:
http://gracebiblechurchofconway.com/...msProgress.JPG

You've got a pretty good start. There is a disparity between some elements which are blurry and others that are crisp. Also, you could probably refine the colors a bit. The green highlights in your forests drifts toward neon, and the flat areas are very red. I don't necessarily mind a vibrant palette, but this color combination is just a little shy of garish, in my opinion.

[rpgmapmaker]

-Jiawen

Wast should be Waste… oops! And there is no path through the sloth because it is more like a bog or swamp with only one very small stone step path through it (not shown) because the character in the story dose not use it. I think I will show it in the finished map though.

As to scale… there is none given in the book but given the amount of days traveled on foot I am looking at about 300-400 miles of walked “path”. So I am estimating about 200 miles across for the map I have made… “ish”. Still working on this issue.

Thanks for the Biblical holy land comment made my day when I read it.

-Midgardsormr

I used Adobe Photoshop 7 for everything in this map… I also have a small WACOM drawing tablet.

I agree that there is a disparity between blurry and crisp that I will work on in the next version. This was the first map I made in Photoshop but now that I am registered here I have been learning a lot!

I was going for the 17th century England “color look” found in old (garish) Catholic paintings… but I agree it needs lots of tweaking.

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The overall goal of this map is to bring the story out of the original “dream world” and place it in a “real fantasy” world.

Hehehe… real fantasy.

-Chris

[Midgardsormr]

You're going the right direction, then, but that green isn't quite right.

I recommend spending some time looking at the paintings of William Blake. They're vibrant, but the colors work together powerfully.

[RobA]

I like the rock look - very surreal and dreamy.

-Rob A>

[Baziron]

Looks very nice indeed.

That it's a dream world also excuses the slightly odd path the river is taking...