That's gonna be pretty cool, I think.
Hello!
I finally found the motivation/time to start another map, and I have always enjoyed the steampunk flavour (in moderation), so I thought this was perfect timing. This one will be all hand drawn, as I have never gotten into the graphic design software to make the beautiful CG maps I've been seeing around here. Hopefully this will do!
I am using a regular 100% cotton paper (for stationary and certificates and the like) and pencil for the rough outline. I go over that with india ink and finish the whole thing off with an amber shellac to give it an aged parchment feel. For now, it's just a blank canvas with some bordering sketched on. Actual map to come, I promise
Any feedback for better or worse is always appreciated. Thanks for looking!
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Cheers!
JSP
"Not all those who wander are lost." -J.R.R. Tolkien
-Shards of the Dark Age- My blog
-Last Apocalypse Forge-
That's gonna be pretty cool, I think.
"Not all those who wander are lost." -J.R.R. Tolkien
-Shards of the Dark Age- My blog
-Last Apocalypse Forge-
"Not all those who wander are lost." -J.R.R. Tolkien
-Shards of the Dark Age- My blog
-Last Apocalypse Forge-
Looking fantastic!
Thanks! Here's the latest progress on the map. The entire lower city is divided before adding the individual buildings, making the streets. Also the canal that runs through the city is serving as a dilemma. I am not quite sure how to address this, as a three dimensional approach where you can see the tops of both side walls is in a different perspective than the rest of the map, but a purely bird's eye view would look weird to me, as well as a side view (which would be even worse with the perspective).
### Latest WIP ###
JSP
"Not all those who wander are lost." -J.R.R. Tolkien
-Shards of the Dark Age- My blog
-Last Apocalypse Forge-
"Not all those who wander are lost." -J.R.R. Tolkien
-Shards of the Dark Age- My blog
-Last Apocalypse Forge-
"Not all those who wander are lost." -J.R.R. Tolkien
-Shards of the Dark Age- My blog
-Last Apocalypse Forge-
"Not all those who wander are lost." -J.R.R. Tolkien
-Shards of the Dark Age- My blog
-Last Apocalypse Forge-
Looks really nice! The up-and-over bridges are about the right amount of 3-d symbology.
That's all the lettering you're going to do? Seems a bit bare, text-wise. Or can you letter atop the shellac?